Rachel Platten

Rachel Ashley Platten (born May 20, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and author. After releasing two albums independently in 2003 and 2011, she signed with Columbia Records in 2015. Platten is best known for her single "Fight Song", which peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, topped charts in the UK, and peaked within the top ten of multiple charts worldwide. Platten won a Daytime Emmy Award for a live performance of the song on Good Morning America. Her major-label debut studio album, Wildfire (2016), was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and featured the follow-up singles "Stand by You" and "Better Place". Her second major-label album, Waves (2017), came out a year later. Outside of music, Platten participated in clothing brand Aerie's advertising campaign of photos that have not been retouched and appeared on the cover of The Improper Bostonian magazine's May 2018 issue. She has volunteered for more than 50 Musicians On Call programs since the early 2000s, which earned her a Music Heals Award at a benefit event on December 1, 2015.