Olivia Frances

Olivia Frances (born May 23, 1996) is an American Pop Folk singer, songwriter, and musician known for her “sunshine-story-pop” sound from Cincinnati, Ohio. Frances has released three albums and has won numerous awards including VOX Pop Winner of Best Love Song at the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards. Frances has performed across the country at venues like The Levitt Pavilion in Dayton, Ohio, The Lizard Lounge in Boston, Massachusetts, and Belcourt Taps in Nashville, Tennessee.
Early life and education.
Olivia Frances was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her mother is a teacher and her father is a businessman. As a child, Frances loved to sing and when she was 6-years-old her parents signed her up to take piano and voice lessons at the Cincinnati Music Academy. She picked up songwriting and guitar at age 12, greatly inspired by Taylor Swift. During her high school years, Frances studied as a voice student under Jill Dew at University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music. She also studied guitar, under the direction of Joel Greenberg, at The Cincinnati Music Academy.
After her high school graduation, Frances moved to Nashville and took a gap year, performing at venues like The Commodore Grille and Bobby’s Idol Hour.
After her gap year, Frances attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. She majored in Global Environmental Studies and Minored in Music and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelors of Arts before moving back to Nashville in July 2019.
Career.
In 2013, Frances released her first full length album "Back to Happiness" as a junior in high school at Ursuline Academy; where she was featured as one of the 2013 Artists to Watch by Skope Magazine. Frances performed in the local Cincinnati area to promote her album throughout her teenage years. At the age of 18, Frances took a gap year and moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she continued to write songs, record music, and perform across the South, Midwest, and the East Coast of the U.S. Her freshman year of college, Frances released her second album, "Evergreen" in November 2015.
Frances’ third, and most recent album, "Orchid", was entirely funded by her fans. Frances raised the funds to produce her album using Indiegogo and raised over $10,000. Orchid features 11 songs, of 9 of which were co-written with her friend and songwriter Michael Astrachan. "Orchid" was recorded at Riverfront Recording Studios in Nashville, TN and produced by Pat Lassiter.
Olivia Frances is a multi-award winning artist. In 2018, Frances placed 1st in the Singer-Songwriter Category at the New England Songwriting Competition and won Best Pop Song of the Year at the 2017 Ohio Music Awards. In 2020, Frances was nominated for two awards at the 6th Annual Josie Music Awards for Album of the Year category for her album, Orchid (2019), and in the Artist of the Year (Multi-Genre) category. Frances was also nominated for Best Story Song at the 18th Annual Independent Music Awards for her environmentally-driven love song, “The Bee & The Rose.” Frances is sponsored by the Change Agents Music Group, Bedell Guitars, and Love Your Voice Coaching.
Frances made her international debut while performing at IndieWeek in Toronto, Canada in November 2018. After touring during the summer of 2019, Frances moved to Nashville where she continues performing and songwriting. In 2020, Frances is set to perform at Cedar Point in Sanduskly, Ohio during Labor Day Weekend. 