Brittany Marie Amaradio (born 14 December 1993), known professionally as Delacey, is an American singer and songwriter. Having co-written songs such as "New York City" for The Chainsmokers, "Ruin the Friendship" for Demi Lovato, "Ruin My Life" by Zara Larsson, and "Without Me" for Halsey (which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100), in March 2020, she released her debut album, Black Coffee. She released her second album, The Girl Has A Dream, in 2023 featuring the single "Boy With The Blues."
In 2024, Delacey co-wrote two songs for the animated motion picture The Wild Robot, "Kiss the Sky" and "Even When I'm Not" both performed by Maren Morris. "Kiss the Sky" was met with critical acclaim, winning a Hollywood Music In Media Award for Best Original Song, and earning nominations for the Astra Awards, Critics' Choice Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. Her song "Dream It Possible" is available as a ringtone on Huawei phones, and is the company theme song.
Early life Amaradio was born in an Italian family and raised in San Juan Capistrano in Orange County, California. Picking up the piano and songwriting at seven years old, Amaradio cites her early influences as Stevie Nicks and Billie Holiday, a taste she acquired from her father's vinyl collection. Upon graduating from Capistrano Valley High School, Amaradio briefly moved to Manhattan where she worked as a photographer by day and worked open mics at night. During this time, she wrote "New York City" about her struggles in New York. Upon returning to the West Coast, she adopted the pseudonym "Delacey."
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with selected details Title Details Black Coffee Released: March 27, 2020 Label: Hitco, Delicate Flower Format: Digital download, streaming The Girl Has a Dream Released: June 30, 2023 Label: Photo Finish Records Format: Digital download, streaming, LP
Collaborative albums + List of collaborative albums, with selected details Title Album details Honeymooners Released: May 17, 2024 Label: Honeymooners Formats: Digital download, streaming, LP
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USPop USAdultPop "My Man" 2019 37 33 Black Coffee "The Subway Song" — — "No One's Gonna Ever Love U" — — "Cruel Intentions" 2020 — — "Black Coffee" — — "Chapel" — — "Unlovable" — — "Boy with the Blues" 2021 — — rowspan="3" "Drama Queen" — — "Manly Man" 2022 — — "Man on the Moon" 2023 — — The Girl Has a Dream "One Mississippi" — — "The End" — — "Things I'd Save In A Fire" — — "Drive Baby" — —Honeymooners "God Is a Giver" 2024 — — "Someone's Gotta Be The Last" — — "Same Song Forever" — — "Let's Get Married" — — "Trouble" — — rowspan="2" "French Toast" — —
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USDanceDigital "Destiny" 2015 — Watch the World "In the Air Tonight" 2016 50 rowspan="3" "Walls" 2017 — "In the Air Tonight (Rework Mix)" 2019 —
Promotional singles + List of songs, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Emily" 2019 Black Coffee "Actress" "Everything You Need to Know About Me Today" 2021 The Girl Has a Dream
Music videos As lead artist + List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "My Man" 2019 Jessie Hill "The Subway Song" rowspan="4" "No One's Gonna Ever Love U" 2020 "Cruel Intentions" "Black Coffee" "Chapel" Chandler Lass "Damn" "Break Up Slow Dance" (Live Studio Session) Zach Johnston "Unlovable" Aysia Marotta "Everything You Need to Know About Me Today" 2021 Spencer Leonard "Boy with the Blues" Danica Kleinknecht "Drama Queen" Harper Smith
As featured artist + List of music videos as a featured artist, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Destiny" 2015 Daniel Kaufman "In the Air Tonight" 2016
Songwriting credits Title Year Artist(s) Album Written with"New York City" 2015 The Chainsmokers Bouquet Andrew Taggart"Fool's Gold"(featuring Børns) 2016 Dagny Ultraviolet EP Dagny, Børns, Tommy English"Aww"2017 Baby Ariel Madison Love, Thomas Eriksen"Ruin the Friendship" Demi Lovato Tell Me You Love Me Demi Lovato, Chloe Angelides, Ido Zmishlany"First Love"(featuring Sabrina Carpenter) Lost Kings We Are Lost Kings Lost Kings, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark, Rami Yacoub"Sugarcoat" 2018 Jaira Burns Burn Slow EP Jaira Burns, Sizzy Rocket, ADP, Brittany Mullen"Without Me" Halsey Manic Halsey, Louis Bell, Amy Allen, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Scott Storch"That Feeling When" Dagny Dagny, Tommy English"Bad Guy" Niykee Heaton Starting Over Alex Schwartz, Jay Jay, Joe Khajadourian"Anti-Everything"(with Loren Gray)2019 Lost Kings Paper Crowns Lost Kings, Michael Pollack, Will Lobban-Bean"Our Summer" Tomorrow X Together The Dream Chapter: Star The Futuristics, Jesse Saint John, Shae Jacobs, "hitman" bang, ADORA"Naked" Emily Weisband Identity Crisis Emily Weisband, Kyle Shearer"Wanted" NOTD and Daya NOTD, Daya, Sam Martin, Isaiah Tejada"Waste" Dove Cameron Bloodshot / Waste Dove Cameron, Chloe Angelides"+I QUIT180327+" CL In the Name of Love CL, TOKKI, Michael Pollack, Sean Myer"Ur So Beautiful" Grace VanderWaal Letters Vol. 1 Grace VanderWaal, Ido Zmishlany, Sophie B. Hawkins"Inside Out"2020 Zedd and Griff Zedd, Griff, Jonas Jeberg, Michael Pollack"Nice Things" Far East Movement with Henry and AlunaGeorge Far East Movement, Aluna Francis, Antonio Cuna, Kyle Shearer, Nate Campany"Bad One" Kiiara Lil Kiiwi Jussifer, John Mitchell"Honest with You" Laura Marano You Laura Marano, Ido Zmishlany"Five More Minutes" Jonas Brothers Jonas Brothers, James Ghaleb, Zach Skelton, Casey Smith"Tell Your Girlfriend"2021Anne-MarieTherapy Anne-Marie, Blake Slatkin"Birthday" Anne-Marie, Keith Sorrells, Oak Felder"To Be Young"(featuring Doja Cat) Anne-Marie, Doja Cat, Louis Bell, Teo Halm"Unstable"(featuring The Kid Laroi) Justin Bieber Justice Justin Bieber, The Kid Laroi, James Gutch, Gregory Hein, Rami Yacoub, Billy Walsh, Ayden Szymczak"When I Close My Eyes" Chelsea Cutler When I Close My Eyes Chelsea Cutler, James Alan Ghaleb, Kevin White, Lucy Healey"Wow"Zara LarssonPoster Girl Marshmello, Thomas Eriksen, Joakim Haukaas, Madison Love"Ruin My Life" Michael Pollack, Sermstyle, Jackson Foote, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson"Fuckboy" Dixie D'Amelio Olivia O'Brien, M-Phazes, MAG"Boyfriend" 2022 Dove Cameron Alchemical: Volume 1 Dove Cameron, Evan Blair, Skyler Stonestreet"Breakfast"Dove Cameron, Evan Blair, Jesse Finkelstein"Blind" Emily Weisband Emily Weisband, Cole Walowac, Jesse Frasure"Indieedgycool"GayleA Study of the Human Experience Volume OneTaylor Gayle Rutherfurd, Jonny Shorr"Two People"2023Gracie AbramsGood RiddanceGracie Abrams"I Hate Boston" Reneé RappSnow AngelReneé Rapp Ian Fitchuk, Alexander Glantz, Lucy Healey, Rob Bisel"Tummy Hurts"Reneé Rapp, Alexander Glantz"Amen"Alana SpringsteenTwenty Something Alana Springsteen, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah Solovay, Derrick Southerland, Ingrid Andress, Sam Ellis"We're Not Alike"Tate McRae Think LaterTate McRae, Rob Bisel"Grave"Tate McRae, Ido Zmishlany"Rockstar"2024LisaAlter Ego Lisa, James Essien, Lucy Healey, Ryan Tedder, Sam Homaee"I Hope I Never Fall in Love"Maren Morris Intermission EP Maren Morris, Lucy Healey, Evan Blair"Kiss the Sky" The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Maren Morris, Ali Tamposi, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan Johnson"No High" David Kushner The Dichotomy David Kushner, Evan Blair"Even When I'm Not" Maren Morris The Wild Robot (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Ali Tamposi, Maren Morris, Isaiah Tejeda, Michael Pollack, Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson"Cowboy"Alana Springsteen rowspan="2" Alana Springsteen, Amy Allen, Ido Zmishlany"Hold My Beer" Alana Springsteen, Ido Zmishlany, Sarah Solovay"Handlebars"(featuring Dua Lipa)2025JennieRuby Dua Lipa, Rob Bisel, Amy Allen, James Ghaleb"Cry For You"Isabel LaRosaRavenIsabel LaRosa, Thomas LaRosa, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson"Messy"RoséF1 the AlbumRosé, Cleo Tighe, Peter Rycroft, Matthew James Burns"Hooligan" 2026BTSArirang Pablo Diaz-Reixa, Michel Magne, Pablo Martinez Alborch, Marcus Lomax, Xplicit, Jung Kook, Jasper Harris, RM, J-Hope, Suga, Derrick Milano, Pdogg, Kirsten Alysaa Spencer
Accolades +List of awards and nominations received by DelaceyOrganizationYearCategoryNominated workResultRef.Academy Awards2025Best Original Song"Kiss the Sky" from The Wild Robot (songwriter)Astra Awards2024Critics' Choice Awards2025Best SongDenver Film Critics Society AwardsBest Original SongGolden Globe AwardsGuild Of Music Supervisors AwardsBest Song Written and/or Recorded for a FilmGrammy Awards2021Album of the YearJustice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) (as Brittany Amaradio)Hollywood Music In Media Awards2024Best Original Song - Animated Film"Kiss the Sky" from The Wild Robot (songwriter)Iowa Film Critics Association AwardsBest Original SongMusic City Film Critics Association Awards2025New Mexico Film Critics Awards2024North Carolina Film Critics Association Awards2025Puerto Rico Critics Association AwardsSatellite AwardsLas Vegas Film Critics Society Awards2024Best Song
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