Ralph (singer)
Canadian musician
Raffaela Weyman, known professionally as Ralph (often stylised as RALPH), is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Toronto, Ontario.
Early life
Weyman was born in Toronto, Ontario. She's a trained vocalist from Toronto's collegial Annex neighborhood. As a child, Weyman developed appreciation for the sounds and styles of the past, including Fleetwood Mac, David Bowie, Prince and The Temptations.
Career
2015–2016: Early career
Weyman began writing and performing as Ralph a few years ago with a creative partner. According to her, it wasn't a productive relationship as she'd receive instrumental portions from him and have to write songs based on them: "I always felt it was a bit of a backseat project for a little while. I was interested in the project, and doing it with him, but I felt this disconnect because I wouldn't be writing the songs with him." On May 1, 2015, she released her debut single "Trouble" with an accompanying video.
After she signed with 604 Records Ontario, Ralph started to feel more in control of her own music and began to write songs for her debut EP. The song "Cold to the Touch" was released on May 25, 2016, as the lead single from the project. Three months later, she released the second single "Something More" on August 3, which was inspired by Aziz Ansari's Netflix show Master of None. The music video for the song premiered on October 7, becoming her first official video to be released on Vevo.
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