Gretta Ray

Gretta Louise Ray (born 22 May 1998) is an Australian singer-songwriter from Melbourne, Victoria. In 2016, she was the winner of the national Triple J Unearthed radio competition for bands and songwriters, and the 2016 Vanda & Young Global Songwriting Competition, with her song "Drive". To date, Ray has released two studio albums – Begin to Look Around (2021) and Positive Spin (2023) – as well as the EPs Elsewhere (2016) and Here and Now (2018).

Originally making music reflective of indie folk influences, Ray came to embrace pop music as her primary genre with Begin to Look Around. Her songwriting has been described by the Sydney Morning Herald as "conversational, unambiguous lyrics" that "[come] across simply and powerfully", and by Australian music critic Bernard Zuel as "quietly grand pop".

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News / Music

Gretta Ray Announces 'Begin To Look Around' Australian Tour

You can sing the night away to Gretta Ray's hooks and powerful harmonies across the country this June.

Features / Music

Album Walkthrough: Gretta Ray breaks down her triumphant debut, Begin To Look Around

Five years following her explosive introduction, Gretta Ray finally finds the limelight on a debut album amongst the year's most brilliant..

Reviews / Album

Album Review: Gretta Ray - 'Begin To Look Around'

"Sad endings breed insatiable new beginnings."

News / Music

Bittersweet Endings & New Beginnings: The Journey To Gretta Ray's Debut Album

"It's very much a 'coming of age' record."

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Gretta Ray Announces Debut Album & Upcoming Tour Dates

"This record is a documentation and celebration of the lessons I have learned about love, life and my unremitting passion for music as I’ve stepped into my early twenties."

Reviews / Live

Live Review: Mumford & Sons, Michael Kiwanuka, Gretta Ray

"A special moment in an evening that continued to deliver."

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Live Review: Mumford & Sons, Gretta Ray

"Fans left satisfied and restored."

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Live Review: Mumford & Sons, Michael Kiwanuka, Gretta Ray

"The lengthy applause that sees the boys of stage is clear in its response: Brisbane will always have them back."

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Live Review: Dermot Kennedy, Gretta Ray

"More poet than preacher, more demure than demanding and more powerful than you could ever imagine."

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Live Review: Gretta Ray, Al Parkinson, Nancie Schipper

"It's plain to see just from her stage presence that Ray's confidence has grown dramatically as she dances and twirls to 'Towers' and 'A View Like This'."

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