Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 18 July 1992), known professionally as Bishop Briggs, is an English singer and songwriter.
[7] Sarah Grace McLaughlin[8][9] was born in London on 18 July 1992,[10] the daughter of Scottish parents from the town of Bishopbriggs, which later inspired her stage name.
[12] She continued to pursue music throughout her youth, training with vocal coach Christine Samson in Hong Kong, and participating in a number of school talent shows.
After graduating from Hong Kong International School, she moved to Los Angeles and attended college at Musicians Institute.
[13] After moving to Los Angeles, Briggs wrote and played all over the city in any venue she could, eventually recording her first single "Wild Horses" in July 2015.
[17] Briggs made her television debut on 1 August 2016, performing "River" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
[23] Bishop Briggs opened on the main stage at the 2017 Panorama Festival in New York City and played Coachella 2017.
Briggs released several songs in response to the death of her older sister and manager Kate McLaughlin, who died of ovarian cancer at age 30 in January 2021.
"[34] On 21 October 2022, "Superhuman" was featured in Times Square as part of the "Rise To" campaign "inviting brilliant young minds to continue to turn opportunities into action as they 'Rise To' face the world's most pressing issues.
Briggs as "Medusa" won the "Battle of the Saved" against Lou Diamond Phillips as "Mantis" and Keenan Allen as "Gargoyle."
She also became the youngest winner in the show's history at the age of 30, beating out the record held by Teyana Taylor as "Firefly" in season seven.