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Camden Cox
Born
Camden Aimee Kraye Cox

October 1990 (age 35)
Lincoln, England
Genres
Years active2009–present
Labels
  • RCA Records
  • D4 D4nce
  • Sign of the Times
  • Perfect Havoc
  • Cake Girl

Camden Aimee Kraye Cox (born October 1990) is an English electronic dance singer-songwriter, producer and DJ. She won an ASCAP London Award for co-writing John Summit and Hayla's "Where You Are" and earned a Grammy Award nomination for contributing to Deadmau5 and Kaskade's album Kx5 (2023).

As a solo artist, Cox signed with RCA Records in 2022. She was nominated for Vocalist of the Year at the 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards.

Early life

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Cox is from Lincoln in the East Midlands.[1] Her mother worked as a drum and bass club promoter locally in Lincoln, while her father was a drum player in Birmingham. Cox completed a BTEC National Diploma in Performing Arts at Stratford-upon-Avon College.[2]

Career

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2009–2021

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At age 18 in summer 2009, Cox auditioned for The X Factor.[2] Cox wrote and had her first feature on the track "Running My Head" for Shirobon, which was released in 2012. Cox was then invited by RAM Records to contribute to their works as a topline songwriter. During this time, she transitioned her genre focus from drum and bass to house music. [3]

Via Little Boots' label On Repeat Records, Cox's debut EP Kinda Like was released in 2014 along with the title track[4] and "Disguise".[5][6] She released the singles "Focus" in 2016,[7] "Gold"[8] and "Did You Love Me?" in 2017, followed by "Time"[9] and "Not the One" in 2018.[10] She featured on the tracks "Dreamin'" by Embody,[11] "Good Vibes" by Basada[12] and "Sincere" by House & Garage Orchestra in 2018 and "Destiny" by Kydus in 2019.[13]

Cox released her next single "Somebody Else" in 2019 via the label Perfect Havoc[14] and the singles "Healing"[15] and "Apart" in 2020.[16] "Healing" was MistaJam's Today's Dance Anthem on BBC Radio 1. That autumn, Cox performed "Under the Water", for BBC Music Introducing ahead of the song's release in 2021 via D4 Dance.[17] Her collaborations included "Mind Control" with Joe Stone in 2020[18] and a vocal feature on "Burning" by Eli & Fur in 2021.[19]

2022–present

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In 2022, Cox signed a solo record deal with RCA Records. The first tracks released under the label were "Over"[20] and "Elevated".[21][22] She also featured on "System Overload" by Quarterhead,[23] collaborated with the likes of Kream and Idemi,[24] and had a DJ gig for Capital Weekender.[25]

Cox contributed to Deadmau5 and Kaskade's album Kx5 (2023). This earned Cox her first Grammy Award nomination.[26] Cox performed at the 2023 Boardmasters Festival and Electric Daisy Carnival and supported Ellie Goulding during her comeback concert at Koko.[27] She released the single "Touching Me"[28] and did collaborations with artists including Guz[29] and Biscits.[30] Cox co-wrote John Summit and Hayla's song "Where You Are". For "Where You Are", Cox won an ASCAP London Award in 2024.[31]

Cox was nominated for Vocalist of the Year at the 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards[32] and appeared on the EDM.com Class of 2024 list.[33] Also in 2024, she performed at Lollapalooza.[34] She released the single "Another"[35] followed by "Ashes" and "Shivers" in 2025.[36][37] Her collaborations included "Walk on Air" with Patrick Topping,[38] "Fast Forward" with Jason Ross,[39] and then "Destiny" with Layton Giordani.[40]

Artistry

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Cox's early work received comparisons to AlunaGeorge, Sky Ferreira, Tove Lo, Banks and Sbtrkt.[41] She has named Robyn and Deadmau5 her main influences.[42] In 2017, she also praised Massive Attack and Alex Clare.[43] In 2023, she mentioned Tove Lo, Camelphat, Fred Again, Bicep, Tinlicker and Róisín Murphy.[44]

Discography

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EPs

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  • Kinda Like (2014)

Singles

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  • "Focus" (2016)
  • "Gold" (2017)
  • "Did You Love Me?" (2017)
  • "Time" (2018)
  • "Somebody Else" (2019)
  • "Healing" (2020)
  • "Apart" (2020)
  • "Under the Water" (2021)
  • "Over" (2022)
  • "Elevated" (2022)
  • "Oblivion" (2023)
  • "Touching Me" (2023)
  • "Another" (2024)
  • "Take Me Back" (2024)
  • "Ashes" (2025)
  • "Shivers" (2025)

Collaborations

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  • "Stay the Night" (2019) with Just Kiddin
  • "Without You" (2020) with Leftwing : Kody
  • "Mind Control" (2020) with Joe Stone
  • "Make or Break" (2020) with Future Cut
  • "Something About You" (2021) with Sonny Fodera and Yeah Boy
  • "Moment" (2022) with Jaded
  • "Chemistry" (2022) with Kream and Idemi
  • "Pouring Rain" (2023) with Guz
  • "Lady Love" (2023) with Oden & Fatso
  • "365" (2023) with Biscits
  • "Vertigo" (2024) with Agents of Time
  • "Walk on Air" (2025) with Patrick Topping
  • "Surround Me" (2025) with Punctual and Shift K3y
  • "Your Love" (2025) with Guchi
  • "Fast Forward" (2025) with Jason Ross, Horyzon and TW3LVE
  • "No Matter" (2026) with Leon Lour
  • "Destiny" (2026) with Layton Giordani
  • "Sun Goes Down" (2026) with Wax Motif and Zhu
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  • "Dreamin'" (2015) by Embody
  • "Good Vibes" (2018) by Basada
  • "Sincere" by House & Garage Orchestra
  • "Destiny" (2019) by Kydus
  • "Voodoo" (2021) by Spada
  • "Do You Remember" (2021) by Dombresky
  • "Saving Time" (2021) by Joshwa
  • "Burning" (2021) by Eli & Fur
  • "Fears in the Fire" (2022) by Miane
  • "System Overload" (2022) by Quarterhead
  • "Hungover" (2023) by John Summit and Mathame
  • "Amnesia" (2023) by Chapter & Verse

Select songwriting and production credits

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Year Artist Song(s) Album
2019 Example "Click" N/a
Headhunterz "Orange Heart" (featuring Sian Evans
2020 Louisa "Like I Love Me"
2021 Nervo "Gotta Be You" (feat Carla Monroe)
WEISS "Lift Me Up" (feat Sharlene Hector
2022 Deadmau5 & Kaskade "Escape" (feat Hayla) Kx5
Girls' Generation "Freedom" Forever 1
2023 Felix Cartal & Karen Harding "Need Your Love" N/a
Conor Maynard "Dark Side" +11 Hours
John Summit "Where You Are" (with Hayla) Comfort in Chaos
2024 "Go Back" (feat Julia Church)
Alok & Bebe Rexha "Deep In Your Love" N/a
Hayden James "Waves Out" (with Ross Collins) We Could Be Love
2025 Gryffin & Kaskade "In My Head" (feat Nu-La) N/a
Hardwell "Sanctuary"
Anabel Englund "King Size"
2026 Joel Corry "Stuck in a Loop"

References

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  1. ^ Dodds, Shelley (8 March 2022). "Camden Cox joins the Spotlight Mix Series". Data Transmission. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Camden Cox has got the X Factor!". Stratford-upon-Avon College. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ Lobsen, Karl (7 November 2022). "Camden Cox: on a solo mission". DIY. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ Kim Taylor Bennett (31 March 2014). "Making Mondays Sexy: Watch Camden Cox's Video for "Kinda Like"". Vice. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ^ Beez, Krystal (15 July 2014). "Five female-fronted, emerging UK acts you need to hear". Show Bams. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. ^ Thane, Rich (30 April 2014). "Listen: Camden Cox - Disguise [Premiere]". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  7. ^ Day, Laurence (29 June 2016). "Camden Cox's new single "Focus" will keep you dancing all night long". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ^ Villa, Mattia (7 August 2017). "Camden Cox – Gold". Going Solo. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  9. ^ Day, Laurence (18 March 2018). "Camden Cox provides enough dance-pop heat to melt the iciest of hearts on "Time"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  10. ^ Maher, Amelia (25 October 2018). "Camden Cox brings the fire on explosive new offering "Not The One"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Embody releasing "Dreamin" ft. Camden Cox". We Rave You. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Basada y Camden Cox, Good Vibes Nº1 en Maxima 51 Chart". Los 40 (in Spanish). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  13. ^ "Liverpool DJ/producer Kydus teams up with Camden Cox for sultry new single, "Destiny"". Find Your Sounds. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  14. ^ Farmer, Grahame (30 August 2019). "Camden Cox releases 'Somebody Else' on Perfect Havoc". Data Transmission. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  15. ^ Charpentier, Abigail (12 February 2020). "Camden Cox Returns with Lyric Video for 'Healing'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Rising UK Dance Star Camden Cox Shares New Hot Single "Apart"". Out Now. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  17. ^ "Camden Cox - Under the Water - Live 2020: Spotlight Sessions". 24 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  18. ^ Klaus (2 March 2020). "Joe Stone x Camden Cox – Mind Control". EDM Nomad. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  19. ^ Bray, Axel (10 September 2021). "Eli & Fur link up with Camden Cox for 'Burning'". Electronic Groove. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  20. ^ Murray, Robin (11 March 2022). "Camden Cox Strips 'Over' Down To Its Core". Clash. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  21. ^ "Interview: Singer, songwriter, DJ and artist Camden Cox has delivered her scintillating new single 'Elevated'". House of Solo. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Camden Cox releases official video for 'Elevated'". 12 August 2022. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  23. ^ Klaus (29 August 2022). "Quarterhead & Camden Cox Declare 'System Overload' in Explosive New Single". EDM Nomad. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  24. ^ "KREAM Team Up With Camden Cox And IDEMI On a New Powerful Single 'Chemistry'". Out Now. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  25. ^ Walker, Amelia (21 April 2022). "Camden Cox". 1883. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  26. ^ Narozniak, Rachel (15 December 2023). "How Singer/Songwriter Camden Cox Brings Lyrical Integrity To Dance Music". Grammy Awards. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  27. ^ "Camden Cox Concert & Tour History". Concert Archives. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  28. ^ Forrest, Jo (13 October 2023). "Camden Cox shares her new single 'Touching Me'". Total Ntertainment. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  29. ^ Vigil, Dom (8 January 2023). "GUZ & Camden Cox Join Forces on "Pouring Rain"". Prelude Press. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  30. ^ Salce, Chris (18 September 2023). "Biscits & Camden Cox – 365". Acid Stag. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  31. ^ Grein, Paul (18 June 2024). "Rema, Steve Mac & Lostboy Honored at 2024 ASCAP London Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  32. ^ "Fan Voting for the 2024 Electronic Dance Music Awards is Now Open". EDM.com. 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  33. ^ Heffler, Jason (9 February 2024). "EDM.com Class of 2024 Revealed". EDM.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  34. ^ Hannan, Connor (13 August 2024). "Festival Review: Lollapalooza Celebrates 20th Anniversary in the Windy City". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  35. ^ "Camden Cox unveils another new single "Another"". Wonderland. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  36. ^ Sharpe, Josh (10 January 2025). "Camden Cox Drops New Rave Anthem 'Ashes'". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  37. ^ Heffler, Jason (17 October 2025). "Camden Cox Merges Club Energy With Emotional Gravity In New Single, "Shivers"". EDM.com.
  38. ^ "Patrick Topping & Camden Cox announce 'Walk On Air'". Find Your Sounds. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  39. ^ Seabrook, Jay (6 December 2025). "Jason Ross, Horyzon, Camden Cox & TW3LVE Collab On 'Fast Forward'". EDM Tunes. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  40. ^ Groove, Arla (25 February 2026). "Layton Giordani and Camden Cox team up on 'Destiny'". Electronic Groove. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  41. ^ Beez, Krystal (15 July 2014). "Five female-fronted, emerging UK acts you need to hear". Show Bams. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  42. ^ Saunders, Chris (12 August 2022). "5 Minutes With Camden Cox: The dance music sensation on her experiences in the industry so far". Hunger. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  43. ^ "Interview: Camden Cox". Music Musings & Such. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  44. ^ "Camden Cox". 5Eleven. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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