Singer songwriter Lucy Spraggan this year signed to to both Cooking Vinyl Records and Publishing on a long-term global artist services deal. Her name is now synonymous to the melodic middle ground where pop and acoustic folk meet. The toe-tapping interpretations of classic sounds and the harmony-heavy ballads that rattle of rap dropped into sing-along folk-style numbers.For Spraggan, 2017 was a big year achieving a #12 album (her 3rd Top 20 and 4th Top 40 album in total) and selling over 22,000 concert ticket across her UK and European tours. She also performed incredible shows everywhere from Glastonbury, the Isle Of Wight Festival to a cave in the middle of rural Derbyshire (Peak Cavern in Castleton).2018 began with more landmarks as is she embarked on her first ever SXSW where she played five showcases including the British Embassy showcase at Latitude 30. Meanwhile Lucy has been writing and recording her fifth album in between performing at 15 UK summer festivals. In September 2018 Lucy headed back to the US and Canada for her biggest headline tour there before her headline UK tour in October 2018, followed by European tour dates in November. Lucy appeared on the X Factor in 2012 at 20 years old, since then her audition video has been viewed more than 40 million times. She achieved the unprecedented success of securing a top 20 single and top 40 album while still competing on the TV show.