Pop singer Gracie Abrams was born in Los Angeles to filmmaker JJ Abrams and producer Katie McGrath. During her freshman year at Barnard College in New York, where she was studying international relations, Abrams decided to take a break from school to focus on her music. She landed a deal with Interscope Records and issued her debut single, "Mean It," in 2019.
Abrams wrote the songs for her 2020 debut EP, Minor, about the end of her relationship with Blake Slatkin, who co-produced the project despite their issues. The work brought them closer together, and they rekindled their romance but broke up again a couple years later.
Abrams says her parents were strict and wouldn't allow her to have her own phone until she was in eighth grade or a public Instagram until she was 16. When she finally earned her freedom on social media, she was able to build a following and connect with musicians and producers, who were impressed with the clips of herself singing she shared on Instagram.
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