Rachel Ashley Platten[1] (born May 20, 1981) is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2015 single "Fight Song", which has reached number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 1 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, number 7 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number 3 on the Billboard digital singles chart (and #1 on the iTunes digital singles chart, where it was the best selling single in the USA for the week ending July 4, 2015), number 6 on the Billboard Radio Songs chart, number 8 on their Pop Songs chart, and number 12 on Billboard's Songs of The Summer chart. It also reached number 2 on the Australian Singles Chart, number 8 in New Zealand, number 9 on the Billboard Canadian chart, and number 5 on the Billboard Canadian digital sales chart. It has also reached platinum sales in the US, selling over a million copies in her native land. Platten's 2015 "Fight Song" EP reached number 20 on Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. She is also known for her 2011 single "1,000 Ships", which peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.[2]
