Singer Raye outlines career goals and family plans after releasing new single

Raye has a “five-year plan” to start a family.

The 27-year-old singer has released her latest single Where Is My Husband! and said she hoped to have met a partner and started a family together in five years from now.

Speaking to BBC News, Raye said: “I have a five-year plan. I’ll put out an album in the first half of next year – although I need to finish it first – then I’ll tour with my sisters.

“Ideally, around that time, it would be nice to meet my husband. So like, maybe 2027? Then we get married and have a baby.

“And I want to do enough groundwork in the next two years that I can take a year off and my career’s not gone down the toilet.”

Raye even revealed that Where Is My Husband! has already resulted in a romantic proposal.

“Someone wrote their number on a tissue the other day and I was like, ‘Oh no, you’re just not my type’,” she said.

“He was really sweet, he just wasn’t my vibe.”

The Escapism singer, whose real name is Rachel Keen, said she is trying to look after her younger sisters Lauren and Abby-Lynn as they follow her into the world of music, particularly after her split from Polydor Records in 2021 amid claims the company refused to release her debut album.

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Raye said: “I’m fiercely, fiercely, fiercely protective of my girls.

“We have discussions about how to handle disrespect in a studio environment and learning how to navigate egos.

“It’s really, really hard, and sometimes people are very disrespectful, so we talk about it and go through it together.”

Raye has been compared to the late singer Amy Winehouse but insists she could “never, ever attempt to replace or imitate” the Rehab artist after working with her producer Mark Ronson on the song Suzanne.

The star, who won a record six Brit Awards at the 2024 ceremony, told People: “Honestly, I’m not going to lie, I actually was quite nervous and scared to work with him.

“I just do want to say that I know I can never, ever, ever, ever, ever attempt to replace or imitate Amy. I’m in awe of her. We all are, and we miss her.”