Rachel Rabin (born July 28th 1983) also known by her stagename Raign (stylised as RAIGN), is a British singer-songwriter and vocal producer. Early in her career she co-wrote several singles for albums by Rita Ora, Jesse McCartney, and Tulisa, and in 2014 she was featured as a vocalist on the track “Fix Me” by Swanky Tunes. Released on Dim Mak Records, the song spent two months at No. 1 on the Russian airplay chart.

Working as a vocalist and songwriter, in 2009 she self-released a demo in the UK under her full name. By 2010, she was performing original music with a mix of blues, folk, and pop in the Kingston area, at venues such as the Bull’s Head.She played her first show in the United States at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, where she performed a one-hour acoustic set with an accompanying guitarist. Also in the early 2010s she played festivals and venues in Leicester,and in 2011 she performed at the Mint in Los Angeles.

Her second solo single as RAIGN, a cover of “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak, was released on 7 October 2014 as an electropop number.The New York-based electronic duo Mysto & Pizzi mixed the song. At that point Mysto & Pizzi, also known for their work with Avicii and Justin Timberlake, were helping produce much of her work. In February 2015, her original track “Empire of Our Own” was included on an episode of The 100.

She released the EP Knocking on Heavens Door in March 2015, which included three of her previous tracks and the new song “Knocking on Heaven’s Door.” Her cover of “Knocking on Heavens Door” was included on the soundtrack of the finale to season 2 finale of The 100 in March 2015.In its first week of release the lead single reached No. 116 on the US iTunes pop charts.In 2015, the use of “Knocking on Heavens Door” in The 100 was voted Best Use of Music by audiences in the Entertainment Weekly TV Season Finale Awards.

On the 14th of April 2016, RAIGN released her sophomore EP called “When It’s All Over”, that came with five brand new, genre-bending songs, as well as a sixth, bonus track: an acoustic version of her 2014 debut single “Don’t Let Me Go”. The album’s lead single premiered on The Vampire Diaries on the 1st of April.