斯盖拉·格蕾（Skylar Grey）于1986年2月23日出生在美国威斯康星州的马佐梅尼。美国另类民谣摇滚女歌手，她曾经的艺名叫做Holly Brook，原名Holly Brook Hafermann。因为第一张专辑《Like Blood Like Honey》的销量不好而被公司解雇。并在创作生涯中被Eminem发掘，2011年正式改名为Skylar Grey。她创作的全球大热单曲《Love The Way You Lie》在Grammy、Billboard等各大榜单中排名第一；《Coming Home》、《I Need a Doctor》等也是在全球火到爆的单曲。她的最新专辑《Don't Look Down》将在2013年7月5日发行。


Don't Look Down was originally scheduled to be released in the fall of 2011, under the name Invinsible. The album's title was a portmanteau of "invisible" and "invincible", an idea that was given to her by Marilyn Manson. Grey has said that the album is to be a complete departure from any of her previous work, stating in interviews with Los Angeles Times Magazine and Rap-Up that the album's sound is "...commercial, yet avant-garde...", with "...cinematic beats and atmospheric hooks...", and "...sonically I can tell you that every song sounds different and it's really diverse, kind of going from cinematic to fun to dark. Alex and I really push each other creatively...". Most of the album was produced by Alex da Kid, and is set to might feature a guest appearance from Marilyn Manson.


In an interview with Rolling Stone during October 2012, Grey announced that Eminem is set to be the executive producer of the album. Skylar Grey and Eminem have previously collaborated on songs such as "I Need a Doctor", "Our House" and "C'mon Let Me Ride". She also said she has been working with producer J. R. Rotem.[5