Georgia_(musician)

Georgia (musician)

Georgia (musician)

English singer and musician


Georgia Barnes, known mononymously as Georgia, is an English record producer, songwriter, singer, rapper and drummer. The daughter of Leftfield cofounder Neil Barnes, Georgia began her music career as a drummer for artists such as Kwes and Kae Tempest.

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She began her career as a singer and record producer with the release of her debut studio album Georgia (2015). Her second studio album Seeking Thrills was released in 2020, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Her third studio album Euphoric was released in 2023.

Early life

Georgia Barnes was born in London; her father is Neil Barnes, the cofounder and keyboardist of English electronic music group Leftfield. As a child, Georgia was a footballer who had played in youth squads associated with Queens Park Rangers W.F.C.[2] and Arsenal W.F.C. She left football after the death of her coach, when she described things as getting "too intense".[3]

Barnes attended the BRIT School in the London Borough of Croydon, where she began playing the drums professionally.[3][4]

Career

Georgia is signed to the label Domino.[5] In 2019, before the release of her second studio album Seeking Thrills, she performed at the Glastonbury Festival[6] and won the Association of Independent Music's One to Watch award in association with BBC Music Introducing.[7][8]

Musical style

Vice have described Georgia's sound as "euphoric, late-night dance", while her 2015 self-titled album was compared to Missy Elliot and MIA.[9] Talking about her 2019 single "About Work the Dancefloor" with Sean Tayler from Futuremag Music, Georgia shared "I made this song after a weekend in Berlin entirely dancing in a few clubs and I realised how important the dancefloor is to people to give them a certain relief from their everyday activities".[10]

Personal life

In a 2019 interview with Billboard, Barnes discussed her decision to quit alcohol and become vegan.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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Awards and nominations

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Notes

  1. "About Work the Dancefloor" did not enter the bubbling under Ultratip chart, but was registered as an extra tip.
  2. "Never Let You Go" did not enter the bubbling under Ultratip chart, but was registered as an extra tip.

References

  1. DUMMYMAG (28 July 2014). "Next: GEoRGiA". DMY (formerly DUMMY Mag). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. Garland, Emma (15 June 2015). "A Day Out with Soccer Player Turned Percussive Pop Star Georgia". Vice. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  3. Elan, Priya (29 June 2015). "One to watch: Georgia". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  4. "Listen to "About Work the Dancefloor" by Georgia", Pitchfork.com, retrieved 6 September 2019
  5. "Georgia | Artists | Domino". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. "Inside the AIM Awards 2019 as Debbie Harry and Johnny Marr win big". Metro. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. Jones, Daisy (1 November 2018). "Georgia Is Back with a Euphoric, Late-Night Dance Sound". Vice.com. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  8. Tayler, Sean (1 May 2019). "Georgia Interview - Working the Dancefloor". Futuremagmusic.org.[permanent dead link]
  9. "A Date With Georgia, the Singer and Producer Who's Making Waves in the UK and Beyond". Billboard.com. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. "Discografie Georgia". Ultratop. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  11. "Georgia by Georgia". Apple Music. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. "Georgia - Georgia". Discogs. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  13. "Seeking Thrills by Georgia". Apple Music. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  14. "Georgia - Seeking Thrills". Discogs. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  15. "Georgia Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  16. "Georgia Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  17. "Georgia – "Give It Up For Love"". Stereogum. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  18. "The Rober Awards 2019 Music Poll". Roberawards.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  19. "AIM announces 2019 Independent Music Awards nominees". Completemusicupdate.com. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  20. "NME Awards 2020: Winners". Nme.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  21. "GAFFA-PRISEN 2022 | GAFFA.dk". Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2021.

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