Georgia Ku
Georgia Ku | |
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 Georgia Ku in December 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 20 February 1993 |
| Origin | England |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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Georgia Ku (born 20 February 1993) is an English singer and songwriter. She was a featured artist on the 2018 NOTD and Felix Jaehn hit single "So Close". The song has appeared on numerous charts including at number 11 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Ku has also written songs for numerous notable acts including Martin Garrix, Dua Lipa, Iggy Azalea, Zedd, and others.
Career
[edit]Ku got her start in around 2015 as a vocalist and songwriter. That year, she was featured on the Dillon Francis and Skrillex track, "Bun Up The Dance"[1] and the Nicky Romero and Stadiumx song, "Harmony".[2] She also co-wrote several songs including Zedd's "Illusion" featuring Echosmith and Skylar Stecker's "Crazy Beautiful".[3] In 2016, she was featured on the Getter track, "Blood",[4] and appeared on two KNOXA songs, "Bang Bang"[5] and "Something More".[6] She also co-wrote the Fifth Harmony song, "1000 Hands" of their 7/27 album.[3]
Ku's song "Bloodline" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2016 film, The Birth of a Nation.[7] At the end of the year, Ku was featured on the Party Favor single, "In My Head",[8] which reached number 7 on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.[9] In early 2017, the Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa song "Scared to Be Lonely", which Ku co-wrote, was released.[10] It peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.[11] That year, Ku also co-wrote Iggy Azalea's "Switch" featuring Anitta.[3]
In 2018, Ku was featured on several tracks, including Captain Cuts and Zookëper's "Do You Think About Me?"[10] and NOTD and Felix Jaehn's "So Close" (which also featured Captain Cuts).[12] The latter song reached number one on both the Dance Club Songs and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts.[12] It also reached number 11 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart,[13] number 40 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart,[14] and number 20 on the UK Dance Singles chart.[15] 2018 also saw the release of two songs Ku co-wrote: MØ's "Mercy" (featuring What So Not and Two Feet)[16] and Rita Ora's "Soul Survivor".[17]
In 2019, Ku co-wrote the Jai Wolf song, "Still Sleeping", off his album, The Cure to Loneliness.[18]
Ku was a featured artist on the 2018 NOTD and Felix Jaehn single "So Close", with a music video starring Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl Camille Kostek.[19][20]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
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Singles as lead artist
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Bloodline"[7] | 2016 | The Birth of a Nation: The Inspired By Album |
| "What Do I Do?"[21] | 2019 | Real |
| "Ever Really Know" | 2020 | |
| "Lighthouse" | ||
| "Don't You Hold Me Down"[22] (with Alan Walker) | 2021 | Walker Racing League |
| "Back To You"[23] (with Corsak and Moti) | Non-album single |
Singles as featured artist
[edit] | This section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (March 2022) |
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Dance | AUS | GER | SWE | US Top 40 [24] | US Dance [13] | US Dance Club [25] | US Dance Airplay [26] | |||||
| "In My Head" (Party Favor featuring Georgia Ku) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Party & Destroy | ||
| "So Close" (NOTD and Felix Jaehn featuring Captain Cuts and Georgia Ku) | 2018 | 20 [15] | 45 [27] | 45 [28] | 77 [29] | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Breathe | ||
| "Love You Now" (Cash Cash featuring Georgia Ku)[32] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Say It Like You Feel It | ||
| "Nights Like That" (Bunt featuring Georgia Ku)[33] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "2019" (Martin Jensen featuring Georgia Ku)[34] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Got a Feeling" (Felix Jaehn and Robin Schulz featuring Georgia Ku)[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Breathe | |||
| "Call On Me" (Sam Feldt featuring Georgia Ku)[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Shell Shock" (Nghtmre and Zomboy featuring Georgia Ku)[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Demons" (Steve Aoki featuring Georgia Ku) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hiroquest: Genesis | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Guest appearances
[edit]| Title [3] | Year | Other performer(s) | Album |
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| "Bun Up The Dance"[1] | 2015 | Dillon Francis and Skrillex | This Mixtape Is Fire |
| "Harmony" | Nicky Romero and Stadiumx | Non-album single | |
| "Blood" | 2016 | Getter | Radical Dude! |
| "Bang Bang" | KNOXA | Non-album singles | |
| "Something More" | |||
| "Static"[38] | Cazzette | ||
| "Do You Think About Me?" | 2018 | Captain Cuts and Zookëper | |
| "Hold On" | 2019 | Illenium | Ascend |
Songwriting
[edit]| Song [3] | Year | Artist | Album | Notes |
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| "Illusion" | 2015 | Zedd featuring Echosmith | True Colors | |
| "Crazy Beautiful" | Skylar Stecker | This Is Me | ||
| "Low" | Inna | Inna / Body and the Sun | ||
| "Take Me Higher" | ||||
| "1000 Hands" | 2016 | Fifth Harmony | 7/27 | |
| "Scared to Be Lonely"[10] | 2017 | Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa | Non-album singles | UK No. 14[11] |
| "Switch" | Iggy Azalea featuring Anitta | AUS No. 180[39] | ||
| "Bounce Right Back" | 2018 | Jaira Burns | Burn Slow | |
| "Didn't I" | ||||
| "Soul Survivor"[17] | Rita Ora | Phoenix | ||
| "Mercy" | MØ featuring What So Not and Two Feet | Forever Neverland | ||
| "Queen" | Loren Gray | Non-album single | ||
| "Still Sleeping"[18] | 2019 | Jai Wolf | The Cure to Loneliness | |
| "목소리 (Voice)" | 2020 | Loona | [12:00] | |
| "Star (목소리 English Version)" | ||||
| "Cambia el Paso" | 2021 | Jennifer Lopez and Rauw Alejandro | Non-album single |
References
[edit]- ^ a b McCarthy, Will (29 July 2015). "Dillon Francis and Skrillex unleash their moombahton monster 'Bun Up The Dance'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Kusnierek, Timmy (22 December 2015). "Nicky Romero Finally Unveils Anticipated Ultra ID". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Georgia Ku – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Hall, Emily (14 March 2016). "Getter – Radical Dude! EP Review". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Middleton, Ryan (27 April 2016). "Premiere: KNOXA, Georgia Ku Head To The Club With 'Bang Bang' VIP Mix". Music Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Watts, Nick (23 September 2016). "KNOXA – Something More ft. Georgia Ku". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b Brayson, Johnny (6 October 2016). "'The Birth of a Nation' Soundtrack Features Powerful Songs Inspired by the Film". Bustle. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Meadow, Matthew (3 February 2017). "Listen To Landis' New Remix Of "In My Head" By Party Favor feat. Georgia Ku". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Party Favor – Chart History – Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b c McFarland, Kelly (10 August 2018). "Captain Cuts And Zookeper Team Up For 'Do You Think About Me', Ft Georgia Ku". CelebMix. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart – Scared to Be Lonely". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b Murray, Gordon (28 February 2019). "NOTD & Felix Jaehn's 'So Close' Hits No. 1 On Two Dance Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Bein, Kat (2 April 2019). "Billboard Dance 100 Artist Debuts of 2019: RÜFÜS DU SOL, Loud Luxury and More". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Karakolis, Konstantinos (25 October 2018). "MØ, What So Not and Two Feet Team Up For Emotional Ballad "Mercy"". EDM.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Rita Ora enlists Kennedi, Boy Matthews for new collaboration". Hamada Mania. 10 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 July 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b Bein, Kat (5 April 2019). "Jai Wolf Breaks Down Indie-Dance Party Album 'The Cure To Loneliness': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "NOTD & Felix Jaehn Enlist 'Sports Illustrated' Cover Girl Camille Kostek For 'So Close' Video: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ Camille Kostek (26 June 2019), Camille Kostek x So Close Music Video, retrieved 27 June 2019
- ^ "What Do I Do? – Single by Georgia Ku". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Don't You Hold Me Down – Single by Alan Walker & Georgia Ku on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Back To You - Single by MOTi, Corsak & Georgia Ku on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Mainstream Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "NOTD, FELIX JAEHN & CAPTAIN CUTS FEAT. GEORGIA KU – SO CLOSE (SONG)". Australian Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts feat. Georgia Ku". Official German Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "NOTD, FELIX JAEHN & CAPTAIN CUTS FEAT. GEORGIA KU – SO CLOSE (SONG)". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "American certifications – Georgia Ku". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Love You Now (feat. Georgia Ku) - Single by Cash Cash on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Nights Like That (feat. Georgia Ku) - Single by BUNT. on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "2019 - Single by Martin Jensen & Georgia Ku on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "I Got a Feeling / Felix Jaehn". Tidal. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Call On Me (feat. Georgia Ku) - Single by Sam Feldt on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ Sweeney, Farrell (2 November 2021). "Nghtmre, Zomboy collide on debut collaboration, 'Shell Shock' featuring Georgia Ku". Dancing Astronaut. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ Meadow, Matthew (20 October 2016). "Your EDM Exclusive: Cazzette – Static [PRMD]". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts: Weekly ARIA Chartifacts – ARIA Chartifacts 29-May-2017". Australian Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.