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Katy B
An iconic dance diva for your nerve

She brought underground dance and electronic sounds into the mainstream and UK charts in the early 2010s, and now she's back with vengenace to win the AF Idol Spin-Off!

At the turn of the 2010s decade, Katy B unexpectedly rose to fame through popularity on pirate radio with a unique sound that celebrated the club culture we so sorely miss now. She gave a dark edge to dance and pop music amid a mainstream of generic, recycled electro pop and electro house. At the center of her impressive plathora of beats that pulled from every house genre and the kitchen sink, however, was a soulful, sincere and passionate voice with a gigantic vocal range to boot! :Her ability to convey feelings of unity, disappointment, loneliness, love and freedom were second to none. Katy was fresh, relatable, hilarious, down to earth and a cat lover! What was there NOT to love!?



Signing to Rinse FM's side project record label, her debut single iconically titled 'Katy on a Mission' sounded like nothing else in the charts at the time. It debuted at number five, spent six weeks in the top 10 and was certified platinum. Katy was well on her way, and the follow-up 'Lights On' charted even better at number 4, at the same time popularizing the UK funky genre back onto our airwaves. A third top 10 followed with the breakbeat beauty 'Broken Record' and then her debut album On a Mission charted at number two and was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2011. It was a euphoric rush of rave inspired pop brought to life by the singer's unmistakable vocals. NME hailed it as the best British pop debut of the year, while musicOMH wrote that Katy "could easily sing the front page of the South London Press and have you clamouring for more."

Then came the massively underrated gem of an EP Danger, flawless from start to finish, yet Katy put it out for free! Truly the Oprah of her genre! Sophomore era, Little Red, preceded by the glorious early hours anthem and top 20 hit '5 AM', found Katy exploring a more commercial pop and R&B sound while still staying true to what made us love her in the first place. Filled to the brim with timeles melodies and potential singles, it became her first number one album and spawned her signature ballad and fourth top 10 hit 'Crying for No Reason' which like with Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own' perfectly embodied the term 'dance crying' before Dua Lipa made it a thing xo.

In 2015, the little reds were rewarded with popjustice when their icon finally snatched a deserved UK number one single with KDA and Tinie Tempah collab 'Turn the Music Louder (Rumble).' It also served an iconic high note (and wig) that other "dance vocalists" could only dream of (Jess who?) . Initially planned as a collaboration mixtape, Katy's third record Honey saw her delve into an expansive electronic soundscape with many different producers. It wasn't as well received as her preceding releases but saw her songwriting mature and brought a fun experimental sound to her already filler-free back catalogue. After that, Katy B became a radio silence devotee and went on to share the occasional lifestyle or cooking post

This post has been edited by k👠th: Mar 14 2021, 02:12 PM