Posted February 22, 20214 yr 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 :) Edited March 14, 20214 yr by k👠th
February 22, 20214 yr Author Katy B photo gallery collection: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OWODmmG1GDQ/UuizI32kshI/AAAAAAAAL7s/QUdV_ZFWTVM/s1600/bus.jpg http://pikastar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Kathleen-Brien-measurement.jpg Bonus video: dCeQx1bOtIU (Thanks to fellow little red Noahspike for sharing many of these - come back to us :cry:)
February 22, 20214 yr Author Katy B Chart History: Singles: 'Katy on a Mission' NE: 5-8-8-8-8-9-13-19-29-33-38-44-57-58-70-66-64-53-50-49-55-71-89 (first entry: 04/09/2010) 23wks RE: 99 (second entry: 19/02/2011) 1wk RE: 97-99 (third entry: 05/03/2011) 2wks RE: 100-45-70-100 (fourth entry: 09/04/2011) 4wks Total: 30wks Certification: Platinum ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Perfect Stranger' (Magnetic Man feat. Katy B) NE: 16-24-36-51-65-81 (first entry: 16/10/2010) Total: 6wks ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Lights On' (feat. Ms Dynamite) NE: 4-11-4-4-9-11-19-23-37-42-48-47-69-74-48-64-86 (first entry: 01/01/2011) 18wks RE: 88-76 (second entry: 04/06/2011) 2wks Total: 20wks Certification: Gold ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Broken Record' NE: 8-11-19-30-41-53 (first entry: 09/04/2011) Total: 6wks ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Easy Please Me' NE: 84-69-41-25-31-37-50-73-77-61-83-90 (first entry: 28/05/2011) Total: 12wks ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Anywhere in the World' (with Mark Ronson) NE: 55 (first entry: 26/05/2012) Total: 1wk ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'What Love Is Made Of' NE: 21-37-80 (first entry: 20/07/2013) Total: 3wks ---------------------------------------------------------------- '5 AM' NE: 14-29-52-99 (first entry: 16/11/2013) Total: 4wks ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Crying for No Reason' NE: 5-7-5-9-12-13-22-29-31-44-43-47-62-76-89 (first entry: 08/02/2014) Total: 15wks Certification: Gold ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Turn the Music Louder (Rumble)' (KDA feat. Tinie Tempah & Katy B) NE: 1-6-8-10-14-17-24-31-39-50-44-44-54-71-66-72-81-98 (first entry: 29/10/2015) Total: 18wks Certification: Platinum ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Who Am I' (with Craig David & Major Lazer) NE: 89 (first entry: 18/02/2016) Total: 1wk ---------------------------------------------------------------- 'Freak Like Me' (Lee Walker vs. DJ Deeon feat. Katy B & MNEK) NE: 83-80-95-92-85-86-92-93) first entry: 21/07/2016) Total: 8wks 1 x #1 | 4 x Top 5 | 5 x Top 10 | 7 x Top 20 | 9 x Top 40 | 12 x Top 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Albums: On a Mission NE: 2-5-8-13-21-37-38-33-39-34-48-21-28-31-26-22-26-33-42-40-48-53-63 (first entry: 16/04/2011) 23wks RE: 92-78-83 (second entry: 08/10/2011) 3wks Total: 26wks Certification: Gold ---------------------------------------------------------------- Little Red NE: 1-8-11-20-22-36-43-37-41-22-13-30-17-60-93-82 (first entry: 22/02/2014) Total: 16wks Certification: Silver ---------------------------------------------------------------- Honey NE: 22 (first entry: 05/05/2016) Total: 1wk
February 22, 20214 yr Best to go with a fairly familiar one first I guess so many Katy on a Mission, Crying for no Reason or even Rumble?
February 22, 20214 yr I didn’t know that 3rd album existed!! 👀 Katy On A Mission feels like a great debut and entrance to the contest for me! Pls send I Like You in one of the album track rounds <3
February 22, 20214 yr Author Best to go with a fairly familiar one first I guess so many Katy on a Mission, Crying for no Reason or even Rumble? "Katy On A Mission" please diva!!! Katy on a Mission and Crying are definitely coming! Just not sure about so soon though :cheeseblock: I was thinking of Broken Record, Lights On or Turn the Music Louder tbh! What's the preference between those? A single definitely to start with though I agree!
February 22, 20214 yr Author open with turn the music louder (solo edition) It's banned in my country and I can't remember if it's good :cheeseblock:
February 22, 20214 yr Author I’d love to see I Wanna Be get some love :heart: OMG what a gem! The Honey album and Danger EP definitely need a chance to shine in this :wub:
February 22, 20214 yr EXCITED FOR THIS. Light On would be a great starting point I think. That and Broken Record are my favourites out of those, but the former may be safer :thinking: Not Turn The Music Louder for me though~ Omg she has so many great album tracks too !!
February 22, 20214 yr I'd love to see 'Witches Brew' get some recognition, a BOP yes! god katy's first album is perfect. you could send ANYTHING from it kath.
February 22, 20214 yr Author I didn’t know that 3rd album existed!! 👀 Katy On A Mission feels like a great debut and entrance to the contest for me! Pls send I Like You in one of the album track rounds <3 I Like You is definitely a contender for uptempo album track! :drama: OH god this is so hard!!
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