Katy B
Katy B
Kathleen Anne Brien, better known as Katy B, is an English singer and songwriter. She released her debut studio album, On a Mission, in 2011, which spawned two top five hits, "Katy on a Mission" and "Lights On". In 2014 she released her second studio album, Little Red, which produced her third top five hit, "Crying for No Reason". She was nominated for the 2011 Mercury Prize...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionR&B Singer
Date of Birth8 May 1989
CityLondon, England
style studying-music study
Studying music, everyone sort of has their own style - it's not like everyone's going for the same part.
night rocks mics
The days of an open mic night when I'd rock up in an old jumper are over.
firsts spotlight first-time
The first time I went out under the spotlight, I was proper freaked out.
dancing people guy
I love clubbing - the abandon of it, the release of dancing, and being with my friends and the people I love. For me, it's never been about going out to meet guys or to show off my latest dress - it's the music.
interesting challenges
Whenever I'm making something, the challenge is always to create something that's interesting for me to listen to.
girl trying movement
I went to my first drum n' bass rave when I was 16 and remember being terrified. Looking around, trying to figure out how to dance to this music, watching some girl in some hot pants, trying little ways to learn her movements.
taken inspiration artist
When I hear the same formula being used over and over, I get bored. Just as huge pop artists have taken inspiration from things that are happening at the moment, I do the same with my music.
couple play appreciate
My mum loved Joan Armatrading and used to play her records all the time and even took me to see her a couple of times when I was really quite young. I didn't really like her music back then because my mum was always playing it, but I've grown to appreciate it more.
records favourite said
Someone asked me the other day what my favourite record shop was, and I said YouTube.
fans influence bigs
I'm a big fan of Beyonce and Rihanna. I've listened to Beyonce all my life, and she's a big influence on me.
girl boys clothes
When I got the beat, in my imagination I was catapulted into this club where all the boys and girls are looking hot and wearing amazing clothes, and there's this girl dancing and looking better than me.
leaving tunes would-be
What I do and where I come from, the kind of music that I'm making, it's definitely U.K. If I turned around and did a tune with Timbaland, it would be amazing, but it would be me kind of leaving where I'm coming from.
guy relax clubs
I go to a club to relax and hear the music on a big sound system. I don't go to pull a guy.
dancer singers wanted
I had wanted to be a dancer when I was younger. But at some point I figured out I was a better singer.