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singer, currently based in Los Angeles.

Biography

Georgi Kay began playing lead guitar for rock group, The Vains, at the age of fourteen. Within a year they also took on the lead vocal duties. By 2009, Kay was playing solo shows and recording some of their original material for release. Kay released their debut EP, ''Strange Things'' in March 2010. In 2010, Kay became the youngest ever winner of the

WAM Song of the Year WAM was originally formed as the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc. (WARMIA) in 1985, with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia. WAM first recei ...

Award, winning in 2010 with "Breakfast in Bedlam". In 2011 Kay won another WAM Song of the Year Award for their collaboration "Free" with The Stoops. In May 2011 Kay released their debut album, ''Backwardsforwards''. Kay wrote and featured on the track "In My Mind", released on Axtone Records in January 2012, in collaboration with Australian house music producers

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and Ivan Gough.

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released a remix titled "In My Mind, Part II". The track marks Kay's first appearance on a major label international album. "In My Mind" was chosen by

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Motors for their 2013 US advertising campaign titled "Bringing Down The House" and the launch video made its debut on over 18,000 movie screens during the

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on 6 September. In February 2012, Kay played the role of Melissa in the

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directed television miniseries, ''

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'', filmed in

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. In the penultimate episode, they performs a cover of the song "

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" by

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, and in the final episode one of their own original songs, "Ipswich". At the

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, " In My Mind" won the

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. At the

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, "In My Mind" won Dance Work of the Year. In December 2014, Kay wrote, produced and recorded "Head Full of Lies" as the theme music for the opening/closing credits for the three-part Netflix dystopian miniseries '' Residue''. At the

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, "Head Full of Lies" was nominated for Best Original Song Composed for the Screen. In December 2015, they released the single "God of a Girl" from their EP ''Origins''. In February 2016 they released the single "More Than This". ''Origins'' was released in February 2016. In 2017, Kay wrote, produced and recorded "Mark VI" in collaboration with Charles Scott IV as the theme music/closing credits for ''

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'', the American science fiction drama film about a street magician in Los Angeles. The film, directed by J. D. Dillard, written by Dillard and Alex Theurer and starring Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata and Michael Villar. The film was released on 28 April 2017, by WWE Studios and Blumhouse Tilt. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $4 million worldwide, against its $250,000 budget. In early 2018, Kay wrote, recorded and produced the track "Lone Wolf" in Los Angeles. In November 2018, the album ''Where I Go to Disappear'' was released.

Personal life

Kay is non-binary, using ''they/them'' pronouns, and is gay.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". , - , rowspan="2" ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

, " In My Mind" (Aden Forte, Ivan Gough, Georgi Kay, Joshua Soon) , Dance Work of the Year , , - , "In My Mind (Part 2)" (Tramar Dillard, Aden Forte, Ivan Gough,Georgi Kay, Joshua Soon)
(performed by

) , Urban Work of the Year , , - ,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

, "Head Full of Lies" (Georgi Kay, James Earp) (for Residue) , Best Original Song Composed for the Screen , , -

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. , - ,

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, "In My Mind" by

Ivan Gough Ivan Gough (born 19 May 1969) is an Australian house music producer and DJ. His first release, a remix of Pendulums "I Need You" became an instant club anthem, being played by the likes of Paul Oakenfold and Pete Tong in the United Kingdom. H ...

and

featuring Georgi Kay , Best Dance Release , , -

WAM Song of the Year

The

was formed by the Western Australian Rock Music Industry Association Inc. (WARMIA) in 1985, with its main aim to develop and run annual awards recognising achievements within the music industry in Western Australia. (wins only) , - , rowspan="2" , 2010 , rowspan="2" , "Breakfast in Bedlam" , Schools 15–17 Yrs , , - , Grand Prize , , - , 2011 , rowspan="2" , "Free (The Stoops featuring Georgi Kay) , Urban / Hip Hop , , -

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Georgi 1993 births Living people APRA Award winners ARIA Award winners Australian dance musicians Australian pop musicians Australian guitarists Australian songwriters Non-binary singer-songwriters Gay singers English emigrants to Australia Entertainers from Ascot, Berkshire Musicians from Perth, Western Australia 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century guitarists Musicians from Berkshire