Georgia Ku (born 20 February 1993) is an English singer and songwriter. She was a featured artist on the 2018

NOTD NOTD (pronounced "noted") is a Swedish musical production duo composed of Tobias Danielsson and Samuel Brandt. They are best known for their songs "I Wanna Know (NOTD song), I Wanna Know" featuring Bea Miller and "So Close (NOTD song), So Close" ...

and

Felix Jaehn Fee Jähn (born 28 August 1994 as Felix Kurt Jähn, ), known professionally as Felix Jaehn, is a German DJ and record producer. Jaehn achieved international success with their remix of OMI's song "Cheerleader", which topped the charts in multip ...

hit single " So Close". The song has appeared on numerous charts including at number 11 on the ''

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chart. Ku has also written songs for numerous notable acts including

Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garritsen (; born 14 May 1996), known professionally as Martin Garrix (or Ytram and GRX), is a Dutch Republic, Dutch DJ and record producer who was ranked number one on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs list for three consecutive years—20 ...

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, and others.

Career

Ku got her start in around 2015 as a vocalist and songwriter. That year, she was featured on the

Dillon Francis Dillon Hart Francis (born October 5, 1987), also known as DJ Hanzel, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He played a key role in popularizing moombahton and later developed its heavier variants, moombahcore and EDM trap. Earl ...

and

Skrillex Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American DJ, record producer, musician, singer. Raised in Northeast Los Angeles and Northern California, he began his career in 2004 as the lead vocalist of the ...

track, "Bun Up The Dance" and the

Nicky Romero Nick Rotteveel (; born 6 January 1989), professionally known as Nicky Romero or Monocule, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer from Amerongen, Utrecht Province. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde l ...

and

Stadiumx Stadiumx is a Hungarian progressive and future house DJ and production duo, comprising Dave (Dávid Nagy) and Sully (Zsolt Milichovszki). Career The duo initially met at a producer workshop in Budapest (2009). Sully was already in Muzzaik f ...

song, "Harmony". She also co-wrote several songs including Zedd's "Illusion" featuring

Echosmith Echosmith is an American indie pop band formed in February 2006 in Chino, California. Originally formed as a quartet of siblings, the band currently consists of Sydney, Noah, and Graham Sierota, following the departure of eldest sibling Jamie in ...

and

Skylar Stecker Skylar Star Stecker (born April 24, 2002), known professionally as Skylar Simone, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. In 2015, she released her debut studio album, ''This Is Me''. In March 2019, she independently released her second ...

's "Crazy Beautiful". In 2016, she was featured on the

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track, "Blood", and appeared on two KNOXA songs, "Bang Bang" and "Something More". She also co-wrote the

Fifth Harmony Fifth Harmony, often shortened to 5H, is an American girl group based in Miami, composed of Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, Lauren Jauregui, and formerly Camila Cabello until her departure from the group in December 2016. The group signed a ...

song, "1000 Hands" of their ''

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'' album. Ku's song "Bloodline" was featured on the

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for the 2016 film, ''

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''. At the end of the year, Ku was featured on the

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single, "In My Head", which reached number 7 on the ''Billboard''

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chart. In early 2017, the Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa song "

Scared to Be Lonely "Scared to Be Lonely" is a song recorded by Dutch DJ Martin Garrix and English and Albanian singer Dua Lipa. It was written by Giorgio Tuinfort, Nathaniel Campany, Kyle Shearer, and Georgia Ku, while the production was handled by Tuinfort, V ...

", which Ku co-wrote, was released. It peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. That year, Ku also co-wrote Iggy Azalea's "

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" featuring

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. In 2018, Ku was featured on several tracks, including Captain Cuts and Zookëper's "Do You Think About Me?" and NOTD and Felix Jaehn's "So Close" (which also featured Captain Cuts). The latter song reached number one on both the

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and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts. It also reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Songs chart, number 40 on the

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chart, and number 20 on the UK Dance Singles chart. 2018 also saw the release of two songs Ku co-wrote:

MØ Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen (; born 13 August 1988), known professionally as MØ (; not to be confused with ∅), is a Danish singer and songwriter. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment in 2012 and released he ...

's "Mercy" (featuring

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and Two Feet) and

Rita Ora Rita Sahatçiu Ora (; born Rita Sahatçiu; 26 November 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, television personality, and actress. Born in Pristina, modern-day Kosovo, she rose to prominence when she featured on DJ Fresh's 2012 single, "Hot Rig ...

's "Soul Survivor". In 2019, Ku co-wrote the

Jai Wolf Sajeeb Saha, known professionally as Jai Wolf, is a Bangladeshi producer. He is best known for his singles, "Indian Summer", "Like It's Over", and "Starlight". He is currently signed to Mom + Pop Music. Early life Saha was born on November 1, ...

song, "Still Sleeping", off his album, ''The Cure to Loneliness''. Ku was a featured artist on the 2018

and

single " So Close", with a music video starring ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit cover girl

Camille Kostek Camille Veronica Kostek (born February 19, 1992) is an American model, television presenter, and actress. She appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue and was featured on the cover of the magazine' ...

Discography

Extended plays

Singles as lead artist

Singles as featured artist

Guest appearances

Songwriting

References

External links

Primary Wave profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ku, Georgia 1993 births Living people Atlantic Records artists English women songwriters English women pop singers