Georgia Barnes

Biography

Georgia Barnes, known mononymously as Georgia, is an English record producer, songwriter, singer, rapper and drummer. The daughter of Leftfield cofounder Neil Barnes, Georgia began her music career as a drummer for artists such as Kwes and Kae Tempest.
She began her career as a singer and record producer with the release of her debut studio album Georgia (2015). Her second studio album Seeking Thrills×Seeking Thrills9 January 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Started Out3:41A2About Work the Dancefloor3:28A3Never Let You Go3:47A4Mellow3:39A5Till I Own It3:49A6I Can’t Wait3:08B1Feel It3:52B2Ultimate Sailor3:36B3Ray Guns3:26B4The Thrill4:27B5Honey Dripping Sky4:53 was released in 2020, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Her third studio album Euphoric×Euphoric28 July 2023 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1It’s Euphoric3:412Give It Up for Love3:593Some Things You’ll Never Know2:494Mountain Song4:305All Night3:006Live Like We’re Dancing (Part II)3:467The Dream3:528Keep On4:119Friends Will Never Let You Go2:5110So What3:40 was released in 2023.

Early life

Georgia Barnes was born in London; her father is Neil Barnes, the cofounder and keyboardist of English electronic music group Leftfield. As a child, Georgia was a footballer who had played in youth squads associated with Queens Park Rangers W.F.C. and Arsenal W.F.C. She left football after the death of her coach, when she described things as getting "too intense".
Barnes attended the BRIT School in the London Borough of Croydon, where she began playing the drums professionally.

Career

Georgia is signed to the label Domino. In 2019, before the release of her second studio album Seeking Thrills×Seeking Thrills9 January 2020 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Started Out3:41A2About Work the Dancefloor3:28A3Never Let You Go3:47A4Mellow3:39A5Till I Own It3:49A6I Can’t Wait3:08B1Feel It3:52B2Ultimate Sailor3:36B3Ray Guns3:26B4The Thrill4:27B5Honey Dripping Sky4:53, she performed at the Glastonbury Festival and won the Association of Independent Music's One to Watch award in association with BBC Music Introducing.

Musical style

Vice have described Georgia's sound as "euphoric, late-night dance", while her 2015 self-titled album was compared to Missy Elliott and MIA. Talking about her 2019 single "About Work the Dancefloor×About Work the Dancefloor28 March 2019 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1About Work the Dancefloor (edit)3:14" with Sean Tayler from Futuremag Music, Georgia shared "I made this song after a weekend in Berlin entirely dancing in a few clubs and I realised how important the dancefloor is to people to give them a certain relief from their everyday activities".

Personal life

In a 2019 interview with Billboard, Barnes discussed her decision to quit alcohol and become vegan.