FKA Twigs
English singer and dancer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 17 January 1988[6]), known as FKA twigs, is an English R&B singer. She used to be called twigs. Her music has been called post-dubstep and trip-hop.[7]
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Born | Tahliah Debrett Barnett (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 (age 36) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
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Years active | 2004–present |
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Instruments | Vocals |
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Website | fkatwi |
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She was on the cover of i-D magazine in August 2012.[8]
twigs released her first EP EP on 4 December 2012.
On 1 August 2013, Twigs posted the video for her single "Water Me" on YouTube. It now has over one million views.[9]
twigs released her second extended play EP2 on 17 September 2013. It was her first release on the record label The Young Turks. Pitchfork gave it a score of 8 out of 10.[10]
In 2013 BBC put her on their Sound of 2014 list of nominees.[11] In January 2014 BBC chose the winner.
twigs' first album LP1 was released in August 2014.