Katie Gregson-MacLeod explained

Katie Gregson-MacLeod
Birth Place:Inverness, Scotland
Occupation:Musician

Katie Gregson-MacLeod is a Scottish musician. She rose to fame in 2022 when her song "Complex" went viral on TikTok.

Career

Gregson-MacLeod released her first single, “Still a Sad Song” in 2020 when she was 18.[1] [2] [3] In 2021, while attending university, she independently released her debut EP Games I Play with that track.[4]

On August 4, 2022, Gregson-MacLeod posted a short video of part of her song "Complex" on TikTok. Overnight, the clip garnered over 100,000 views.[5] [6] The clip eventually amassed over 7.2 million views. She released a full version of the song later that month.[7] She signed with Columbia Records and released the EP Songs Written for Piano on that label later that year.[8] She was named one of BBC Radio Scotland's 25 Artists to Watch in 2022.

"Complex" was nominated for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2023 Ivor Novello awards.[9] [10] In October 2023, she released her third EP, Big Red.[11] [12] Gregson-MacLeod won the Vega Breakthrough Award at the 2023 Scottish Music Awards.[13]

Personal life

Gregson-MacLeod is from Inverness. She has played music since an early age and began songwriting around age 12. She was a history student at the University of Edinburgh.[14] In 2023, she moved from Inverness to London.

Discography

Extended plays

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David . Laura . 2022-11-10 . Katie Gregson-MacLeod is on the rise . 2023-02-02 . The Line of Best Fit . en-US.
  2. News: Furniss . Olaf . 2020-09-30 . Under the Radar: Katie Gregson-MacLeod . The Scotsman . 2022-02-01.
  3. Web site: 2020-08-18 . Resonate Artist Of The Week: Katie Gregson-MacLeod . 2023-02-02 . Resonate Music Conference . en-US.
  4. Web site: Williams . Sophie . 2022-12-07 . Katie Gregson-Macleod: pop's next heavyweight is reinventing the power ballad . 2023-02-02 . NME . en-GB.
  5. News: 2022-09-01 . Katie Gregson-MacLeod: I woke up to absolute madness . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-02.
  6. Web site: O'Toole . Lucy . Katie Gregson-MacLeod: "It's like a fight or flight thing, when your life changes literally overnight" . 2023-02-02 . Hotpress.
  7. Web site: Santa Poggi . Maria . 2022-09-06 . Katie Gregson-MacLeod Doesn't Mind Being Your Next Sad Indie Girl . 2023-02-02 . Nylon . en.
  8. Web site: Geraghty . Hollie . 2022-12-02 . Katie Gregson-MacLeod releases new EP 'songs written for piano' and shares 'white lies' video . 2023-02-02 . NME . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Murray . Robin . 2023-04-19 . Katie Gregson-Macleod On 'complex', The Ivors, And Competing With Harry Styles . 2023-09-19 . Clash Magazine . en-GB.
  10. Web site: Hood . Lottie . 2023-04-20 . Inverness TikTok sensation Katie Gregson-MacLeod takes on Harry Styles for top songwriting award . 2023-09-19 . Press and Journal . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Shafer . Ellise . 2023-10-13 . Katie Gregson-MacLeod Talks Documenting the Life Cycle of a Relationship on ‘Big Red’ EP and ‘Coming Back Down’ After ‘Complex’ Went Viral . 2024-05-15 . Variety . en-US.
  12. Web site: Swann . Emma . 2023-10-11 . Album Review: Katie Gregson-MacLeod - BIG RED . 2024-05-15 . DIY . en.
  13. Web site: Media . P. A. . 2023-11-05 . Sir Elton John and The Who win at the Specsavers Scottish Music Awards . 2024-05-15 . STV News . en-GB.
  14. News: Gauntlett . Annabelle . 2022-10-16 . Edinburgh student Katie Gregson-MacLeod becomes viral sensation after song 'Complex' explodes on TikTok . Edinburgh Evening News . 2022-02-01.

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