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

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and

Felix Jaehn Felix Kurt Jähn (born 28 August 1994), known professionally as Felix Jaehn (), is a German DJ and music producer specializing in tropical house. He achieved international success with his remix of Omi's song "Cheerleader", which topped the char ...

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

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

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, Dua Lipa,

Iggy Azalea Amethyst Amelia Kelly (born 7 June 1990), known professionally as Iggy Azalea (), is an Australian rapper. At the age of 16, Azalea moved from Australia to the United States in order to pursue a career in music. Azalea earned public recognitio ...

Zedd Anton Zaslavski (russian: Антон Заславский; born 2 September 1989), known professionally as Zedd (), is a Russian-born German DJ, record producer, and songwriter. Zedd grew up and began his musical journey in Kaiserslautern, G ...

, and others.

Career

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

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and

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track, "Bun Up The Dance" and the

Nicky Romero Nick Rotteveel (; born January 6, 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 le ...

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

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and

Skylar Stecker Skylar Star Stecker (born April 24, 2002) is an American singer and actress. In 2015, she released her debut studio album, ''This Is Me''. In March 2019, she independently released her second album, ''Redemption''. Life Born on April 24, 2002, in ...

'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

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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 singer Dua Lipa. It was written by Garrix, Giorgio Tuinfort, Nathaniel Campany, Kyle Shearer, and Georgia Ku, while the production was handled by Garrix, Tuinfort, ...

", which Ku co-wrote, was released. It peaked at number 14 on the

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. 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 Dance Club Songs and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts. It also reached number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Dance/Electronic Songs chart, number 40 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart, and number 20 on the UK Dance Singles chart. 2018 also saw the release of two songs Ku co-wrote:

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'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 and songwriter. She rose to prominence in February 2012 when she featured on DJ Fresh's single, "Hot Right Now", which reached number one in the UK. Her debut stud ...

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

Jai Wolf Sajeeb Saha, known professionally as Jai Wolf, is a Bangladeshi-American, New York-based electronic music producer. He is best known for his singles, "Indian Summer", "Like It's Over", and "Starlight". He is currently signed to Mom + Pop Music ...

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

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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 songwriters English women pop singers