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Cat Burns
Birth nameCatrina Burns
Born(2000-06-06)6 June 2000(age 24)
Streatham,London, England
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels
Websitewww.catburns.com

Catrina Burns(born 6 June 2000), known professionally asCat Burns,is a British-Liberian singer-songwriter who gained prominence with her 2020 single "Go".The song's popularity increased in 2022 throughTikTok,eventually reaching number two on theUK Singles Chart.Described by Sony Music as a blend ofgospelandpopinfluences with guitar-ledindie music,[1]Burns has garnered attention for her music.

Notably, she has been nominated three times for theBrit Awards.Starting with her debut single "Fallen Out of Love" in 2017, Burns has continued to release music and attract a following in the music community.[2]She released her debut album,Early Twenties,in July 2024.

Early life

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Burns was born inStreatham,London,United Kingdom.[3]Both her parents migrated fromLiberiaduring theFirst Liberian Civil War.At some point during her life, her father left her family, and she grew up with her mother and sister.[4]She attended theBRIT SchoolinCroydon.[5]

Burns' mother is a singer, and Burns grew up listening togospel musicand was deeply influenced by it.[4]She citesKirk Franklin,Donnie McClurkin,Marvin Sapp,and others, as her favourites growing up.[4]

Career

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Burns recorded her debut EPAdolescentat the age of sixteen while studying atBRIT School.She collaborated with a fellow student who had access to a recording studio in their garden shed. The songs they created formed the basis of the EP, which Burns self-released on 1 October 2016. Despite her efforts to secure a record deal afterward, she faced challenges as the music industry seemed uncertain about how to handle her unique style as an artist.[6]

Subsequently, Burns released her second EPNaïveon 15 May 2019.[7]

In 2020, during theCOVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom,Burns garnered widespread attention by sharing covers and original songs onTikTok.Her song "Go"went viral, leading to a record deal with Since 93, a subsidiary ofRCA Records.[8]Originally released in 2020, "Go" later reached number two on theUK Singles Chart,second toHarry Styles' "As It Was".[9][10]In 2022, she supportedYears & YearsfrontmanOlly Alexanderon the UK leg of hisNight Call Tourand also accompaniedEd Sheeranon selected dates of hisMathematics Tour.[11][12]Burns performed "Go" and "People Pleaser" onJools' Annual Hootenanny2022, following her earlier debut onLater... with Jools Hollandin May.[13][14]

On 9 March 2023, Burns released "Home for My Heart",a single featuring rapperArrDee,with the renowned actor and writer Kwame Kwei-Armah credited as a lyricist on the track.[15][16][17][18]The song reached number 35 on the UK singles chart on 17 March 2023.[19]Burns subsequently released the follow-up single "Live More & Love More" on 31 March 2023.[20]

Artistry

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In a 2019 interview withGal-dem,Burns citedKirk Franklin,Anne-Marie,Destiny's ChildandMarvin Sappas musical influences.[21]She has also mentionedKim Burrell,Donnie McClurkin,Tracy Chapman,India Arie,Tori Kelly,Lily Allen,Jimi Hendrix,Michael JacksonandStevie Wonderas notable influences from her childhood.[22]Discussing her sound, Burns stated "I would say it's just pop with a cooler edge to it because obviously I'm influenced by so many different things. At first, I wanted it to be...because I lovedEd Sheeranso much, I wanted it to be singer-songwriter-y and guitar-y and then as I found my own sound and what I wanted to make it was mainly just pop but I sing in my accent so it has that Britishness to it but I am just talking about relatable things and things that have happened to me or other people ".[23]

Personal life

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Burns is queer. In an interview withGay Times,she explained that she initially struggled to reconcile her sexuality with her ethnicity, stating "If you're a Black woman, I want you to feel heard and seen. We are vulnerable people who are capable of having lots of emotions. And, being a Black queer woman adds a layer to that."[24]Burns chronicled her experience with coming out to her family in her song "Free".[25]

Burns hasADHDand noted in an interview that she had often found this helpful in her creative process, explaining "Both the chords and words come at the same time, but the concept comes first and I've found that that system has always worked for me! Helps the process of writing the song become a lot quicker which is great for my ADHD brain!".[26]

In April 2023, Burns was diagnosed as autistic, which she announced on social media.[27]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with release date, and label shown
Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[28] 		SCO
[28]
Early Twenties
  • Released: 12 July 2024[29]
  • Label: Since 93/RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 7 7

Extended plays

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List of extended plays with selected details
Title Details
Adolescent
  • Released: 1 October 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Naive
  • Released: 15 May 2019
  • Label: Since 93/RCA
  • Formants: Digital download, streaming
Emotionally Unavailable
  • Released: 20 May 2022
  • Label: Since 93/RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[28] 		AUS
[30] 		AUT
[31] 		IRE
[32] 		NZ
[33] 		POL
[34] 		SWI
[31] 		WW
[35]
"Fallen Out of Love"
(featuring Horus Beats) 		2017 — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Trust Issues" — — — — — — — —
"Sober" 2018 — — — — — — — — Naive
"Cheater" 2019 — — — — — — — —
"Fuckboy" — — — — — — — —
"I Don't Blame You" — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Fool in Love" 2020 — — — — — — — —
"Go" 2 97 60 9 3 — 21 198 Emotionally UnavailableandEarly Twenties
"Into You" 2021 — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"It's Over" — — — — — — — —
"Free" — — — — — — — — Early Twenties
"Ghosting" 2022 — — — — — — — — Emotionally UnavailableandEarly Twenties
"People Pleaser" 76 — — 86 — 7 — — Early Twenties
"Sleep at Night" — — — — — — — —
"Home for My Heart"
(withArrDee) 		2023 35 — — 83 —[A] — — — Non-album single
"Live More & Love More" 74 — — 85 — — — — Early Twenties
"You Don't Love Me Anymore" — — — — — — — —
"Know That You're Not Alone" — — — — — — — —
"Wasted Youth"
(withGoddard.) 		2024 58 — — — —[B] — — —
"Alone" —[C] — — — — — — —
"End Game" — — — — —[D] — — —
"Met Someone" — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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List of singles as featured artist
Title Year Album
"Perfect"
(Sam Smith featuring Cat Burns andJessie Reyez)[43] 		2023 Non-album single

Tours

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Supporting

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Awards and nominations

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Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
BBC Radio 1 2023 Cat Burns Sound of 2023 Fourth [44]
Brit Awards 2023 Rising Star Nominated [45]
British Pop/R&B Act Nominated [46]
"Go" Song of the Year Nominated
British LGBT Awards 2023 Cat Burns Music Artist Nominated [47]
MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 Best UK & Ireland Act Nominated [48]
Music Week Awards 2023 Artist Marketing Campaign Won [49]

Notes

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  1. ^"Home for My Heart" did not enter theNZ Top 40 Singles Chart,but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[39]
  2. ^"Wasted Youth" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[40]
  3. ^"Alone" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but debuted and peaked at number 74 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 on 29 March 2024.[41]
  4. ^"End Game" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[42]

References

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  1. ^"Cat Burns".Sony Music.14 January 2023.Retrieved14 January2023.
  2. ^"Brit Awards 2023: Harry Styles and Wet Leg lead the nominations with Stormzy, The 1975 and Fred Again not far behind".Sky News.12 January 2023.Retrieved12 January2023.
  3. ^Deibe, Izzie (30 June 2022)."Cat Burns: The Social Media Star Whose Songs Are About to Become Your 2023 Soundtrack".PopSugar.Retrieved24 May2024.
  4. ^abcMacKenzie, Amy."INTRODUCING: CAT BURNS".F Word Magazine.Retrieved24 May2024.
  5. ^"CAT BURNS".Music Glue.Retrieved24 May2024.
  6. ^"Sound Of 2023: Cat Burns went from busking to a platinum record".BBC News.2 January 2023.Retrieved2 January2023.
  7. ^"Rising pop star Cat Burns releases new EP 'Naive'".Celeb Mix.4 October 2018.Retrieved4 October2018.
  8. ^"Cat Burns: The Social Media Star Whose Songs Are About to Become Your 2022 Soundtrack".PopSugar.30 June 2022.Retrieved30 June2022.
  9. ^"Can Cat Burns' breakthrough hit Go challenge Harry Styles for Number 1 this week?".Official Charts Company.15 May 2022.Retrieved15 May2022.
  10. ^"Cat Burns:" I didn't know if I'd ever make it, but everything's turned around "".Official Charts Company.29 March 2022.Retrieved29 March2022.
  11. ^"Years & Years on Instagram:" i am so excited to announce 🌙✨ @catburns, @l.devine, @queerhouseparty and @eddyluna__ will be joining us on the Night Call tour!!! I'm so happy with this beautifully and excellently queer line up! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 i love these people very much - make sure you get tickets and come see us all!!! Link in bio "".
  12. ^"i cannot believe i'm saying this but i'm gonna be supporting ed sheeran on his europe tour😳… he's one of my biggest inspirations and incase you thought i was fibbing swipe to watch me busking singing his songs… not me having a full circle moment😭. anyway yeah i'm too shocked and excited to say anything else except WTFFFF this is gonna be a MAD SUMMEr WTF is life😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭".
  13. ^"Jools Holland's Annual Hootenanny - Meet the line-up and find out how to watch on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer".BBC News.28 December 2022.Retrieved28 December2022.
  14. ^"Later... with Jools Holland: Series 60, Episode 1".BBC iPlayer.14 May 2022.Retrieved14 May2022.
  15. ^"ArrDee talks teaming up with Cat Burns for surprising new single Home For My Heart:" This year is about proving my integrity, credibility and longevity ".Official Charts.9 March 2023.Retrieved10 March2023.
  16. ^"ArrDee, Cat Burns - Home For My Heart".YouTube.9 March 2023.Retrieved10 March2023.
  17. ^Williams, Sophie (10 March 2023)."Check out ArrDee and Cat Burns' collaborative new single 'Home For My Heart'".NME.Retrieved10 March2023.
  18. ^"Home For My Heart, ArrDee Cat Burns".Apple Music.9 March 2023.Retrieved10 March2023.
  19. ^"Official Singles Chart Top 100 - 17 March 2023 - 23 March 2023".Official Charts.17 March 2023.Retrieved17 March2023.
  20. ^"Cat Burns - Live More & Love More".Spotify.31 March 2023.Retrieved22 April2023.
  21. ^"Cat Burns is the 18-year-old crafting relatable, catchy pop for Gen Z".Gal-dem.29 March 2022.Retrieved24 March2019.
  22. ^"Cat Burns: A Social Media Star on the Rise".Notion.17 December 2021.Retrieved17 December2021.
  23. ^"INTRODUCING: CAT BURNS".The F-Word.14 January 2023.Retrieved14 January2023.
  24. ^Clark, Conor (17 June 2022)."Cat Burns:" There's a demand for Black women in stripped-back pop music and it shows "".Gay Times.Retrieved17 June2022.
  25. ^Williams, Sophie (2 February 2022)."Cat Burns: uplifting songwriter that wants to" help Black queer artists "tell their story".NME.Retrieved2 February2022.
  26. ^Merela, Marvin (14 January 2023)."Cat Burns Is A Brilliant Songstress Delivering Cathartic Chords & Choruses [Interview]".New Wave Mag.Retrieved14 January2023.
  27. ^@catburns (25 April 2023)."i've just been diagnosed with ASD ( autism spectrum disorder) and my whole life just makes sense. happy #AutismAcceptanceMonth 🤍"(Tweet).Retrieved13 July2023– viaTwitter.
  28. ^abc"Cat Burns | full Official Chart History".Official Charts Company.Retrieved28 January2023.
  29. ^Damara Kelly, Tyler (18 March 2024)."Cat Burns announces forthcoming debut album," early twenties "".The Line of Best Fit.
  30. ^"The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 20 June 2022".The ARIA Report.No. 1685.Australian Recording Industry Association.20 June 2022. p. 4.
  31. ^ab"Cat Burns – Go".austriancharts.at(in German).Retrieved24 January2023.
  32. ^"Discography Cat Burns".irish-charts.com.Retrieved24 January2023.
  33. ^"NZ Top 40 Singles Chart".Recorded Music NZ.2 May 2022.Retrieved24 January2023.
  34. ^Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
  35. ^"Billboard Global 200: Week of June 25, 2022".Billboard.Retrieved24 January2022.
  36. ^ab"British certifications – Cat Burns".British Phonographic Industry.Retrieved4 May2024.TypeCat Burnsin the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  37. ^"GOLD & PLATINUM".IFPI Austria.Retrieved14 January2023.
  38. ^"OFFICIAL TOP 40 SINGLES".NZ Top 40.27 June 2022.Retrieved27 June2022.
  39. ^"NZ Hot Singles Chart".Recorded Music NZ.20 March 2023.Retrieved18 March2023.
  40. ^"NZ Hot Singles Chart".Recorded Music NZ.15 January 2024.Retrieved12 January2024.
  41. ^"Official Singles Downloads Chart on 29/3/2024 29 March 2024 - 4 April 2024".Official Charts.29 March 2024.Retrieved30 March2024.
  42. ^"NZ Hot Singles Chart".Recorded Music NZ.6 May 2024.Retrieved3 May2024.
  43. ^"Sam Smith Shares New Coke Studio Version Of 'Perfect' Ft. Cat Burns And Jessie Reyez".U Discover Music.7 July 2023.Retrieved8 July2023.
  44. ^Savage, Mark (5 January 2023)."Girl group Flo win the BBC Sound Of 2023".BBC News.Retrieved5 January2023.
  45. ^Grein, Paul (8 December 2022)."FLO Wins Brit Awards' Rising Star Award".Billboard.Retrieved12 January2023.
  46. ^Smith, Carl (12 January 2023)."BRIT Awards 2023 nominations REVEALED".Official Charts Company.Retrieved12 January2023.
  47. ^https://britishlgbtawards.com/top-10-music-artists-2023/
  48. ^Szalai, Georg (12 October 2022)."Harry Styles Leads Nominations for MTV EMAs".The Hollywood Reporter.Archivedfrom the original on 12 October 2022.Retrieved12 October2022.
  49. ^https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/music-week-awards-2023-all-the-winners-at-our-biggest-ever-industry-celebration/087944
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