Georgia Ku

Georgia Overton (Georgia Ku) is an English singer and songwriter. She was a featured artist on the 2018 NOTD and Felix Jaehn single "So Close". The song has appeared on numerous charts including at number 11 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Ku has also written songs for numerous notable acts including Martin Garrix, Dua Lipa, Iggy Azalea, Zedd, and others.

Georgia Overton (Georgia Ku)
Origin	England
Genres	Pop R&B EDM
Occupation(s)	Songwriter Singer
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Atlantic Primary Wave
Associated acts	Felix Jaehn NOTD Zedd Martin Garrix Skrillex Captain Cuts

Career

Ku got her start in around 2015 as a vocalist and songwriter. That year, she was featured on the Dillon Francis and Skrillex track, "Bun Up The Dance"[1] and the Nicky Romero and Stadiumx song, "Harmony".[2] She also co-wrote several songs including Zedd's "Illusion" featuring Echosmith and Skylar Stecker's "Crazy Beautiful".[3] In 2016, she was featured on the Getter track, "Blood",[4] and appeared on two KNOXA songs, "Bang Bang"[5] and "Something More".[6] She also co-wrote the Fifth Harmony song, "1000 Hands" of their 7/27 album.[3]

Ku's song "Bloodline" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2016 film, The Birth of a Nation.[7] At the end of the year, Ku was featured on the Party Favor single, "In My Head",[8] which reached number 7 on the Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart.[9] In early 2017, the Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa song "Scared to be Lonely", which Ku co-wrote, was released.[10] It peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.[11] That year, Ku also co-wrote Iggy Azalea's "Switch" featuring Anitta.[3]

In 2018, Ku was featured on several tracks, including Captain Cuts and Zookëper's "Do You Think About Me?"[10] and NOTD and Felix Jaehn's "So Close" (which also featured Captain Cuts).[12] The latter song reached number one on both the Dance Club Songs and the Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts.[13] It also reached number 11 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs chart,[14] number 40 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart,[15] and number 20 on the UK Dance Singles chart.[16] 2018 also saw the release of two songs Ku co-wrote: MØ's "Mercy" (featuring What So Not and Two Feet)[17] and Rita Ora's "Soul Survivor".[18]

In 2019, Ku co-wrote the Jai Wolf song, "Still Sleeping", off his album, The Cure to Loneliness.[19]

Ku was a featured artist on the 2018 NOTD and Felix Jaehn single "So Close", with a music video starring Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl Camille Kostek.[20][21]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Details
Real	Released: June 26, 2020 Label: Atlantic Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles as lead artist

List of singles as a lead artist, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Bloodline"[7]	2016	The Birth of a Nation: The Inspired By Album
"What Do I Do?"[22]	2019	Real
"Ever Really Know"	2020
"Lighthouse"

Singles as featured artist

List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak positions								Album
		UK Dance	AUS	GER	SWE	US Top 40 [23]	US Dance [14]	US Dance Club [24]	US Dance Airplay [25]
"In My Head" (Party Favor featuring Georgia Ku)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	Party & Destroy
"So Close" (NOTD and Felix Jaehn featuring Captain Cuts and Georgia Ku)	2018	20 [16]	45 [26]	45 [27]	77 [28]	40	11	1	1	TBA
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances

Title [3]	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Bun Up The Dance"[1]	2015	Dillon Francis and Skrillex	This Mixtape Is Fire
"Harmony"		Nicky Romero and Stadiumx	Non-album single
"Blood"	2016	Getter	Radical Dude!
"Bang Bang"		KNOXA	Non-album singles
"Something More"
"Static"[29]		Cazzette
"Do You Think About Me?"	2018	Captain Cuts and Zookëper
"Hold On"	2019	Illenium	Ascend

Songwriting

List of songwriting credits

Song [3]	Year	Artist	Album	Notes
"Illusion"	2015	Zedd featuring Echosmith	True Colors
"Crazy Beautiful"		Skylar Stecker	This Is Me
"1000 Hands"	2016	Fifth Harmony	7/27
"Scared to be Lonely"[10]	2017	Martin Garrix and Dua Lipa	Non-album singles	UK No. 14[11]
"Switch"		Iggy Azalea featuring Anitta		AUS No. 180[30]
"Bounce Right Back"	2018	Jaira Burns	Burn Slow
"Didn't I"
"Soul Survivor"[18]		Rita Ora	Phoenix
"Mercy"		MØ featuring What So Not and Two Feet	Forever Neverland
"Queen"		Loren Gray	Non-album single
"Still Sleeping"[19]	2019	Jai Wolf	The Cure to Loneliness

References

1. McCarthy, Will (29 July 2015). "Dillon Francis and Skrillex unleash their moombahton monster 'Bun Up The Dance'". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
2. Kusnierek, Timmy (22 December 2015). "Nicky Romero Finally Unveils Anticipated Ultra ID". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
3. "Georgia Ku – Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
4. Hall, Emily (14 March 2016). "Getter – Radical Dude! EP Review". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
5. Middleton, Ryan (27 April 2016). "Premiere: KNOXA, Georgia Ku Head To The Club With 'Bang Bang' VIP Mix". Music Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
6. Watts, Nick (23 September 2016). "KNOXA – Something More ft. Georgia Ku". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
7. Brayson, Johnny (6 October 2016). "'The Birth of a Nation' Soundtrack Features Powerful Songs Inspired by the Film". Bustle. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
8. Meadow, Matthew (3 February 2017). "Listen To Landis' New Remix Of "In My Head" By Party Favor feat. Georgia Ku". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
9. "Party Favor – Chart History – Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
10. McFarland, Kelly (10 August 2018). "Captain Cuts And Zookeper Team Up For 'Do You Think About Me', Ft Georgia Ku". CelebMix. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
11. "Official Singles Chart – Scared to be Lonely". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
12. Wilkerson, Jameelah (4 November 2018). "NOTD – So Close". The Hype Magazine. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
13. Murray, Gordon (28 February 2019). "NOTD & Felix Jaehn's 'So Close' Hits No. 1 On Two Dance Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
14. "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
15. Bein, Kat (2 April 2019). "Billboard Dance 100 Artist Debuts of 2019: RÜFÜS DU SOL, Loud Luxury and More". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
16. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
17. Karakolis, Konstantinos (25 October 2018). "MØ, What So Not and Two Feet Team Up For Emotional Ballad "Mercy"". EDM.com. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
18. "Rita Ora enlists Kennedi, Boy Matthews for new collaboration". Hamada Mania. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
19. Bein, Kat (5 April 2019). "Jai Wolf Breaks Down Indie-Dance Party Album 'The Cure To Loneliness': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
20. "NOTD & Felix Jaehn Enlist 'Sports Illustrated' Cover Girl Camille Kostek For 'So Close' Video: Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
21. Camille Kostek (26 June 2019), Camille Kostek x So Close Music Video, retrieved 27 June 2019
22. "What Do I Do? – Single by Georgia Ku". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
23. "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Mainstream Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
24. "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
25. "Georgia Ku – Chart History – Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
26. "NOTD, FELIX JAEHN & CAPTAIN CUTS FEAT. GEORGIA KU – SO CLOSE (SONG)". Australian Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
27. "NOTD, Felix Jaehn & Captain Cuts feat. Georgia Ku". Official German Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
28. "NOTD, FELIX JAEHN & CAPTAIN CUTS FEAT. GEORGIA KU – SO CLOSE (SONG)". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
29. Meadow, Matthew (20 October 2016). "Your EDM Exclusive: Cazzette – Static [PRMD]". YourEDM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
30. "ARIA Charts: Weekly ARIA Chartifacts – ARIA Chartifacts 29-May-2017". Australian Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links

• Primary Wave profile