Cat Burns

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Cat Burns
Birth nameCatrina Burns
Born (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 23)
Streatham, London, England
Genres Indie pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels
Website www.catburns.com

Catrina Burns (born 6 June 2000), known professionally as Cat Burns, is a British-Jamaican & Nigerian singer-songwriter who gained prominence with her 2020 single "Go". The song's popularity increased in 2022 through TikTok, eventually reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart. Described by Sony Music as a blend of gospel and pop influences with guitar-led indie music, [1] Burns has garnered attention for her music.

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Notably, she has been nominated three times for the Brit 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 is set to release her debut album, Early Twenties, in 2024.

Early life

Burns is a London-born artist. Both her parents migrated from Liberia during the civil war.

Career

Burns recorded her debut EP Adolescent at the age of sixteen while studying at BRIT 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. [3]

Subsequently, Burns released her second EP Naïve on 15 May 2019. [4]

In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, Burns garnered widespread attention by sharing covers and original songs on TikTok. Her song "Go" went viral, leading to a record deal with Since 93, a subsidiary of RCA Records. [5] Originally released in 2020, "Go" later reached number two on the UK Singles Chart, second to Harry Styles' "As It Was". [6] [7] In 2022, she supported Years & Years frontman Olly Alexander on the UK leg of his Night Call Tour and also accompanied Ed Sheeran on selected dates of his Mathematics Tour. [8] [9] Burns performed "Go" and "People Pleaser" on Jools' Annual Hootenanny 2022, following her earlier debut on Later... with Jools Holland in May. [10] [11]

On 9 March 2023, Burns released "Home for My Heart", a single featuring rapper ArrDee, with the renowned actor and writer Kwame Kwei-Armah credited as a lyricist on the track. [12] [13] [14] [15] The song reached number 35 on the UK singles chart on 17 March 2023. [16] Burns subsequently released the follow-up single "Live More & Love More" on 31 March 2023. [17]

Artistry

In a 2019 interview with Gal-dem , Burns cited Kirk Franklin, Anne-Marie, Destiny's Child and Marvin Sapp as musical influences. [18] She has also mentioned Kim Burrell, Donnie McClurkin, Tracy Chapman, India Arie, Tori Kelly, Lily Allen, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder as notable influences from her childhood. [19] 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 loved Ed Sheeran so 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". [20]

Personal life

Burns is queer. In an interview with Gay 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." [21] Burns chronicled her experience with coming out to her family in her song "Free". [22]

Burns has ADHD and 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!". [23]

In April 2023, Burns was diagnosed as autistic, which she announced on social media. [24] [25]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected details
TitleDetails
Early Twenties
  • Release date: 12 July 2024
  • Label: Since 93/RCA
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays with selected details
TitleDetails
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

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[26] 		AUS
[27] 		AUT
[28] 		IRE
[29] 		NZ
[30] 		POL
[31] 		SWI
[28] 		WW
[32]
"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"2976093—21198Emotionally Unavailable and Early Twenties
"Into You"2021————————Non-album singles
"It's Over"————————
"Free"————————
"Ghosting"2022————————Emotionally Unavailable and Early Twenties
"People Pleaser"76——86—7——Early Twenties
"Sleep at Night"————————
"Home for My Heart"
(with ArrDee)		202335——83— [upper-alpha 1] ———Non-album single
"Live More & Love More"74——85
[37] 		————Early Twenties
"You Don't Love Me Anymore"————————
"Know That You're Not Alone"————————
"Wasted Youth"
(with Goddard.)		202458———— [upper-alpha 2] ———
"Alone"— [upper-alpha 3] ———————
"End Game" ————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
"Perfect"
(Sam Smith featuring Cat Burns and Jessie Reyez) [40] 		2023—Non-album single

Tours

Supporting

Awards and nominations

AwardYearNominee(s)CategoryResultRef.
BBC Radio 1 2023Cat Burns Sound of 2023 Fourth [41]
Brit Awards 2023 Rising Star Nominated [42]
British Pop/R&B Act Nominated [43]
"Go" Song of the Year Nominated
British LGBT Awards 2023Cat BurnsMusic ArtistNominated [44]
MTV Europe Music Awards 2022 Best UK & Ireland Act Nominated [45]
Music Week Awards 2023Artist Marketing CampaignWon [46]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Home for My Heart" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [36]
  2. ↑ "Wasted Youth" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [38]
  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. [39]

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  8. ↑ "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"".
  9. ↑ "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😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭".
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