Catey Shaw

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Catey Shaw
Birth nameCatherine Elizabeth Shaw
Born (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 (age 32)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, ukulele
Years active2014–present

Catherine Elizabeth Shaw (born April 2, 1991) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. She gained prominence with her 2014 song "Brooklyn Girls", which went viral and was covered by numerous news media outlets. [1] [2]

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Early life

Shaw was born and raised in Virginia Beach, later moving to Brooklyn. [3] [4] Shaw moved to New York City in 2010 to attend School of Visual Arts where she studied painting before dropping out due to financial problems. [5] [6]

Career

Shaw was discovered by her producer, Jay Levine, in the subways of New York City while busking to raise money for food and art supplies. [7]

Shaw's 2014 song "Brooklyn Girls" went viral and received over 300,000 views on YouTube. [8] Brooklyn Girls was widely criticised for its stereotypical portrayal of Brooklyn, and Shaw received several online death threats. [3] NYMag described Brooklyn Girls as "the anthem nobody wanted" and predicted that it would be "a huge hit among suburban teenage girls and people who have never been to Brooklyn". [9] Entertainment Weekly described it as "the most hated song on the internet". [4]

Her follow-up single "Human Contact" shows her smashing a croquet club and curling her hair with bananas. The video was directed by Shaw and Bryan Russell Smith. [10]

Shaw's song "Night Go Slow" is about two girls, Dylann and Jenny, who fall in love. She says that her sexuality "does a lot of good for [her] writing"; she is bisexual, having had relationships with both men and women. [11] [12]

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

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  6. ↑ Brito, Christopher (July 17, 2014). "Virginia-born singer makes song about 'Brooklyn Girls'". PIX11. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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  9. ↑ Allison P. Davis (July 16, 2014). "'Brooklyn Girls' Is the Anthem Nobody Wanted". NYMag. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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