Katie Gregson-MacLeod | |
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 Gregson-MacLeod performing in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 2000or2001(age 24–25) |
| Origin | Inverness, Highland, Scotland |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2020-present |
| Labels | Last Recordings On Earth [1] |
| Website | www |
Katie Gregson-MacLeod is a Scottish musician. She rose to fame in 2022 when her song "Complex" went viral on TikTok.
Gregson-MacLeod released her first single, “Still a Sad Song” in 2020 when she was 18. [2] [3] [4] In 2021, while attending university, she independently released her debut EP Games I Play with that track. [5]
On August 4, 2022, Gregson-MacLeod posted a short video of part of her song "Complex" on TikTok. Overnight, the clip garnered over 100,000 views. [6] [7] The clip eventually amassed over 7.2 million views. She released a full version of the song later that month. [8] She signed with Columbia Records and released the EP Songs Written for Piano on that label later that year. [9] [2] She was named one of BBC Radio Scotland's 25 Artists to Watch in 2022. [6]
"Complex" was nominated for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2023 Ivor Novello awards. [10] [11] In October 2023, she released her third EP, Big Red. [12] [13] Gregson-MacLeod won the Vega Breakthrough Award at the 2023 Scottish Music Awards. [14]
Gregson-MacLeod is from Inverness. [7] She has played music since an early age and began songwriting around age 12. [6] She was a history student at the University of Edinburgh. [15] In 2023, she moved from Inverness to London. [10]