Katie Gregson-MacLeod

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Katie Gregson-MacLeod
Born2000or2001(age 22–23)
Inverness, Scotland
OccupationMusician
Website www.katie-gregson-macleod.com

Katie Gregson-MacLeod is a Scottish musician. She rose to fame in 2022 when her song "Complex" went viral on TikTok.

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Career

Gregson-MacLeod released her first single, “Still a Sad Song” in 2020 when she was 18. [1] [2] [3] In 2021, while attending university, she independently released her debut EP Games I Play with that track. [4]

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. [5] [6] The clip eventually amassed over 7.2 million views. She released a full version of the song later that month. [7] She signed with Columbia Records and released the EP Songs Written for Piano on that label later that year. [8] [1] She was named one of BBC Radio Scotland's 25 Artists to Watch in 2022. [5]

"Complex" was nominated for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2023 Ivor Novello awards. [9] [10] In October 2023, she released her third EP, Big Red. [11] [12] Gregson-MacLeod won the Vega Breakthrough Award at the 2023 Scottish Music Awards. [13]

Personal life

Gregson-MacLeod is from Inverness. [6] She has played music since an early age and began songwriting around age 12. [5] She was a history student at the University of Edinburgh. [14] In 2023, she moved from Inverness to London. [9]

Discography

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