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Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 16 January 1988), also known as FKA twigs, is a British singer and songwriter.
Born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, she became a backup dancer after moving to South London when she was 17 years old.
She made her musical debut with the extended plays EP1 (2012) and EP2 (2013). LP1, her debut studio album, was released in August 2014 to critical acclaim, debuting at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the US Billboard 200.
It was later nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize.
M3LL155X EP was released in 2015 to further critical acclaim, as well as her second studio album Magdalene four years later.
Her work has been described as "genre bending" and based on various genres, including experimental music, trip hop, R&B, and avant-garde.
Early life
Tahliah Debrett Barnett was born and raised in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Her mother, an English woman of partially Spanish descent who used to be a dancer and gymnast, and her father, a composer, is a Jamaican. She was raised by her mother and stepfather, a "jazz fanatic of English, Spanish, Jamaican, and Egyptian descent," and she did not know her father until she was 18 years old. Barnett grew up in Gloucestershire, and described the area as "kind of in the middle of nowhere." She attended St Edward's School, Cheltenham, a private Catholic academy for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. An academic scholarship funded her education at the school. She began taking opera and ballet lessons as a young girl and appeared in many St Edward's School productions.
Barnett began playing in youth clubs at the age of 16. At 17, she moved to South London to pursue a career as a dancer, where she also attended the BRIT School. She transferred from the BRIT School to Croydon College to pursue an education in fine arts after changing her concentration from dance to music. She appeared in music videos by musicians including Kylie Minogue, Plan B, Ed Sheeran, Taio Cruz, Jessie J, and Wretch 32. Barnett appeared in her 2011 film "Do It Like a Dude" as a backup dancer for Jessie J and appeared on "Do It Like a Dude" as a back dancer, and she appeared in her "Price Tag" video. She appeared on Dionne Bromfield's "Yeah Right" video. She appeared in Beyoncé Wants Groceries, a two-minute BBC comedy sketch in which she was a back dancer in a supermarket in 2011. Barnett started searching for what she calls "her sound" at 18 years old. It's about this time that she wrote "I'm Your Doll." She ended up with a lot of "poor demos." She served as a hostess in a strip joint for a time and performed at The Box often.
Personal life
Barnett began dating actor Robert Pattinson in September 2014. The couple, who were engaged, ended their marriage in the summer of 2017. Barnett was targeted in high-profile instances of racial and sexist online bullying as a result of their friendship.
Barnett revealed on Instagram in May 2018 that she underwent surgery to remove fibroid tumors from her uterus. She referred to her experience as "living with a fruit bowl of pain every day" and praised other women with the condition. Barnett revealed in a podcast interview with Nigerian-British entrepreneur Irene Agbontaen that she went vegan in order to avoid exacerbating tumour symptoms.
Barnett was in a relationship with American actress Shia LaBeouf from mid-2018 to May 2019. They met on the set of Honey Boy, which was on their way to the film Honey Boy. In December 2020, she filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf in Los Angeles alleging sexual harassment, assault, and emotional pain in the course of their relationship. "Ibusive" to himself and those around him "for years," LaBeouf said in his response, and that he was "ashamed" and "sorry to those [he] injured." LaBeouf denied all charges made by Barnett later.
Career
Barnett was photographed for the front page of i-D magazine in August 2012. Twigs became well-known for her joints cracking. When another group called the Twigs – twin sisters who have been active and recording since 1994 – begged her to change her stage name, she added the word FKA to her name. Many sources have incorrectly reported that the letters stand for "Formerly Known As," but Barnett has stated in multiple interviews that the letters do not refer to anything in particular: "I"t stands for a series of letters. I was going to be like FK1 Twigs...or AFK Twigs...I just wanted a series of letters that seemed to be both masculine and strong. FKA worked fine. It's nothing; it's just capital letters."
Barnett self-released EP1, her debut in music, on Bandcamp, on December 4, 2012. On her YouTube channel, she posted a video for each song. Jesse Kanda produced the video for her first single, "Water Me," in August 2013. Barnett was named "the UK's best example of ethereal, twisted R&B" in the Guardian's "New Band of the Day" feature earlier this month. Barnett's second extended play, EP2, was launched in September by the Young Turks record label. Barnett and Arca produced it. Pitchfork gave EP2 a rating of 8/10. She was nominated for the BBC Sound of 2014 Award in December, and Spotify selected her Spotlight on the 2014 list. Barnett was first featured on Billboard's 14 Artists to Watch in 2014.
Barnett appeared on The Fader's cover in April 2014 for the 91st issue. She started writing for her first studio album during a period of "self-hatred," which she describes as "quite normal" for a young person. On June 24, she unveiled "Two Weeks," her debuting single, as well as a video. Barnett directed and appeared in the music video for rapper Lucki Eck$' "Ouch Ouch"; she also produced the song. On July 29, the second single, "Pendulum," was released.
LP1, her debut studio album, was released on August 6th by Young Turks. The album received widespread critical acclaim and debuted on several year-end critics' lists. Time gave a positive review, noting that Barnett has "made the switch to one of the most memorable and intricate performances in R&B" and later ranked it as the year's best album. She then announced a world tour starting on October 2nd in Brighton, East Sussex, and ending in Orlando, Florida, on December 3rd. Barnett was also signed to Academy Films, a London-based production company, in August as part of their A+ group. She posted three videos on her YouTube channel on August 20: a video titled "Wet Wipez," a video titled "Tw-ache," which is a remix of the EP1 song "Ache"); and a YouTube video for Lucki Eck$'s track "Ouch Ouch," which she also produced, on August 20.
LP1 was named as one of the 2014 Mercury Prize candidates in September. Barnett appeared on BBC's Later... with Jools Holland last month. "Video Girl," the album's third and final single, was released a few days later, as well as an advertisement for Google Glass, which Barnett produced in October. On Thursday, she made her US television debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
On November 7, 2014, producer Boots revealed he was working with Barnett on his third EP. Barnett directed the video for "Glass & Patron," the first song to be released from this EP, on March 23, 2015. "Coming together" and choreographed performance that visualized "the story of my life while making this album" at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, in February 2015. Barnett's face from the "Papi Pacify" video on her Instagram account on May 15th included a photograph of men posing with jackets on a blog, hinting at either product or EP3's upcoming launch in the summer. In an interview with Complex in June, she revealed that she had changed the EP's name to Melissa and that it would be published within two months. "Glass & Patron," "Mothercreep," "I'm Your Doll," "I'm Your Doll," "Figure 8," and "In Time" will be among the songs included in the album, according to Sherp.
The EP, which has been stylized as M3LL155X, was published on August 13, 2015, and it contained all five songs as well as four videos starring pregnancy, sex dolls, vogueing, and Michele Lamy. The EP's name, "Melissa," refers to the artist's "personal female vitality." The album received critical acclaim.
Barnett's "Good to Love" was released on February 18, 2016 as a new song and music video. The song appeared at Soundtrack 7, her seven-day stay at Manchester International Festival in July 2015. Jimmy Fallon appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Saturday. Barnett performed "Radiant Me2" at the Lastochka Festival in Moscow on July 9, where she unveiled three previously unheard songs.
Soundtrack 7 was released in august 2016. The film, directed by Barnett, was produced, performed, and shot on-site at the Manchester International Festival in 2015. She then performed in Apple's advertising for HomePod, gaining worldwide attention.
Barnett appeared on A$AP Rocky's album Testing in 2018, on the album "Fukk Sleep."
"Cellophane" was her first single since "Good to Love" was released in 2016. Barnett revealed in September that her second album, co-produced with Nicolas Jaar and others, would be called Magdalene, which would be backed by her second album "Holy Terrain" (featuring Future). On October 7th, she released "Home with You," her third single, and she announced that the album would be delayed until October 8th. On November 4th, the fourth single, "Sad Day," was released.
Magdalene was released on November 8, 2019, as planned, and has received widespread critical acclaim. The album debuted at No. 1 on the charts. On four-year lists (The A.V. ), No. 1 on four-year lists (The A.V. Clash, Now, and Time (Cert) and the club are ranked in the top-five of seven other websites. The commercial premiere of Honey Boy, which Barnett starred Shy Girl, was the same day. Critics also applauded the film.
She appeared in an OnlyFans-inspired music video for the song "Sum Bout U" with rapper 645AR in August. On August 28, Hiro Murai's film "Sad Day" premiered. Barnett received four awards for the 2020 UK Music Video Awards in September, "Sad Day" became the best cinematography in a video later this year.
Barnett appeared in a virtual chat on the Grammy Museum's Programs at Home collection in October. During the interview, she announced that she was "just finishing" a new album with Spanish singer and producer El Guincho, as well as several others, many of whom she met for the first time via FaceTime calls. Dua Lipa, a British singer, produced Studio 2054, a livestream concert in which Barnett was invited to attend as a guest. During Barnett's appearance, the two teased an impending collaboration titled "Why Don't You Love Me."
Barnett's single "Don't Judge Me" starring North London rapper Headie One and producer Fred Again, will be released the next day alongside a video co-directed by Dutch-Ghanaian director Emmanuel Adjei and herself on January 25th. "It's all on the internet" she talked about her recent professional relationships and a forthcoming album on the same day. She referred to the album as a "going out" record and confirmed it would feature collaborations with Nigerian Afrobeats artist Rema and British hip-hop up-and-comer Pa Salieu, as well as downbeat rapper Pa Salieu. Barnett, an actress and screenwriter who was interviewed by British actress and screenwriter Michaela Coel, revealed that she had changed the undisclosed, original name of the forthcoming album due to a well-known artist titling a non-musical project the same thing. Barnett admitted that the album does not have a set launch date but rather that it be released in 2021's northern summer. Barnett's "White Picket Fence" single was directed by Barnett in July 2021.
Barnett joined the official FKA Twigs Discord server in September 2021 and revealed information about the upcoming record. Barnett confirmed the project to be a mixtape, listing El Guincho, Koreless, and Arca, as developers, as well as new collaborators American hip-hop producer Mike Dean and Canadian pop producer Cirkut. On Instagram, she teased a match with Swedish rapper Yung Lean.
On November 18, Barnett released "Measure of a Man," a British rapper Central Cee's debut on the film soundtrack for The King's Man. On December 16, the Weeknd's "Tears in the Club" featured the Canadian singer The Weeknd was released. The album was her first release under Atlantic Records and served as the lead single from her mixtape, titled Caprisongs, which was released on January 14th 2022. In addition, Pa Salieu's, Daniel Caesar, Rema, Jorja Smith, Unknown T, Dystopia, and Shygirl appear in capts. Barnett received Godlike Genius at the 2022 BandLab NME Awards in March, where she also performed "Meta Angel" and "Tears In The Club" was a winner. In April, she appeared on Yung Lean's Stardust album for the second time.
Barnett's lead single to her forthcoming third studio album, "Killer," debuted on June 16th, 2022. The song is about "the risks that you take for love" and how "the consequences of heartbreak can dictate one's trajectory much more than the beauty of the relationship itself." During an NPR Tiny Desk Concert, Barnett performed the song live. Barnett's "Killer" music video, which featured Barnett performing choreography with Arón Piper on a beach in Portugal, was released on July 2022 by Yoann Lemoine and published on July 2022.