26 Jun 2014

High Society

Betty Who

Columbia

WE SAY

Electro-based polished pop of the highest order here with one of four great tracks on the EP Worlds Apart from New York-based artist Betty Who. This talented 22 year-old singer/songwriter/musician and dancer was born in Sydney but divided her childhood between there and Northern California. In her teens, she moved fully to the US to study music, firstly one summer in Michigan and then for three years at the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world, Berklee in Boston. Now she's currently prepping her debut album for release next year. Betty writes the lyrics to all of her songs and is assisted by Peter Thomas who's been her musical partner for the past four years, with both of them creating the beats for each track. We heard there was quite a buzz last month when she played live in London for the first time in Hoxton during a UK promo trip, and she's about to head back to her native Australia to support Katy Perry on her Prism world tour. More UK dates are also promised soon. With influences like Perry, Abba, Prince, Robyn and Madonna all shining through in her work to date, you can sense she'll embrace the mainstream spotlight fully when her cool nuggets of pop perfection hit a global musical audience in the coming months. Slick-sounding but with bags of character underneath it all, you'll be sounding foolish if you ask 'Betty who?' for much longer.

CONTACTS

Label: Amy WheatleyColumbia Records, +44 (0)20 7361 8000
Digital: Edd Blower, Columbia Records, +44 (0)20 7361 8000
Radio: Sam PottsColumbia Records, +44 (0)20 7361 8000
Online: Tasha Anderson, House of 27, +44 20 3642 2473
Press: Barbara Charone, MBCPR, +44 (0)20 7483 9205
TV: Samantha Sewell, Columbia Records, +44 (0)20 7361 8000
Live: Matt Bates, Primary Talent, +44 (0)20 7400 4500
Management: Ethan SchiffNew Torch Entertainment

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