FKA twigs
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- Born
- 1988-01-16
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Acting · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 16 January 1988), known professionally as FKA twigs, is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, director and actor. Her father is Jamaican, and her mother is English, who is of part Spanish descent. Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England she became a backup dancer after moving to London when she was 17 years old.
Known for
- Mother Mary — Imogen2026
- The Carpenter's Son — The Mother2025
- The Crow — Shelly Webster2024
- FKA twigs: THE BODY IS ART2024
- Therapuss — Self2024
- PLAYSCAPE2022
- Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A — Self2021
- Dua Lipa: Studio 2054 — Self2020
- Honey Boy — Shy Girl2019
- FKA Twigs Live at Maida Vale — Self(as FKA Twigs)2019
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Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 16 January 1988), known professionally as FKA twigs, is an English singer, songwriter, and dancer. Born and raised in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, she became a backup dancer for numerous famous musicians after moving to London at the age of 17, and made her own musical debut with EP1 (2012) and EP2 (2013). Barnett's debut studio album, LP1 (2014), reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the US Billboard 200. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/FKA+
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Key facts
- Born
- Tahliah Debrett Barnett , ( 1988-01-17 ) 17 January 1988 (age 38) , Cheltenham , Gloucestershire , England
- Genres
- Avant-pop electronic art pop R&B trip hop techno
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer dancer
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Works
- FKA Twigs discography
- Years active
- 2004–present
- Labels
- Young XL Atlantic
- Website
- fkatwigsofficial .com
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Key dates
- Born
- 16 January 1988
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Cheltenham
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- British English
- Field of work
- electronic music
- Genre
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Tahliah Debrett Barnett (born 17 January 1988), known professionally as FKA Twigs, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and dancer. She was a backup dancer for numerous musicians, and made her musical debut with EP1 (2012). Barnett's debut studio album, LP1 (2014), reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart and number 30 on the US Billboard 200. It was nominated for that year's Mercury Prize. She then released the EP M3LL155X (2015).
Barnett took a four-year hiatus before releasing her second studio album, Magdalene (2019). After signing with Atlantic Records, she released the mixtape Caprisongs (2022). Her third and fourth studio albums, Eusexua and Eusexua: Afterglow, were released in 2025. At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, Eusexua received the award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. Her work has garnered critical acclaim and has been described as "genre-bending", drawing on various genres including electronic music, trip hop, R&B, hyperpop, and the avant-garde.
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1988 births21st-century Black British women singers21st-century English women singersAlumni of Croydon CollegeArt pop musiciansAtlantic Records artistsAvant-pop musiciansBritish trip hop musiciansBritish women record producersEnglish electronic musiciansEnglish female dancersEnglish people of Jamaican descent