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FKA twigs
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English singer and dancer (born 1988)
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FKA twigs, born Tahliah Debrett Barnett on January 16, 1988, is a British singer, singer-songwriter, drummer, and record producer. She was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, and resides in Tewkesbury. Her career began in 2004, and she is educated at the BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology. She speaks and writes in British English.
Her musical work spans trip hop, electronic dance music, pop music, and alternative music. She performs using her voice and keyboard instruments. Her releases are associated with the Young and XL Recordings labels. She has received the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album. Her artistic style is also characterized by tags including experimental, dream pop, and alternative R&B.
In addition to her music career, she has worked in acting. She has been unmarried partners with Robert Pattinson, Shia LaBeouf, and Matty Healy. She is also known by the pseudonyms twigs and FKA twigs.
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Film & TV
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
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- England
- Active from
- 1988
Discography
- EP12012
- EP22013
- Water Me2013
- FKA × inc.2014
- Give Up2014
- LP12014
- Two Weeks2014
- Two Weeks / Pendulum2014
- Video Girl2014
- Wet Wipez2014
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,695,341
- Total plays
- 158,002,361
Tags
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+
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
via Wikipedia infobox
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
- trip hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- XL Recordings
- Official website
- fkatwi.gs
- Image
- FKA twigs (16391770926) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 1.59
- Residence
- Tewkesbury
Show 8 more facts
- date of birth
- 1988-01-16
- Commons category
- FKA twigs
- birth name
- Tahliah Debrett Barnett
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- unmarried partner
- Matty Healy
- social media followers
- 817000
- pseudonym
- FKA twigs
- stylized name
- FKA twigs
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Encyclopedic overview
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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