FKA twigs is a top British singer-songwriter and talented dancer from Gloucestershire. She currently resides in London. She loudly announced herself with the release of a full-length LP. Her discography opened in 2014.
Childhood and youth
Talia Debrett Barnett (real name of a celebrity) was born on January 16, 1988. She spent her childhood and youth in the small town of Gloucestershire. She has not the best memories of the place where she grew up. In one of the interviews, Talia says:
“Gloucestershire is not the most favorable place to live. The situation is especially aggravated if you are talented and want to declare it to the world, or at least share your achievements with society. Fortunately, no one canceled social networks ... ".
The head of the family had nothing to do with creativity, which cannot be said about my mother, a professional gymnast and dancer. It was her mother who instilled in Talia a love of dancing. Daily choreography classes helped her temper her willpower. The bonus of such classes was the impeccable figure of the star.
Like all children, Talia Debrett Barnett attended school. She attended St Edward's School. Study was given to the girl "tight". She didn't like going to school. The only thing that pleased Thalia in an educational institution was staging performances.
At the age of 17, Thalia moved to colorful London. At first, she did not dream of a solo career as a singer. The girl provided herself with a not poor life by being a dancer with the promoted stars.
Some time later, she appeared in a short comedy sketch from the BBC. It's about the video. Beyonce Wants Groceries. She impressed the audience with her ability to move perfectly to the music. A year later, her photo graced the publication of the glossy popular magazine iD.
Waist is known as Twigs for a reason. The fact is that the choreographic movements of the girl are accompanied by a crunch in the joints. Soon, she added the prefix FKA (Formerly Known As) to the “nickname”, as another promoted star named Twigs sued the girl.
Creative way and music FKA twigs
Since 2010, Talia decided to try herself as a solo singer as well. Already in 2012, the presentation of EP1 took place. Interestingly, she published the collection herself. For each track that was included in the LP, a talented girl uploaded a video clip. The videos are available to watch on her YouTube channel.
A year later, she published a video for her first single. We are talking about the track Water Me on YouTube. The video was directed by Jesse Kanda. Around the same time period, The Guardian published material from the aspiring singer in the New Band of the Day section. Journalists about Talia said the following:
“FKA twigs are one of the finest designs in the UK. She managed to show the whole planet unearthly R&B. In this direction, she has no equal ... "
Soon the performer presented the second mini-album. This is an EP2 record. The work was released by the Young Turksruen label in 2013. The album was produced by Thalia and Arka herself. The compositions of the new collection were warmly received not only by fans, but also by music critics.
Also in 2013, she was nominated by the BBC in the Sound of 2014 poll and selected by Spotify for their Spotlight on 2014 list. In addition, the singer's name was included in the prestigious Billboard magazine. She topped the list of singers whose tracks are must-listen in 2014.
A year later, she graced the cover of the 91st issue of The Fader. On the wave of popularity, the presentation of the video for the composition Ouch Ouch by singer Lucki Eck $ took place. Thalia not only starred in the video, but also took up its production.
The popularity of the singer
The singer's full-length album was released in 2014. The record made a lot of noise. It was released by the Young Turks label. LP1 (this was the name of the longplay) was met with a bang by authoritative music critics. The album took high positions in the country's charts. In support of the LP, the singer released several singles. We are talking about the tracks: Two Weeks, Pendulum and Video Girl.
A year later, the presentation of the visual mini-plate M3LL155X, took place. The collection contains only 4 tracks. For each song, Thalia shot clips that created a single conceptual story.
2018 did not remain without musical novelties. Then Taliyai presented the track F**k Sleep to the fans of her work (with the participation of ASAP Rocky). The novelty entered the rapper's longplay.
FKA twigs private life details
Thalia is an attractive girl, and, of course, millions of fans are closely watching not only her creative, but also her personal life. The singer has been building a serious relationship with the charming actor Robert Pattinson for more than 3 years. In 2015, journalists even talked about the couple getting married. But these were just rumors. The wedding celebration never took place.
In 2018, she was seen in a composition by Shia LaBeoufaux. However, a year later it became known that the couple broke up. Later, Talia admits that it was the brightest relationship in her life. At the end of 2019, journalists said that FKA Twigs was dating musician Matthew Healy.
In 2020, a funny thing happened between former lovers. The singer accused Shia LaBeouf of sexual assault. According to the singer, the actor deliberately infected her with a venereal disease and mocked her in every possible way. He suppressed Talia not only mentally, but also physically.
The last straw was the situation in the car, when LaBeouf threatened to deliberately provoke an accident if Talia did not confess her love to him. She jumped out of the car on the move and sought help at a gas station. After this situation, she went to court. Shaya later wrote an email to the New York Times. He pleaded guilty and confirmed the words of the singer.
FKA twigs: interesting facts
- In 2010, she appeared in the video clip of the singer Jessie J. In 2011, she received the prestigious BBC's Sound of 2011 award.
- She believes that her appearance exactly matches the musical genre in which she sings.
- The girl's first kiss took place at the age of 16 to Nelly's track Dilemma.
- She is criticized for tracks with sexual overtones.
- She is a quiet person who likes to spend time alone.
FKA twigs at present
In 2019, the presentation of the second studio album of the singer took place. Longplay was called Magdalene. Thalia recorded the record under the impression of the biblical Mary Magdalene. The record was warmly received by music critics and fans.
FKA Twigs announced in 2020 that it managed to record a full-length LP during the period of coronavirus quarantine. However, Talia did not specify the exact release date of the collection. Recording was done remotely via FaceTime.
In mid-January 2022, the Caprisongs mixtape was released. Worked on the collection The Weeknd, Daniel Caesar, Jorja Smith, Pa Salieu, Unknown T.
