Georgia Barnes, known mononymously as Georgia, is an English record producer, songwriter, singer, rapper and drummer. The daughter of Leftfield cofounder Neil Barnes, Georgia began her music career as a drummer for artists such as Kwes and Kae Tempest.
She began her career as a singer and record producer with the release of her debut studio album Georgia (2015). Her second studio album Seeking Thrills was released in 2020, and was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize. Her third studio album Euphoric was released in 2023.
Early life Georgia Barnes was born in London; her father is Neil Barnes, the cofounder and keyboardist of English electronic music group Leftfield. As a child, Georgia was a footballer who had played in youth squads associated with Queens Park Rangers W.F.C. and Arsenal W.F.C. She left football after the death of her coach, when she described things as getting "too intense".
Barnes attended the BRIT School in the London Borough of Croydon, where she began playing the drums professionally.
Career Georgia is signed to the label Domino. In 2019, before the release of her second studio album Seeking Thrills, she performed at the Glastonbury Festival and won the Association of Independent Music's One to Watch award in association with BBC Music Introducing.
Musical style Vice have described Georgia's sound as "euphoric, late-night dance", while her 2015 self-titled album was compared to Missy Elliott and MIA. Talking about her 2019 single "About Work the Dancefloor" with Sean Tayler from Futuremag Music, Georgia shared "I made this song after a weekend in Berlin entirely dancing in a few clubs and I realised how important the dancefloor is to people to give them a certain relief from their everyday activities".
Personal life In a 2019 interview with Billboard, Barnes discussed her decision to quit alcohol and become vegan.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions UKUKIndieUKDown BEL(FL) Georgia Released: 7 August 2015 Label: Domino Format: CD, digital download, streaming— ——— Seeking Thrills Released: 10 January 2020 Label: Domino Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download, streaming24 15139 Euphoric Released: 28 July 2023 Label: Domino Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download, streaming86——— Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions UKPhysicalSinglesCome In Released: 21 July 2014 Label: Kaya Kaya Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download, streaming 60Seeking Thrills (After Hours) Released: 12 June 2021 Format: Vinyl, digital download Label: Domino 23 Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album UKSales UKIndie BEL(FL)Tip BEL(WA)Tip MEXAirplay USDance"Move Systems"2015 — — — — — —Georgia"Nothing Solutions" — — — — — —"Feel It" 2017 — — — — — —Seeking Thrills"Mellow"2018 — — — — — —"Started Out" 76 16 26 31 — —"About Work the Dancefloor"2019 85 — 44 — 5 —"Never Let You Go" 100 — 36 — 12 —"24 Hours"2020 — — 41 40 — 30 "Get Me Higher"2021 — — — — — — "It's Euphoric"2023 — — — — — —Euphoric "Give It Up for Love" — — — — — — "All Night" — — — — — — "Wanna Play" 2025 — — — — — — "—" denotes recording did not chart in that territory.
Guest appearances Title Year Album "Location Unknown" 2018 Love Me / Love Me Not "Days Forever" Color The Weather "Summer Blues" Nature "Xhosa" 2019 Africa Express Presents: Molo "City In Lights" Egoli "Mama" "Live Like We're Dancing" 2020 R.Y.C "Aries" Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez
Awards and nominations YearOrganizationAwardWorkResultRef.2019 Rober Awards Music Prize Floorfiller of the Year"About Work the Dancefloor" AIM Independent Music Awards Independent Track of the Year One to WatchHerself MTV Europe Music Award Best Push Act BBC Sound of 2020 Popjustice £20 Music Prize Best British Pop Single"About Work the Dancefloor" 2020NME Awards Best British Song Best Song in the World Mercury Prize Best AlbumSeeking Thrills Best Art Vinyl Best Vinyl Art MTV EMA Awards Best PushHerself 2021GAFFA Awards Best International Solo Act Best International Album Seeking Thrills 2024 AIM Independent Music Awards Best Independent Video "I Might Be Fake" (with Master Peace)
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