FKA Twigs and Yves Tumor

She began delving into music composition at the age of 16 and began performing her music at youth clubs around town. At a young age she began listening to a diverse range of artists like Marvin Gaye, Billie Holliday, and Siouxsie and the Banshees who had a huge influence on her music. By the age of 17 she moved to London to pursue dancing full time. While pursuing a career in dancing she had the opportunity to be a backup dancer in music videos for many notable acts such as Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Taio Cruz, and Jessie J.

As FKA twigs was working as a dancer in London she decided to try to pursue her passion for music in her spare time. After recording several tracks in a studio she self-released her debut EP “EP1” and distributed it through Bandcamp. Her EP was released in 2012 and she created music videos for each song on the EP. The EP showed FKA Twigs delving in the style of trip hop music, sounding somewhat similar to groups like Massive Attack and Tricky. Her sound has also been labeled as PBR&B, which is a contemporary style of R&B that artists such as Frank Ocean, The Weekend, and Janelle Monae are also labeled under.

In 2013 FKA twigs released her second EP “EP2”, which was co-produced by Arca and released by the record label Young Turks. The EP also contained a music video for every song and the track “Water Me” was used as the promotional single from the EP. The EP also did well on the charts reaching the No. 5 position on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart and the No. 13 position on the US Heatseekers Albums chart. The music publication Pitchfork gave “EP2” an excellent review and other companies such as Spotify, BBC, and Billboard noted FKA Twigs as an artist to look out for in 2014.

FKA twigs released her debut album “LP1” in 2014. Like her previous EPs the album was lauded by critics and was also nominated for a Mercury Prize for best British album of the year. The album featured the hit singles “Two Weeks” and “Pendulum” and has been labeled one of the best albums of the decade by Pitchfork. The album also achieved commercial success and reached the No. 16 position on the UK charts and the No. 30 position on the US Billboard 200 chart.

After the success of her debut album she appeared on several late night television shows such as “Later with Jools Holland” and “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon”. She has also embarked on a headlining world tour with sold out dates in numerous venues.