Vassy (singer)

Vassy Karagiorgos, known mononymously as Vassy (frequently stylised as VASSY, born 18 February 1983) is an Australian singer, songwriter and record producer.[2]

Vassy
Vassy at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles in 2014
Background information
Birth nameVassy Karagiorgos
Born (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983
Darwin, Northern Territory[1]
OriginAustralia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2003–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitevassymusic.com

Biography

Vassy, whose parents are both from Greece,[3] was discovered by Australian Radio Station Triple J after she won song of the year.[4][5] Her single "We Are Young" reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Dance Chart, making her the first Australian Artist to go No. 1 with her solo single debut release.[6] She is a certified RIAA Platinum and Gold[7] recording artist.

In 2014, Vassy collaborated with David Guetta and Showtek on their song "Bad", which became 7 times double platinum and established her in the electronic dance music scene. In 2015, she collaborated with Tiësto and KSHMR on their track "Secrets", which reigned atop the Billboard Club chart and Beatport charts, and went straight to number No. 1 in 20 countries. In 2016, she released her single "Nothing to Lose" through Musical Freedom Records, co-produced by Tiësto. The same year, she was called by Afrojack to meet at his studio during one of her trips to Amsterdam. Vassy and Afrojack ended up playing and working on different concepts, with "Lost" being the final output out of their collaboration. The song was officially released through Armada Music one year later, in 2017, together with Oliver Rosa.[8] "Lost" hit No. 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in May 2018,[9] marking Vassy's fourth Billboard No. 1 single.

Vassy's music incorporates dance, reggae and soul as a base for her vocal styling. Her music has received an array of accolades, including ARIA Awards and IDMA awards. She has performed in major EDM festivals around the world, including Ultra Music Festival in Miami,[10][11] Tomorrowland Belgium,[12] Electric Zoo NY, and Stereosonic Australia.

Her song was featured in the Tina Fey film Admission, Disney's Oscar-winning film Frozen, and in the campaign Gok Loves for Target Australia.[13] Vassy's songs have also been featured in EA Games, Nickelodeon, Sketchers, Victoria's Secret, Pepsi commercials, and Grey's Anatomy.[14]

Philanthropy

Vassy is an ambassador for the NOH8 campaign[15] and a spokesperson for Green IT.[16] She also volunteers and teaches music workshops at AVIVA in Los Angeles.[17]

Discography

Albums
  • My Affection (2005)[18]
  • The Acoustics EP (2011)
  • Beautiful Day (2012)
  • We Are Young (2015)

As lead artist
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[19]		 US
Elec.
[20]
"I Can See Clearly Now"
(with Jazibel)		 2003 —— Non-album single
"Cover You in Kisses" —— My Affection
"Get Busy"
(with Katalyst)		 2005 ——
"Wanna Fly"
(featuring Mozim)		 ——
"Loverman" ——
"Kick My Ass" ——
"History" 2010 —— Non-album single
"Desire" 2011 —— Beautiful Day
"Could This Be Love" 2012 ——
"We Are Young" 1—
"Mad" 2014 427 Non-album singles
"Hustlin'"
(featuring Crazibiza and Dave Audé)		 123
"T.U.T.P (Turn Up the Party)"
(with DirtyFreqs)		 2016 627
"Nothing to Lose" 2017 129
"Lost"
(with Afrojack featuring Oliver Rosa)		 124
"Somebody New"
(with Sultan & Shepard)		 2018 ——
"Doomsday"
(with Lodato)		 129
"Concrete Heart"
(with Disco Fries)		 2019 123
"Trouble" 219
"Blink"[21] 2020 ——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[22]		 AUT
[23]		 BEL
[24]		 FRA
 GER
[25]		 GRE NLD
[26]		 SWE
[27]		 SWI
[28]		 UK
[29]		 US
[30]
"Bad"
(David Guetta & Showtek featuring Vassy)		 2014 5156619951322822113
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[31]
  • IFPI SWE: 2× Platinum[32]
  • IDMA: Best Featured Vocalist Performance - Title, Vocalist/Artist, 2015[33]
 Listen
"Today"
(Scooter and Vassy)		 ————75—————— The Fifth Chapter
"Secrets"
(Tiësto & KSHMR featuring Vassy)		 2015 —553127—35212431——
  • IDMA: Best Electro/Progressive House Track, 2016[34]
 Club Life: Volume Four New York City
"Satisfied"
(Showtek featuring Vassy)		 ——————————— Non-album single
"Radiate"
(Scooter and Vassy)		 ——58———————— The Fifth Chapter
"I Should Have Said"
(Playmen featuring Vassy)		 2016 —————4————— Non-album singles
"Cracked Wall"
(with Florian Picasso)		 ———————————
"Faster Than a Bullet"
(with Tiësto)		 2017 ———————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances
  • "Spotlight" (Victor Magan featuring Vassy and Juan Magan)
  • "Miss Automatic" (Mark Angelo and Vassy featuring Epsilon) (No. 84 Greek Digital Songs)
  • "Tokyo Style" (Future Boyz featuring Dave Audé and Vassy)
  • "Burn" (Scooter and Vassy, 2016, on Ace)

Awards and nominations
YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2017 WDM Radio Awards[35] Best Electronic Vocalist Herself Won

See also

References
  1. Palinnt, Megan (31 July 2014). "Darwin's Vassy Karagiorgos catapulted into stardom by David Guetta track". NT News. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. "Vassy's star on rise", Darwin Palmerston Sun, 21 December 2005
  3. "Roll up for new Aussie sensation". Birmingham Mail. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. "New stars unearthed", Sunday Territorian, 20 September 2003
  5. "Darwin star releases EP", Darwin Palmerston Sun, 19 January 2005
  6. "Chart Highlights: P!nk Ties Katy Perry For Most Adult Pop Songs No. 1s". Billboard. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  8. "Exclusive Interview with Australian-Greek Multi-Platinum Artist Vassy". viralbpm.com. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  9. "Lost #1 on Billboard Dance Club charts". Billboard. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. "Afrojack & VASSY at Ultra Miami 2018". Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  11. "Tiesto & VASSY Ultra 2016". Facebook. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  12. "Tiesto and VASSY Tomorrowland 2016". Retrieved 14 May 2018 – via YouTube.
  13. "Hellenic Society of Constantinople to Honor Vassy at Annual Gala". USA.GreekReporter.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  14. "VASSY's TV, Film & Ad Placements".
  15. VASSY (22 June 2010), I am Human NOH8 Campaign PSA, retrieved 9 May 2016
  16. "Vassy Interview - International Green IT Awareness Week".
  17. "Residential Treatment - Aviva Family and Children's Services". Residential Treatment - Aviva Family and Children's Services.
  18. Crossen, Louise (7 January 2006), "My Affection review", The Courier-Mail
  19. "Vassy Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  20. "Vassy Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  21. Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (18 March 2020). "Vassy releases new single 'Blink' with OneDuo". Popdust. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  22. Peak chart positions for singles as lead artist in Australia:
  23. "David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy – Bad (Song)". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  24. "Ultratop: Discografie David Guetta (Charts for Wallonia)". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  25. Peak position for:
  26. "Top 40 artiest: David Guetta" (select individual songs for chart information) (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  27. "Discography David Guetta". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  28. "David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy – Bad". swisshcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  29. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  30. "David Guetta – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  31. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  32. "Sverige Toplistan: Sök". Sverige Toplistan (in Swedish). Retrieved 27 June 2014.Note: To retrieve the certifications, type in David Guetta in the upper right box "Sök", and then click on "Visa" of the desired album/single
  33. "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Winter Music Conference. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  34. "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards - Winter Music Conference 2016 - WMC 2016". Winter Music Conference. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  35. "Nominados a los WDM Radio Awards". LOS40. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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