Vassy (singer)
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Vasiliki Karagiorgos[2] (Greek: Βασιλική Καραγιώργος, Vasilikí Karagiórgos; born 18 February 1983), known as Vassy (frequently stylised as VASSY[citation needed]), is an Australian singer, songwriter, record producer and actress of Greek descent. She is the first woman to win an ICON Award at the 2023 Electronic Dance Music Awards.
VASSY | |
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Vassy at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles in 2014. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vasiliki Karagiorgos |
| Born | 18 February 1983 Darwin,[1] Northern Territory, Australia |
| Origin | Australia |
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| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels |
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| Website | vassymusic |
Biography
Vassy was born in Darwin, Northern Territory to Greek immigrant parents.[3] Her parents hail from Kozani and Grevena.[4]
In popular culture
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.[5] Vassy's songs have also been featured in EA Games, Nickelodeon, Skechers, Victoria's Secret, Pepsi commercials, and Oscar winning films such as Disney’s Frozen and hit TV shows such as ABC’s Grey's Anatomy.[6][7]
Philanthropy
Vassy is an ambassador for the NOH8 campaign[8] and a spokesperson for Green IT.[9] She also volunteers and teaches music workshops at AVIVA in Los Angeles.[10]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| My Affection |
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| Beautiful Day |
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| We Are Young |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
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| The Acoustics |
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| Christmas EP |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [13] |
US Elec. [14] |
AUS [15] | |||
| "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 | 4 | 27 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Hustlin'" (featuring Crazibiza and Dave Audé) |
1 | 23 | — | ||
| "T.U.T.P (Turn Up the Party)" (with DirtyFreqs) |
2016 | 6 | 27 | — | |
| "Nothing to Lose" | 2017 | 1 | 29 | — | |
| "Lost" (with Afrojack featuring Oliver Rosa) |
1 | 24 | — | ||
| "Somebody New" (with Sultan & Shepard) |
2018 | — | — | — | |
| "Doomsday" (with Lodato) |
1 | 29 | — | ||
| "Concrete Heart" (with Disco Fries) |
2019 | 1 | 23 | — | |
| "Stand Out"[16] | — | — | — | ||
| "Trouble" | 2 | 19 | — | ||
| "Fly"[17] | — | — | — | ||
| "Blink"[18] | 2020 | — | — | — | |
| "What's Going On"[19] | — | — | — | ||
| "Oxygen" (with Outgang & Two Worlds Apart)[20] |
2 | — | — | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[21] | — | — | — | ||
| "Blinding Lights"[22] | 2021 | — | — | — | |
| "Chase" (with Bonka)[23] |
1 | — | 1 | ||
| "Pieces" (with Bingo Players & Disco Fries)[24] |
2022 | — | — | — | |
| "Our Moment" | 2023 | — | — | — | |
| "Supreme" | — | — | — | ||
| "Krazy"[25] | — | — | |||
| "Off Switch"[25] | 2024 | — | — | — | TBA |
| "Midnight"[26] | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [15] |
AUT [27] |
BEL [28] |
FRA |
GER [29] |
GRE | NLD [30] |
SWE [31] |
SWI [32] |
UK [33] |
US [34] | ||||
| "Bad" (David Guetta & Showtek featuring Vassy) |
2014 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 95 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 22 | 113 | Listen | |
| "Today" (Scooter and Vassy) |
— | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Fifth Chapter | ||
| "Secrets" (Tiësto & KSHMR featuring Vassy) |
2015 | — | 55 | 31 | 27 | — | 35 | 21 | 24 | 31 | — | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sexy Ballad" (Ruthie Duress featuring Vassy) |
2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" 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
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | WDM Radio Awards[40] | Best Electronic Vocalist | Herself | Won |
See also
References
External links
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