Katja Glieson

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Katja Glieson
File:Katja Glieson at the Millie Thrasher's Sweet 16 Party (cropped).jpg
Glieson in June 2015
Background information
Birth name Katja-Angelique Glieson
Born 1996/1997 (age 27–28)[1]
Melbourne
Origin Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres Pop, Hip-Hop, R&B, dance-pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 2013–present
Labels Unsigned
Website katjaglieson.com

Katja-Angelique Glieson, better known as Katja Glieson, is an Australian recording artist from Melbourne, Australia. Glieson first gained recognition in 2014 for playing 'Elsa' in a viral YouTube video Princess Rap Battle, where she raps with Snow White,[2] which has been featured on Perez Hilton, Cosmopolitan, The Huffington Post, MTV, and Pop Crunch.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Early life

Katja Glieson was born Katja-Angelique Glieson in Melbourne, Australia. According to Beat 100, The Australian born singer made a "difficult decision to move away from family and friends to pursue a career in music; she worked three jobs and saved every penny to make the move to Los Angeles in order to live out her dreams".[15] Glieson talked about struggling with shyness and bullying growing up, made worse by being an overweight kid (at one point, she was at 200 pounds). Suffering more than her fair share of ridicule and bullying in elementary school she turned to music. Singing gave her a positive outlet. "I used to sing to myself to kind of feel better and fill the void of having friends. It made me feel better," Glieson said.[16]

Career

File:Katja Glieson Performing Live at Capital Pride.jpg
Glieson Performing Live at Capital Pride in 2014

Glieson performed on the mainstages at LA PRIDE, OC PRIDE and CAPITAL PRIDE in 2014.[17] After appearing in the Princess Rap Battle, Glieson also released her original song "Look At Us" on YouTube, featuring Ongina from RuPaul's Drag Race and YouTuber Zedakiah. Lyrically, "Look At Us" embodies female empowerment and celebrates the idea of staying true to who you are.[18] Glieson also uploads covers to YouTube, such as "Black Widow".[19]

Awards and nominations

  • 2014 Beat100 #1 Charting Video & Gold Award for "Problem" Cover Video (won)[20]
  • 2014 Beat100 #2 Charting Video & Gold Song A&R Award, Gold Video A&R Award & Gold Favorite A&R Award for "Hot Mess" Original Video & Song (won)[21][22]
  • 2014 Beat100 Top Artist of 2014[23]
  • 2014 World Music & Independent Film Festival "Metropolis" Most Creative Music Video (nominated)[24]
  • 2014 NewFilmmakers NY "Metropolis" (nominated)[25]

References

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External links

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