Katja-Angelique Glieson (born 19 August 1996), better known as Katja Glieson, is an Australian-German singer from Melbourne. She first gained recognition in 2014 for playing 'Elsa' in the 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] Glieson released a music video called 'Come Thru' which has garnered over seven million views on YouTube.[7]
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.jpg) Glieson in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Katja Angelique Glieson |
| Born | 19 August 1996[1] Melbourne, Australia |
| Origin | Australia, Germany |
| Genres | Pop, hip-hop, R&B, dance-pop |
| Occupations | Singer, influencer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | katjaglieson |
Early life
editKatja Glieson was born Katja-Angelique Glieson in Melbourne, Australia, to German immigrants. She made a "difficult decision to move away from family and friends to pursue a career in music; she worked three jobs and saved money to make the move to Los Angeles in order to live out her dreams".[8] Glieson talked about struggling with shyness and bullying while growing up, made worse by being an overweight little girl. She suffered more than her fair share of ridicule and bullying in elementary school and finally 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.[9]
Career
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Glieson performed on the mainstages at LA PRIDE, OC PRIDE and CAPITAL PRIDE in 2014.[10] 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.[11] Glieson also uploads covers to YouTube, such as "Black Widow".[12] Glieson has millions of fans on various social media platforms including TikTok (formerly 'Musical.ly') where she uploads her music, singing, comedy and other videos.[13]
Glieson has released nine songs: "I Would Kill", "Ride the Wave", "Me Then U", "Picky", "Look At Us", "Temporary" featuring Michael Mancuso, "The Ones Like Me", "Come Thru", "California Dream", "Better View" and her last single "Starseed".[14] Katja also did a cover of Iggy Azalea's song ft. Rita Ora, "Black Widow."
Awards and nominations
edit- 2014 Beat100 #1 Charting Video & Gold Award for "Problem" Cover Video (won)[15]
- 2014 Beat100 No. 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)[16][17]
- 2014 Beat100 Top Artist of 2014[18]
- 2014 World Music & Independent Film Festival "Metropolis" Most Creative Music Video (nominated)[19]
- 2014 NewFilmmakers NY "Metropolis" (nominated)[20]
- 2022 Los Angeles Film Awards, Best Song for "Starseed".
References
edit- ^ Wagner, Deborah (10 March 2015). "Look at Katja Glieson – Exclusive Music Video Premiere!". Pop Entertainment. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Avalon, Whitney. "PRINCESS RAP BATTLE: SNOW WHITE VS. ELSA Whitney Avalon (ft. Katja Glieson)". YouTube. Whitney Avalon. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Stone, Avery (17 September 2014). "Snow White Takes On Elsa In Fierce Disney Princess Rap Battle". Huffington Post. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "MTV Article". MTV. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Rees, Alex (25 September 2014). "These Disney Princesses Are in a Fight". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "E-Online Article". 25 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Come Thru Music Video". YouTube.
- ^ Reid, Amy. "Katja Glieson Takes Her Place Among BEAT100 Ultimate Musicians!". Beat 100. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ Piccolo, Chrissy (23 March 2015). "Interview with Rising Star Katja Glieson: Music, Bullying, and Personal Empowerment". Blog Critics. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ "Katja Glieson Calendar". SonicBids. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ Jula, Stefanie. "KATJA GLIESON RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR "LOOK AT US"". PopWrapped. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
- ^ Reid, Amy. "Katja Glieson appears as Queen Elsa in a Hilarious Disney Princess Rap Battle". Beat100. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Katja Glieson TikTok".
- ^ "Katja Glieson Spotify". Spotify.
- ^ Reid, Amy. "Beat100 World Music Video Chart Number One Spot Belongs to Katja Glieson". Beat100. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "Beat 100 Katja Glieson Page". Beat 100. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ Reid, Amy. "Congratulations to the BEAT100 World Music Video Chart Winner Jeremiah Jones Closely Followed by Katja Glieson & David Lazarus!". Beat 100. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ Reid, Amy. "Beat 100's Top Artist of 2014". Beat 100. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ^ "WMIFF Winners". WMIFF. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "NewFilmmakers NY Fall Season 2014". Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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