GIYA

GIYA is an artist of many faces; a producer, singer-songwriter, and the bass player for Hak Baker, she believes in art from within. Born and bred in South London, she’s intimately in touch with the city’s contours, whether she's reciting tales of drunken debauchery, or giving an inner glimpse into the mental health crisis and youth culture, GIYA uses music to locate a path towards the truth. Matching folk against hip-hop, pop against left-field styles, with her nonchalant folk-soul vocals floating on top, she’s built something profound and honest, a sound that is intimately her own. With her 2023 single, junk house, about her time living in Brighton, garnering 80,000 streams in just 4 months, her ability to simultaneously draw beauty and darkness out of a song widely resonated with her ever growing fanbase, with Wonderland noting, “she captures youth culture’. With lyrics that have a tendency to draw you in, and then punch you in the gut, her unique style has won her plaudits across the industry, from playing back to back Glastonbury shows, to being championed by Jess Izsatt on BBC Radio 1, and also topping off the year supporting Hak Baker at KOKO last September, GIYA’s recent EP, “ODD FISH” was a mature statement from an artist who delicately treads the line between vulnerability and brutality. There is lots to come from the SW girl.