Vassy (singer)
Vasiliki "Vassy" Karagiorgos[2] (frequently stylised as VASSY, born 18 February 1983) is an Australian singer, songwriter and record producer.[3]
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, Northern Territory[1] |
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) |
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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.[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 Grey's Anatomy.[6]
Philanthropy
Vassy is an ambassador for the NOH8 campaign[7] and a spokesperson for Green IT.[8] She also volunteers and teaches music workshops at AVIVA in Los Angeles.[9]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| My Affection |
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| Beautiful Day |
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| We Are Young |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| The Acoustics |
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| Christmas EP |
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As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [12] |
US Elec. [13] |
AUS [14] | |||
| "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"[15] | — | — | — | ||
| "Trouble" | 2 | 19 | — | ||
| "Fly"[16] | — | — | — | ||
| "Blink"[17] | 2020 | — | — | — | |
| "What's Going On"[18] | — | — | — | ||
| "Oxygen" (with Outgang & Two Worlds Apart)[19] |
2 | — | — | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[20] | — | — | — | ||
| "Blinding Lights"[21] | 2021 | — | — | — | |
| "Chase" (with Bonka)[22] |
1 | — | 1 | ||
| "Pieces" (with Bingo Players & Disco Fries)[23] |
2022 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [14] |
AUT [24] |
BEL [25] |
FRA |
GER [26] |
GRE | NLD [27] |
SWE [28] |
SWI [29] |
UK [30] |
US [31] | ||||
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" 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[35] | Best Electronic Vocalist | Herself | Won |
See also
References
- Palinnt, Megan (31 July 2014). "Darwin's Vassy Karagiorgos catapulted into stardom by David Guetta track". NT News. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "VASSY Biography by Rich Wilson". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- "Vassy's star on rise", Darwin Palmerston Sun, 21 December 2005
- Thomaidou, Zoe (27 March 2022). "It's homecoming time for VASSY, as the Greek Darwin girl tops the charts". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- "Hellenic Society of Constantinople to Honor Vassy at Annual Gala". USA.GreekReporter.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- "VASSY's TV, Film & Ad Placements". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
- VASSY (22 June 2010), I am Human NOH8 Campaign PSA, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 9 May 2016
- "Vassy Interview - International Green IT Awareness Week". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
- "Residential Treatment - Aviva Family and Children's Services". Residential Treatment - Aviva Family and Children's Services.
- Crossen, Louise (7 January 2006), "My Affection review", The Courier-Mail
- "Christmas – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Vassy Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- "Vassy Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- Peak chart positions for singles as lead artist in Australia:
- All except "Wild One Two": "Discography David Guetta". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "Wild One Two": "The ARIA Report: Issue 1153 (Week Commencing 2 April 2012)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "Stand Out – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Fly – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- 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.
- "What's Going On – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Oxygen – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Blinding Lights – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Chase – Single by Vassy x Bonka on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- "Pieces - Single by Vassy x Bingo Players x Disco Fries on Apple Music". Apple Music. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
- "David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy – Bad (Song)". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- "Ultratop: Discografie David Guetta (Charts for Wallonia)". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- Peak position for:
- "BAD": "Single – David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy, Bad". charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- "Today": "Single – Scooter and Vassy, Today". charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- "Top 40 artiest: David Guetta" (select individual songs for chart information) (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- "Discography David Guetta". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy – Bad". swisshcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- All except "Stay", "Tomorrow Can Wait", "GRRRR", "Revolver" (One Love Remix) and "Wild One Two": "David Guetta Featuring Sia – Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "Stay", "Tomorrow Can Wait" and "GRRRR": "Chart Log UK: Gina G – GZA". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "Revolver" (One Love Remix): "Chart Log UK: M – My Vitriol". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "Wild One Two": "Chart Log UK – 2012 + Weekly Updates + Sales 2012". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- "David Guetta – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "British certifications – Vassy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Type Vassy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- "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
- "Nominados a los WDM Radio Awards". LOS40. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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