Cat Burns is a 22-year-old singer and songwriter from Streatham in South London. Cat went from attending the BRIT school at 14, to busking on the Southbank, to mastering acoustic covers on TikTok in lockdown, to now becoming one of the most recognised up and coming artists within the UK. The singer is most known for her TikTok blow up single, “Go”, which has now made it onto the Official Singles Charts for the seventh week in a row. Burns is currently positioned at number three on the charts, trailing closely behind Harry Styles and his single, “As It Was”. There is currently less than 2,000 chart sales separating “Go” and “As It Was”.
Cat has recently teamed up with singer, Sam Fischer, and created a brand new version of known single, “Go”. In an interview with the OfficialCharts, she spoke about her recent blow up of her single, stating, “I’m really glad that, of all the songs I’ve released, it’s Go that’s done really well. That’s the music that I want to make going forward; I want to make meaningful pop that’s acoustic-led. That’s what I’ve always loved making. The fact that’s the song people have loving most makes me feel confident. All the songs I have now are, in my opinion, better than Go, so I’m like ‘let’s go!’ This is the music that I want to make, so I’m very happy.”
The south London hit, produces songs over warm infused melodies, whilst drawing out lyrical content that revolve around deeper themes such as anxiety, relationships and queer acceptance. When speaking to the OfficialCharts, Burns confirmed that her new EP will contain lyrical content that is just as intimate as what we’ve seen, voicing, “Upcoming music is going to be just as personal as Go, but I’ll be talking about different situations. My new EP discusses friendship break-ups and that weird, sombre feeling when you drift apart. I’m talking about taking mental health breaks, my struggles with anxiety and even how emotionally-unavailable this generation is.The artists I’ve always loved are those who wrote about specific situations that I could relate to and thought ‘they’ve written this for me.’ I’ve always wanted to be that artist to other people. It’s about where we’re at right now [in society] in, I hope, a very tasteful and mature way.”
Cat has a busy 2022 lineup ahead, starting with her upcoming tour later this week (19/05 – 28/05), where she will be performing as a supporting act for Years & Years.
There are still a limited selection of tickets available – tickets can be found here.
