From busking on the streets of London, to becoming a platinum-selling songwriter and supporting Ed Sheeran on his stadium tour.
Cat Burns' elegant, thoughtful lyrics have earned her second place in BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2023From busking on the streets of London, to becoming a platinum-selling songwriter and supporting Ed Sheeran on his stadium tour, Cat Burns had a pretty incredible 2022.
She ended the year with a nomination for the Brits Critics' Choice award; and now she's come fourth in BBC Radio 1's Sound Of 2023 - which tips acts for even bigger success next year. "I always wanted to make pop music you can relate to," she says. "Or to find songs that can take hard situations and make them feel lighter".
Family and music have always been intertwined. Burns grew up on her mum's record collection - falling in love with the gospel songs of Donnie McClurkin, Kim Burrell and Kirk Franklin, alongside the classic soul sounds of Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. By that point, she'd started writing her own songs, orchestrating everything in her head, as she hadn't yet learned to play an instrument.
"I think a lot of schools don't spread the message at all. They'll say it's unrealistic, whereas Brit School is like, 'OK, this is what you want to do? Here's how you can go about achieving it."Burns has already been nominated for Brit and Mobo Awards, with more music set to come in 2023 That headline show was an early highlight of her career. People she didn't even know turned up to sing along. Success must have seemed tantalisingly close, but Burns felt the record industry didn't know what to do with a queer, black girl who wanted to sing big, relatable pop songs in the vein of Ed Sheeran and Adele.
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