Quick Facts
Biography
Katie Gregson-MacLeod is a Scottish musician. She rose to fame in 2022 when her song "Complex" went viral on TikTok.
Career
Gregson-MacLeod released her first single, “Still a Sad Song” in 2020 when she was 18. In 2021, while attending university, she independently released her debut EP Games I Play with that track.
On August 4, 2022, Gregson-MacLeod posted a short video of part of her song "Complex" on TikTok. Overnight, the clip garnered over 100,000 views. The clip eventually amassed over 7.2 million views. She released a full version of the song later that month. She signed with Columbia Records and released the EP Songs Written for Piano on that label later that year. She was named one of BBC Radio Scotland's 25 Artists to Watch in 2022.
"Complex" was nominated for Best Song Musically and Lyrically at the 2023 Ivor Novello awards.
Personal life
Gregson-MacLeod is from Inverness. She has played music since an early age and began songwriting around age 12. She was a history student at the University of Edinburgh. In 2023, she moved from Inverness to London.
Discography
Extended plays
- Games I Play (2021, independent)
- Songs Written For Piano (2022, Columbia Records)
- Big Red (2023, Sony Music)