Izzy Bizu
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Bizu performing in September 2015
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| Birth name | Isobel Beardshaw |
| Born | 28 April 1994 |
| Origin | London, England |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Epic Records |
| Associated acts | SoundGirl |
| Website | izzybizu |
Isobel Beardshaw (born 28 April 1994), better known as Izzy Bizu, is an English singer-songwriter signed to Epic Records. Bizu has garnered mainstream radio support from BBC Radio 1's Annie Mac and Phil Taggart and BBC Radio 1Xtra's Trevor Nelson. She has supported Sam Smith,Rudimental, and Foxes on their latest UK tours. In November 2015, Bizu was shortlisted for a Brit Critics' Choice award and longlisted for BBC's Sound of... 2016. She won the BBC Music Introducing Award at the 2016 ceremony. On 25 June 2016, Bizu performed on the Park Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
Bizu is from southwest London. Her mother is Ethiopian and her father is English. She grew up listening to Ella Fitzgerald, Bettye Swann, and James Brown, and draws on these influences alongside newer influences such as Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, and Adele to create a fusion of soul, funk, jazz, and pop.
After the girl group SoundGirl split, Bizu won an open mic night competition in February 2013 winning over the crowd, which included Emeli Sande and Naughty Boy, who were in attendance. She released her first independent EP, Coolbeanz, in September 2013, which debuted at number 3 on the iTunes Soul and RnB Chart and has sold 50,000 copies. The EP’s lead single, "White Tiger", was also chosen as Zane Lowe’s ‘Next Hype’. In October 2013, she supported Sam Smith on his UK tour, and in November Jamie Cullum handpicked her to open for him at The Roundhouse in London.
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