Karen Harding
| Karen Harding | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 November 1991 |
| Origin | Consett, County Durham, England |
| Genres | House, R&B, pop, 2-step garage |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Method, Capitol |
Karen Harding (born 1991) is an English singer from Consett, County Durham. She released her debut single, "Say Something", in January 2015. It peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Charts.
Born to an English father and Filipino mother, Harding grew up in Consett and attended Moorside Community Technology College. She used to work at her parents' oriental food store, and in 2008, won a regional music competition called Music Means Life. One of her first recordings was a cover of the anti-racism song "Strange Fruit" (made famous by Billie Holiday). She is a supporter of Newcastle United of the Football League Championship.
In 2010, she competed on the television programme Eurovision: Your Country Needs You, the national final deciding who would represent the United Kingdom in that year's Eurovision Song Contest. She was eliminated in the penultimate round after singing Kylie Minogue's "What Do I Have to Do". Harding was a contestant on the tenth series of the television singing competition The X Factor, but was eliminated at the boot camp stage during the controversial six-chair challenge.
Following The X Factor, Harding was approached by producer MNEK, who had seen a video she uploaded onto the internet of her covering Disclosure's "Latch". She was subsequently signed by Disclosure's record label, Method Records. Her debut single, the MNEK-produced "Say Something", was released in January 2015 via Method and Capitol Records and attracted notice from Fact magazine, MuuMuse, Noisey, and The Singles Jukebox. "Say Something" entered and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart, accompanied by frequent airplay on BBC Radio 1 and its sister station, 1Xtra. It spent 26 weeks on the Official charts and achieved Gold status.
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