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Karen Harding

Karen Harding (born 18 November 1991) is an English singer and songwriter from Consett, County Durham. Her first single, "Say Something", released in February 2015, entered the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

Early life

Born to an English father and Filipino mother,[1] Harding grew up in Consett and attended Moorside Community Technology College.[2] She used to work at her parents' oriental food store and, in 2008, won a regional music competition called Music Means Life.[3] One of her first recordings was a cover version of the anti-racism song "Strange Fruit", made famous by Billie Holiday.[4]

She is a supporter of Newcastle United.[citation needed]

Music career

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.[5] She was eliminated in the penultimate round after singing Kylie Minogue's "What Do I Have to Do".[6] 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.[7][8]

Following The X Factor, Harding was approached by the producer MNEK, who had seen a video she uploaded onto the Internet of her covering Disclosure's "Latch".[9] She was subsequently signed by Disclosure's record label, Method Records.[10] Her first single, the MNEK-produced "Say Something", was released in January 2015 by Method and Capitol Records[11] and attracted notice from Fact magazine, MuuMuse, Noisey and The Singles Jukebox.[12][13][14][15] "Say Something" entered the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number seven, with frequent airplay on BBC Radio 1 and its sister station, 1Xtra.[16] It spent 26 weeks on the official charts and achieved platinum status.

Harding has worked with producers and songwriters such as Tom Aspaul, CocknBullKid, Mark J. Feist, Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Napes and Richard Stannard.[10] She is featured on the house duo Arches' single "New Love", released in April 2015,[17] and on Blonde's single "Feel Good (It's Alright)", released in August 2015.[18] Harding played at several festivals during mid-2015, including Birmingham Pride, Ibiza Rocks, Lovebox, Manchester Pride and Parklife.[19]

Harding's influences include female solo artists such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson and Lisa Stansfield, as well as dance and garage acts Artful Dodger, Craig David and Madison Avenue.[1][8] She has also cited house music of the 1990s as an influence.[9]

In May 2016, Harding was selected to perform the English national anthem at the 2016 FA Cup Final. However, she missed her cue, and only managed to join in with the crowd for the last few lines.[20]

"Need Your Love", a 2023 single she recorded with Felix Cartal, was the winner of the Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024.[21]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits

References

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    - "Eurovision hopeful has previously beaten Joe McElderry in a singing contest". Daily Star. 5 March 2010.
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  12. ^ Bradley Stern (3 October 2014). ""Say Something" Video: Karen Harding Takes Over The Dance Floor". MuuMuse.
  13. ^ "The Singles Jukebox » Karen Harding – Say Something". Thesinglesjukebox.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  14. ^ "PREMIERE: Karen Harding – "Say Something"". Noisey.
  15. ^ "Stream Wookie's remix of newcomer Karen Harding's 'Say Something'". Fact Magazine. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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  18. ^ "VIDEO: Blonde Feat Karen Harding 'Feel Good (It's Alright)'". Dropout UK. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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  31. ^ "Only One - Single by Felix Cartal & Karen Harding on Apple Music". Apple Music. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  32. ^ "Majestic Teams Up with Karen Harding for New Song Sweat". PM Studio. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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  39. ^ Love You Better. Anton Powers. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  40. ^ Figure You Out (Tom Ferry Remix). Felix Jaehn. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  41. ^ The Others. Rika. 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  43. ^ Pyramids (Extended Mix). Kokiri. 30 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  47. ^ Shame on You. Claire Richards. 31 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  48. ^ Stay The Night. Just Kiddin. 4 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  49. ^ Control (feat. Shannon Saunders). Sonny Fodera. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  55. ^ Her Bed. Vion Konger. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  56. ^ I Think That I Like You. Tom Ferry. 20 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  58. ^ Outline (feat. Julie Bergan). Crazy Cousinz. 23 April 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  60. ^ Time Alone. Just Kiddin. 5 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  62. ^ Immortal. Eli Brown. 9 July 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  64. ^ Without You (Chill Mix). Mýa. 10 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  68. ^ No One Knows (feat. Chiara Castelli). Henri Pfr. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  69. ^ Free Me. KANDY. 19 November 2020. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  71. ^ Meant To Be (Rave Edit). Justus. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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  73. ^ It's Not About You (Extended Mix). Marcus Santoro. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
  74. ^ Visions. Pablo Bravas. 8 April 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 – via YouTube.
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