Girli

Girli
Girli photographed for Paper Magazine, 2022
Girli photographed for Paper Magazine, 2022
Background information
Birth nameAmelia Toomey
Born6 December 1997 (1997-12-06) (age 26)
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2014–present
Labels
Websitegirlimusic.com

Amelia Toomey[1] (born 6 December 1997),[2] known professionally as Girli, is an English singer and songwriter.[3][4][5] Based in London, she has released a number of singles, five EPs and two studio albums. The Guardian has described her sound as veering "between PC Music, bubblegum pop, pop punk and rap, each one treading a line between catchy and deliberately discomforting."[4] Much of her music is about feminism, sexuality, queer culture, and mental health.[6][7][8]

In April 2019, Girli released her debut studio album, Odd One Out, on PMR Records. After being dropped by her record label and later being forced to cancel her 2020 Sofa Tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Girli released the EP Ex Talk in 2021. She is currently with independent label AllPoints[9] and released her second album Matriarchy in 2024.[10]

  1. ^ "GIRLI | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ "20 today.", @GIRLImusic / Twitter, 6 December 2017. Accessed 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ Garland, Emma (22 September 2015). "We Spoke to GIRLI, London's Teenage Answer to Brooke Candy, About Her New Track "ASBOys"". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b Pollard, Alexandra (28 September 2016). "Girli: 'If everyone likes you it means you're inoffensive'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  5. ^ Edgington, Eloise (14 July 2016). "Meet London's Pink-Haired, Hyper Pop Rapper Princess GIRLI". Paper. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  6. ^ Turner, Abi (8 June 2019). "Girli, London-Based Feminist Singer, On Her Sexuality and the LGBTQ+ Community". Keke Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  7. ^ Damshenas, Sam (16 April 2019). "GIRLI is using her platform to ignite conversations around feminism, sexuality and mental health". Gay Times. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ^ Smith, Courtney E. (16 November 2017). "GIRLI Is Using Pop Music To Create A Massive Shift In How We Talk About Gender". Refinery29. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  9. ^ "GIRLI". AllPoints. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. ^ Wratten, Marcus (31 December 2023). "21 up-and-coming queer music stars to keep an eye on in 2024". PinkNews. Retrieved 17 September 2024.