Evan Giia
EVAN GIIA | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Evan Giarrusso |
Genres | |
Occupation | Vocalist |
Years active | 2016–present |
Website | www |
Evan Giarrusso, better known as EVAN GIIA[1] is a Brooklyn-based musician and vocalist.[2][3] Her first notable song was "Heat of The Moment" with music duo MEMBA, which was selected as the singles of the week by BBC Radio 1 in 2016.[4][5][6][7] In September 2022, GIIA’s Don’t Let Me Let Go ( with Dillion Francis and ILLENIUM) secured the number one position on US Dance Radio.[8]
Career
EVAN GIIA was brought up in Hingham[1] and is an alumna of Berklee College of Music and has undergone training of opera singing.[9][10] Her first single was "Heat of the Moment" in 2016. Her second single, "Brave" was listed by as the top single by Hype Machine in 2017. In 2018, she dropped "Westworld", one of her most popular songs.[11] In 2019, GIIA partnered with New York based duo MEMBA in their EP Saga-II, where she was the vocalist of the song "Walls Down".[12][13] In November of the same year, her single "Sidelines" was released.[14] In February 2020, she dropped the single "Switch Off".[15] In April 2020, her single "Focus" was released for which she also was the songwriter.[16] In October 2020, GIIA teamed with Gorgon City in their single "Burning", which was premiered by Billboard Dance.[17] The song reached Billboard Dance Chart's position 7 and was two weeks in the peak.[18] In the same month, she also launched her solo, "tiny life".[9] In the end of 2020, she attended numerous concerts with music duo ODESZA.[19][20][21] During early 2021, she did a US tour with MEMBA.[22] GIIA appeared in different music festivals like Elements Music Festival, Breakaway Music Festival etc.[23][24][25][26]
Discography
Extended Plays
Title | Details |
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ENDORPHINS | UMG Recordings, Inc. (Aug. 6, 2021) |
Singles
As a lead artist
Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Release Details |
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US Dance [17] | |||
2017 | "Exhale" | — | Elysian Records |
"Pull Up" (with MEMBA and TITUS) | — | ||
"Stepping Stones" | — | KnightVision | |
"Absolute Zero" | — | Self-Released | |
"Crumble" (with VOLO) | — | ||
2018 | "DRIP" | — | |
"WESTWORLD" | — | Foreign Family Collective | |
"I DON'T LIKE UR FRIENDS" | — | ||
2019 | "WHAT U NEED?" | — | |
"Walls Down" (with MEMBA) | — | ||
"For Aisha" (with MEMBA and Nooran Sisters) | — | ANTNNA | |
"Encore" | — | UMG Recordings, Inc. | |
"Sidelines" | — | ||
2020 | "Switch Off" | — | |
"Focus" | — | ||
"What's your temperature?" (with MEMBA) | — | ANTNNA | |
"Burning" (with Gorgon City) | 7 | Universal Music Operations Limited | |
"Focus (Acoustic)" | — | UMG Recordings, Inc. | |
"tiny life" | — | ||
2021 | "Stay Up" | — | |
"Mood Swings" | — | ||
"In Motion" (with Memba featuring Reo Cragun) | — | ||
2022 | "Blow The Roof" (with Louis the Child and Kasbo)[27] | — | Interscope Records |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
Year | Title | Release Details |
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2016 | "Heat of the Moment" (MEMBA featuring EVAN GIIA and Hoosh) | Elysian Records |
2017 | "Brave" (MEMBA featuring Dakk and EVAN GIIA) | |
"Replay" (Brisk featuring EVAN GIIA) | Tribal Trap | |
2019 | "MEMBA - For Aisha (Featured in "The Sky Is Pink") featuring EVAN GIIA & Nooran Sisters | |
2021 | "Pockets" (Devault featuring EVAN GIIA) | Ultra Records, LLC |
"Messin' Me Up"[28] (What So Not featuring EVAN GIIA) | Sweat It Out! | |
2022 | "Don't Let Me Let Go" (Dillon Francis and Illenium featuring EVAN GIIA) | Astralwerks |
References
- ^ a b "Humans of Hingham: Home-Grown with Evan Giia". Hingham Anchor. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
- ^ Heffler, Jason. "Louis The Child Announce Massive 32-Date "Euphoria" Tour With Whethan, What So Not, More". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Who Will Break Out This Fall: Natti Natasha, Mitchell Tenpenny & More Artist and Exec Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "EVAN GIIA SHARES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO, "tiny life"". Pressparty. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Neumos. "EVAN GIIA | Neumos". www.neumos.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "EVAN GIIA – The Vogue". Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Masley, Ed. "Everything you need to know about McDowell Mountain Music Festival 2019". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Cantor, Brian (2022-09-18). "Dillion Francis, ILLENIUM & EVAN GIIA's "Don't Let Me Let Go" Officially Earns #1 At US Dance Radio". Headline Planet. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ^ a b Paul, Larisha (2020-10-04). "Electro-Pop Singer EVAN GIIA's Drops Joyful New Single 'Tiny Life'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Barkalakis, Sophia (2020-03-08). "Interview: Evan Giia chats with NWMS". NorthWest Music Scene. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Hickman, Matt. "'TrapPop' star EVAN GIIA kicks off tour with pair of Anchorage shows Feb. 14-15". The Anchorage Press. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "MEMBA & Evan Giia Boss Up Over a Dark, Sly Beat on 'Walls Down': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Sani, Niko. "MEMBA and EVAN GIIA Join for "Walls Down"". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Brooklyn-based Electro-pop Artist EVAN GIIA Premieres "Sidelines"". Wonderland. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Flaunt Premiere | EVAN GIIA "Switch Off"". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Premiere: EVAN GIIA's Empowering "Focus"". V Magazine. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ a b "Romance Sparks in New Video for Gorgon City's 'Burning': Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Gorgon City". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Evan Giia's Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives". www.concertarchives.org. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "ODESZA: 2018 A Moment Apart Tour". www.bayoumusiccenter.comeventdetail. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Yopko, Nick. "ODESZA Announce Final A Moment Apart Show". EDM.com - The Latest Electronic Dance Music News, Reviews & Artists. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Catch EDM Artists Memba Live at The Roxy 4/2/21 -". mxdwn Music. 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "North Carolina". Breakaway Music Festival. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Lineup". Breakaway Music Festival. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Varvaro, Chris (2019-05-08). "MEMBA Release "Walls Down" Featuring EVAN GIIA via ODESZA's Foreign Family Collective". The Nocturnal Times. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Memba & Evan Giia Boss Up Over a Dark, Sly Beat on 'Walls Down': Exclusive". HipHop Magz. 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Tyron, Oliver (18 February 2022). "Louis The Child, Kasbo & Evan Giia link on 'Blow The Roof'". Cultr. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "Messin' Me Up - Single by What So Not on Apple Music". Apple Music. October 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-01.