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VASSY
Vassy at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles in 2014.
Vassy at the Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles in 2014.
Background information
Born
Vasiliki Karagiorgos

(1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 42)
Darwin,[1] Northern Territory, Australia
OriginAustralia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actress
Years active2003–present
Labels
Websitevassymusic.com

Vasiliki Karagiorgos[2] (Greek: Βασιλική Καραγιώργος, Vasilikí Karagiórgos; born 18 February 1983), known as Vassy, is an Australian singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She is the first woman to win an Icon Award at the 2023 Electronic Dance Music Awards. She was supposed to represent the United States in Intervision 2025, but withdrew before the competition began.[3][4][5][6]

Biography

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Vassy was born in Darwin, Northern Territory to Greek immigrant parents.[7] Her parents hail from Kozani and Grevena.[8] In the early 2010s she moved to Los Angeles, United States to pursue an international career.[9] In 2022, she moved back to Australia.[10]

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Her song was featured in the Tina Fey film Admission, The trailer for the Disney's Oscar-winning film Frozen,[citation needed] and in the campaign Gok Loves for Target Australia.[11] Vassy's songs have also been featured in EA Games, Nickelodeon, Skechers, Victoria's Secret, Pepsi commercials, and the trailer for the Oscar-winning film Disney's Frozen[citation needed] and hit TV shows such as ABC's Grey's Anatomy.[12][13]

Withdrawal from Intervision 2025

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On September 20 2025, she was supposed to represent the United States in the international song contest Intervision 2025 in Moscow.[14] However shortly before her performance, it was announced that she wouldn't be participating in the contest because of "unprecented political pressure from the Australian government".[15][16] The hosts of the contest expressed regret over her dismissal; however, the voting juror representing the US, Joe Lynn Turner, stayed until the end of the musical contest.

Philanthropy

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Vassy is an LGBT advocate, being an ambassador for the NOH8 Campaign, an organization that promotes LGBT rights.[17] She mentioned that she is LGBT ally because her close friends and family are part of that community. She performed at the Capital Pride Festival.[18] She is also a spokesperson for Green IT.[19] She also volunteers and teaches music workshops at AVIVA in Los Angeles.[20]

Discography

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Albums

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List of albums, with release date and label shown
Title Album details
My Affection
  • Released: 2005[21]
  • Label: Fly Music (5101102192)
  • Format: CD
Beautiful Day
  • Released: May 2012
  • Label: Control (85657725)
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
We Are Young
  • Released: 2015
  • Label:
  • Formats: CD, Digital download

Extended plays

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List of EPs, with release date and label shown
Title EP details
The Acoustics
  • Released: June 2011
  • Label: Kiss My Vassy
Christmas EP
  • Released: 10 December 2018[22]
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Dance
[23] 		US
Elec.
[24]
"I Can See Clearly Now"
(with Jazibel) 		2003 — — Non-album single
"Cover You in Kisses" — — My Affection
"Get Busy"
(with Katalyst) 		2005 — —
"Wanna Fly"
(featuring Mozim) 		— —
"Loverman" — —
"Kick My Ass" — —
"History" 2010 — — Non-album single
"Desire" 2011 — — Beautiful Day
"Could This Be Love" 2012 — —
"We Are Young" 1 —
"Mad" 2014 4 27 Non-album singles
"Hustlin'"
(featuring Crazibiza and Dave Audé) 		1 23
"T.U.T.P. (Turn Up the Party)"
(with DirtyFreqs) 		2016 6 27
"Nothing to Lose" 2017 1 29
"Lost"
(with Afrojack featuring Oliver Rosa) 		1 24
"Somebody New"
(with Sultan & Shepard) 		2018 — —
"Doomsday"
(with Lodato) 		1 29
"Concrete Heart"
(with Disco Fries) 		2019 1 23
"Stand Out"[25] — —
"Trouble" 2 19
"Fly"[26] — —
"Blink"[27] 2020 — —
"What's Going On"[28] — —
"Oxygen"
(with Outgang & Two Worlds Apart)[29] 		— —
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"[30] — —
"Blinding Lights"[31] 2021 — —
"Chase"
(with Bonka)[32] 		— —
"Pieces"
(with Bingo Players & Disco Fries)[33] 		2022 — —
"Our Moment" 2023 — —
"Supreme" — —
"Krazy"[34] — —
"Off Switch"[34] 2024 — — TBA
"Midnight"[35] — —
"Hazy"[36] 2025 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[37] 		AUT
[38] 		BEL
(WA)
[39] 		FRA
[40] 		GER
[41] 		NLD
[42] 		SWE
[43] 		SWI
[44] 		UK
[45] 		US
[46]
"Bad"
(David Guetta & Showtek featuring Vassy) 		2014 5 15 6 6 19 13 2 28 22 113 Listen
"Today"
(Scooter and Vassy) 		— — — — 75 — — — — — The Fifth Chapter
"Secrets"
(Tiësto & KSHMR featuring Vassy) 		2015 — 55 31 27 — 21 24 31 — — Club Life: Volume Four New York City
"Satisfied"
(Showtek featuring Vassy) 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Radiate"
(Scooter and Vassy) 		— — 58 — — — — — — — The Fifth Chapter
"I Should Have Said"
(Playmen featuring Vassy) 		2016 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Cracked Wall"
(with Florian Picasso) 		— — — — — — — — — —
"Faster Than a Bullet"
(with Tiësto) 		2017 — — — — — — — — — —
"Sexy Ballad"
(Ruthie Duress featuring Vassy) 		2024 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

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  • "Spotlight" (Victor Magan featuring Vassy and Juan Magan)
  • "Miss Automatic" (Mark Angelo and Vassy featuring Epsilon) (No. 84 Greek Digital Songs)
  • "Tokyo Style" (Future Boyz featuring Dave Audé and Vassy)
  • "Burn" (Scooter and Vassy, 2016, on Ace)

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2017 WDM Radio Awards[52] Best Electronic Vocalist Herself Won

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Palinnt, Megan (31 July 2014). "Darwin's Vassy Karagiorgos catapulted into stardom by David Guetta track". NT News. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "VASSY Biography by Rich Wilson". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Singer Vassy to represent US at Intervision instead of Brandon Howard". TASS. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  4. ^ "США заменили участника «Интервидения» за три дня до финала" [The United States replaced its "Intervision" contestant three days before the final]. Muz-TV (in Russian). 17 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  5. ^ Kryukov, Maksim (17 September 2025). "США заменили участника «Интервидения» за три дня до финала" [The United States replaced its Intervision participant three days before the final]. The Parliamentary newspaper [ru] (in Russian). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Участницу "Интервидения" Vassy из США дисквалифицировали" [Intervision contestant Vassy from the United States was disqualified]. TASS (in Russian). 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  7. ^ Thomaidou, Zoe (27 March 2022). "It's homecoming time for VASSY, as the Greek Darwin girl tops the charts". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  8. ^ Thomaidou, Zoe (27 March 2022). "It's homecoming time for VASSY, as the Greek Darwin girl tops the charts". NEOS KOSMOS. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  9. ^ "The 50 Greatest Australian Electronic Acts of All Time". Rolling Stone. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 18 September 2025. Vassy (born Vasiliki Karagiorgos) moved to the US in the early 2010s for a fresh start.
  10. ^ Thomaidou, Zoe (27 March 2022). "It's homecoming time for Vassy, as the Greek Darwin girl tops the charts". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Hellenic Society of Constantinople to Honor Vassy at Annual Gala". USA.GreekReporter.com. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  12. ^ "VASSY's TV, Film & Ad Placements". YouTube. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
  13. ^ "About". VASSY. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  14. ^ "USA - Интервидение". intervision.world. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Russia accuses Aus of pressuring singer to quit contest". www.thenewdaily.com.au. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  16. ^ "U.S. representative unable to perform at Intervision 2025". eng.belta.by. 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  17. ^ VASSY (22 June 2010), I am Human NOH8 Campaign PSA, archived from the original on 12 December 2021, retrieved 9 May 2016
  18. ^ Sassy VASSY
  19. ^ "Vassy Interview - International Green IT Awareness Week". YouTube. 28 May 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Residential Treatment - Aviva Family and Children's Services". Residential Treatment - Aviva Family and Children's Services.
  21. ^ Crossen, Louise (7 January 2006), "My Affection review", The Courier-Mail
  22. ^ "Christmas – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Vassy Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Vassy Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  25. ^ "Stand Out – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  26. ^ "Fly – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  27. ^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (18 March 2020). "Vassy releases new single 'Blink' with OneDuo". Popdust. Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  28. ^ "What's Going On – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Oxygen – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Blinding Lights – Single by Vassy on Apple Music". Apple Music. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Chase – Single by Vassy x Bonka on Apple Music". Apple Music. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  33. ^ "Pieces - Single by Vassy x Bingo Players x Disco Fries on Apple Music". Apple Music. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  34. ^ a b "Vassy's New Dance Anthem is an Odd to the Adrenaline of the Rush of Romance N". EDM. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  35. ^ "New Music Friday featuring Moss, VASSY, CLXOE, GRXCE and King Ivy". Happy Mag. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  36. ^ "New Music Friday featuring Tame Impala, BOY SODA, Baker Boy and VASSY". Happy Mag. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  37. ^ Peak chart positions for singles as lead artist in Australia:
  38. ^ "David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy – Bad (Song)". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  39. ^ "Ultratop: Discografie David Guetta (Charts for Wallonia)". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  40. ^ "Discographie Vassy". lescharts.com. Hung Medien (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  41. ^ Peak position for:
  42. ^ "Top 40 artiest: David Guetta" (select individual songs for chart information) (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  43. ^ "Discography David Guetta". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  44. ^ "David Guetta & Showtek feat. Vassy – Bad". swisshcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  45. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
  46. ^ "David Guetta – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  47. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2015 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  48. ^ a b "British certifications – Vassy". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Type Vassy in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  49. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Vassy" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  50. ^ a b "American certifications – Vassy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  51. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Vassy)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  52. ^ "Nominados a los WDM Radio Awards". LOS40. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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