1. Izzy Bizu has supported Coldplay, Sam Smith, Rudimental, and Foxes.
19 Facts About Izzy Bizu
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Izzy Bizu won the BBC Music Introducing Award at the 2016 ceremony.
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On 25 June 2016, Izzy Bizu performed on the Park Stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
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Izzy Bizu is from southwest London, and attended Stamford High School, Lincolnshire.
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Izzy Bizu's mother is Ethiopian and her father is English.
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Izzy Bizu grew up between Ethiopia and Bahrain, where her father worked, before moving to London as a teen.
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Izzy Bizu studied music tech in college, but dropped out shortly afterwards.
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Izzy Bizu released her first independent EP, Coolbeanz, in September 2013, which debuted at number 3 on the iTunes Soul and RnB Chart and has sold 50,000 copies.
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In January 2014, Izzy Bizu entered Glastonbury Festival's Emerging Talent Competition and made it to the final 8 of the competition, performing at the live finals of the event at Pilton Working Men's Club in April 2014.
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In June 2014, Izzy Bizu was selected by BBC Introducing to perform at the Glastonbury Festival.
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Izzy Bizu supported both Rudimental and Foxes on their UK headline tours.
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In November 2015, Izzy Bizu was shortlisted for a Brit Critics' Choice award.
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Izzy Bizu is UK ambassador for Studio Samuel, a non-profit that empowers girls in Ethiopia through education and job-based training.
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Izzy Bizu is currently signed with Hi-Tea records, a division of the UK-based Logan Media Entertainment music label, where she is a music producer.
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Izzy Bizu once wanted to be a veterinarian but began pursuing music after being discovered during an audition for a teenage-girl band at the age of 15.
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Izzy Bizu is a skateboarder, having picked up the practice from her former ex-boyfriend and guitarist Mika Barroux.
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Izzy Bizu has described herself as a fan of jazz-fusion mixes and a lover of squat parties and warehouse raves.
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Izzy Bizu grew up listening to Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Bettye Swann and James Brown and draws on these influences alongside newer influences such as Amy Winehouse and Adele to create a fusion of soul, funk, jazz and pop.
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Izzy Bizu's Ethiopian heritage is an influence in her music.