Get To Know: Lost Girl

Lost Girl is one of the most promising new artists to take center stage in the UK and is set to trailblaze the future sound of R’n’B, the Reading-based singer is a woman of many talents, fully skilled in songwriting, engineering, and producing. In 2020 Lost Girl debuted her Garage-infused single ‘I Won’t Give Up’ aged 23, the single was accompanied by some impressive visuals, instantly gaining the attention of her ever growing fanbase.

Despite a recent incision into music, Lost Girl knows exactly how to keep herself busy, whether it’s singing covers of her favourite tracks or spending hours in the studio, the multi-talented vocalist has already worked with some of the biggest producers and artists in the game including KXVI (SZA & Future), Ivorian Doll, Hardy Caprio, and BackRoad Gee, working with individuals as talented as this it’ll be interesting to see what Lost Girl has planned for the year ahead.

Taking some time out of her busy schedule, Lost Girl sat down to discuss the ins and outs of her musical journey so far.

Talking two-stepping and garage skanks, Lost Girl deems garage as her go-to genre for when she is getting ready, the singer references the legendary 90’s track Gabriel by Roy Davis Jnr as one of her all-time favourites. As her career continues to go from strength to strength, Lost Girl is looking to explore all roads heading towards R’n’B, ‘Ultimately, I’m a singer-songwriter and I want to showcase that through my music. I wasn’t able to do that when I was making garage music, I was also quite young when I first started making music, the R’n’B sound I’m creating now is the beginning of a new chapter'.

Lost Girl’s most recent track ‘Trust Issues’ is an exploration of feelings and emotions, as she unpacks the turbulent effects of heartbreak and relationships, ‘I had a lot on my mind when I was making this track, but I wrote it in an hour and teased on Instagram before it’s release, it was the biggest response I’ve ever had on one of my tracks. I’m so amazed at how well my R’n’B side has been received. Showcasing her directorial debut, the visuals for ‘Trust Issues’ see Lost Girl playing out both parts of a very conflicting narrative, the chemistry she has with herself is majestic, and with a performance like this, acting is another thing Lost Girl can tick off her list of talents.

Growing up in Reading hasn’t stopped the songstress from staying in tune with London’s ever-growing pool of talent, Lost Girl claims she is still in the know when it comes to what’s happening in and around London, ‘Although I’m not a London babe, Reading isn’t too far from London so we’re never fully out of the loop. Growing up I listened to all different kinds of music, I was influenced by everyone in my house, my mum loved anything from old school garage to alternative bands like Coldplay, and my Dad being Jamaican meant that there was a lot of bashment, reggae, and dancehall. When it came down to the artists I loved, I would always listen to Nelly Furtado, Mary J Blige, and Frank Ocean. With the amount of music, I’ve grown up around, I’m the kind of person you just can’t leave your aux around, practically anything could play. I have two Spotify playlists that I update weekly, If anyone is interested in what I’m currently listening to’.

Being an artist who absorbs all aspects of music, Lost Girl is keen on collaborating with artists across the spectrum, ‘It would be a dream of mine to work with Frank Ocean, I also love Sampha, Knucks, Banks, Skillibeng and Vybz Kartel, because my taste in music is so varied I feel like I’m open to working with all kinds of artist. I aim to work across all genres, my name Lost Girl comes from the fact that I’m lost in the music and that I’m never going to be restricted to one genre. Talking a little more about her unique name Lost Girl explains, ‘If I’m honest with you I got my Lost Girl tattoo on my knuckles when I was around 17 years old because a lot has happened in my life and I’ve often felt lost but when I got into music I kind of found myself again. When I couldn't express myself through words, music was the perfect way for me to channel my feelings. I would just write a song about how I felt and sing it to my Mum, this is something I still do now, it’s kind of a tradition now. When I tell you I’ve been singing since the womb I’m not joking.

‘People will be so annoyed with me when my new music comes out, I plan to keep it as real as possible, I love and I love people that can be heard through my music, you’ll also hear two versions of me in my music the heartbreaker side and the heartbroken side, but long story short don’t break my heart because you may end up in my songs’. Lost Girl doesn’t just write music about love, she’s inspired by real-life situations and real-life people, some songs I want to be positive and uplifting.

With such an optimistic outlook on life, music isn’t the only thing close to Lost Girl’s heart, something else that she takes pride in is her sexuality, ‘As a bi woman I feel like my supporters need to know who I am and that’s why I’m so open with my sexuality across my social media, I wanted to create awareness and support for anyone out there who needed a little help’. Along with being an inspiration to individuals, whether it’s regarding her sexuality talents or versatility as an artist, Lost Girl thrives in all avenues of music from engineering to producing, ‘I wouldn’t say I’m a top tier producer as of yet, but I do like to explore that side of the music, I’m always finding new sounds and new artists, my friends often say I could be an A&R as I always find rising musicians before they blow. I feel like it’s not easy to be seen or heard in this industry especially when you are new, that’s why I’m always adding the artists that I love to the playlist. There are a few artists that I’m loving at the moment and they include Nobu Woods, Ojerime, and Jim Legxacy’.

Lost Girl is new to the scene but she’s here to stay, fans and critics should expect a lot more music, live shows and so much more from the multi-faceted musician.