Cat Burns
Updated: 12/10/2025, 10:26:44 AM Wikipedia source
Catrina Burns-Temison (born 6 June 2000) is a British singer-songwriter who gained prominence with her 2020 single "Go". The song's popularity increased in 2022 through TikTok, eventually reaching number two on the UK singles chart. It was described by Sony Music as a blend of gospel and pop influences with guitar-led indie music. Notably, she has been nominated three times for the Brit Awards. Starting with her debut single "Fallen Out of Love" in 2017, Burns has continued to release music and attract a following in the music community. She released her debut album, Early Twenties, in July 2024.
Infobox
Born
(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 25)Streatham, London, England
Genres
Indie pop
Occupation
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Years active
2016–present
Labels
Since 93RCA
Website
www.catburns.com
Tables
List of studio albums, with release date, and label shown · Discography › Studio albums
UK
UK
Title
UK
Album details
SCO
Early Twenties
Early Twenties
Title
Early Twenties
Album details
Released: 12 July 2024
Label: Since 93/RCA
Formats: Digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
7
Peak chart positions
7
How to Be Human
How to Be Human
Title
How to Be Human
Album details
Released: 31 October 2025
Label: Since 93/RCA
Formats: Digital download, streaming
Peak chart positions
5
Peak chart positions
9
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
| UK | SCO | ||
| Early Twenties | Released: 12 July 2024 Label: Since 93/RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming | 7 | 7 |
| How to Be Human | Released: 31 October 2025 Label: Since 93/RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming | 5 | 9 |
List of extended plays with selected details · Discography › Extended plays
Adolescent
Adolescent
Title
Adolescent
Details
Released: 1 October 2016
Label: Self-released
Formats: Digital download, streaming
Naive
Naive
Title
Naive
Details
Released: 15 May 2019
Label: Since 93/RCA
Formants: Digital download, streaming
Emotionally Unavailable
Emotionally Unavailable
Title
Emotionally Unavailable
Details
Released: 20 May 2022
Label: Since 93/RCA
Formats: Digital download, streaming
| Title | Details |
| Adolescent | Released: 1 October 2016 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download, streaming |
| Naive | Released: 15 May 2019 Label: Since 93/RCA Formants: Digital download, streaming |
| Emotionally Unavailable | Released: 20 May 2022 Label: Since 93/RCA Formats: Digital download, streaming |
· Discography › Singles › As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
| UK | AUS | AUT | IRE | NZ | POL | SWI | WW | ||||||||
| "Fallen Out of Love"(featuring Horus Beats) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Trust Issues" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Sober" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naive | |||||
| "Cheater" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Fuckboy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I Don't Blame You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Fool in Love" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Go" | 2 | 97 | 60 | 9 | 3 | — | 21 | 198 | BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold RMNZ: Platinum | Early Twenties | |||||
| "Into You" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "It's Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Early Twenties | ||||||
| "Ghosting" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "People Pleaser" | 76 | — | — | 86 | — | 7 | — | — | BPI: Silver | ||||||
| "Sleep at Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Home for My Heart"(with ArrDee) | 2023 | 35 | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Live More & Love More" | 74 | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | Early Twenties | ||||||
| "You Don't Love Me Anymore" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Know That You're Not Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Wasted Youth"(with Goddard.) | 2024 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | |||||
| "Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "End Game" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Met Someone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Even"(with Rachel Chinouriri) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Teenage Dirtbag" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Girls" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | How to Be Human | |||||
| "All This Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Lavender" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "There's Just Something About Her" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Please Don't Hate Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
List of singles as featured artist · Discography › As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Perfect"(Sam Smith featuring Cat Burns and Jessie Reyez) | 2023 | Non-album single |
· Awards and nominations
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
Award
BBC Radio 1
Year
2023
Nominee(s)
Cat Burns
Category
Sound of 2023
Result
Fourth
Brit Awards
Brit Awards
Award
Brit Awards
Year
2023
Nominee(s)
Rising Star
Category
Nominated
British Pop/R&B Act
British Pop/R&B Act
Award
British Pop/R&B Act
Year
Nominated
"Go"
"Go"
Award
"Go"
Year
Song of the Year
Nominee(s)
Nominated
British LGBT Awards
British LGBT Awards
Award
British LGBT Awards
Year
2023
Nominee(s)
Cat Burns
Category
Music Artist
Result
Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
Award
MTV Europe Music Awards
Year
2022
Nominee(s)
Best UK & Ireland Act
Category
Nominated
Music Week Awards
Music Week Awards
Award
Music Week Awards
Year
2023
Nominee(s)
Artist Marketing Campaign
Category
Won
Mercury Prize
Mercury Prize
Award
Mercury Prize
Year
2024
Nominee(s)
Cat Burns
Category
Best Album
Result
Nominated
| Award | Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
| BBC Radio 1 | 2023 | Cat Burns | Sound of 2023 | Fourth | |
| Brit Awards | 2023 | Rising Star | Nominated | ||
| British Pop/R&B Act | Nominated | ||||
| "Go" | Song of the Year | Nominated | |||
| British LGBT Awards | 2023 | Cat Burns | Music Artist | Nominated | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2022 | Best UK & Ireland Act | Nominated | ||
| Music Week Awards | 2023 | Artist Marketing Campaign | Won | ||
| Mercury Prize | 2024 | Cat Burns | Best Album | Nominated |
References
- "Go" and "Ghosting" are also included on the Emotionally Unavailable EP.
- "Go" and "Ghosting" are also included on the Emotionally Unavailable EP.
- "Home for My Heart" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
- "Wasted Youth" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
- "Alone" did not enter the UK Singles Chart but debuted and peaked at number 74 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100
- "End Game" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
- Sony Musichttps://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/cat-burns/
- Sky Newshttps://news.sky.com/story/brit-awards-2023-harry-styles-and-wet-leg-lead-the-nominations-with-stormzy-the-1975-and-fred-again-not-far-behind-12785060
- PopSugarhttps://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/cat-burns-need-to-know-48870043
- Music Gluehttps://www.musicglue.com/cat-burns-1/about
- F Word Magazinehttps://www.fwordmag.com/single-post/introducing-cat-burns
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-64002162
- Celeb Mixhttps://celebmix.com/rising-pop-star-cat-burns-releases-new-ep-naive/
- PopSugarhttps://www.popsugar.co.uk/celebrity/cat-burns-need-to-know-48870043#:~:text=What%20Is%20Cat%20Burns%27s%20Star,2000%2C%20Burns%20is%20a%20Gemini.
- Official Charts Companyhttps://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/can-cat-burns-breakthrough-hit-go-challenge-harry-styles-for-number-1-this-week__36342/
- Official Charts Companyhttps://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/cat-burns-i-didnt-know-if-id-ever-make-it-but-everythings-turned-around__35604/
- "Years & Years on Instagram: "i am so excited to announce 🌙✨ @catburns, @l.devine, @queerhouseparty and @eddyluna__ will be joining us on the Night Call tour !!! I'm so happy with this beautifully and excellently queer line up! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 i love these people very much - make sure you get tickets and come see us all !!! Link in bio""https://www.instagram.com/p/CbZuypzILhL/
- "i cannot believe i'm saying this but i'm gonna be supporting ed sheeran on his europe tour😳… he's one of my biggest inspirations and incase you thought i was fibbing swipe to watch me busking singing his songs… not me having a full circle moment😭. anyway yeah i'm too shocked and excited to say anything else except WTFFFF this is gonna be a MAD SUMMEr WTF is life😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭"https://www.instagram.com/p/Cdp3e0HsMNy/?hl=en
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2022/jools-annual-hootenanny-line-up
- BBC iPlayerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0017h4h
- Official Chartshttps://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/arrdee-talks-teaming-up-with-cat-burns-for-surprising-new-single-home-for-my-heart-this-year-is-about-proving-my-integrity-credibility-and-longevity__38735/
- YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8BVu1uMssU
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/news/music/arrdee-and-cat-burns-new-single-home-for-my-heart-radar-3411321
- Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/album/home-for-my-heart-single/1674124246
- Official Chartshttps://www.officialcharts.com/charts/20230317
- Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/1Oj4FgVngNgBTvd0a9nI2k?si=1316316f60064c57
- "Celebrity Traitors line-up in full as BBC confirms start date"https://uk.news.yahoo.com/celebrity-traitors-line-up-prize-money-bbc-135631443.html
- BBC Media Centrehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/articles/2025/the-celebrity-traitors
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/celebrity-traitors-uk-cast-bbc-cat-burns-hrl9r3zh6
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjrny1m4rxo
- Gal-demhttps://gal-dem.com/cat-burns-introducing-cheater-pop-gen-z/
- Notionhttps://notion.online/cat-burns-a-social-media-star-on-the-rise/
- The F-Wordhttps://www.fwordmag.com/single-post/introducing-cat-burns
- "i'm on queerpiphany with munroe and tayce!!! full episode is up on youtube and yes this is your monthly reminder that i am in fact a lesbian :)"https://x.com/catburns/status/1865041531628863633
- Gay Timeshttps://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/cat-burns-theres-a-demand-for-black-women-in-stripped-back-pop-music-and-it-shows/
- NMEhttps://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-radar/cat-burns-interview-tiktok-free-paramore-3151109
- New Wave Maghttps://www.newwavemagazine.com/single-post/cat-burns-is-a-brilliant-songstress-delivering-cathartic-chords-choruses-interview
- "i've just been diagnosed with ASD ( autism spectrum disorder) and my whole life just makes sense. happy #AutismAcceptanceMonth 🤍"https://x.com/catburns/status/1650939210025541647
- "Cat Burns | full Official Chart History"https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/61799/cat-burns/
- The Line of Best Fithttps://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/cat-burns-announces-forthcoming-debut-album-early-twenties
- The Line of Best Fithttps://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/cat-burns-announces-her-second-album-how-to-be-human
- The ARIA Report
- austriancharts.athttps://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Cat+Burns&titel=Go&cat=s
- irish-charts.comhttp://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Cat+Burns
- "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart"https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2022-04-29
- "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay"https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-06-25/
- "British certifications – Cat Burns"https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/
- IFPI Austriahttps://ifpi.at/auszeichnungen/?fwp_per_page=100&fwp_interpret=Cat%20Burns&fwp_titel=Go&fwp_format=single
- NZ Top 40https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2022-06-24
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart"https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-03-17
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart"https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-01-12
- Official Chartshttps://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20240329/7000/
- "NZ Hot Singles Chart"https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-05-03
- The Line of Best Fithttps://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/cat-burns-unveils-cover-of-teenage-dirtbag
- U Discover Musichttps://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/sam-smith-coke-studio-perfect-cat-burns-jessie-reyez/
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64074793
- Billboardhttps://www.billboard.com/music/awards/flo-wins-brit-awards-rising-star-award-1235183954/
- "BRIT Awards 2023 nominations REVEALED"https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/brit-awards-2023-nominations-in-full-wet-leg-harry-styles-fred-again-and-the-1975-lead-list-of-nominees__38277/
- "Top 10 Music Artists 2023 - British LGBT Awards"https://britishlgbtawards.com/top-10-music-artists-2023/
- The Hollywood Reporterhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/mtv-europe-music-awards-emas-2022-nominations-list-nominees-1235239755/
- "Music Week Awards 2023: All the winners at our biggest ever industry celebration"https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/music-week-awards-2023-all-the-winners-at-our-biggest-ever-industry-celebration/087944
- "Mercury Prize 2024: Album of the Year"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0022np1