FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(01 of09)
Open Image ModalKnown professionally as FKA twigs, her real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett. The ‘twigs’ in her name refers to the way her joints crack when she dances, with the FKA part standing for ‘formerly known as’ after the group ‘The Twigs’ complained that her name was similar to theirs. (credit:John Phillips via Getty Images)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(02 of09)
Open Image ModalBefore launching her solo career, she worked as a backup dancer for the likes of Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Taio Cruz and Jessie J. She was more than qualified for the job, being classically trained in ballet and tap dance. (credit:Maria Jefferis via Getty Images)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(03 of09)
Open Image ModalWhen asked her feelings on being classed by some as alt-R&B: "It's just because I'm mixed race,” she told the Guardian, “When I first released music and no one knew what I looked like, I would read comments like: 'I've never heard anything like this before, it's not in a genre.' And then my picture came out six months later, now she's an R&B singer.” (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(04 of09)
Open Image ModalAccording to her twitter, FKA twigs still remembers her first kiss, which was at the age of 16 to the soundtrack of Nelly’s ‘Dilemma’. Ah, romance. (credit:Roger Kisby via Getty Images)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(05 of09)
Open Image ModalSpeaking of romance, twigs is currently rumoured to be in a relationship with former 'Twilight' leading man Robert Pattinson, who previously dated his co-star Kristen Stewart. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Archive)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(06 of09)
Open Image ModalDespite her high profile relationship, though, FKA twigs sounds more serious about being a musician than a celebrity, telling Pitchfork in an interview: “I love my music, so I want to produce, write, and serve my music. I've had to learn about EQ frequencies, and programming, and space, and clutter, and how to be a better piano or bass player, everything.”Yeah. EQ frequencies. Love it. (credit:Barry Brecheisen via Getty Images)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(07 of09)
Open Image ModalBorn to a Spanish-English mother and Jamaican father, twigs was raised by her mother and stepfather, not meeting her biological father until she was eighteen. Undeniably, performing is in her genes as both her birth parents were dancers themselves. (credit:Jonathan Brady/PA Wire)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(08 of09)
Open Image ModalTwigs has defended the more sexual elements of her lyrics, telling the Guardian she'd “rather be experimenting with intelligent sexuality” than struggling to conform to society’s expectation. In Papi Pacify the video shows twigs in sensual submission to a male participant. "If I was a mother, I would rather my child watch a video like that and not understand it and be inquisitive about what it means. Be curious about something that's so complicated, rather than watch something really crude and overtly sexual.” (credit:Roger Kisby via Getty Images)
FKA twigs: 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(09 of09)
Open Image ModalIn BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, she also covered Sam Smith’s ‘Stay With Me’ telling DJ Alice Levine, “There was one line which basically alludes to saying, ‘I’m not in love with you and maybe this isn’t a serious thing, but it’s perfect for right now and it’s what I need emotionally right now,’ and maybe that’s just something that I have related to.” Let's just hope R-Pattz isn't already in too deep! (credit:Maria Jefferis via Getty Images)