Born as Elizabeth Nicole Abrams in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California (USA) on 16 March 1987. She grew up working in the arts. For 13 years of her childhood, she was a ballerina and danced with The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago for a period of time. In addition to dancing and music, she also has a background in acting and has had several cameos in TV shows, co-starred in feature-length films, and has appeared in commercials throughout her artistic career. Throughout her teens and early twenties, Liz performed acoustically at small venues in Los Angeles with her keyboard and would sell CDs at her shows.
In 2013, Liz released two EPs and a total of eight songs which included collaborating with producers such as The Picard Brothers, Djemba Djemba, Ryan Hemsworth, and Kevin Seaton. She also released the music videos for ‘Hush’ and ‘U Over Them’ during this year.
In 2014, Liz released her seven track EP Just Like You which she made available to download for free through her SoundCloud. She also collaborated with Pharrell Williams for the song ‘That’s My Man’, which appeared on The Amazing Spider-Man 2 soundtrack.
In 2016, Liz released her mixtape, Cross Your Heart, which she made available to stream through her SoundCloud. It was a 33-minute, one-track file consisting of 16 different songs made with producers such as Henrik the Artist, Lido, Mess Kid, King Henry, and Valentino Khan. To complement the mixtape, Liz teamed up with Nicopanda to create a five-part fashion editorial. During the shoot, Liz had to continuously put glycerine on her face to achieve the “plastic” look seen in the photos.
On November 15, 2019, Liz released her first full-length studio album Planet Y2K with the singles ‘Diamond In The Dark’, ‘BTR 2GTHR’, ‘Lottery’, ‘Laguna Nights’ and ‘Intuition’. The album started with a cover of Cloudbusting.
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Liz (musician). Wikipedia, retrieved on 7 January 2024
