Call Me Loop

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| birth_name = Georgia Buchanan

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|12|23}}

| birth_place = Surrey, England

| occupation = {{Hlist|Singer|songwriter}}

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| years_active = 2016–present

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| genre = Pop

| instrument = Vocals

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| website = {{URL|http://callmeloop.com/}}

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Georgia Buchanan (born 23 December 1990), known professionally as Call Me Loop, is an English singer and songwriter. Following the release of her debut single "Looking at You" in 2016, she independently released two extended plays, Call Me Loop (2017) and Drama (2019). In 2023, she announced her decision to stop releasing her own music and instead focus on writing material for other artists.

Early life

Call Me Loop was born as Georgia Buchanan{{cite news |title=Introducing The Rising Pop Queen...Call Me Loop |url=https://spindlemagazine.com/2018/12/introducing-call-me-loop/ |accessdate=9 July 2020 |work=Spindle |archive-date=6 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206154603/http://spindlemagazine.com/2018/12/introducing-call-me-loop/ |url-status=live }} on 23 December 1990.{{cite web |title=Call Me Loop music, videos, stats, and photos |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Call+Me+Loop |website=Last.fm |accessdate=9 July 2020 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806082751/https://www.last.fm/music/Call+Me+Loop |url-status=live }} She began writing songs and performing at the age of five, and participated in talent shows at school and summer camp.{{cite news |title=Call Me Loop Talks Chelsea Memories, Music & Retro CFC Kit |url=https://www.soccerbible.com/interviews/2020/01/call-me-loop-talks-chelsea-memories-music-retro-cfc-kit/ |accessdate=9 July 2020 |work=Soccerbible |date=5 January 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711151936/https://www.soccerbible.com/interviews/2020/01/call-me-loop-talks-chelsea-memories-music-retro-cfc-kit/ |url-status=live }} For her fourteenth birthday, her parents paid for the opportunity to record her first song in a professional recording studio.{{cite web |title=The Influence Room Podcast- Changing the dialogue Call Me Loop - Singer, Songwriter |url=https://blog.theroom.io/the-influence-room-podcast-changing-the-dialogue-call-me-loop-singer-songwriter |website=The Room |accessdate=9 July 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711045210/https://blog.theroom.io/the-influence-room-podcast-changing-the-dialogue-call-me-loop-singer-songwriter |url-status=live }} After attending Guildford High School, from which she graduated from in 2009, she studied drama at the University of Exeter.{{cite web |title=ALUMNA GEORGIA'S FLOURISHING MUSIC CAREER |url=https://www.guildfordhigh.co.uk/news-calendar/latest-news/alumna-georgias-flourishing-music-career/ |website=Guildford High School |accessdate=9 July 2020 |archive-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709153921/https://www.guildfordhigh.co.uk/news-calendar/latest-news/alumna-georgias-flourishing-music-career/ |url-status=live }} After her graduation, she relocated from Surrey to South London in order to pursue a career in music.{{cite news |title=get to know: call me loop |url=https://www.mtv.co.uk/news/abtcbd/get-to-know-call-me-loop |access-date=9 July 2020 |work=MTV |archive-date=9 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709194539/http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-push/news/get-to-know-call-me-loop |url-status=live }}

Career

Originally known by the name Loop,{{Cite web |url=https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/loop-in-concert-at-heaven-london-uk-10-may-2017-8818007n |title=Loop performing Loop stage name Georgia Buchanan 에디토리얼 스톡 사진 - 스톡 이미지 | Shutterstock |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=10 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210013532/https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/image-editorial/loop-in-concert-at-heaven-london-uk-10-may-2017-8818007n |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/music/ep-review-loop-call-loop/30163/ |title=Fortitude Magazine | EP Review: LOOP - Call Me LOOP - Fortitude Magazine |access-date=29 November 2020 |archive-date=9 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209120115/https://www.fortitudemagazine.co.uk/music/ep-review-loop-call-loop/30163/ |url-status=live }} Buchanan rebranded herself as Call Me Loop. In April 2016, Call Me Loop independently released her debut single, "Thinking of You". This was followed by various single releases including "Losing My Mind", "As If" and "Know Me Better".{{cite web |title=Call Me Loop |url=https://www.paradigmagency.com/music/call-me-loop/ |website=Paradigm |accessdate=10 July 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710135913/https://www.paradigmagency.com/music/call-me-loop/ |url-status=live }} "As If" received attention from the public when Elton John selected the song to play on his Beats 1 radio show.{{cite news |title=We chatted to London based musician LOOP to discuss her latest single "Maybe I'm a Liar"... |url=https://www.musomuso.co.uk/introducing/we-chatted-to-london-based-musician-loop-to-discuss-her-latest-single-maybe-im-a-liar |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=Muso |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710135914/https://www.musomuso.co.uk/introducing/we-chatted-to-london-based-musician-loop-to-discuss-her-latest-single-maybe-im-a-liar |url-status=live }} In May 2017, she supported English DJ Jonas Blue on his European tour. Later that month, she released a self-titled extended play, which was acclaimed by critics.{{Cite tweet|number=862928301404418049|user=callmeloop|author=Call Me Loop|title=CALL ME LOOP. MY DEBUT EP. OUT NOW. LOOP IT HERE|date=12 May 2017}} Later that year, she released "Maybe I'm a Liar", which Popjustice described as a "sprightly, R&B‑infused tropical slinker".{{cite news |title=LOOP — 'Maybe I'm A Liar' |url=https://www.popjustice.com/songs/loop-maybe-im-a-liar/ |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=Popjustice |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710165539/https://www.popjustice.com/songs/loop-maybe-im-a-liar/ |url-status=live }}

Following the release of more singles including "Give 'n' Take", "Love the Lie", "Business" and "Silly Boy", Call Me Loop released her second extended play, Drama.{{cite news |title=Introducing: Call Me Loop – Drama |url=https://lefuturewave.com/2019/05/09/introducing-call-me-loop-drama/ |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=Le Future Wave |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710135914/https://lefuturewave.com/2019/05/09/introducing-call-me-loop-drama/ |url-status=live }} Georgia Maher of The Line of Best Fit described Drama as a "solid collection of vibrant, infectious pop wonders", and titled her a "rising pop maverick", complimenting her songwriting ability.{{cite news |last1=Maher |first1=Georgia |title=Call Me Loop turns a petty break-up into a tongue-in-cheek pop gem on new song "Silly Boy" |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/call-me-loop-silly-boy |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=The Line of Best Fit |archive-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711094129/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/call-me-loop-silly-boy |url-status=live }} In 2020, "React", a song she co-wrote, was released by The Pussycat Dolls.{{cite web |title=We are so excited to announce The Pussycat Dolls release brand new single 'REACT' written by our very own Call Me Loop! Check it out here! |url=https://tileyardmusic.co.uk/the-pussycat-dolls-release-brand-new-single-react-written-by-call-me-loop/ |website=Tileyard |date=7 February 2020 |accessdate=10 July 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710135854/https://tileyardmusic.co.uk/the-pussycat-dolls-release-brand-new-single-react-written-by-call-me-loop/ |url-status=live }} She expressed her excitement at writing for them, commenting: "To have written it for an iconic girl band that I grew up listening to is just mind-blowing."{{cite news |title=Interview: Q&A with Singer-Songwriter Call Me Loop |url=https://www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/style/health-and-beauty/call-me-loop-q-and-a/ |accessdate=10 July 2020 |work=Country & Townhouse |archive-date=22 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922120621/https://www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/style/health-and-beauty/call-me-loop-q-and-a/ |url-status=live }} This was followed by the release of her next singles, "Downhill From Here"{{cite web |title=Call Me Loop releases her brand new single 'Downhill From Here' |url=https://tileyardmusic.co.uk/call-me-loop-releases-her-brand-new-single-downhill-from-here/ |website=Tileyard |date=14 February 2020 |accessdate=10 July 2020 |archive-date=10 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710165704/https://tileyardmusic.co.uk/call-me-loop-releases-her-brand-new-single-downhill-from-here/ |url-status=live }} and "Strike".{{cite news |url= https://graziadaily.co.uk/amp/beauty-hair/skin/feelgood-files-call-me-loop/ |title= The Feelgood Files: Music Sensation Call Me Loop Reveals Her Beauty Heroes |work= Grazia |date= 27 May 2020 |access-date= 3 September 2020 |archive-date= 18 January 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210118000042/https://graziadaily.co.uk/amp/beauty-hair/skin/feelgood-files-call-me-loop/ |url-status= live }} She returned in 2022 with the singles "Year of the Ex" and "Painkiller".{{cite news |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |title=Ones To Watch: Call Me Loop can't escape heartbreak on Painkiller |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ones-to-watch-call-me-loop-cant-escape-heartbreak-on-painkiller__35271/ |access-date=17 March 2022 |work=Official Charts Company}} In 2023, she released her final single, "Goodbye Song". She explained that independently releasing music was no longer financially viable for her and began focusing on writing material for other artists.{{cite web |author1=Call Me Loop |title=Two very big announcements to share today… 🔊 🎶 New music! 🖤 A goodbyeMy caption was too long for insta so please swipe to read. Sorry it's so long, but there's a fair bit I wanted to say… ♥️ |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CtZeA4koDD_/?img_index=8 |publisher=Instagram |access-date=21 September 2023}}

Discography

=Extended plays=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:10em;" \| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" \| Details
scope="row" \| Call Me Loop \| Released: 12 May 2017 Label: Independent Format: Digital download
scope="row" \| Drama \| Released: 8 March 2019 Label: Independent Format: Digital download

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Title

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Details

scope="row" | Call Me Loop

Released: 12 May 2017
Label: Independent
Format: Digital download

scope="row" | Drama

Released: 8 March 2019
Label: Independent
Format: Digital download

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row" \| "Looking at You" \| rowspan="2" \| 2016 \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row" \| "Losing My Mind" \| rowspan="3" \| Call Me Loop
scope="row" \| "As If" \| rowspan="3" \| 2017
scope="row" \| "Know Me Better"
scope="row" \| "Maybe I'm a Liar" \| rowspan="4" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \| "Give 'n' Take" \| rowspan="5" \| 2018
scope="row" \| "Love the Lie"
scope="row" \| "Cut & Run"
scope="row" \| "Business" \| Drama
scope="row" \| "Cry Like Kim K" (with Lisa Ajax) \| {{N/A\|Non-album single}}
scope="row" \| "Silly Boy" \| rowspan="2" \| 2019 \| Drama
scope="row" \| "Self Love" \| rowspan="10" {{N/A\|Non-album singles}}
scope="row" \| "Downhill From Here" \| rowspan="3" \| 2020
scope="row" \| "Strike"
scope="row" \| "Rosé"
scope="row" \| "Year of the Ex" \| rowspan="3" \| 2022
scope="row" \| "Painkiller"
scope="row" \| "Pattern of Behaviour"
scope="row" \| "Walls" \| rowspan="3" \| 2023
scope="row" \| "Butterflies"
scope="row" \| "Goodbye Song"

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" | "Looking at You"

| rowspan="2" | 2016

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Losing My Mind"

| rowspan="3" | Call Me Loop

scope="row" | "As If"

| rowspan="3" | 2017

scope="row" | "Know Me Better"