Gavin Turek
{{short description|American singer}}
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| birth_place = {{nowrap|Los Angeles, California, United States}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|dancer|model|actress}}
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| genre = {{hlist|Disco|dance}}
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Gavin Turek is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress from Los Angeles, California.
Life and career
Turek has performed at iconic venues such as The Troubadour, Hollywood Bowl, Palladium and El Rey. In April 2015, she released her single "Frontline", an homage to Donna Summer and the B-side "Don't Fight It" via 1nfinity/Iheartcomix which was remixed by Grammy nominated producer starRo. In August 2015, she released an extended play with her longtime collaborator and friend Tokimonsta, whom she met years ago via their Myspace music pages. The EP You're Invited is written by Gavin Turek and produced by Tokimonsta, and was released via Young Art Records. Turek is also known for her work with Mayer Hawthorne, most recently as a member of his band Tuxedo. In the summer of 2015, she and Tuxedo toured the East and West Coast with Tokimonsta.
Billboard magazine debuted the Tokimonsta's remix of Gavin Turek's single "Frontline" and announced their upcoming EP, with two songs, "Hemisphere" and "Surrender", being released.{{cite magazine|title=Tokimonsta Remixes Gavin Turek's 'Frontline,' Announces Joint EP: Exclusive|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/6576157/tokimonsta-remix-gavin-tureks-frontline-joint-ep-exclusive|magazine=Billboard|last=Buerger|first=Megan|date=May 27, 2015|accessdate=August 21, 2015}} Spin Magazine named her top 5 artists to watch for in July 2015.{{cite magazine|title=Five Artists to Watch in July 2015|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/07/five-artists-to-watch-july-2015-bad-bad-hats-gavin-turek-milk-moses-sumney-strange-wilds-list/|magazine=Spin|date=July 7, 2015|accessdate=August 21, 2015}} She was called "LA's Disco Queen of the Moment" by Revolt TV,{{cite web|title=Artist Spotlight: Gavin Turek Is Disco's Queen Of The Moment|url=http://revolt.tv/news/artist-spotlight-gavin-turek-is-discos-queen-of-the-moment/FB5FC39B-52B0-42CC-B0D0-685E9EB9EEB8|accessdate=August 21, 2015}} and was "On the Verge of Fame" by LA Weekly.{{cite news|title=Gavin Turek Turns Heartbreak Into Dance Music|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/gavin-turek-turns-heartbreak-into-dance-music-4166281|newspaper=LA Weekly|last=Bain|first=Katie|date=September 12, 2013|accessdate=August 21, 2015}} In 2017 she released the EP Good Look for You on her own Madame Gold label.{{cite news |last=Hamilton |first=Bruce |url= https://www.stereogum.com/1911576/gavin-turek-good-look-for-you/premiere/ |title=Gavin Turek – "Good Look For You" |work=Stereogum |date=November 17, 2016 |access-date=December 30, 2020}} On July 23, 2021, she released her first full-length album named Madame Gold on her label Madame Gold Records.{{Cite web|last=Cadenas|first=Kerensa|date=2021-06-24|title=Gavin Turek Needed to Find Her Alter Ego|url=https://www.thecut.com/2021/06/gavin-tureks-madame-gold-a-first-look-at-her-debut-album.html|access-date=2021-08-29|website=The Cut|language=en-us}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=2685267|name=Gavin Turek}}
- [http://www.gavinturek.com Official website]
- {{Instagram|gavinturek}}
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Category:American women singers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women
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