Katseye have solely existed for 2 years, however they’ve already achieved greater than some teams which have been round for for much longer.
On Friday, members Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Manon Bannerman, Megan Skiendiel, Sophia Laforteza, and Yoonchae Jeung have been nominated in the Grammy’s best new artist class, in addition to best pop duo/group efficiency. The honor caps what has been an ideal year to this point for the lady group, shaped through a actuality competitors present referred to as “The Debut: Dream Academy.”
The competitors was a partnership with HYBE, a South Korean leisure firm that additionally manages BTS, and Geffen Records.
Their journey was additionally chronicled in the Netflix documentary, “Pop Star Academy: KATSEYE.”
Though some parts of Ok-pop world have been included into the group’s formation and coaching, they name themselves a “global group,” nodding to the members’ assorted roots.
Avanzini, Skiendiel and Raj are all Americans from numerous backgrounds. Bannerman is from Switzerland and of Ghanaian, Swiss and Italian heritage. Laforteza is from Manila, and Jeung is from South Korea.
Katseye dropped their first EP, “SIS (Soft Is Strong),” in August 2024, and it included their breakthrough single “Touch.” Their second, “Beautiful Chaos,” was launched in June. While each have been sturdy performers – their newest EP peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 chart – it was their starring role in Gap’s viral “Better in Denim” ad that cemented their recognition.
They take their pretty newfound fame fairly significantly.
“Making a genuine impact on culture is our biggest goal,” Raj said in a not too long ago revealed BBC Radio 1 interview. “A big thing about us is being versatile. We switch it up with every project we put out. Even on each EP, every song is different and that is important to us.”
After the Grammy nominations have been introduced, the group took to their Instagram stories to specific their delight.
“So honored to be nominated and in this company,” they wrote on a video of 2025 best new artist Grammy winner Chappell Roan introducing the class and its nominations.
The group’s fellow best new artist nominees included Olivia Dean, The Marias, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young – which you would name some fairly EYE-conic firm.