George Riley

London singer/songwriter George Riley stirs pop, R&B, and electronica into a sensuous, chart-friendly blend. Riley was born in Shepherd's Bush, west London, to a Jewish mother and a Jamaican father, Mykaell, a university lecturer who had briefly drummed for '70s reggae band Steel Pulse. A natural performer from a young age, Riley grew up listening to her parents' soul, funk, and Afrobeat collection, together with two-step garage, '90s and '00s pop and R&B, and rap. In her teens she became a "club kid," immersing herself in London's music scene, attending gigs, raves, and hous...