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Gia Woods (born May 22, 1996) is a Los Angeles-based pop musician.[1]

Gia Woods
Woods performing at Bardot Hollywood in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Natali Nassiri
Born	(1996-05-22) May 22, 1996 (age 26)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Electropop
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Disruptor Sony Snafu
Website	www.giawoods.com

Early life

Woods grew up in a traditional Persian household in Los Angeles.[2] Her father owned a popular Persian restaurant, and her mother was a stay-at-home mom who also handled the business side of the restaurant.[3][4] Woods became interested in music in part because she "was pretty shy and didn’t have a lot of people to open up to." Her older sister encouraged her to join choir in high school, which led to her pursuit of music as a career.[5]

Career

Woods was scouted by her first manager in her senior year of high school from a choir performance. As a result, she pursued music full time immediately after graduating, rather than going into dentistry as she had planned.[3][4]

Woods debuted in 2015 with the song "Only A Girl," which describes her first same-sex relationship. Woods came out as a lesbian to her family through the song.[1] The accompanying music video has over 10 million hits on YouTube.[6]

Woods released her debut EP Cut Season on October 9, 2020.[3] The EP was influenced by the lack of support Woods received from friends after her experience leaving a four-year relationship and her father's passing.[4]

In 2021, Woods released the first part of her two-volume EP, Heartbreak County, which reflects on life in Los Angeles.[7] She announced the second part with the release of its lead single, "Hello", in May 2022.[8] The full EP was released in October 2022; while the first part covers more of the surface-level glamor of Los Angeles life, the second part explores its "deeper, more raw side."[9]

Involvement in the LGBT Community

Woods has performed at several LGBT events, such as Nashville's OutLoud Music Festival in 2019, North Jersey Pride Festival in 2019, the Thrive with Pride concert in 2021, and Jersey Pride in 2022.[10][11][12][13] She has also been featured in Calvin Klein's LGBTQ Pride campaign, and has been a Savage X Fenty ambassador.[5][14][15][16]

Influences

Woods is inspired by Radiohead, Green Day and Madonna.[4]

Discography

Extended plays

Title	Year	EP details
Cut Season[17]	2020	Release: 9 October 2020 Label: Disruptor, Sony Format: Digital download, streaming
Heartbreak County, Vol 1.[18]	2021	Release: 8 October 2021 Label: Snafu Format: Digital download, streaming
Heartbreak County, Vol 2.[9]	2022	Release: 27 October 2022 Label: Elle Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title	Year	Album
"Only a Girl"[6]	2015	Non-album singles
"Heart Won't Forget" (with Matoma)	2016
"What I Like"[1]	2017
"Jump the Fence"[6]	2019
"New Girlfriend"[6]
"Keep on Coming"[6]
"One Big Party"[6]
"Feel It"
"Hungry"	2020	Cut Season
"Ego"
"Naive"
"Into It"
"Chaos"
"All I Know"
"Enough of You"[18]	2021	Heartbreak County, Vol. 1
"Oh My God"
"Next Girlfriend"[19]
"Fame Kills"
"Hello"	2022	Heartbreak County, Vol. 2[20]
"Spend It" (with BAYLI)
"Cover Girl"
"Lesbionic"
"Disco Heart"
"Pch (Pretty Cold Heart)"
"Cruel Intentions"

References

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