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'''Georgina Anderson''' (October 1998<ref name="gazette1988">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/cancer-patient-georgina-anderson-dreams-6250518|title=Cancer patient Georgina Anderson dreams of YouTube song hit|publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk|accessdate=Sunday, 17 November 2013}}</ref> – 14 November 2013<ref name="gazette"/>) was a singer from [[Marske-by-the-Sea]], [[Teesside]].<ref name="mirror">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/georgina-anderson-teenage-musician-who-2798054|title=Georgina Anderson: Teenage musician who died of cancer hits iTunes charts and receives Simon Cowell backing|publisher=[[Daily Mirror]]|accessdate=Sunday, 17 November 2013}}</ref> On November 14, 2013 she died after being diagnosed with stage four liver cancer. Her posthumous 2013 single, "[[Two Thirds of a Piece]]" has peaked to number 63 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
'''Georgina Anderson''' (October 1998<ref name="gazette1988">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/cancer-patient-georgina-anderson-dreams-6250518|title=Cancer patient Georgina Anderson dreams of YouTube song hit|publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref> – 14 November 2013<ref name="gazette"/>) was a singer from [[Marske-by-the-Sea]], [[Teesside]].<ref name="mirror">{{cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/georgina-anderson-teenage-musician-who-2798054|title=Georgina Anderson: Teenage musician who died of cancer hits iTunes charts and receives Simon Cowell backing|publisher=[[Daily Mirror]]|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref> On November 14, 2013 she died after being diagnosed with stage four liver cancer. Her posthumous 2013 single, "[[Two Thirds of a Piece]]" reached number 63 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


==Music career==
==Music career==
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In April 2013, Anderson uploaded a cover version of [[Bonnie Raitt]]'s "[[I Can't Make You Love Me]]" to YouTube. The video accumulated over 300,000 views.<ref name="gazette">{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/georgina-andersons-song-lands-place-6311313|title=Georgina Anderson's song lands a place in the iTunes top 40 chart|publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref> In early November, Anderson's second YouTube song—"[[Two Thirds of a Piece]]"—was played to 14,000 fans at [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] with Anderson in attendance.<ref name="northernecho">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesvalley/hartlepool/10813890.Campaign_launched_to_get_Georgina_Anderson_to_No_1_in_the_charts/|title=Campaign launched to get Georgina Anderson to No 1 in the charts|publisher=[[Northern Echo]]|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref> "Two Thirds of a Piece" was released posthumously on 15 November, and peaked at number 63 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
===2012-13: YouTube and Two Thirds of a Piece===
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Born to Helen and Paul Anderson, Georgina had uploaded a cover version of [[Bonnie Raitt]]'s "[[I Can't Make You Love Me]]" which had accumulated 300,000 views on [[YouTube]].<ref name="gazette">{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/georgina-andersons-song-lands-place-6311313|title=Georgina Anderson's song lands a place in the iTunes top 40 chart|publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk|accessdate=Sunday, 17 November 2013}}</ref> Her second YouTube song - "[[Two Thirds of a Piece]]" - was performed in front of 14,000 fans at [[Middlesbrough F.C.]].<ref name="northernecho">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/teesvalley/hartlepool/10813890.Campaign_launched_to_get_Georgina_Anderson_to_No_1_in_the_charts/|title=Campaign launched to get Georgina Anderson to No 1 in the charts|publisher=[[Northern Echo]]|accessdate=Sunday, 17 November 2013}}</ref> After Georgina's death on November 14, 2013 her single "[[Two Thirds of a Piece]]" was released on November 15, 2013. The song has peaked to number 63 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].


==Death==
==Death==
Anderson died at age 15 after being diagnosed with stage four liver cancer,<ref name="mirror"/> having exhausted all available treatment options.<ref name="gazettelive">{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/im-happy-many-people-heard-6279844|title='I’m so happy so many people have heard me sing', says teenage cancer patient|publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk|accessdate=Sunday, 17 November 2013}}</ref>
Anderson died at age 15 after being diagnosed with stage four liver cancer,<ref name="mirror"/> having exhausted all available treatment options.<ref name="gazettelive">{{cite web|url=http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/im-happy-many-people-heard-6279844|title='I’m so happy so many people have heard me sing', says teenage cancer patient|publisher=Gazettelive.co.uk|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Singles===
===Singles===
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Revision as of 11:39, 23 December 2013

For the businesswoman, see Georgia Anderson.
Georgina Anderson
BornOctober 1998
Marske-by-the-Sea, Teesside, England, UK
Died14 November 2013
GenresPop
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active2012–2013

Georgina Anderson (October 1998[1] – 14 November 2013[2]) was a singer from Marske-by-the-Sea, Teesside.[3] On November 14, 2013 she died after being diagnosed with stage four liver cancer. Her posthumous 2013 single, "Two Thirds of a Piece" reached number 63 on the UK Singles Chart.

Music career

In April 2013, Anderson uploaded a cover version of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" to YouTube. The video accumulated over 300,000 views.[2] In early November, Anderson's second YouTube song—"Two Thirds of a Piece"—was played to 14,000 fans at Middlesbrough F.C. with Anderson in attendance.[4] "Two Thirds of a Piece" was released posthumously on 15 November, and peaked at number 63 on the UK Singles Chart.

Death

Anderson died at age 15 after being diagnosed with stage four liver cancer,[3] having exhausted all available treatment options.[5]

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[6]
2013 "Two Thirds of a Piece" 63 Non-album single

References

  1. ^ "Cancer patient Georgina Anderson dreams of YouTube song hit". Gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Georgina Anderson's song lands a place in the iTunes top 40 chart". Gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Georgina Anderson: Teenage musician who died of cancer hits iTunes charts and receives Simon Cowell backing". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Campaign launched to get Georgina Anderson to No 1 in the charts". Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. ^ "'I'm so happy so many people have heard me sing', says teenage cancer patient". Gazettelive.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Georgina Anderson > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.

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