Kizzy Crawford

Kezia Lily Rose "Kizzy" Crawford-Southgate, sometimes shortened to Kizzy, is a Welsh singer songwriter of Bajan heritage who sings in both English and Welsh, using traditional and modern sources. She began writing songs at the age of thirteen.

Kizzy was born in Oxford, but when her parents divorced in 1999, moved with her mother, sister and grandparents to Aberaeron and later Llandeilo before settling in Merthyr Tydfil. Her mother is from the south-east of England but she spent her childhood holidays with her grandparents in Disserth, Powys and always wanted to raise her children in Wales.

Her father's family is from Barbados.

She was educated in Welsh from the age of four and is the eldest of five children. She has a sister, Eädyth, who is also a singer.

At the age of 26 she was diagnosed with autism.

Crawford won the Arts Connect Original Singer-Songwriter prize in 2012 resulting in work with Amy Wadge including recording her first single Starling and its video with Arts Connect's Sonig - youth music industry initiative.

She performed her song "The Starling" live on BBC Radio Wales's Bethan Elfyn Show in August 2013. This was then released as her debut single in November 2013 followed by her EP Temporary Zone in December, released by Cardiff record label See Monkey Do Monkey. Together with many radio and TV appearances in Wales during 2013, she has also performed live at various venues including FOCUS Wales Festival, the Sŵn festival, the Green Man Festival, Caerphilly Castle and Maes B at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Crawford also performed at Festival No 6.

Crawford appeared on the BBC Wales Six Nations Championship 2014 promotions singing "Calon Lân", and in April 2014 was named as one of twelve BBC Horizons acts for 2014–15.