Vasiliki Karagiorgos (, ; born 18 February 1983), known as Vassy, is an Australian singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. She is the first woman to win an Icon Award at the 2023 Electronic Dance Music Awards. She was supposed to represent the United States in Intervision 2025, but withdrew before the competition began.
Biography Vassy was born in Darwin, Northern Territory to Greek immigrant parents. Her parents hail from Kozani and Grevena. In the early 2010s she moved to Los Angeles, United States to pursue an international career. In 2022, she moved back to Australia.
In popular culture Her song was featured in the Tina Fey film Admission, The trailer for the Disney's Oscar-winning film Frozen, and in the campaign Gok Loves for Target Australia. Vassy's songs have also been featured in EA Games, Nickelodeon, Skechers, Victoria's Secret, Pepsi commercials, and the trailer for the Oscar-winning film Disney's Frozen and hit TV shows such as ABC's Grey's Anatomy.
Withdrawal from Intervision 2025 On September 20, 2025, she was supposed to represent the United States in the international song contest Intervision 2025 in Moscow. However shortly before her performance, it was announced that she wouldn't be participating in the contest because of "unprecented political pressure from the Australian government". The hosts of the contest expressed regret over her dismissal; however, the voting juror representing the US, Joe Lynn Turner, stayed until the end of the musical contest.
Philanthropy
Vassy is an LGBT advocate, being an ambassador for the NOH8 Campaign, an organization that promotes LGBT rights. She mentioned that she is LGBT ally because her close friends and family are part of that community. She performed at the Capital Pride Festival.Sassy VASSY She is also a spokesperson for Green IT. She also volunteers and teaches music workshops at AVIVA in Los Angeles.
Discography Albums +List of albums, with release date and label shown Title Album details My Affection Released: 2005 Label: Fly Music (5101102192) Format: CD Beautiful Day Released: May 2012 Label: Control (85657725) Formats: CD, Digital download We Are Young Released: 2015 Label: Formats: CD, Digital download
Extended plays +List of EPs, with release date and label shown Title EP details The Acoustics Released: June 2011 Label: Kiss My Vassy Christmas EP Released: 10 December 2018 Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album USDance USElec. Peak chart positions for singles in Lithuanian Airplay: "On Me": "I Can See Clearly Now" 2003 — — rowspan="12" "Cover You in Kisses" — — My Affection "Get Busy" 2005 — — "Wanna Fly" — — "Loverman" — — "Kick My Ass" — — "History" 2010 — — "Desire" 2011 — — Beautiful Day "Could This Be Love" 2012 — — "We Are Young" 1 — "Mad" 2014 4 27 rowspan="29" "Hustlin'" 1 23 "T.U.T.P. (Turn Up the Party)" 2016 6 27 — "Nothing to Lose" 2017 1 29 — "Lost" 1 24 — "Somebody New" 2018 — — — "Doomsday" 1 29 — "Concrete Heart" 2019 1 23 — "Stand Out" — — — "Trouble" 2 19 — "Fly" — — — "Blink" 2020 — — — "What's Going On" — — — "Oxygen" — — — "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" — — — "Blinding Lights" 2021 — — — "Chase" — — — "Pieces" 2022 — — — "Our Moment" 2023 — — — "Supreme" — — — "Krazy" — — — "Off Switch" 2024 — — — "Midnight" — — —"Beg"2025 — — — "Hazy" — — —"Secrets" — — —"Needed You" — — —"Star"2026 — — —"On Me" — — 66"Day N Night" — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUSPeak chart positions for singles as lead artist in Australia: All except "Wild One Two": "Wild One Two": BEL(WA) FRA GERPeak position for: "Bad": "Today": NLD SWE SWI UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Stay", "Tomorrow Can Wait", "GRRRR", "Revolver" (One Love Remix) and "Wild One Two": "Stay", "Tomorrow Can Wait" and "GRRRR": "Revolver" (One Love Remix): "Wild One Two": US "Bad" 2014 5 6 6 19 13 111 2 28 22 113 ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum GLF: 5× Platinum RIAA: Platinum Listen "Today"(Scooter and Vassy) — — — 75 — 150 — — — — The Fifth Chapter "Secrets"(Tiësto & KSHMR featuring Vassy) 2015 — 31 27 — 21 39 24 31 — — BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold RIAA: Gold Club Life: Volume Four New York City "Satisfied"(Showtek featuring Vassy) — — — — — — — — — — "Radiate"(Scooter and Vassy) — 58 — — — 77 — — — — The Fifth Chapter "I Should Have Said"(Playmen featuring Vassy) 2016 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" "Cracked Wall"(with Florian Picasso) — — — — — — — — — — "Faster Than a Bullet"(with Tiësto) 2017 — — — — — — — — — — "Sexy Ballad"(Ruthie Duress featuring Vassy) 2024 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other appearances "Spotlight" (Victor Magan featuring Vassy and Juan Magan) "Miss Automatic" (Mark Angelo and Vassy featuring Epsilon) (No. 84 Greek Digital Songs) "Tokyo Style" (Future Boyz featuring Dave Audé and Vassy) "Burn" (Scooter and Vassy, 2016, on Ace)
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2017 WDM Radio Awards Best Electronic Vocalist Herself
See also List of number-one dance hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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