kathleen anne brien (born 8 may 1989), better known as katy b, is an english singer and songwriter. she released her first album "on a mission" on april 1, 2011. it got good reviews from music critics. it was nominated for the 2011 mercury prize. katy was born in peckham, london. she went to the brit school. her next album "little red" will be released in february 2014. she released the second single from it, "5 am", on 4 november 2013. it reached number fourteen in the uk singles chart.