Anna-Catherine Hartley, better known by her stage name Uffie, is an American-born, Hong Kong-raised, Paris-based rapper, vocalist, entertainer and lyricist currently signed by French music labe . .   Expand    Wikipedia

Anna-Catherine Hartley, better known by her stage name Uffie, is an American-born, Hong Kong-raised, Paris-based rapper, vocalist, entertainer and lyricist currently signed by French music label Ed Banger Records. She incorporates the genres of synthpop, electronica, hip hop, rap and dance into her music and often works with her fellow label-mates, DJ Feadz and Mr. Oizo. She is perhaps best known for her singles "Pop the Glock", "First Love" and "Hot Chick" and her collaboration with labelmates Justice on the single "Tthhee Ppaarrttyy." Her long awaited debut album, Sex Dreams and Denim Jeans will be released through Ed Banger Records this spring. Anna-Catherine Hartley was born in Florida but moved to Hong Kong when she was four years old due to her father's work. She lived in Hong Kong for most of her childhood, and was greatly influenced by the city. Uffie's name comes from the French words Un Oeuf (which means "an egg"), a nickname her father gave her as a child for being so rowdy. Her family once intended to spend a year sailing but a typhoon struck and the family had to abandon ship in the Philippines. In her teens, Hartley later moved with her mother to Fort Lauderdale and Miami, but at age 15 relocated to Paris with her father, after getting in quite a bit of trouble in the States. Once moving to France, she realized that she greatly preferred the European and French lifestyle over the American, and she has lived there since. Hartley originally studied fashion in Paris and attended the International School of Paris on the famous Rue de Passy, but when a music offer came along, she dropped out of school because it was "a once in a lifetime opportunity" and signed with Ed Banger Records in early 2006.

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