Recording Artist · Songwriter · DJ · A&R
Gemma Fox
UK Top 40 · Top 10 R&B · BBC Sound of 2004 · MOBO Nominee · UMA Winner Best R&B ACT · UMA Nomination · 3 Gold · 2 Silver Brit Certifications
Biography
UK music pioneer. Polydor recording artist. Internationally connected songwriter. Still writing the next chapter.
Gemma Fox is one of the defining voices of UK R&B and bassline — the original Queen of Bassline. Born and raised in Kentish Town, north London, she grew up surrounded by music before being signed to Polydor on a six-figure deal, with a publishing deal to Zomba.
She released the underground smash "Messy" and the star-studded "Street Therapy" mix CD — featuring 50 Cent, Jay-Z, Eminem, Pras from the Fugees and more, with Pras coming to the studio — before landing her major label deal.
She broke into the mainstream with "Girlfriend's Story" featuring MC Lyte — reaching No. 38 on the UK Singles Chart in 2004 and achieving a Top 10 position on the Official UK R&B Chart. The single was released on 26 April 2004, with album Messy following on 3 May. That same year she embarked on a six-week UK tour, performing live across the country in support of the album. Following the success of "Girlfriend's Story", Gemma became a patron of Women's Aid, using her platform to support the charity's vital work.
In 2004, Gemma was selected for the BBC Sound of 2004 — placing at No. 10 in the annual emerging-artist list — and received a nomination for MOBO Best UK Newcomer at the ceremony held on 30 September 2004 at the Royal Albert Hall. Her debut single "Girlfriend's Story" (ft MC Lyte) entered the UK Official Singles Chart on 8 May 2004, peaking at No. 38 and charting for three weeks. In 2005, she won Best R&B Act at the Urban Music Awards and was also nominated for Best Newcomer at the Urban Music Awards and Best Female Act at the Y2K Awards. Her recordings have appeared on some of the most significant compilation albums of the era, earning her 3 Gold and 2 Silver BPI certifications. She has reached No. 1 in the DJ charts multiple times across her career, and was playlisted on Kiss FM, Choice FM and BBC 1Xtra. In 2021, "Awake" entered both the Music Week Upfront Club Chart and Commercial Pop Top 30 simultaneously in Week 17, peaking at No. 2 Upfront and No. 4 Commercial Pop on 11 June 2021 — charting for seven weeks with a Kiss Dance playlist placement. In 2025, "Twisted" (Tactics & Gemma Fox) reached No. 3 on the Upfront Club Chart and No. 19 on the Cool Cuts Top 20.
Gemma holds a landmark distinction in BBC 1Xtra history. She was part of the consultation period prior to BBC 1Xtra opening and was involved in launching the radio show. A collaboration featuring Beverley Knight and Roots Manuva was the very first song ever played on BBC 1Xtra when the station launched — a historic moment in UK urban radio. She performed a live session with her full band at the legendary BBC Maida Vale Studios for a BBC 1Xtra live radio show presented by Ras Kwame. Trevor Nelson supported her single "Gone" for many weeks on his BBC Radio 2 show. Sammy Virji supported her collaboration with Hans Glader on BBC Radio 1. Gemma also performed a live stream for Pete Tong Live from Ibiza, and performed in Ibiza for Diddy and for Twice as Nice.
Her debut album Messy was awarded R'n'B Album of the Month and described by the press as "a great British hype to believe in" — with reviewers noting that "Gemma's songwriting skills are the key" and that "there's an empathy and originality that shines through." DJ Magazine gave "Girlfriend's Story" ★★★★½, calling it a record with "the potential to appeal to both the r&b underground and mainstream market." J-17 described Messy as "feisty lyrics and smooth beats — think Nelly Furtado meets early Destiny's Child." The Face ran her as "Urban Fox" — signed to Polydor for six figures, with Midi Mafia described as "widely touted as the new Neptunes."
As a songwriter and recording artist, Gemma has worked with artists including Syleena Johnson, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana, MC Lyte, Biz Markie, Rodney P, J2K, Beverley Knight, Roots Manuva, 50 Cent, Louis Rei (previously of Western), Torion Sellers and more. As a writer and producer collaborator, she has worked with Chucky Thompson, Stargate, Midi Mafia, Fredro Rocka, We Are Galantis, Johnny Douglas, Rob Reef Tewlow, 88 Fingaz and Punch the Producer, and continues to develop artists internationally, with current projects including A'namii and Ursula Yancy.
Gemma is currently working primarily in the United States and Europe on some very significant projects, marking a major new chapter in her international career. She has closed significant catalogue acquisition deals with Q3 and is close to releasing her first autobiography. She is a regular speaker at the Leicester Music Conference and has sat twice on the BBC Introducing panel. She organises many international writing camps — last month the ATL writing camp happened in collaboration with Create Ed, where she wrote for Shenseea and Alanya.
In 2026, Gemma wrote the complete vocal melody and lyrics to Shy Cookie's instrumental for The House & Garage Orchestra, recorded the original guide vocal, personally approached Syleena Johnson's team with the demo, and performed backing vocals on the bridge of the final recording. Released on 4 September 2026 on SINA MUSIC, "Take Care" marked The House & Garage Orchestra's first original studio single. Shy Cookie has publicly stated: "Gemma Fox deserves the credit for making that connection happen." The single received international press coverage across the UK, US, Japan and Belgium.
Gemma is also featured as a songwriter on "Rule the World" — a track on the upcoming debut album Made New by Louis Rei (previously of Western). She wrote the topline and recorded the guide vocal for the track.
Gemma hosts a monthly radio show on Pure FM — broadcast on the last Friday of every month at 10PM — keeping her connected to the grassroots UK music community that shaped her career.
In 2026, Gemma was featured in the V&A East's Music Is Black project, recognising her contribution to the cultural history of Black British music. She is also cited in the V&A's own editorial on backing singers.
As founder of Fox Music Records and Fox Music Consultancy, Gemma channels her two decades of industry experience into artist development, A&R, publishing and rights management, catalogue acquisition and label strategy — operating under the principle that artists keep 100% of their masters. She is a member of the Ivors Academy and the Recording Academy (GRAMMYs).
Key achievements
Artists worked with
Producers & collaborators
"I'm not trying to talk about a subject and be in a certain group or sound a certain way. I'm just singing me."
Gemma Fox — Touch Magazine, 2003
Achievements, Awards & Milestones
BBC Sound of 2004
No. 10 in the BBC annual emerging-artist list
UK Top 40
"Girlfriend's Story" ft. MC Lyte — No. 38 UK Singles Chart, 2004
Top 10 R&B
Official UK R&B Chart Top 10 — one of the defining UK R&B records of the era
MOBO Nominated
Best UK Newcomer — 30 September 2004, Royal Albert Hall
UMA Winner
Best R&B Act — Urban Music Awards, 2005
3× Gold · 2× Silver
BPI-certified compilation appearances across the UK's biggest urban and garage collections
R'n'B Album of the Month
Debut album Messy awarded R'n'B Album of the Month ★★★★ — "A great British hype to believe in." Also reviewed ★★★★ by The Times and praised by the Daily Telegraph as "catchier than Dynamite's Mercury prizewinner."
No. 1 in the DJs
Reached No. 1 in the DJ charts multiple times across her career
Radio Playlisted
Kiss FM, Choice FM and BBC 1Xtra
BBC 1Xtra — First Song Ever Played
A collaboration featuring Beverley Knight and Roots Manuva was the very first song ever played on BBC 1Xtra when the station launched
BBC 1Xtra — First Commercial Single
"Girlfriend's Story" was the first commercially released single ever played on BBC 1Xtra
Songwriter — Take Care
Topline songwriter for The House & Garage Orchestra — "Take Care" ft. Syleena Johnson, released 4 September 2026
Louis Rei — Made New
Songwriter & topline on "Rule the World" — debut album Made New by Louis Rei (previously of Western)
V&A East — Music Is Black
Featured in the V&A East's Music Is Black project, 2026
Polydor / Universal
Signed to a three-album deal at P Recordings (urban offshoot of Polydor) for an undisclosed six-figure sum in 2002
Brighton Music Conference 2026
Featured speaker at Brighton Music Conference 2026
MTV UK — Sunshine
Featured on MTV UK in 2013 as a returning pioneer of the UK garage scene — "Sunshine" EP with production by Dexplicit
Music Week Upfront No. 2 · Commercial Pop No. 4
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox, HAPPY? RECORDINGS) — peaked at No. 2 Upfront Club Chart and No. 4 Commercial Pop Top 30 on 11 June 2021. Charted for 7 weeks (Weeks 17–23, 2021). 400k+ streams on Spotify. Kiss Dance playlisted.
Music Week Upfront No. 3
"Twisted" (Tactics & Gemma Fox) — No. 3 on the Music Week Upfront Club Chart, Week 11, 2025. Three weeks on chart.
Kiss Dance Playlisted · 400k+ Streams
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox) — Kiss Dance playlisted, 400k+ streams on Spotify alone across its mixes. Charted simultaneously on both the Music Week Upfront Club Chart (peak No. 2) and Commercial Pop Top 30 (peak No. 4).
UK Official Singles Chart No. 38
"Girlfriend's Story" (Gemma Fox ft MC Lyte) entered the UK Official Singles Chart on 8 May 2004, peaking at No. 38 and charting for 3 weeks. Source: Official Charts Company.
BBC 1Xtra MistaJam — JAM HOT 6 Weeks (2008)
"Voicemail" held MistaJam's BBC 1Xtra JAM HOT slot for 6 consecutive weeks in 2008 — confirming sustained BBC 1Xtra support across multiple release cycles.
What the press say
This Is Gemma Fox. The Original Queen of Bassline
A direct interview with Gemma Fox — covering her career from Polydor to the present day, her identity as the Bassline Queen, and her continuing work as a songwriter and industry figure.
Read the interviewSyleena Johnson's "Take Care" Meets London Garage
Editorial coverage exploring how Gemma Fox's songwriting and Shy Cookie's production brought together UK garage and American soul.
Read the featureShy Cookie: Ten Years of The House & Garage Orchestra
Shy Cookie discusses the creation of "Take Care" — confirming it as THGO's first original studio single, written by Gemma Fox, who recruited Syleena Johnson by sending her the track.
Read the interviewShy Cookie on Three Decades of UK Garage and the Next Chapter of The House & Garage Orchestra
Shy Cookie discusses Gemma Fox's role in the creation of "Take Care" and the future of The House & Garage Orchestra.
Read the articleShy Cookie on Three Decades of UK Garage
Interview confirming Gemma Fox wrote "Take Care", recorded the guide vocal and approached Syleena's team with the demo.
Read the articleSyleena Johnson, Shy Cookie and The House & Garage Orchestra Release "Take Care"
International press coverage of the "Take Care" release, noting Gemma Fox's songwriting credit.
Read the articleSyleena Johnson, Shy Cookie and The House & Garage Orchestra Release "Take Care"
Press coverage of the "Take Care" release featuring Gemma Fox's songwriting contribution.
Read the articleUKG Pioneer Shy Cookie Celebrates Ten Years of The House & Garage Orchestra
Japanese music press coverage including Gemma Fox's role in the creation of "Take Care".
Read the articleSyleena Johnson, Shy Cookie and The House & Garage Orchestra Release "Take Care"
Belgian music press coverage of the "Take Care" release, featuring Gemma Fox's songwriting credit.
Read the articleHouse & Garage Orchestra — Take Care
Coverage of The House & Garage Orchestra's "Take Care", written by Gemma Fox.
Read the articleBacking Singers — V&A East: Music Is Black
Gemma Fox is cited in the V&A's editorial on backing singers as part of the Music Is Black project at V&A East.
Read the articlePress Archive
Damage.co.uk
28 April 2003
"Gemma Fox in Major Deal" — the earliest confirmed press item. "The 'Messy' UKG vocalist has been signed to a major for an undisclosed six figure sum!" Working with Chucky Thompson; Youngsta (Musical Mob) mix of 'Messy' coming next month.
Deuce
Issue 1.14, July 2003
News piece — studio visit, Chucky Thompson collaboration noted. One of the earliest published magazine features on Gemma Fox.
Touch Magazine
July 2003
"When Chucky Met Gemma" — feature by Martin Clark, photography by David Levene. Full studio session feature at Home Studios with Chucky Thompson.
Touch Magazine
2003
"Touch Hot For 2003 — Foxy Lady" — feature by Hattie Collins. Gemma quote: "I don't sing about diamonds and cars — I sing about girls getting beat up by their boyfriends, baby-mothers, being a single parent."
New Fox
2003
"Middlerow's First Lady of Ragga-Heavy Two-Step" — words: Helen Jennings. A collaboration featuring Beverley Knight and Roots Manuva was the first song ever played on BBC 1Xtra.
Blues & Soul
January 2004
Historical music press feature.
The Face
2004
"Urban Fox" — signed to Polydor for six figures. Street Therapy featuring 50 Cent, Megaman and more. Midi Mafia described as "widely touted as the new Neptunes."
Dazed & Confused
March 2004
Photo shoot by Rankin Archive. Pull quote: "My sister had a heavy record collection that we used to sing along to all the time. That's how I worked out that singing was something I really wanted to keep doing." Signed to three-album deal at P Recordings.
Hot Stars
27 March–2 April 2004
Original magazine feature ahead of debut single release.
DJ Magazine
16 April 2004
"Girlfriend's Story" single review ★★★★½ — "P/Polydor has found another winner. Gemma has a style that has the potential to appeal to both the r&b underground and mainstream market."
Blues & Soul
16 April 2004
"Fox Hunting" — feature by Chanelle Fiddy. Confirmed three-album deal at P Recordings. Gemma: "I'll do what I want whether it be R&B or rock, or garage… whatever I feel like doing."
Touch Magazine
April 2004
"Fox on Film" — Touch gets exclusive backstage access at the "Girlfriend's Story" video shoot. Photography: Sam Stowell.
Hot Stars
1–7 May 2004
"Foxy Lady" — by Marie Keating. "Hip-hop starlet Gemma Fox has swapped her messy past for a Messy future." Gemma is 23 at time of publication. "It would be really good if I gave someone else the confidence to do the same." Messy released Monday on Polydor.
J-17
May 2004
Messy album review — "Feisty lyrics and smooth beats — think Nelly Furtado meets early Destiny's Child. Gemma picks up girl power where the Spice Girls left off — without the dodgy outfits." Best song: Girlfriend.
The Pulse
2004
"Foxy Lady" — "Girlfriend's Story" awarded Single of the Week. Gemma: "Writing is like counselling — it helps me deal with the past."
Fusion Magazine
2004
"A Foxy Lady" — interview by Lauren Shiels. Feature profile on Gemma Fox as a rising UK R&B star.
Unknown publication
2004
R'n'B Album of the Month — Messy ★★★★. "Gemma's songwriting skills are the key… there's an empathy and originality that shines through… A great British hype to believe in."
Company Magazine
October 2004
Historical magazine coverage.
The Scandia Lick Party
2 July 2005, Copenhagen
Live performance — The Scandia Lick Party, Copenhagen. International touring evidence from 2005.
MTV UK
8 July 2013
"Fresh: Gemma Fox — 'Sunshine'" — The Wrap Up, words: Alya Mooro. "Pioneer of the UK garage scene way back when with tracks such as 'Messy' and 'Girlfriend Story', homegrown talent Gemma Fox returns to the scene." Track reworks Baby D's 'I Need Your Loving' with production by Dexplicit.
Brighton Music Conference
2026
Speaker profile — Brighton Music Conference 2026. Gemma Fox featured as an industry speaker.
The Times / Times Eye
8 May 2004
Messy album review ★★★★ — by Lisa Verrico. "The 23-year-old North Londoner Gemma Fox." Recorded much of the album in America with heavyweight R&B producers. "Girlfriend's Story" features MC Lyte and a chorus from former Prince protégé Pebbles. "It's on the autobiographical Superstar that she really shines."
Daily Telegraph
8 May 2004
Messy album review — by Tom Horan. Caption: "Wise beyond her years: Gemma Fox." "It could be argued that the sharp, original pop music that Fox delivers here is a backlash against the grisly years of Pop Idol et al."
Music Week Club Charts
Week 19, 2021
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox) at No. 19 Upfront Top 30 (LW 26, 3 weeks) and No. 21 Commercial Pop Top 30 (3 weeks — entered Week 17). Confirmed by raw Music Week Club Charts Week 19 with yellow highlights.
Music Week Club Charts
Week 20, 2021
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox) climbs to No. 13 Upfront Top 30 and No. 23 Commercial Pop Top 30. Four weeks on chart. Social caption: "Amazing, number 13 and 23 in this weeks music weeks charts."
Music Week Club Charts
Week 21, 2021
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox) climbs to No. 11 Upfront Top 30 and No. 14 Commercial Pop Top 30. Five weeks on chart.
Music Week Club Charts
Week 23, 2021
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox) peaks at No. 2 Upfront Top 30 and No. 4 Commercial Pop Top 30. Seven weeks on chart. 400k+ streams on Spotify. Social caption: "Number 2 and number 4."
Music Week Club Charts
Week 11, 2025
"Twisted" (Tactics & Gemma Fox) — No. 3 on the Upfront Club Top 30. Three weeks on chart. Fisher's "Rain" at No. 1 that week.
Music Week Club Charts
Week 17, 2021
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox) enters at No. 30 Upfront Top 30 (NEW, 1 week) AND No. 21 Commercial Pop Top 30 (NEW, 1 week) simultaneously. Confirmed by raw Music Week Club Charts Week 17 and @powerpromotionsuk social post: "Music Week Upfront Chart & Cool Cuts + Mainstream Pop Chart NEWS!!!!"
Music Week Club Charts
Week 22, 2021
"Awake / Happy?" (Rare Candy x Gemma Fox) climbs to No. 8 Upfront Top 30 and No. 12 Commercial Pop Top 30. Six weeks on chart. Social caption: "Moved up ⬆️"
Music Week Club Charts
Week 10, 2025
"Twisted" (Tactics & Gemma Fox) at No. 25 Upfront Club Top 30 (LW 32, 2 weeks) — the week before its peak of No. 3 in Week 11.
Music Week Club Charts
Week 48 (2024)
"Twisted" (Tactics x Gemma Fox) at No. 19 on the Cool Cuts Top 20 (LW 17, 3 weeks). Also charting on the Upfront Club chart that week.
Official UK Singles Chart (OCC)
8 May 2004
"Girlfriend's Story" (Gemma Fox ft MC Lyte) enters the UK Official Singles Chart at No. 38, charting for 3 weeks. Source: Official Charts Company.
BBC 1Xtra — MistaJam
16 April 2008
"Voicemail" by Gemma Fox held MistaJam's BBC 1Xtra JAM HOT slot for 6 weeks in 2008.
Press Clippings
Damage.co.uk — Gemma Fox in Major Deal, 28 April 2003
Deuce, Issue 1.14 — July 2003
Touch Magazine — When Chucky Met Gemma, July 2003
Touch Magazine — Touch Hot For 2003, Foxy Lady
New Fox — Middlerow's First Lady of Ragga-Heavy Two-Step, 2003
The Face — Urban Fox, 2004
The Face — Urban Fox (ii), 2004
Dazed & Confused — Rankin Archive shoot, 2004
Dazed & Confused — Rankin Archive (ii), 2004
Dazed & Confused — Rankin Archive (iii), 2004
DJ Magazine — Girlfriend's Story ★★★★½, April 2004
DJ Magazine — Girlfriend's Story (ii), April 2004
Touch Magazine — Fox on Film, April 2004
Touch Magazine — Fox on Film (ii), April 2004
Touch Magazine — Fox on Film (iii), April 2004
Hot Stars — Foxy Lady, 1–7 May 2004
Hot Stars — Foxy Lady (colour), 1–7 May 2004
Hot Stars — Foxy Lady (iii), 1–7 May 2004
Hot Stars — Gotta Have It: Messy, 2004
J-17 — Messy album review, May 2004
J-17 — Messy album review (ii), May 2004
Feature — Gemma Fox, 2004
Feature — Gemma Fox (ii), 2004
Fusion Magazine — A Foxy Lady, 2004
Press clipping — 2003/2004
Press clipping — 2003/2004
Press clipping — 2003/2004
Brighton Music Conference 2026 — Speaker Profile
Press clipping — 2003/2004
MTV UK — Fresh: Gemma Fox, Sunshine, 8 July 2013
Hot Stars — Foxy Lady (OK Mag colour), 1–7 May 2004
The Times & Daily Telegraph — Messy reviews, 8 May 2004
Music Week Club Charts — Week 19, 2021 (Awake / Happy? enters Upfront No. 19)
Music Week — "We're in both charts ✓" (@thegemmafox, Week 19, 2021)
Music Week — @powerpromotionsuk chart news, Week 19, 2021
Music Week Club Charts — Week 20, 2021 (Awake / Happy? climbs to Upfront No. 13)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 11, 2025 (Twisted at Upfront No. 3)
Music Week — "Number 30 in the upfront charts" (@thegemmafox, Week 17, 2021)
Music Week — "Number 13 and 23 in this weeks charts" (Week 20, 2021)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 21, 2021 (Awake / Happy? at Upfront No. 11)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 22, 2021 (Awake / Happy? climbs to Upfront No. 8)
Music Week — "Moved up ⬆️" (@powerpromotionsuk, Week 22, 2021)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 23, 2021 (Awake / Happy? peaks at No. 2 Upfront / No. 4 Commercial Pop)
Music Week — "Number 2 and number 4" (@powerpromotionsuk, Week 23, 2021)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 10, 2025 (Twisted at Upfront No. 25)
Official UK Singles Chart — "Girlfriend's Story" ft MC Lyte, Peak No. 38, 3 weeks (entered 8 May 2004)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 19, 2021 (Awake / Happy? at No. 19 Upfront / No. 21 Commercial Pop — raw chart)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 21, 2021 (Awake / Happy? at No. 11 Upfront / No. 14 Commercial Pop — raw chart)
Facebook post — "AWAKE is now #2 on the UPFRONT TOP 30 and #4 on the COMMERCIAL TOP 30!" (11 June 2021, HAPPY? RECORDINGS)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 23, 2021 (peak: No. 2 Upfront / No. 4 Commercial Pop — high-res)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 48 (Twisted at Cool Cuts No. 19, 3 weeks)
Music Week Club Charts — Week 17, 2021 (Awake / Happy? enters Upfront No. 30 AND Commercial Pop No. 21 simultaneously — high-res)
@powerpromotionsuk — "Music Week Upfront Chart & Cool Cuts + Mainstream Pop Chart NEWS!!!!" (Week 17, 2021)
BBC 1Xtra — MistaJam: "Gemma Fox – Voicemail (DJ Rekless Remix) — JAM HOT" (16 April 2008)
What my peers say
"Gemma Fox deserves the credit for making that connection happen."
Shy Cookie
Producer, The House & Garage Orchestra
EDM Identity, The Night Bazaar, HitsCulture — 2026
"She's a fighter! She not go'n stop! I feel a lot of the same fight that I had to deal with, working with Mary J and B.I.G. Anyone who's come from a disadvantaged situation got a story. That's where this album is coming from."
Chucky Thompson
Grammy-winning producer (Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige)
Touch Magazine, July 2003
"Gemma has one of the most distinctive voices in UK music. Her ear for a hook is second to none."
MNEK
Grammy-winning songwriter & producer
"A true pioneer — her influence on UK Bassline and R&B cannot be overstated."
DJ Mag
Editorial
"Gemma's songwriting skills are the key — there's an empathy and originality that shines through. A great British hype to believe in."
R'n'B Album of the Month
Press review — Messy ★★★★
2004
"Feisty lyrics and smooth beats — think Nelly Furtado meets early Destiny's Child. Gemma picks up girl power where the Spice Girls left off — without the dodgy outfits."
J-17
Album review — Messy
May 2004
"P/Polydor has found another winner during Ms Dynamite's hiatus. Gemma has a style that has the potential to appeal to both the r&b underground and mainstream market."
DJ Magazine
Single review — Girlfriend's Story ★★★★½
16 April 2004
"Pioneer of the UK garage scene way back when with tracks such as 'Messy' and 'Girlfriend Story', homegrown talent Gemma Fox returns to the scene."
MTV UK
The Wrap Up — Fresh: Gemma Fox, Sunshine
8 July 2013
"The 'Messy' UKG vocalist has been signed to a major for an undisclosed six figure sum!"
Damage.co.uk
News — Gemma Fox in Major Deal
28 April 2003
"It would be really good if I gave someone else the confidence to do the same."
Gemma Fox
Hot Stars — Foxy Lady
1–7 May 2004
"Fox sings about the everyday details of young urban life in a way that is disarming, insightful and wise beyond her years. Catchier than Dynamite's Mercury prizewinner."
Daily Telegraph
Album review — Messy
8 May 2004, Tom Horan
"It's on the autobiographical Superstar that she really shines. After last year's huge club hit Messy won Fox a deal with a big record label, she followed in Dynamite's footsteps by recording much of her debut album in America with heavyweight R&B producers."
The Times
Album review — Messy ★★★★
8 May 2004, Lisa Verrico
V&A East · 2026
Music Is Black
Gemma Fox was featured in the V&A East's Music Is Black project in 2026, recognising her contribution to the cultural history of Black British music. She is also cited in the V&A's own editorial on backing singers.
V&A — Backing SingersAvailable for
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