1. Born in Gloucestershire, England, Twigs’ real name is Tahliah Barnett.
2. Nicknamed ‘Twigs’ because her joints crack loudly, she added the “FKA’ (formerly known as) to her stage name because another artist named Twigs won the right to use the moniker.
3. Her early musical influences include Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald.
4. She got her start in the music industry by dancing in music videos for the likes of Jessie J, Taio Cruz, Kylie Minogue, and Ed Sheeran.
5. She’s been dating actor Robert Pattinson of the Twilight movie franchise for the past four months. According to reports, she won over his parents after spending Christmas with his family. His parents are said to like her much more than his former girlfriend and co-star of the Twilight movies, Kristen Stewart.
