Bio

Anna-Catherine Hartley was born in Miami but moved to Hong Kong when she was four years old due to her father's work. She is of English and Japanese descent.[2] Her family once intended to spend a year sailing but a typhoon struck and the family had to abandon ship in the Philippines. Hartley later lived in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, but at age 15 relocated to Paris with her father; greatly preferring the French lifestyle, 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 the 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.[2] Uffie had booked DJ Feadz for a party she was organizing, and the two began a relationship. After nearly two years as a couple they decided to make music together as well. In late 2005, Uffie's MySpace page began releasing her music to the public. Her first single, "Pop the Glock", after getting a limited promo release on Arcade Mode in January 2006, was released on French label Ed Banger Records. Both the single (produced by Feadz) and its B-side "Ready to Uff" (produced by Mr. Oizo) contained elements of electro and rap. In a 2008 interview, Uffie explained her relationship status. She and Feadz had broken up earlier that year and their relationship inspired her to write the track First Love, which appears on her EP, Suited and Looted. Uffie then began dating graffiti artist André Saraiva. The two took a vacation to Tokyo, where he proposed to her after only being together for ten days as a couple. She accepted and the two were married in late August 2008 and currently reside in Paris.[3][color="darkblue"][/color][color="indigo"][/color][b][color="indigo"][/color][b]