Georgia Maq
Georgia McDonald, better known as Georgia Maq, is an Australian musician who was formerly the lead singer of the indie rock band Camp Cope.
History
Maq formed Camp Cope in 2015, when she recruited bandmates Sarah Thompson and Kelly-Dawn Helmrich to flesh out solo material Maq was working on. The group released three studio albums before breaking up in 2023.She was a member of the punk band Würst Nürse and sang on their first EP, Hot Hot Hot, released in 2018.
Maq released her debut solo studio album, Pleaser, in 2019. The album was produced by Katie Dey and Darcy Baylis.
In 2022 she released a live EP titled Live At The Sydney Opera House.
She had graduated as an enrolled nurse in 2015, just before the band took off, and delayed taking a graduate position to pursue music. During the COVID-19 pandemic, with concerts temporarily halted, she went back to nursing. Initially doing COVID testing, then administering vaccinations, and then finally taking up a graduate position.
She is the daughter of Australian musician Hugh McDonald of the folk-rock band Redgum.
She is of Greek heritage through her mother and was baptised Greek Orthodox.
File:Courtney Barnett and Georgia Maq.jpg|thumb|Maq onstage with Courtney Barnett at Laneway Festival in 2019