Indie recording artist · TikTok famous · strange on purpose

Girlon theStair

With a total of 20 million views on TikTok, Girl on the Stair (the stage name of Julia Davo) has gone viral for her quirky, weird, “uncanny valley” movements, strange theatrics and a versatile sound that won't sit still.

Young girls all over the world relate to Girl on the Stair, and girls all over the world have been identifying as Girls on the Stair. With over 40,000 uses of her song, it has gone viral on TikTok.

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The one that went viral

Known for Sunlight

Shooting stars, falling light and a girl sitting on the stairs. This is the clip that made people stop scrolling.

Many of Julia's fans get confused because sometimes, she sings in a British accent. When questioned in interviews, she disregards the question.

If love is really blind, then I'll pretendI did not check your social media,but your hand is on mine, on my search history.

Girl on the Stair
Girl on the Stair in extreme close-up, in profile, one eye looking back at the camera, a window behind her
PortraitGirl on the Stair
Weird girl wheel

Many faces of the girl

The wheel keeps turning, and so does she. Pick a face to put it in the middle, or give the whole thing a spin.

Girl on the Stair in big glasses
About

A weird girl, filed under music

Girl on the Stair makes songs for people who read the last page first. Her songs play like full performances: costume changes, stopped clocks, a voice that turns from a whisper into weather. Millions of people watched them before they knew her name.

She sings the way a glacier moves, slowly and then all at once. Each song is a small creature with its own heartbeat, built from breath, static, music boxes and the hum of the city at night. She treats her voice as an instrument and her body as a stage, and she has never once asked permission to be strange.

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Name
Girl on the Stair
Format
Recording artist, TikToker
Sound
Versatile. Ask again tomorrow.
Known for
Strange theatrics
See also
Tiny Tim; Björk
Location
Halfway up, halfway down
Note
Do not shelve. Will not stay put.
Overdue
since 1968
The world she lives in

After hours in the reading room

Velvet curtains
Clocks that disagree
Glitter, eye contact, a little too long
The restricted section
Polka dots & hair bows
Ukuleles & tulips
Thrifted cardigans
Time portals
Off the stair

When Julia Davo isn’t making music

PlayingHollow KnightSomewhere deep in Hallownest
ReadingNew booksAlways one more on the nightstand
BuildingCodeMaking things on the computer
Find her

Listen, watch, follow

MusicSoundCloudListen now ↗ Instagram@juliaonthestairFollow ↗
TikTokGirl on the StairWhere it all went viral

Business inquiries
juliadavo123@gmail.com

Big city, small stairwell

A New Yorkgirlat Heart

Late trains, fire escapes, a foam crown worn without irony. New York is where Girl on the Stair feels most like herself: loud, strange and completely at home.

Come watch Julia Davo perform at Pangea, one of her favorite New York venues.

At the piano, New YorkGirl on the Stair
Live at Pangea, New YorkGirl on the Stair
Theatre

Broadwaystar

From national tours to Broadway stages, Julia Davo is no stranger to putting on a show. Long before the songs went viral, she was lighting up the stage. She has starred on Broadway and off-Broadway in front of packed houses, and theatre crowds know her for performances they can't stop talking about. She brings that same show-stopping energy to every song and every video.

Julia Davo on stage in a blue blazer, plaid skirt and glasses, facing a scene partner in a long black coat who holds up a red and white cup under violet stage light
On stageJulia Davo
Where it started

A theater kid at heart

Her parents saw it first.

At homeJulia Davo
On BroadwayThe big stagesEight shows a week under the brightest lights
Off-BroadwayThe small, strange roomsWhere the weirdest and best theatre lives
OnlineThe smallest stageA phone screen, and millions in the audience