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| nationality=Australian<ref name="Morrison-Thiagu">{{Cite web |title=Aussie Music Legend G Flip Has Come Out As Non-Binary & We're So Flipping Happy For Them |last=Morrison-Thiagu |first=Saskia |work=Pedestrian TV |date=13 June 2021 |access-date=15 July 2021 |url= https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/g-flip-non-binary/}}</ref>

| pronouns=[[they/them]]<ref name="Morrison-Thiagu" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CQDhYGPD7G8/|title=I'm non-binary mother fuckers! |date=13 June 2021|access-date=15 July 2021|author=G Flip}}</ref>

G Flip been playing drums since the age of nine, and percussion still forms a big part of their songwriting process despite now being a multi-instrumentalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/music/g-flip-queer-fans/ |title=How G Flip's Real, Raw And Relatable Lyrics Ended Up Winning Her A Legion Of Queer Fans |work=Pedestrian.TV |date=20 December 2020 |access-date=10 January 2021 |author=Crellin, Zac}}</ref>

They said that they "spent most of 2017 holed up in their bedroom writing and recording" <ref name="junkee146704" /> having previously performed in various different Melbourne music acts as a session drummer and occasional backup vocalist,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/say-gday-to-g-flip/9462840|title=Say G'Day To G Flip |publisher=Triple J |date=20 February 2018 }}</ref> including for the Melbourne band Empra.<ref name="Hatfield" />

In February 2018 they uploaded their debut single "About You" to Triple J Unearthed and that same day their track was premiered on Triple J.<ref name="junkee146704">{{cite web|url=https://junkee.com/g-flip-about-you/146704|title=Let Us Introduce You To The Song Australia Is Currently Losing Its Shit Over |website=Junkee |date=14 February 2018 }}</ref> The song was officially released on 2 March 2018. Pitchfork named it "Best New Track" <ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/g-flip-about-you/|title= G Flip - About You Over |work=Pitchfork }}</ref> and the music video, filmed on their iPhone, was featured in YouTube's New Music Playlist.<ref name="Hatfield">{{Cite web |title=Who is G Flip? Her song "About You" is catchy pop (and she's playing SXSW) |last=Hatfield |first=Amanda |work=BrooklynVegan |date=19 February 2018 |access-date=15 July 2021 |url= https://www.brooklynvegan.com/who-is-g-flip-her-song-about-you-is-catchy-pop-and-shes-playing-sxsw/ }}</ref> Pining international interest in their project, G Flip was subsequently invited to play their first ever solo show at SXSW in Austin, Texas the following month.<ref name="Hatfield" /> Their follow up track "Killing My Time" was released in May 2018.

In November 2018, G Flip was nominated for a J Award as Unearthed Artist of the Year <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.triplejunearthed.com/article/meet-your-2018-j-award-nominees-unearthed-artist-year|title=Meet Your 2018 J Award Nominees  |website=Triple J }}</ref> and was the inaugural winner of the ARIA Emerging Artist Scholarship.<ref name="Adams">{{Cite web |title=Muso G Flip wins ARIA Emerging Artist Scholarship |last=Adams |first=Cameron |work=Herald Sun |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=15 July 2021 |url= https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/melbourne/muso-g-flip-wins-aria-emerging-artist-scholarship/news-story/2d038e3aabda3f0f041f3aa8ed073d50}}</ref>

In December 2018, they performed "Proud Mary" and "Blame It on the Boogie" at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's "The Night is Yours" New Year's Eve Celebration 2018 at the Sydney Opera House,<ref>{{Citation|last=ABC TV & iview|title=The Night is Yours: G Flip - Proud Mary|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYBi3S9ht4c|access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref> and their song "About You" was featured in Season 2, Episode 10 of ''The Bold Type''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://freeform.go.com/shows/the-bold-type/news/the-bold-type-official-season-2-music-guide|title=The Bold Type Official Season 2 Music Guide |website=Freeform |access-date=2019-01-02}}</ref>

In January 2019, "About You" polled at number 38 and "Killing My Time" at number 62 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/hottest100/18/countdown/1-100/|title=Hottest 100 Countdown 2018  |publisher=Triple J |date=11 November 2018 }}</ref>

In July 2019, G Flip won Breakthrough Independent Artist of the Year at the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noise11.com/news/courtney-barnett-and-gurrumul-share-best-independent-album-or-ep-air-award-20190726 |title=Courtney Barnett and Gurrumul share Best Independent Album or EP AIR Award |work=Noise11 |date=26 July 2019|access-date=26 July 2019}}</ref> Their debut studio album was released on 30 August 2019.

They worked with Ariel Rechtshaid on their track "I Am Not Afraid". Rechtshaid noted to Rolling Stone that "G Flip is a phenomenal musician... [They're] a strong songwriter and [have] a very authentic voice, and [they] are a badass producer.” <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/g-flip-australia-artist-you-need-to-know-934412/|title= How G Flip Used Pop Music to Conquer Her Fears| website=Rolling Stone |date= 10 January 2020 |last=Grow |first=Kory |access-date=15 July 2021 }}</ref>