[3] Her paternal grandfather, Orhan, founded the tugboat shipyard Sanmar Denizcilik, which is currently chaired by Inci's father, Ali.

[5] Throughout the next ten years she would compete in several piano competitions across Europe, and after moving to London to attend high school, she started singing in jazz groups and choirs.

[6][7] Gürün's first single, "Gaslight", was produced by fellow Penn student Alex Graf, who had previously been the drummer in her jazz project.

[11] The follow-up single, "Madeline", received similar success, which was further pushed by—among several—Gürün's appearance on Tidal's Rising Artist and airplay on BBC's Radio 1.

[15][16] Gürün mentions jazz and blues musicians as a major factor in her style of songwriting, pointing to them being "so creative in the span of such a small space".