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.

Discography

Solo studio albums Title Album details Pleaser Released: 11 December 2019 Label: Run For Cover Records (RFC206), Poison City (PCR168)

Solo EP Title Album details Live at Sydney Opera House Released: 2 December 2022 Label: Self-released God's Favourite Released: September 4, 2025 Label: 1000 Rats

Studio albums with Camp Cope Title Album details Camp Cope Released: 22 April 2016 Label: Poison City Records (PCR120CD) How to Socialise & Make Friends Released: 2 March 2018 Label: Poison City (PCR150CD) Running with the Hurricane Released: 25 March 2022 Label: Poison City (PCR180CD)

EP with Würst Nürse Title Album details Hot Hot Hot Released: 8 June 2018 Label: Self-released