beabadoobee

Beatrice Laus[lower-alpha 1] (born 3 June 2000), known professionally as Beabadoobee (/biːbəduːbiːˈ/;[15] stylized as beabadoobee),[16] is a Filipino-born British singer-songwriter. Since 2018, she has released five extended plays under Dirty Hit and has supported The 1975 during several legs of their Music for Cars Tour. She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards and was predicted as a breakthrough act for 2020 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020. Her debut studio album, Fake It Flowers, is due to be released in late 2020.

Beabadoobee
Beabadoobee in August 2019
Background information
Birth nameBeatrice Laus[lower-alpha 1]
Also known as
Born (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000[6][7]
Iloilo City, Philippines[8]
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2017–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitebeabadoobee.co.uk

Early life

Laus was born in Iloilo City, Philippines on 3 June 2000 and moved to London with her parents at the age of 3.[1][2] She grew up in West London listening to original pinoy music as well as pop and rock music from the 1980s. While she was a teenager, she listened to indie rock including Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florist and Alex G.[7] She was expelled from Sacred Heart High School before completing her thirteenth year at Hammersmith Academy.[17][13][18] Laus spent seven years learning to play the violin, before getting her first guitar second-hand at the age of 17.[3] She taught herself how to play the instrument using YouTube tutorials.[7] She was inspired by Kimya Dawson and the Juno soundtrack to start making music.[2]

Career

2017–2019: Lice, Patched Up, Loveworm and Space Cadet

The first song Beabadoobee wrote on her guitar was "Coffee".[4] She released the song as well as a cover of Karen O's "The Moon Song" in September 2017. "Coffee" gained over 300,000 views on YouTube,[2] as well as the attention of Dirty Hit Records.[19] She signed to the label in April 2018.[20][21] This was followed by the release of her debut EP Lice in March 2018 and her second EP Patched Up in December 2018.[2][22]

In January 2019, Beabadoobee was placed with Billie Eilish on NME's list of "Essential New Artists for 2019".[23] She shortly released her third EP titled Loveworm.[24][4][25] In July 2019, Beabadoobee released an acoustic version of the EP and titled it Loveworm (Bedroom Sessions).[26] As of August 2019, Beabadoobee reached over 36 million streams on Spotify according to The Prelude Press.[27]

In September 2019, she commenced her first tour supporting Clairo on her Immunity Tour,[28][29] before releasing her fourth EP, Space Cadet in October 2019. The five-track EP included songs like "She Plays Bass", "I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus" and the title track.[30] Beabadoobee made the front cover of NME on 25 October 2019.[1]

Beabadoobee was shortlisted for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards,[31] an award previously crowned by names like Adele, Florence and the Machine, Ellie Goulding and Sam Smith.[32]

In November 2019, Beabadoobee released a pair of Spotify Singles, one being a cover of "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds as well as a version of "She Plays Bass" recorded in Abbey Road Studios in London.[33][34] In December 2019, Beabadoobee was longlisted in the annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020.[35]

2020–present: Fake It Flowers

In February 2020, Beabadoobee performed at the 2020 NME Awards after winning the Radar Award.[36] She supported labelmates The 1975 on their Music for Cars Tour for both the UK leg in February 2020,[37] and the North American leg in April 2020.[38] The latter was postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[39]

A sample of Beabadoobee's 2017 debut single "Coffee" was used on Canadian rapper Powfu's 2019 single, "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)". The song became a massively successful sleeper hit after going viral on the app TikTok in early 2020,[40] becoming Beabadoobee's first chart entry in her career, both locally and internationally.[41] By April 2020, it had entered the Top 5 in several countries including the UK, Australia and New Zealand. It earned gold certification status in Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico and New Zealand, as well as Platinum or higher in the US, the UK and Italy, a first for Beabadoobee in all regions. Despite the critical acclaim earned, Beabadoobee voiced her disapproval towards the remix because of the different genre approach.

Beabadoobee announced her debut studio album, Fake It Flowers, and released its lead single "Care" on 14 July 2020.[42][43] In early August 2020, she released the album's second single, "Sorry", and revealed the album's track listing, cover art and official release date (16 October 2020).[44]

Artistry and reception

Beabadoobee has cited Elliott Smith, The Mouldy Peaches, Pavement, Mazzy Star, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel and Daniel Johnston as her musical influences.[10][2] She has told Vice that she plans on making film soundtracks in the future, as they heavily inspired her to make music.[2] On her background and using YouTube to find success, she said:[45]

My very traditional Asian family had the classic way of thinking: ‘play an orchestra instrument’ or ‘be a doctor’. Today, people start off making beats on a laptop, but hopefully I encourage young people to pick up the guitar and rock out! YouTube tutorials are a great way to develop your own style, and go at your own pace

Taylor Swift, Khalid, Jaden Smith and Matty Healy of The 1975 have each expressed their admiration for Beabadoobee.[46][47][48]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details
Fake It Flowers

Extended plays
List of extended plays
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
Breakers
[49]
Lice
  • Released: 28 February 2018[50]
  • Label: Dirty Hit
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 –
Patched Up
  • Released: 7 December 2018[51]
  • Label: Dirty Hit
  • Formats: LP, CS, digital download, streaming
 –
Loveworm
  • Released: 26 April 2019[52]
  • Label: Dirty Hit
  • Formats: LP, CS, digital download, streaming
 –
Loveworm (Bedroom Sessions)
  • Released: 9 July 2019[53]
  • Label: Dirty Hit
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
 –
Space Cadet
  • Released: 15 October 2019[54]
  • Label: Dirty Hit
  • Formats: LP, digital download, streaming
 14

Singles

As lead artist
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)
[55]
2017 "Coffee" — Non-album singles
"The Moon Song" —
2018 "Susie May" —
"Dance with Me" — Patched Up
2019 "If You Want To" —
"Disappear" — Loveworm
"She Plays Bass" — Space Cadet
"I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus" —[upper-alpha 1]
2020 "Care" —[upper-alpha 2] Fake It Flowers
"Sorry" —
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[56]		 AUS
[57]		 CAN
[58]		 FIN
[59]		 IRE
[60]		 NL
[61]		 NOR
[62]		 NZ
[63]		 SWE
[64]		 US
[65]
2020 "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)"
(Powfu featuring Beabadoobee)		 451197111451523 Poems of the Past - EP

Tours

Supporting

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2019 NME The NME 100 Herself Included [23]
UK Music Video Awards Best Rock Video - Newcomer "Disappear" Nominated [73]
Amazon Music Ones to Watch 2020 Herself Included [74]
DIY Class of 2020 Included [75]
Dork Hype List 2020 Included [76]
2020 Brit Awards Rising Star Nominated [31]
BBC Sound of 2020 Longlisted [35]
NME Awards Radar Award Won [77]

Notes
  1. Repertoire database sources claim that Beabadoobee's middle name is "Ilejay",[11] while other publications have claimed her middle name is "Kristi".[12][13] She has also been referred to by the last name "Regner" in her early career.[14][7]
  1. "I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 4 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.
  2. "Care" did not enter the Ultratop Top 50, but spent 2 weeks as an extra tip on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.

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