Bazzi (singer)

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Bazzi
Bazzi in 2019
Bazzi in 2019
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Bazzi
Born (1997-08-28) August 28, 1997 (age 24)
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2013–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitebazziofficial.com

Andrew Bazzi (born August 28, 1997), known mononymously by his surname, Bazzi (/ˈbɑːzi/ BAH-zee[4]),[5] is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1] His song "Mine", released in October 2017, gained popularity in early 2018 when it became a meme through Musical.ly edits and the use of a Snapchat lens filter featuring the song. It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on several international charts. He released his debut studio album, Cosmic, in 2018, which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Early life and education[]

Bazzi was born on August 28, 1997, in the Detroit suburb, Canton, Michigan.[6] His mother is American and his father is a Lebanese immigrant.[7] He learned to speak Arabic and play the Kazoo, oud and guitar as a child.[8][9] In 2012, he began posting covers of songs on his YouTube channel. He attended Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, where he also met Jeffrey Lu, Marc "Miller Time" Twinney, Chishti, Showbooo, Peter Bruchnak, and Rajiv Dhall. In November 2014, he moved to the Los Angeles area to pursue a music career. He finished high school at Santa Monica High School in 2015.[10]

Career[]

Bazzi created a Vine account in July 2013.[10] By 2015, he had accrued 1.5 million followers on the site. In September of that year, he became the first artist to release a Vine "Featured Track" which was entitled, "Bring You Home".[11] In 2016, he was featured on the Fancy Cars' track "Fun".[8] Over the course of the next two years, Bazzi released several singles including "Alone" (which was produced in Seoul, South Korea), "Beautiful",[12] "Got Friends", and "Sober".[13] Bazzi has cited artists Justin Timberlake, Bryson Tiller, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson and Guns N' Roses among his influences.[6][14][15]

In October 2017, he released the single "Mine".[12] Within days of its release, an A&R executive at Warner Music-affiliated Artist Partner Group had signed him to a deal including his songwriter Henry Fredrickson from Minnesota.[16] The song increased in popularity after becoming an Internet meme,[17] through videos featuring a slideshow of different pictures of the subject of the video with the Snapchat "hearts" filter and overlaying lyrics.[18] In January 2018, the song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 56.[19] As of April 2018, the song's peak on the list was number 11.[20] Bazzi also released three new singles in 2018, "Why?",[9] "Gone" and "Honest".[21] He is currently working on a collaboration with Marshmello.[22] On March 13, 2018, Bazzi was announced as the special guest on Camila Cabello's Never Be the Same Tour's North American leg.[23] On April 17, 2018, Cosmic debuted at number 35 and later peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart.[24] Bazzi joined Justin Timberlake's Man of the Woods Tour as the opening act for the European leg.[25] He received a nomination for an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.[26] Bazzi collaborated with Camila Cabello on a remix of the song "Beautiful", which was released on August 2, 2018.[27] Bazzi performed "Beautiful" on a float in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[28]

Bazzi worked with K-pop entertainment company SM Entertainment to co-write songs for two of their boy bands, EXO and NCT Dream. With NCT Dream, he co-wrote "We Go Up" with their member Mark for the EP, We Go Up. With EXO, he co-wrote "The Eve" for the studio album The War, and "Ooh La La La" and "Oasis" for the studio album Don’t Mess Up My Tempo.[29][30] He also co-wrote song "Give Me a Chance" with Chinese singer and Exo member Lay Zhang for his studio album Namanana.[31]

In April 2019, Bazzi released "Caught in the Fire" and "Paradise".[32][33] On August 8, 2019, he released his debut mixtape Soul Searching, which includes the song "Paradise", as well as "Focus" (featuring 21 Savage) and "I.F.L.Y.".

In 2020 Bazzi released the singles "Young & Alive",[34] "Renee's Song", "I Got You", "I Don't Think I'm Okay",[35] and "Crazy".[36]

Personal life[]

Bazzi lives in Los Angeles[37] He has talked openly about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse while quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic.[38] In an open letter on Twitter, he stated that he "let a drug problem get out of hand, i've been drinking my boredom away."[39]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[24] 		AUS
[40] 		BEL (FL)
[41] 		CAN
[42] 		DEN
[43] 		IRE
[44] 		NL
[45] 		NZ
[46] 		SWE
[47] 		UK
[48]
Cosmic 14 41 99 13 14 47 43 19 27 65

Mixtapes[]

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[55] 		AUS
[40] 		BEL (FL)
[41] 		CAN
[56] 		IRE
[44] 		NL
[45] 		NOR
[57] 		NZ
[46] 		SWE
[47]
Soul Searching
  • Released: August 8, 2019[58]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 20 25 147 18 63
[59]		 73 11 18
[60]		 42
[61]

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[62] 		AUS
[40] 		BEL
(FL)
[41] 		CAN
[63] 		DEN
[43] 		GER
[64] 		IRE
[44] 		NZ
[46] 		SWE
[47] 		UK
[48]
"Alone"[65] 2016 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Sober"[66] 2017 — — — — — — — — — —
"Beautiful" —[A] 15 — — — 79 — — — — Cosmic
"Mine"[70] 11 11 25 13 5 25 22 3 4 21
"Why"[76] 2018 — — — — — — — — — —
"Gone"[77] — — — — — — — — — —
"Honest"[78] — — — — — — — — — —
"Beautiful"
(featuring Camila Cabello)[79] 		26 — —[B] 35 — — 19 23 60 33 Non-album singles
"I Don't Even Know You Anymore"
(with Netsky and Lil Wayne)[81] 		2019 — — 42 — — — — —[C] — —
"Caught in the Fire"[83] — — — — — — — —[D] — —
"Paradise"[85] 91 37 —[E] 64 — — 29 23 60 64 Soul Searching
"Focus"[86]
(featuring 21 Savage) 		—[F] 92 — — — — — —[G] — —
"I.F.L.Y."[88] —[H] 41
[89]		 — 85 — — 75
[90]		 28
[91]		 — —
"Young & Alive"[93] 2020 — — — — — — — —[I] — — TBA
"Renee's Song"[95] — — — — — — — —[J] — —
"I Got You"[97] — — — — — — — —[K] — —
"I Don't Think I'm Okay" — — — — — — — —[L] — —
"Crazy" — — — — — — — — — —
"I Like That"[100] 2021 — — — — — — — —[M] — —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Notes[]

  1. ^ "Beautiful" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[67]
  2. ^ "Beautiful" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number four on the Ultratip chart.[41]
  3. ^ "I Don't Even Know You Anymore" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[82]
  4. ^ "Caught in the Fire" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[84]
  5. ^ "Paradise" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 25 on the Ultratip chart.[41]
  6. ^ "Focus" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[67]
  7. ^ "Focus" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[87]
  8. ^ "I.F.L.Y." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[67]
  9. ^ "Young & Alive" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[94]
  10. ^ "Renee's Song" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[96]
  11. ^ "I Got You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[98]
  12. ^ "I Don't Think I'm Okay" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[99]
  13. ^ "I Like That" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[101]

Other charted or certified songs[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
NZ
Heat.
[102] 		NZ
Hot
[103] 		SWE
Heat.
[104]
"Myself" 2018 10 — — Cosmic
"3:15" — — —
"No Way!" 2019 — 9 3 Soul Searching

Music videos[]

Year Title Director Ref.
2018 "Mine" Benjamin Kutsko [105]
"Honest" MIGGY [106]
"Myself" Daniel Henry [107]
"Beautiful" Sherif Higazy [108]
"Beautiful (feat. Camila Cabello)" Jason Koenig [109]
"Dreams" MIGGY [110]
2019 "3:15" Sherif Higazy [111]
"Paradise" Bon Duke [112]

Tours[]

Opening act

Headlining Tour

  • The Cosmic Tour (2018)[113]
  • Bazzi Live in Asia (2019) [114]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2018 MTV Video Music Awards Best New Artist Himself Nominated [115]
BreakTudo Awards Artist on the Rise Nominated
MTV Europe Music Awards Best New Nominated [116]
Best Push Nominated
2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Pop Artist Nominated
Billboard Music Awards Top New Artist Nominated
BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Song "Mine" Won [117]

See also[]

References[]

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  23. ^ @Camila_Cabello (2018-03-13). "I'm so excited to announce that one of my favorite new artists @bazzi ✨will be my special guest on the North American leg of my Never Be The Same Tour