Bibi Bourelly
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Birth name | Badriia Ines Bourelly |
Born | Berlin, Germany | July 14, 1994
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Years active | 2015–present |
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Badriia Ines "Bibi" Bourelly (born July 14, 1994) is a German-American[1] singer-songwriter signed to Def Jam Recordings.[2][3][4] She is the writer (or co-writer) of several notable songs including Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "Higher", and Nick Brewer's "Talk to Me".[5][6] Bourelly is featured on tracks such as Lil Wayne's "Without You",[7] and Usher's "Chains"[8] She also released two singles in 2015 ("Riot" and "Ego") in 2018 she released her first single "Writer's Song" in preparation for the release of her debut studio album later in 2018.[6][9]
Early life[]
Badriia Ines Bourelly[10] was born in Berlin, Germany and is of Haitian and Moroccan descent. Her father, Jean-Paul Bourelly, is a notable guitarist and her late mother was the head of the Art Department at Berlin's House of the World’s Cultures.[11][12] Because her father was a professional musician, Bourelly often attended concerts and wrote songs as young as age four.[11] Her mother died when Bourelly was six years old.[13] She first went on tour with her father when she was 11.[citation needed] She attended Blake High School in Maryland until the 12th grade.[14] Bourelly states she has German and American citizenship.[1]
Career[]
While still living in Maryland, Bourelly began working with producer, Paperboy Fabe. He would later arrange for her to have a session with Kanye West in Los Angeles. That session ultimately produced Rihanna's "Higher", which Bourelly wrote in about 30 minutes. Around the same time, Rihanna heard another of Bourelly's written songs, "Bitch Better Have My Money", and decided to make it the lead single off her 2016 album, Anti.[15]
In April 2015, Bourelly released her first single, "Riot", a song that discusses Bourelly's wish to be recognized as an "authentic" and legitimate musician.[5] In July 2015, she was featured on Lil Wayne's "Without You", which appeared on his Free Weezy Album.[7] A month later, she was featured in (and co-wrote) Nick Brewer's "Talk to Me".[6] She also co-wrote (with Chris Braide) Selena Gomez's "Camouflage" from her album, Revival,[16] and was featured in Usher's single, "Chains", alongside Nas. She performed the latter song with Usher and Nas at the TIDAL X Concert in October 2015.[17]
In October 2015, Bourelly released another single entitled, "Ego".[2] The song made it onto the Spotify Viral Charts for several nations, peaking at No. 2 in the US, No. 8 in the UK, and No. 4 on the overall global charts.[18] The song has been described as a "powerful, unapologetic ballad to self confidence".[12] The music video for "Ego" was filmed in Bourelly's hometown of Berlin and was directed by Branwen Okpako.[19]
In March 2016, the third single, "Sally" was released accompanied by an interactive video.[13] She made her television debut on the NBC Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In the summer of 2016, Bourelly toured with Haim and Rihanna prior to going on her solo "Free The Real" tour in North America.[20][21] She was also featured in the well-known Women Who Dare campaign by Harper's Bazaar alongside Hillary Clinton, Iskra Lawrence, and Uma Thurman.[22]
Discography[]
EPs[]
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Free the Real (Pt. 1) |
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Free the Real (Pt. 2) |
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Boy (In Studio)[23] |
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Singles[]
As lead artist[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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US Emerging [24] | ||||||||||||||||||
"Riot" | 2015 | — | — | Free the Real (Pt. #1) | |||||||||||||||
"Ego" | — | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
"Sally" | 2016 | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
"Perfect." (with Earl St. Clair) |
— | 35 | Free the Real (Pt. #2) | ||||||||||||||||
"Ballin" | — | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
"Writer's Song" | 2018 | — | — | TBA | |||||||||||||||
"White House" | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
"Wet" | 2019 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist[]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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UK [25] | ||||||||||||||||||
"Talk to Me" (Nick Brewer featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
2015 | — | 19 | Recreation | |||||||||||||||
"Chains" (Usher featuring Nas and Bibi Bourelly) |
— | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||||||||
"Zulu Screams" (GoldLink featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly)[26] |
2019 | — | — | Diaspora | |||||||||||||||
"One Day" (Tokimonsta featuring Bibi Bourelly and Jean Deaux) |
2020 | — | — | Oasis Nocturno | |||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances[]
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Without You"[7] | 2015 | Lil Wayne | Free Weezy Album |
"Faceshopping (Money Mix)" | 2019 | Sophie | Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non Stop Remix Album |
Songwriting credits[]
Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with |
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"Bitch Better Have My Money" | 2015 | Rihanna | Non-album single | Co-writer | Robyn Fenty, Kanye West, Ebony Oshunrinde, Jacques Webster, Jamille Pierre |
"Without You" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Lil Wayne | Free Weezy Album | Featured artist/co-writer | Dwayne Carter Jr., Jeroen Visscher, Vincent Schenck | |
"Talk to Me" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Nick Brewer | Non-album single | Nicholas Brewer, Tony Amadi, James Grant, Darius Forde, Crystal Waters, Neal Conway, Nathaniel Hardy Jr. | ||
"Camouflage" | Selena Gomez | Revival | Co-writer | Christopher Braide | |
"Chains" (featuring Bibi Bourelly & Nas) |
Usher | Non-album single | Featured artist/co-writer | Usher Raymond IV, Paul Epworth, Juan Najera, Miguel Gandelman, Arthur Strong, Issiah J. Avila, Albert Bowman, Nasir Jones | |
"Yeah, I Said It" | 2016 | Rihanna | Anti | Co-writer | Robyn Fenty, Timothy Mosley, Evon Barnes, Daniel Jones, Christoher Godbey, Jean-Paul Bourelly |
"Higher" | Robyn Fenty, Ernest Wilson, James Fauntleroy, Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff | ||||
"Pose" | Robyn Fenty, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster | ||||
"Hard II Love" | Usher | Hard II Love | Usher Raymond IV, Yonatan Ayal | ||
"Bad to the Bone" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Little Simz | Stillness in Wonderland | Featured artist/co-writer | Simbiatu Abiola, Ebony Oshunrinde, Bryan "Eastbound" Anthony | |
"Interlude" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Age 101: Drop X | Simbiatu Abiola | |||
"I Have Questions" | 2017 | Camila Cabello | Crying in the Club[27] | Co-writer | Camila Cabello, Jesse Shatkin |
"Customz" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Little Simz | Stillness in Wonderland | Featured artist/co-writer | Simbiatu Abiola, Mathieu Rakotozafy | |
"Cover Girls" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Hitimpulse | Non-album single | Thomas Baxter, Adam Midgley, Gerard O'Connell | ||
"Accelerate" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign & 2 Chainz) |
2018 | Christina Aguilera | Liberation | Co-writer | Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, Michael Dean, Christopher Pope, Ernest Brown, Carlton Mays Jr., Ilsey Juber, Taylor Parks, Kirby Lauryen Dockery, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Tauheed Epps, Ronald Brown |
"Tie Me Down" (with Elley Duhé) |
Gryffin | Gravity | Daniel Griffith, Aaron Forbes, Jussi Karvinen, Nathaniel Cyphert, Sarah Aarons | ||
"GTFO" | Mariah Carey | Caution | Mariah Carey, Paul Jeffries, Jordan Manswell, Porter Robinson | ||
"Kumbaya" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Jacob Banks | Village | Featured artist/co-writer | Jacob Banks, Ryan Vojtesak | |
"Stupid World" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) |
Hermitude | Non-album single | Angus Stuart, Luke Dubber | ||
"Anyone" | 2020 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | Co-writer | Demi Lovato, Dayyon Alexander, Eyelar Mirzazadeh, Jay Mooncie, Sam Roman |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b @BibiBourelly (April 7, 2018). "...I have dual citizenship though..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Schnipper, Matthew (October 29, 2015). "Bibi Bourelly - "Ego"". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Gore, Sydney (December 11, 2015). "Bibi Bourelly's "Ego" Makes Its Video Debut". Nylon. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Zadeh, Joe (April 4, 2015). "Meet the 20-Year-Old Girl Who Wrote Rihanna's "BBHMM"". Noisey. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Golden, Zara (April 13, 2015). "Rihanna Songwriter Bibi Bourelly Premieres A Song Of Her Own, "Riot"". The Fader. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c McKinney, Kelsey (January 18, 2016). "What do you do after you've written a song for Rihanna? We asked Bibi Bourelly". Fusion. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Howard, Ty (July 3, 2015). "Lil Wayne f/ Bibi Bourelly – Without You [Prod. by Nascent & Sakwe]". Fake Shore Drive. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Nixon, Khari (February 2, 2016). "Watch Usher's New Video, "Chains," Featuring Nas & Bibi Bourelly". The Source. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Fleischer, Adam (April 14, 2015). "Rihanna's 'BBHMM' Songwriter Can Sing, Too! Listen To 'Riot'". MTV. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Molin, Tina (May 18, 2015). "Diese Berlinerin schreibt die Hits für Rihanna". www.morgenpost.de (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Augustin, Camille (April 17, 2015). "Views From The Studio With… Songwriter Bibi Bourelly". Vibe. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Barsky, Alice (October 28, 2015). "Bibi Bourelly, the Mastermind Behind "BBHMM," Releases Her Debut Single "Ego"". Paste. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Platon, Adelle (February 19, 2016). "Bibi Bourelly Talks Singing Through Her Pain, Writing for Rihanna & New Single 'Sally'". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Hanra, Hanna (December 11, 2015). "Interview with Bibi Bourelly". Beat Magazine. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
- ^ Eggert, Jessica (January 28, 2016). "Who Is Bibi Bourelly? Songwriter Behind Rihanna's "Higher" Wrote the Track in 20 Minutes". Mic. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Selena Gomez - Revival". www.discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (October 21, 2015). "Review: Tidal X Concert Proves a Thudding Marathon at Barclays". The New York Times. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Spotify's Top 10 Most Viral Tracks". Associated Press. November 18, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Zeichner, Naomi (December 11, 2015). "Bibi Bourelly's "Ego" Video Is Flawlessly Raw". The Fader. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Josephs, Brian (June 13, 2016). "Bibi Bourelly Fights for Equality in Riot Video". Spin. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Younger, Briana (September 4, 2016). "Maryland native Bibi Bourelly enchants at U Street". Washington Post. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Why Bibi Bourelly Refuses to Let Failure Define Her". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ Bibi (August 1, 2017). "MY NEXT PROJECT IS CALLED 'BOY' / A LIVE STUDIO EP / 4-PART PERFORMANCE VIDEO / 7 INTIMATE ACOUSTIC SHOWS /// COMING SOON.pic.twitter.com/fMgq7F09j1". @BibiBourelly. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ "Bibi Bourelly - Chart History". www.billboard.com. Billboard. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Nick Brewer ft Bibi Bourelly". www.officialcharts.com. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ "Zulu Screams (feat. Maleek Berry & Bibi Bourelly) – Single by GoldLink". iTunes. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Featured on the 7-inch extended play Crying in the Club, "Camila Cabello - Crying In The Club Limited 7" LP | Urban Outfitters". US: Urban Outfitters. June 28, 2017. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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- Living people
- 1994 births
- Def Jam Recordings artists
- German singer-songwriters
- German people of Haitian descent
- German people of Moroccan descent
- Singers from Berlin
- 21st-century German singers
- 21st-century women singers