Brandon Beal

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Brandon Beal
Brandon Beal Live Smukfest Copenhagen 2014
Brandon Beal Live Smukfest Copenhagen 2014
Background information
BornBrandon O'bryant Beal (1983-12-16) December 16, 1983 (age 37)
Tyler, Texas[1]
GenresR&B, pop, hip hop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, producer
Years active2004–present
LabelsUniversal Music & Then We Take The World
Associated actsBeal & Ras (duo with Hedegaard)
Kato, Lukas Graham, Hedegaard, Christopher
Websitebrandonbeal.net

Brandon Beal (born December 16, 1983)[1] is an American singer, songwriter and producer. He gained recognition through his single "Twerk It Like Miley" which went viral through the app Dubsmash, and charted in 14 different countries including Denmark, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[2] He later released the single "Golden" that featured Lukas Graham which also reached number 1 in Denmark, and charted in Sweden, Norway, and Germany. He also hit the number 1 spot in Denmark with the Christopher song "CPH Girls" that featured him.

Career[]

Beal gained his first musical recognition through his independent album Comfortable released in 2006,[3] (a collaboration with Danish/American producer Multiman). Brandon Beal has worked with artists like Snoop Dogg,[4] Flo Rida, Juelz Santana,[5] Kato, Lukas Graham[6] and Christopher.[7]

In February 2011, Beal and Rasmus Hedegaard, also known as Beal & Ras toured Denmark with Kato, Ida Corr, and . Their first single "Money" stayed on the Danish Dance charts for 14 weeks peaking at No. 13[8] They released their second single "I Like It" feat. Troo.L.S on August 18, 2011.

Beal was featured on "My House 2.0" on Kato's latest album Discolized 2.0. The song peaked at No. 40 on Hitlisten without being an official single.[9][10] He is also featured on Kato's single "Never Let U Go" that also features Snoop Dogg. The single debuted at No. 2 on Hitlisten in its first week of release.

He also worked alongside Danish singer and band Lukas Graham on their album, which was No. 1 on the album charts for 11 weeks, and to date has gone 3x platinum.[11] On October 22, 2012, Lukas Graham released the single "Better Than Yourself" which was also co-written by Brandon. This song debuted at No. 1 on Hitlisten, and is his biggest selling single to date.[11]

In 2014, he released the song "Twerk It Like Miley" produced by Hedegaard and featuring Danish singer Christopher. The single reached number one on Tracklisten, the official Danish Singles Chart and later received a Danish Music Award for "Club Hit of the Year".

In 2016, Beal released the single "Golden" featuring vocals by Lukas Graham. It reached number 1 on Hitlisen, the official Danish Singles Chart becoming his third number 1 in Denmark after "Twerk It Like Miley" and "CPH Girls".

Discography[]

Albums[]

Year Title Peak positions
DEN
[12]
2008 Comfortable —
2016 Truth 34
[11]

Singles[]

Year Single Peak positions Album Certification
BEL
(Fl)
[13] 		AUT
[14] 		DEN
[12] 		SWE
[15]
2014 "Single for the Night" 45
(Ultratip) 		— 13
(Dance) 		— Non-album single
"Twerk It Like Miley"
(featuring Christopher) 		— — 1 — Truth * IFPI: 3× Platinum[16]
"Side Bitch Issues" — — 21 — Gold
2016 "Golden"
(featuring Lukas Graham) 		— 64 1 55 * DEN: 2× Platinum[17]
2017 "Paradise"
(with Olivia Holt) 		— — 39
[18] 		— —
2018 "EX"
(featuring Jimilian) 		— — — — —

Featured in

Year Single Peak positions Album Certification
DEN
[12]
2011 "My House 2.0"
(Kato featuring Brandon Beal & Negash Ali) 		40 Kato album
Discolized 2.0 		—
2012 "Never Let U Go"
(Kato featuring Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal) 		2 Kato album
Behind Closed Doors 		—
2014 "CPH Girls"
(Christopher featuring Brandon jr) 		1 Christopher album

Told You So

* IFPI: 2× Platinum[19]
2015 "Smile & Wave"
(Hedegaard featuring Brandon Beal) 		20 — Platinum
"With You"
(De Fam featuring Brandon Beal) 		— — —
2017 "Bad Attitude"
(Lågsus P3 featuring Brandon Beal) 		— — —

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2016 Brandon Beal Nominated
"Smile And Wave Won
"Golden" Nominated
2015 "Twerk It Like Miley" Won
"Twerk It Like Miley" Won
"Twerk It Like Miley" Won
Danish Music Awards "CPH Girls" Nominated
2014 Danish Music Awards "Told You So" Nominated
"Told You So" Nominated
"Told You So" Nominated
"Twerk It Like Miley" Nominated
"Happy Home" Won
"Twerk It Like Miley" Won
2013 Danish Music Awards "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind pt. 2) Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "V Premiere: CanKoone Feat. Juelz Santana And Brandon Beal "My City Never Sleeps"". Vibe. April 13, 2011.
  6. ^ "Lukas Graham – Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)". discogs.
  7. ^ "The 'Saade' album previews . Day 2: 'Me & My Radio' " Scandipop.co.uk". June 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisten.NU.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Brandon Beal discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  13. ^ "Brandon Beal discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  14. ^ "Brandon Beal discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ "Brandon Beal feat. Christopher "Twerk It Like Miley"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  17. ^ "Brandon Beal Feat. Lukas Graham "Golden"". IFPI Danmark.
  18. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  19. ^ "Christopher feat. Brandon Beal "CHP Girls"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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