Salem Ilese

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Salem Ilese
Salem ilese.jpg
Davern in 2022
Background information
OriginMill Valley, California[1]
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Labels10K Projects
Websitewww.salemilese.com

Salem Ilese, also known as Salem Davern, is an American singer and songwriter.[2]

Early life[]

Ilese was born in Mill Valley, California.[3] Her songwriting career started at the age of 10 when she began classes with Bonnie Hayes (songwriter for Bonnie Raitt and Cher) in San Francisco. She also attended Berklee College of Music.[4][5]

Career[]

Her single, "Mad at Disney", was awarded gold by the RIAA.[6][7] The song appeared on Spotify's Viral 50 chart,[8][9] peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Global 200 in 2020,[10] appeared on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Popular Songs in 2020,[11] and reached number 16 on the Billboard Top Triller Global in 2021.[12] Additionally, Ilese co-wrote Jamie Miller's "Here's Your Perfect", Bella Poarch's "Build a Bitch," and Tomorrow X Together's "Anti-Romantic". Ilese's lyrics like to challenge points of view that may be controversial to some, such as sexism, as found in "Build a Bitch".[13] Her EP "(L)only Child" was released with a food truck in May 2021.[14]

Songwriting credits[]

Songwriting credits
Year Artist Track
2018 Salem Ilese Awake
2019 Impatient (Fish Fox Remix)
Impatient (Konstellation Remix)
Impatient (David Bakhash Remix)
Impatient (Spoove Remix)
Impatient (Jordan Ray Remix)
Impatient
Numbers Game
Roshambo
Time Machine
757
Bad Word
Gattuso Love Is Not Enough (feat. Salem Ilese)
2020 Salem Ilese It Gets Better
Roses to His Ex
Marry Christmas
Coke & Mentos
Mad at Disney
Myrne Splinter (with Salem Ilese)
TIMMS Itsy Bitsy
Lev When I Hurt You
2021 Salem Ilese Ben & Jerry
(L)only Child
good, not great
Romeo & Juliet
Dinosaurs
Forgiveness
About a Breakup
Surfaces Come with Me (feat. Salem Ilese)
Alan Walker Fake a Smile (feat. Salem Ilese)
LLusion Yoga (feat. Salem Ilese)
Mia Rodriguez Million Dollar Bitch
MASN Don't Talk
Imanbek Dancing on Dangerous
Jamie Miller Here's Your Perfect
TOMORROW X TOGETHER Anti-Romantic
Bella Poarch Inferno
Build a Bitch
2022 Salem Ilese[15] Jake from State Farm
PS5 (with TOMORROW X TOGETHER & Alan Walker)

References[]

  1. ^ "Salem Ilese Confronts Existential Dread With Debut EP, '(L)only Child'". American Songwriter. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ "salem ilese biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
  3. ^ "10K Projects | Artist | Salem Ilese". www.10kprojects.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  4. ^ Leight, Elias (2020-09-10). "'Mad at Disney': How an Angry Fan Made a Massive TikTok Hit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  5. ^ "Salem Ilese and Berklee's Bonnie Hayes on Viral TikTok Hit 'Mad at Disney'". Berklee Online Take Note. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
  6. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  7. ^ "Get To Know: Salem Ilese | MTV UK". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  8. ^ "The Glory And The Irony Of "Mad At Disney"". Stereogum. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  9. ^ King, Mollie (2020-09-25). "Mollie's Feel-Good Feed: All things nails plus a gold mine of pop tunes". Marie Claire. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  10. ^ "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  11. ^ "Top 100 Popular Songs Rolling Stone Music Charts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  12. ^ "Top Triller Global". Billboard. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  13. ^ Leight, Elias (2021-08-12). "Her Breakout Hit Skewered Disney. Build-A-Bear and Barbie Are Next". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  14. ^ "Pop Singer/Songwriter Salem Ilese is seen at her cereal and milk food..." Getty Images (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  15. ^ "Salem Ilese Is Turning Brand Names Into Playful Pop Songs". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
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