Zoe Wees

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Zoe Wees
Zoe Wees on Voice of America's Border Crossings TV in May 2021
Background information
BornHamburg, Germany
GenresPop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2019–present
LabelsValeria Music, Capitol Records[1]

Zoe Wees is a German singer-songwriter. Her debut single "Control" charted in several nations including number 1 in France (SNEP Radio)[2] and the top 10 in Belgium. Wees' music has been described as "raw, deeply emotional" that ranges "from raspy low to unbelievably powerful and sky high".[3] Wees can often be found playing the piano or guitar.[3]

Background[]

Wees grew up in Hamburg, Germany.[4] She has lived with benign rolandic epilepsy (BRE),[5] a syndrome that caused her to have feelings of exclusion from others, helplessness, and loss of control.[5] Wees stated, "The sickness was stronger than me, and left scars that have become part of my life. Accepting them has taken so much time, but they make me what I am today: a fighter."[6]

Career[]

Wees always wrote music in English even when she was a child.[4] She began working on music as a teenager when her teacher came up to her after a school concert wanting to work with her on music. In early 2017, Wees took part in the fifth season of the music talent show The Voice Kids. Wees joined pop singer Sasha's team in the "Blind Auditions". In the "Sing-Offs", the third of five phases in the competition, Wees was eliminated.[6] Wees released the song "Control" on 13 March 2020.[7] The song is written about anxiety and not being in control.[8] More specifically, she wrote it about her battle with benign rolandic epilepsy.[8][3] Her mission in writing the song was to say thank you to her primary school teacher who pushed her along as a young girl to become the stage presence she is today.[3]

On April 19, Wees released a single titled "" that will be a part of her debut EP Golden Wings, to be released on May 21 via Capitol Records.[9] Wees said that "Ghost" was written about letting someone get too close even if you know they can hurt you and about being vulnerable to that person in a way that could essentially destroy your life.[9][10] Ghost was co-written with Ricardo Muñoz Repko, VVAVES, Nicolas Rebscher, and Patrick Salmy.[9] The track opens with humble keys and softly swelling production but builds to a heart-shattering crescendo with its chorus impacting with chunky beats and achy strings.[10]

Style[]

Wees noted that she listened to Jessie J and Miley Cyrus as she grew up.[4] Artists that she cited as influences include Jessie J and Lewis Capaldi.[5] She describes her genre as pop.[4]

Discography[]

Extended play[]

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details Peak chart positions
GER
[11]
Golden Wings 31

Singles[]

As lead artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[11] 		AUT
[13] 		BEL
(FL)
[14] 		BEL
(WA)
[15] 		FRA
[16] 		ITA
[17] 		NLD
[18] 		SWE
[19] 		SWI
[20] 		US
Bub.
[21]
"Control" 2020 31 28 6 3 22 65 63 — 11 6 Golden Wings
"Girls Like Us" 2021 9 10 34 — 51
[27]		 — — 65 3 —
"Hold Me Like You Used To"[28] — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
GER
[11] 		AUT
[13] 		SWE
[29] 		SWI
[20]
"Hibernating"
(Moonbootica featuring Zoe Wees)[30] 		2019 — — — — Non-album singles
"Wait for You"
(Tom Walker featuring Zoe Wees)[31] 		2020 — — — —
"Love Me Now"
(Kygo featuring Zoe Wees) 		2021 69 62 17 28
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Promotional singles[]

Title Year Album
"Ghost" 2021 Golden Wings

Awards and nominations[]

Results[]

Year Award Nomination Work Result Ref.
2020 New Faces Awards Music (Bunte) Newcomer Herself Won [32]
Bravo Otto Awards Newcomer/Breakthrough Gold [33]
1Live Krone Awards Best Newcomer Act Nominated [34]
Best Single Control Nominated
NRJ Music Awards Newcomer of the Year Herself Nominated [35]
New Music Awards Won [36]
2021 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favourite Musician (DE, AT, CH) Nominated [37]
Favourite Song (DE, AT, CH) Control Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Capitol Records (January 8, 2021). "Welcome to the Capitol family, @zoe.wees!". Instagram. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Singles Radio (Week 40, 2020)". SNEP. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Barbeito, Camila (2021-01-27). "Everything to Know About Zoe Wees, the German Singer Behind Megahit "Control"". POPSUGAR Celebrity. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Newcomer Zoe Wees Talks Breakout Single "Control" And New EP". Wonderland. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Zoe Wees - Interview". London In Stereo. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Interview: Taking Control With Zoe Wees". Notion. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Interview with Zoe Wees". www.wizardradio.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Germany's Zoe Wees Owns Her Journey on Powerful Debut Single". Spotify. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c Paul, Larisha (2021-04-19). "Breakout Singer Zoe Wees Shares New Single 'Ghost' | uDiscover". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Zoe Wees dares to be emotionally vulnerable on new release "Ghost"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Discographie von Zoe Wees" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Zoe Wees: a maggio uscirà il suo primo EP "Golden Wings"". News MTV Italia (in Italian). Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Discographie Zoe Wees" (in German). austriancharts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Discografie Zoe Wees". ultratop.be. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  15. ^ "Discographie Zoe Wees". ultratop.be. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  16. ^ "Discographie Zoe Wees" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  17. ^ "Discography Zoe Wees". italiancharts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Discografie Zoe Wees" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 15". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "Discography Zoe Wees" (in German). swisscharts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Zoe Wees – Bubbling Under Hot 100 Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Les Disques D'Or/De Platine - Singles 2020" (in French). ultratop.be. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Zoe Wees)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Italian single certifications – Zoe Wees" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved October 27, 2020. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Zoe Wees" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Zoe Wees)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Zoe Wees: Les Certification". SNEP. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  27. ^ "Top Singles (Week 19, 2021)". SNEP. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  28. ^ "Zoe Wees - Hold Me Like You Used To (Radio Date: 28-05-2021)". EarOne. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  29. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 33". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Hibernating (feat. Zoe Wees) - Single by Moonbootica". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  31. ^ "Wait for You - Single by Tom Walker & Zoe Wees". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  32. ^ Online, FOCUS. "Bunte New Faces Award Music: Zoe Wees ist die Newcomerin 2020". FOCUS Online (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  33. ^ "BRAVO-Otto-Wahl 2020: Vote für deinen Star!| BRAVO". Bravo.de. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  34. ^ "1Live Krone Awards 2020 Voting".
  35. ^ "NRJ MUSIC AWARDS: VOTING". ENERGY ÖSTERREICH (in German). Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  36. ^ mdr.de. "NEW MUSIC AWARD | Durchgestartet: Zoe Wees". MDR SPUTNIK (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  37. ^ "Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | KCA 2021". www.kidschoiceawards.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
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