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Arlissa Ruppert (; born 21 September 1992), known professionally as Arlissa, is a German-born British singer and songwriter. She has released three singles, collaborated with
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and was listed on the BBC's Sound of 2013.


Life and career

Arlissa Ruppert was born in Germany, and raised in London, UK. Her mother, who served in the U.S Army in Germany, is American and her father is German. Her debut track "Hard to Love Somebody" got the attention of a publisher, who eventually passed it on to rapper
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. After hearing the track, Nas approached Arlissa to feature on it. "Hard to Love Somebody" was chosen as
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' record of the week on
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in November 2012. Arlissa was named as one of the
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’s one to watch for 2013, when she made the longlist for the Sound of 2013. Her first official single "Sticks & Stones" was released on 3 March 2013, and was described as a 'stomping break-up anthem'. The song peaked at number 48 in the
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. In 2017,
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covered "Sticks and Stones" for her sixth studio album '' The Ride''. Arlissa co-wrote K-pop group
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's " Spring Day". The single was a success, topping the
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, and has since surpassed 2,500,000+ downloads. The song also won 'Song of the Year' at the 2017 Melon Music Awards. In January 2018, she collaborated with British DJ/producer
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on an EDM version of her song " Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie". She was picked in March 2018 as
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's Artist of the Month, and was featured on
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and
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, broadcast nationally in the United States on 21 March 2018 where Arlissa performed a live acoustic version of her single. Arlissa co-wrote and performed the track "We Won't Move" for the 2018 film ''
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'', based upon ''
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'', a best-selling novel by
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. She performed the track at the film's international premiere at the 2018
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. On 17 June 2022, Arlissa revealed the title of her debut album, ''The Open-Hearted'', and released the lead single, "Take".


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Other appearances


Writer/co-writer for other artists


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arlissa 1992 births Living people British women songwriters British pop singers LGBT Black British people English LGBT singers English LGBT songwriters Queer songwriters 21st-century Black British women singers 21st-century British LGBT people Pansexual musicians Pansexual women Queer women English people of African-American descent English people of German descent