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Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus (born 3 June 2000), known professionally as beabadoobee (; '), is a
Filipino
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-British singer-songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays under the independent label
Dirty Hit
Dirty Hit is a British independent record label founded in December 2009 by Jamie Oborne, Brian Smith, and former England footballer, Ugo Ehiogu. It is currently based in West London, England. Their releases are distributed to digital platforms ...
: ''Lice'' (2018), ''Patched Up'' (2018), ''
Loveworm
''Loveworm'' is the third extended play by Filipino-British singer-songwriter Beabadoobee. The EP, recorded and produced by Pete Robertson (formerly of The Vaccines) and Joseph Rodgers, was released on April 26, 2019, through independent record la ...
'' (2019),
''Space Cadet'' (2019) and ''Our Extended Play'' (2021). Her debut studio album, ''
Fake It Flowers
''Fake It Flowers'' is the debut studio album by Filipino-British singer and songwriter Beabadoobee. It was released under British independent label Dirty Hit on 16 October 2020. Continuing the departure from her previous lo-fi bedroom pop soun ...
'', was released in October 2020 and received critical acclaim. Her second studio album, ''
Beatopia
''Beatopia'' is the second studio album by Filipino-British singer and songwriter Beabadoobee. It was released on British independent label Dirty Hit on 15 July 2022. It features collaborations with singer PinkPantheress, Matty Healy and George ...
'', was released on July 15, 2022.
Beabadoobee served as a supporting act for labelmates
The 1975
The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Now based in Manchester, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew "Matty" Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer G ...
during several legs of their
Music for Cars Tour
The Music for Cars Tour was a concert tour by British pop rock band The 1975 in support of their third studio album ''A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships'', released on 30 November 2018. The 24-month long world tour began on 29 November 20 ...
, as well as American singer
Clairo
Claire Elizabeth Cottrill (born August 18, 1998), known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, she began posting music on the internet at age 13.
Clairo rose ...
during her
''Immunity'' Tour. She was nominated for the
Rising Star Award at the
2020 Brit Awards, and was presented with the Radar Award at the 2020
NME Awards
The ''NME'' Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine ''NME'' (''New Musical Express''). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of ...
. Beabadoobee was also predicted as a breakthrough act for 2020 in an annual
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poll of music critics,
Sound of 2020
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.
Early life and education
Laus was born in
Iloilo City
Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of t ...
in the
Philippines
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* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
on 3 June 2000 and moved to
London
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with her parents at the age of 3.
She grew up in
West London
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The term is used to differentiate the area from the other parts of London: North London ...
listening to
original Pinoy music
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as well as
pop and
rock
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music from the 1980s. While she was a teenager, she listened to
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
including
Karen O
Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Early life
She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...
,
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs are an American indie rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Karen O (born Karen Lee Orzolek), guitarist and keyboardist Nick Zinner, and drummer Brian Chase. They are complem ...
,
Florist
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and
Alex G.
She was permanently excluded (official UK term now used instead of expelled) from
Sacred Heart High School before completing her
thirteenth year at
Hammersmith Academy
Hammersmith Academy is a non-denominational, all-ability, co-educational secondary academy for 11- to 18-year-olds specialising in creative and digital media and information technology, located in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, W ...
.
Laus spent seven years learning to play the violin, before getting her first guitar second-hand at the age of 17.
She was under the tutelage of
YouTube
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tutorials produced by other accomplished guitarists.
She was inspired by
Kimya Dawson
Kimya Dawson (born November 17, 1972) is an American folk singer-songwriter, one half of the anti-folk duo the Moldy Peaches. Dawson's work with the Moldy Peaches earned them a cult following and critical acclaim, with their 2001 song "Anyone El ...
and the
''Juno'' soundtrack to start making music.
Career
2017-2019: "Coffee" and early EPs
The first song Beabadoobee wrote on her guitar was "Coffee".
She released the song as well as a
cover
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of
Karen O
Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Early life
She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...
's "
The Moon Song
"The Moon Song" is a song from the 2013 feature film '' Her'', with music composed by Karen Orzolek (Karen O) and lyrics by Orzolek and Spike Jonze. Performed by O during the film's end credits, the song was also performed by the film's main char ...
" in September 2017.
"Coffee" gained over 300,000 views on YouTube,
as well as the attention of
Dirty Hit Records.
She signed to the label in April 2018.
This was followed by the release of her debut EP ''Lice'' in March 2018 and her second EP ''Patched Up'' in December 2018.
In January 2019, Beabadoobee was placed with
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single " Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her brother Finneas O'Connell, with whom ...
on
NME
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's annual list of "essential new artists", the "NME 100".
She subsequently released her third EP titled ''Loveworm''.
Beabadoobee released an acoustic version of this EP titled ''Loveworm (Bedroom Sessions)'' in July 2019.
In September 2019, Beabadoobee embarked on her first tour supporting
Clairo
Claire Elizabeth Cottrill (born August 18, 1998), known professionally as Clairo, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, and raised in Carlisle, Massachusetts, she began posting music on the internet at age 13.
Clairo rose ...
on her
Immunity Tour
''Immunity'' is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Clairo, released on August 2, 2019, by Fader Label. The album was co-produced by Clairo and Rostam Batmanglij, formerly of Vampire Weekend. It has been described as a soft roc ...
,
before releasing her fourth EP, ''
Space Cadet
''Space Cadet'' is a 1948 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein about Matt Dodson, who joins the Interplanetary Patrol to help preserve peace in the Solar System. The story translates the standard military academy story into outer space: a ...
'', in October 2019. Beabadoobee subsequently made the
front cover of NME on 25 October 2019.
She was shortlisted for the
Rising Star Award at the
2020 Brit Awards in December 2019.
In November 2019, Beabadoobee released a pair of
Spotify Singles
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, one being a cover of "
Don't You Forget About Me" by
Simple Minds as well as a version of "She Plays Bass" recorded in
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music c ...
in London.
In December 2019, Beabadoobee was longlisted in the annual
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poll of music critics, 2020-present: "Death-Bed", ''Fake-it-Flowers'', ''Our extended Play'', and ''Beatopia''
In February 2020, Beabadoobee performed at the 2020