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' "

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", and Drake's " Fake Love". Three songs she's co-written have reached number one,

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's "

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" (featuring

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), Maroon 5's " Girls Like You" (featuring Cardi B), and "

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. As an artist, Starrah released a collaborative project with Diplo, titled ''Starrah x Diplo'' (2017). She released her debut single, "How It Goes", on August 12, 2020, and her debut album, ''The Longest Interlude'', on March 15, 2021.

Early life and career

Starrah grew up in Delaware as the youngest of nine siblings. She has stated that she "grew up in the ghetto" and has written lyrics about police raids she experienced as a child. Her songwriting grew from writing short stories and poems. She attended

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and moved to Los Angeles after graduation to pursue a music career. After a period of uploading music to

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and selling samples through Instagram, a manager in the industry reached out to her. He connected her to more songwriters which led to Starrah writing " Be Real" by

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in 2015, which reached No. 43 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2016, Starrah wrote several songs that became

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reached

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status. Rihanna's single "

" reached number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent 42 weeks on the chart. On September 22, 2017, Starrah released a joint EP with producer Diplo titled ''Starrah x Diplo''. In April 2019, Starrah formed a partnership with

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. She worked closely with Madonna for her 2019 album '' Madame X'', writing on six tracks. Starrah released her debut single "How It Goes" on August 12, 2020.

Artistry

Starrah stated that she writes lyrics first, and then finds a melody and production to fit them. In her early career, she was sometimes turned away from studio sessions for being "too urban", but later found success with urban crossover into mainstream pop music.

Personal life

Due to a mixture of social anxiety and wishes for privacy, Starrah avoids being photographed and recognized in public. Starrah identifies as queer.

Discography

Studio albums

*2021: ''The Longest Interlude''

EP

*''Starrah x Diplo'' (2017)

Singles

As lead artist

*2014 **Starrah – "Low" prod.

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*2016 **Starrah – "Rush / Rush (Remix)" featuring Kehlani **Starrah – "Dirty Diana" *2017 **Starrah and ''Diplo'' – "Imperfections" **Starrah and Diplo – " Swerve" *2018 **Starrah – "Codeine Cowgirl" prod. Aleksei *2020 **Starrah – "How It Goes" prod. June Nawakii **Starrah – "Keep Calm" *2021 **Starrah - "Miss This" **

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, Starrah and

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– " Butterflies"

As featured artist / guest appearances

*2015 **

featuring Starrah – "Blowin' Swishers Part. 2" **

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featuring Starrah – "Pass Dat" **

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featuring Starrah and

– "Pass Dat (Remix)" ** G-Eazy featuring Starrah – "

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" *2016 **

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featuring Starrah – "It's All Love" ** Travis Scott with

featuring

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– " Pick Up the Phone" **

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featuring Starrah,

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, and

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– "Throw Myself a Party" **

– "True Colors" *2017 **

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featuring Starrah and Raye – "Dreamer" **

featuring Eminem – " No Favors" **

– "Jump Out the Window" **

featuring Starrah and Flint Chozen Choir – "Bigger Than Me" ** Calvin Harris featuring

, Pharrell Williams and Ariana Grande – "

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" ** Halsey – "Now or Never" **

featuring Starrah – "No Strings" **

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featuring

, Travis Scott and

– "Know No Better" **

featuring

– "Havana"

Songwriting credits

References

External links

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