Britanny Fousheé (born August 1, 1990), known simply as Fousheé, is an American singer-songwriter. She came to wide notice when the vocals for her song "Deep End" were used on a hit song by rapper

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in 2020. She released her

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second

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'' in June 4, 2021, and has collaborated with multiple artists including

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, James Blake,

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and

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. She released her debut album, '' Softcore'', on November 17, 2022.

Background and early life

Fousheé was born and raised in

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. Her Jamaican mother was a drummer for PEP, an all-woman 1980s Jamaican reggae band. Fousheé wrote her first song when she was five. In her younger years she studied voice, media, classical music, background arranging, guitar, and piano and performed with groups she had formed with her childhood friends. She attended

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and continued her musical activities into college. She released her debut EP ''Speak Up'' in May 2018. In fall 2018 Fousheé competed on season 15 of The Voice making it up to the battle rounds with

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as her coach. In 2019 she moved to Los Angeles.

Career

2020: "Deep End"

Fousheé was invited to contribute vocal samples to Splice, a royalty-free music database. American rapper

found her "Deep End" track and used it in his 2020 single "

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". His track ended up going viral on TikTok and had an associated dance challenge which drove up its popularity; Fousheé hadn't known about the trend and wasn't credited on the song for some time. The Sleepy Hallow track, "Deep End Freestyle", was certified platinum by the

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in August 2020. In the same year, Fousheé released her own version of the song, simply titled "Deep End". The song reached the No. 10 spot on Billboard's March 27 Alternative Airplay chart. With that feat, she became the first Black woman to hit the Top 10 for that chart since

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with her song "

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" in 1989.

2020–present: Solo career and collaborations

Fousheé signed to

in June 2020. She also had the video for her track "By One" premiered by ''Essence'' in October of the same year. She was named ''

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'''s R&B/hip-hop rookie for the month of March 2021. Her RCA debut EP, ''

'', was released on June 4, 2021, under Trackmasters Entertainment. She was also named

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's "Up Next Artist" for that same month and was the cover feature of ''Wonderland'' ''Magazine'''s Summer 2021 issue. In 2021, Fousheé collaborated with French rappers

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and

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on the song "Spécial" on Laylow's album "L'étrange histoire de Mr. Anderson". It was around the same time that she started collaborating with mainstream artists including

and

. In August, she performed the song "Take Me Home" on

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with the latter. In the fall, she toured with James Blake at venues including the

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and

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. The track "Clap for Him" from ''Time Machine'' also featured

; he appeared in the track's music video as well. In 2022, she collaborated with

and not only co-wrote but contributed background vocals for the songs "Sunshine" and "

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," both of which were lead singles for his second studio album '' Gemini Rights''. "Bad Habit" made it to the number one spot on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming both of the artists' first number one entry on the chart. She also appeared on

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's debut album ''

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'' the same year. In the leadup to her debut album, she appeared in a feature article by ''Flaunt'' in which she was pictured in

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, Loewe,

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, and

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. Her debut album '' Softcore'' was released on November 17, 2022. In January 2023, Fousheé was featured on

's ''

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'' tracks, "Pretty" and "The Alchemist". In September 8, 2023, American rapper and singer

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, released his debut album '' How Do You Sleep at Night?'' with a featuring from Fousheé on the track, "Sweet".

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

References

External links

*{{Official website, fousheeofficial.com 1996 births Living people Bridgewater-Raritan High School alumni 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers Singers from New Jersey American musicians of Jamaican descent People from Bridgewater Township, New Jersey American alternative rock singers Alternative R&B musicians American rock singers RCA Records artists