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

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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

. 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 BBC Radio 1 in November 2012. Arlissa was named as one of the BBC’s one to watch for 2013, when she made the longlist for the

. 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 UK Singles Chart. In 2017, Nelly Furtado covered "Sticks and Stones" for her sixth studio album '' The Ride''. Arlissa co-wrote K-pop group BTS's "

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". 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 Jonas Blue on an EDM version of her song "

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". She was picked in March 2018 as

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's Artist of the Month, and was featured on NBC's '' Today'' show hosted by

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and Kathie Lee Gifford, 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 '' The New York Times'', a best-selling novel by Angie Thomas. She performed the track at the film's international premiere at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival. 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

References

External links

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