Beabadoobee

Beabadoobee (Beatrice Laus), in her own words, is a 21-year-old misfit who entered the industry under not-so-ideal circumstances. Shortly after being expelled from school, the 17-year-old learned to play her secondhand guitar and wrote her first-ever song. What she thought was a regular attempt to make her friends hear, turned out to be an overnight success among millions.

With over 49 million plays on Spotify, Beabadoobee’s first-ever song became a viral sensation and ended up being her pathway to a record deal, which inevitably landed her more success. The record deal formed the basis of Powfu’s Death Bed (Canadian single), which racked up more than 10 billion plays within just three months on TikTok.

Soon after becoming an online hit, Laus also became an idol for devotees who would copy her looks and makeup in an attempt to look just like her. In the span of 4 years, the singer has toured America, played arenas, and learned some wisdom for life. She considers herself to be much more responsible now and doesn’t hesitate to attract critical acclaim instead of artists who prefer taking the safer road to stay in the audience’s good books.

After all, Beabadoobee was not given the title of the voice of Generation Z for nothing. The singer lives up to it by putting an experimental touch on everything she writes and produces. If you’re someone who’s lived in the alt-rock era of the 90s, you’ll find a rather modern take on the genre in her debut album, Fake It Flowers.

Beabadoobee also claims that the alt-rock genre is the only genre that suits her character best. Contrary to being soft and cute, her persona is all about rebellion, unlike what people would like to see female artists as. She finds pride in being someone with a “big fat mouth,” sailing through the struggles of life from an early age and staying true to herself regardless.

Originally from the Philippines, Laus had a hard time settling down in London, where her parents hoped to give her a better education. For the most part of her time in Hammersmith Secondary School, she felt like an outcast and suffered a breakdown at the age of 11. Even though she found a group of friends later down the line, the patterns of drug abuse became a part of her routine as she describes it as a way to fill her void.

Nonetheless, she found a way to use her emptiness to feed her lyrics that reflect on the themes of infidelity, mental illness, and hope, much like what her life has been in a nutshell. So far, the singer has released four extended plays under her label, Dirty Hit, and has also been nominated at the 2020 Brit Awards for the Rising Star Award. She was also presented with the Radar Award at NME Awards in 2020.