Brandon Beal
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Background information | |
Born | Brandon O'bryant Beal Tyler, Texas, U.S.[1] | December 16, 1983
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Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Universal Music, Then We Take The World |
Website | brandonbeal |
Brandon O'bryant Beal (born December 16, 1983)
Career
Beal gained his first musical recognition through his independent album Comfortable released in 2006,[3] (a collaboration with Danish/American producer Multiman). Brandon Beal has worked with artists like Snoop Dogg,[4] Flo Rida, Juelz Santana,[5] Kato, Lukas Graham[6] and Christopher.[7]
In February 2011, Beal and
Beal was featured on "My House 2.0" on Kato's album Discolized 2.0. The song peaked at No. 40 on Hitlisten without being an official single.[9][10] He is also featured on Kato's single "Never Let U Go" that also features Snoop Dogg. The single debuted at No. 2 on Hitlisten in its first week of release.
He also worked alongside Danish singer and band Lukas Graham on their album, which was No. 1 on the album charts for 11 weeks, and to date has gone 3× platinum.[11] On October 22, 2012, Lukas Graham released the single "Better Than Yourself" which was also co-written by Brandon. This song debuted at No. 1 on Hitlisten, and is his biggest selling single to date.[11]
In 2014, he released the song "Twerk It Like Miley" produced by Hedegaard and featuring Danish singer
In 2016, Beal released the single "Golden" featuring vocals by Lukas Graham. It reached number 1 on Hitlisen, the official Danish Singles Chart becoming his third number 1 in Denmark after "Twerk It Like Miley" and "CPH Girls".
Discography
Albums
Year | Title | Peak positions |
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DEN
[12] | ||
2008 | Comfortable | — |
2016 | Truth | 34 [11] |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | Certification | |||
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BEL (Fl) [13] |
AUT [14] |
DEN
[12] |
SWE [15] | ||||
2014 | "Single for the Night" | 45 (Ultratip) |
— | 13 (Dance) |
— | Non-album single | |
"Twerk It Like Miley" (featuring Christopher) |
— | — | 1 | — | Truth | * IFPI: 3× Platinum[16]
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"Side Bitch Issues" | — | — | 21 | — | Gold | ||
2016 | "Golden" (featuring Lukas Graham) |
— | 64 | 1 | 55 | * DEN: 2× Platinum[17] | |
2017 | "Paradise" (with Olivia Holt) |
— | — | 39 [18] |
— | — | |
2018 | "EX" (featuring Jimilian) |
— | — | — | — | — |
Featured in
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | Certification |
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DEN
[12] | ||||
2011 | "My House 2.0" (Kato featuring Brandon Beal & Negash Ali) |
40 | Kato album Discolized 2.0 |
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2012 | "Never Let U Go" (Kato featuring Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal) |
2 | Kato album Behind Closed Doors |
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2014 | " CPH Girls" featuring Brandon jr)
(Christopher |
1 | Christopher album | * IFPI: 2× Platinum[19] |
2015 | "Smile & Wave" (Hedegaard featuring Brandon Beal) |
20 | — | Platinum |
"With You" (De Fam featuring Brandon Beal) |
— | — | — | |
2017 | "Bad Attitude" (Lågsus P3 featuring Brandon Beal) |
— | — | — |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2016 | Zulu Awards | New Artist of the Year | Brandon Beal | Nominated |
Danish Deejay Awards | Peoples Choice Award | "Smile And Wave | Won | |
Hit of the Year | "Golden" | Nominated | ||
2015 | Danish Deejay Awards | Danish Deejay Favorite | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won |
Danish Urban Release of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
Dancechart.dk Award | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
Danish Music Awards | Hit of the Year | "CPH Girls" | Nominated | |
2014 | Danish Music Awards | Pop Release of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated |
Writer of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated | ||
Album Release of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated | ||
Hit of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Nominated | ||
Producer of the Year | "Happy Home" | Won | ||
Clubhit of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
2013 | Danish Music Awards | Hit of the Year | "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind pt. 2) | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997
- ^ "Music Industry Trends & Analysis | Music Charts | WhaleReport.com". Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Search Results brandon beal". Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "ITunes - Music - Never Let U Go (Feat. Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal) - Single by Kato". iTunes. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
- ^ "V Premiere: CanKoone Feat. Juelz Santana And Brandon Beal "My City Never Sleeps"". Vibe. April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Lukas Graham – Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)". discogs.
- ^ "The 'Saade' album previews . Day 2: 'Me & My Radio' " Scandipop.co.uk". June 18, 2011.
- ^ "DJZ.dk - DanceChart.dk". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Hitlisten.NU". Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Hitlisten.NU". Hitlisten.NU.
- ^ a b c "Brandon Beal discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "Brandon Beal discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "Brandon Beal discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Brandon Beal Feat. Lukas Graham "Golden"". IFPI Danmark.
- ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Music Exclusives Interview Brandon Beal Interview: June 2010 « MusicXclusives.com | "We Play It First"