5 facts about Filipino-British singer Beabadoobee

Get to know the Filipino-British hitmaker below

Singer-songwriter Beabadoobeee has just released a new music video for her new song, Glue Song. The Filipino-British artist has won the hearts of many for her unique style and music that speaks to her contemporaries with songs that are raw and empowering—be it about heartbreak, breaking the norm, or falling in love.

Beabadoobee, whose real name is Beatrice Kristi Laus, first rose to fame for her song "death bed (coffee for your head)" which now has more than 1 billion streams. With over 2 million followers on Instagram and 12 million listeners on Spotify, Beabadoobee is a superstar.

Get to know the singer by reading more below:

Her stage name is based on her fake Instagram

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The artist never expected to blow up in an instant. That's why when her friend Oscar asked her to come up with a stage name before releasing her music on music platforms, the artist went with her finsta (fake Instagram account) name, "Beabadoobee".

She was born in Iloilo City

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While Beabadoobee's hometown is in Iloilo City, Philippines, the singer grew up in West London. Earlier this year, returned to her roots as the artist flew back to Iloilo City. "I’m [home] and I might [just never] come back!" writes the artist in her Instagram post.

She finally made her Tonight Show debut

On December 6, 2022, Beabadoobee serenaded The Tonight Show with her song, The Perfect Pair. The performance was her first live appearance on the renowned show hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

She's proud of her roots

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The artist had to juggle music and school. She was kicked out of a conservative all-girls high school for "a combination of bad grades and behaviour". She also had a hard time going to a school where there weren't many Filipino girls.

She struggled with her identity in the past. "I was in a [predominantly white school and for some reason, I just wanted to look whiter, and Asian beauty standards are just this weird thing where they want everyone to look paler, [but] I stopped wearing it completely. . .and I'm so much more comfortable as myself," reveals Beabadoobee.

She came up with 'Beatopia' at 7 years-old

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"I made this crazy poster of Beatopia, and what was in it [were] the monsters, fairies. . .I even created an alphabet," she shares in an interview with Dazed. Now, the world she had made up has come to life as she released her album Beatopia last year which features songs about her admiration for bands, her brother Elijah, and love.

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