Bibi Bourelly
Bourelly in 2017
Background information
Born	Badriia Ines Bourelly (1994-07-14)14 July 1994 (age 31) Berlin, Germany
Genres	Soul alternative R&B
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Circa 13 Def Jam

Badriia Ines "Bibi"Bourelly (born 14 July 1994) is a German singer and songwriter signed toDef Jam Recordings.^[1][2] She has co-written several notable songs includingRihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "Higher",Demi Lovato's "Anyone" andNick Brewer's "Talk to Me". Bourelly is featured on tracks such asLil Wayne's "Without You", andUsher's "Chains".^[3] She also released two singles in 2015 ("Riot" and "Ego"), and in 2018 she released her first single "Writer's Song" in preparation for the release of her debut studio album later in 2018.^[4]

Badriia Ines Bourelly^[5] was born on 14 July 1994 inBerlin, Germany,^[6] and is ofHaitian andMoroccan descent. Her father,Jean-Paul Bourelly, is a notable guitarist and her late mother was the head of the Art Department at Berlin'sHouse of the World’s Cultures.^[7][8] Because her father was a professional musician, Bourelly often attended concerts and wrote songs as young as age four.^[7] Her mother died when Bourelly was six years old.^[9] She first went on tour with her father when she was 11.^{[citation needed]} She attendedBlake High School inMaryland until the 12th grade, graduating in August 2013 after completing summer school.^[10][11] Bourelly stated she has German and American citizenship.^[12]

While still living inMaryland, Bourelly began working with producerPaperboy Fabe. He would later arrange for her to have a session withKanye West in Los Angeles. That session ultimately produced Rihanna's "Higher", which Bourelly wrote in about 30 minutes. Around the same time, Rihanna heard another of Bourelly's written songs, "Bitch Better Have My Money", and decided to make it the lead single off her 2016 album,Anti.^[13]

In April 2015, Bourelly released her first single, "Riot", a song that discusses Bourelly's wish to be recognized as an "authentic" and legitimate musician.^[14] In July 2015, she was featured onLil Wayne's "Without You", which appeared on hisFree Weezy Album.^[15] A month later, she was featured in (and co-wrote) Nick Brewer's "Talk to Me".^[16] She also co-wrote (withChris Braide)Selena Gomez's "Camouflage" from her albumRevival,^[17] and was featured in Usher's single "Chains" alongsideNas. She performed the latter song with Usher and Nas at theTidal X Concert in October 2015.^[18]

In October 2015, Bourelly released another single, "Ego".^[19] The song made it onto theSpotify Viral Charts for several nations, peaking at No. 2 in the US, No. 8 in the UK, and No. 4 on the overall global charts.^[20] The song has been described as a "powerful, unapologetic ballad to self confidence".^[8] The music video for "Ego" was filmed in Bourelly's hometown of Berlin and was directed byBranwen Okpako.^[21]

In March 2016, the third single, "Sally", was released accompanied by an interactive video.^[9] She made her television debut onNBC'sTonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In the summer of 2016, Bourelly toured withHaim andRihanna prior to going on her solo "Free the Real" tour in North America.^[22][23] She was also featured in the well-known Women Who Dare campaign byHarper's Bazaar alongsideHillary Clinton,Iskra Lawrence, andUma Thurman.^[24]

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