Bazzi (singer)

Andrew Bazzi (born August 28, 1997), known mononymously as Bazzi (/ˈbɑːzi/ BAH-zee),[4][5] is an American singer, songwriter and record producer.[1] His song "Mine", released in October 2017, gained popularity in early 2018 when it became a meme through Tik Tok edits and the use of a Snapchat lens filter featuring the song. It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and appeared on several international charts. He released his debut studio album, Cosmic, in 2018, which peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Bazzi
Bazzi in 2019
Born
Andrew Bazzi

(1997-08-28) August 28, 1997
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2015–present
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Labels
Associated acts
Websitebazziofficial.com

Early life and education

Bazzi was born on August 28, 1997, in Canton, Michigan.[6] His father is Lebanese.[7] He learned to speak Arabic and play the Kazoo, oud and guitar as a child.[8][9] In 2012, he began posting covers of songs on his YouTube channel. In November 2014, he moved to the Los Angeles area to pursue a music career. He finished high school at Santa Monica High School in 2015. He went to Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, where he also met Jeffrey Lu, Marc "Miller Time" Twinney, Peter Bruchnak, and Rajiv Dhall, in Michigan before moving.[10]

Career

Bazzi created a Vine account in July 2013.[10] By 2015, he had accrued 1.5 million followers on the site. In September of that year, he became the first artist to release a Vine "Featured Track" which was entitled, "Bring You Home".[11] In 2016, he was featured on the Fancy Cars' track "Fun".[8] Over the course of the next two years, Bazzi released several singles including "Alone" (which was produced in Seoul, South Korea), "Beautiful",[12] "Got Friends", and "Sober".[13] Bazzi has cited artists Justin Timberlake, Bryson Tiller, Duran Duran, Michael Jackson and Guns N' Roses among his influences.[6][14][15]

In October 2017, he released the single "Mine".[12] Within days of its release, an A&R executive at Warner Music-affiliated Artist Partner Group had signed him to a deal including his songwriter Henry Fredrickson from Minnesota.[16] His contract was later revealed to be badly constructed, as copyright notices in his digital releases are blank. This practice is currently common in Warner Music Group, especially at Atlantic Records division; Alec Benjamin and Ava Max are also affected by that. The song increased in popularity after becoming an Internet meme,[17] through videos featuring a slideshow of different pictures of the subject of the video with the Snapchat "hearts" filter and overlaying lyrics.[18] In January 2018, the song appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, debuting at number 56.[19] As of April 2018, the song's peak on the list was number 11.[20] Bazzi also released three new singles in 2018, "Why?",[9] "Gone" and "Honest".[21] He is currently working on a collaboration with Marshmello.[22] On March 13, 2018, Bazzi was announced as the special guest on Camila Cabello's Never Be the Same Tour's North American leg.[23] On April 17, 2018, Cosmic debuted at number 35 and later peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart.[24] Bazzi joined Justin Timberlake's Man of the Woods Tour as the opening act for the European leg.[25] He received a nomination for an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist.[26] Bazzi collaborated with Camila Cabello on a remix of the song "Beautiful", which was released on August 2, 2018.[27] Bazzi performed "Beautiful" on a float in the 2018 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.[28]

Bazzi worked with K-pop entertainment company SM Entertainment to co-write songs for two of their boy bands, EXO and NCT Dream. With NCT Dream, he co-wrote "We Go Up" with their member Mark for the EP, We Go Up. With EXO, he co-wrote "The Eve" for the studio album The War, and "Ooh La La La" and "Oasis" for the studio album Don’t Mess Up My Tempo.[29][30] He also co-wrote song "Give Me a Chance" with Chinese singer and Exo member Lay Zhang for his studio album Namanana.[31]

In April 2019, Bazzi released "Caught in the Fire" and "Paradise".[32][33] On August 8, 2019, he released his debut mixtape Soul Searching, which includes the song "Paradise", as well as "Focus" (featuring 21 Savage) and "I.F.L.Y.".

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[24]		 AUS
[34]		 BEL (FL)
[35]		 CAN
[36]		 DEN
[37]		 IRE
[38]		 NL
[39]		 NZ
[40]		 SWE
[41]		 UK
[42]
Cosmic 14419913144743192765

Mixtapes
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[48]		 AUS
[34]		 BEL (FL)
[35]		 CAN
[49]		 IRE
[38]		 NL
[39]		 NOR
[50]		 NZ
[40]		 SWE
[41]
Soul Searching
  • Released: August 8, 2019[51]
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 20251471863
[52]		731118
[53]		42
[54]

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[55]		 AUS
[34]		 BEL
(FL)
[35]		 CAN
[56]		 DEN
[37]		 GER
[57]		 IRE
[38]		 NZ
[40]		 SWE
[41]		 UK
[42]
"Alone"[58] 2016 —————————— Non-album singles
"Sober"[59] 2017 ——————————
"Beautiful" —[upper-alpha 1]————79———— Cosmic
"Mine"[62] 11112513525223421
"Why"[69] 2018 ——————————
"Gone"[70] ——————————
"Honest"[71] ——————————
"Beautiful"
(featuring Camila Cabello)[72]		 2615—[upper-alpha 2]35——19236033
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[44]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[63]
  • BPI: Silver[64]
  • MC: Platinum
  • RMNZ: Gold[73]
 Non-album singles
"I Don't Even Know You Anymore"
(with Netsky and Lil Wayne)[74]		 2019 ————————[upper-alpha 3]——
"Caught in the Fire"[76] ————————[upper-alpha 4]——
"Paradise"[78] 9137—[upper-alpha 5]64——29236064 Soul Searching
"Focus"
(featuring 21 Savage)[79]		 —[upper-alpha 6]92——————[upper-alpha 7]——
"I.F.L.Y."[81] —[upper-alpha 8]41
[82]		—85——75
[83]		28
[84]		——
"Young & Alive"[86] 2020 ————————[upper-alpha 9]—— TBA
"Renee's Song"[88] ————————[upper-alpha 10]——
"I Got You"[90] ————————[upper-alpha 11]——
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Notes
  1. "Beautiful" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[60]
  2. "Beautiful" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number four on the Ultratip chart.[35]
  3. "I Don't Even Know You Anymore" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[75]
  4. "Caught in the Fire" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[77]
  5. "Paradise" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 25 on the Ultratip chart.[35]
  6. "Focus" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[60]
  7. "Focus" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[80]
  8. "I.F.L.Y." did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[60]
  9. "Young & Alive" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[87]
  10. "Renee's Song" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[89]
  11. "I Got You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[91]

      Other charted or certified songs
      Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
      NZ
      Heat.
      [92]      		 NZ
      Hot
      [93]      		 SWE
      Heat.
      [94]
      "Myself" 2018 10—— Cosmic
      "3:15" ———
      "No Way!" 2019 —93 Soul Searching

      Music videos
      Year Title Director Ref.
      2018 "Mine" Benjamin Kutsko [95]
      "Honest" MIGGY [96]
      "Myself" Daniel Henry [97]
      "Beautiful" Sherif Higazy [98]
      "Beautiful (feat. Camila Cabello)" Jason Koenig [99]
      "Dreams" MIGGY [100]
      2019 "3:15" Sherif Higazy [101]
      "Paradise" Bon Duke [102]

      Tours

      Opening act

      Headlining Tour

      • The Cosmic Tour (2018)[103]
      • Bazzi Live in Asia (2019) [104]

      Awards and nominations
      Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
      2018 MTV Video Music Awards Best New Artist Himself Nominated [105]
      BreakTudo Awards Artist on the Rise Nominated
      MTV Europe Music Awards Best New Nominated [106]
      Best Push Nominated
      2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Pop Artist Nominated
      Billboard Music Awards Top New Artist Nominated
      BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Song "Mine" Won [107]

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