# Brandon Beal

Brandon O'bryant Beal (born December 16, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Tyler, Texas. He is best known for his 2014 single "Twerk It Like Miley" (featuring Christopher), which went viral through the app Dubsmash and peaked atop Denmark's Hitlisten chart and entered Germany's GfK Entertainment charts. His 2016 single, "Golden" (featuring Lukas Graham) also peaked atop the former chart, and entered the charts in Sweden, Norway, and Germany. His guest appearance on Danish singer Christopher's 2014 single "CPH Girls" was met with similar success.

## Career

Beal gained his first musical recognition through his independent album Comfortable released in 2006, (a collaboration with Danish/American producer Multiman). Brandon Beal has worked with artists like Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, Juelz Santana, Kato, Lukas Graham and Christopher.
In February 2011, Beal and Rasmus Hedegaard, also known as Beal & Ras toured Denmark with Kato and Ida Corr. Their first single "Money" stayed on the Danish Dance charts for 14 weeks peaking at No. 13. They released their second single "I Like It" featuring Troo.L.S on August 18, 2011.
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. 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. 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.
In 2014, he released the song "Twerk It Like Miley" produced by Hedegaard and featuring Danish singer Christopher. The single reached number one on Tracklisten, the official Danish singles chart and later received a Danish Music Award for "Club Hit of the Year".
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 |
| Year | Title | DEN |
| 2008 | Comfortable | — |
| 2016 | Truth | 34 |

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album | Certification |
| Year | Single | BEL (Fl) | AUT | DEN | SWE | Album | Certification |
| 2014 | "Single for the Night" | 45 (Ultratip) | — | 13 (Dance) | — | Non-album single | |
| 2014 | "Twerk It Like Miley" (featuring Christopher) | — | — | 1 | — | Truth | * IFPI: 3× Platinum |
| 2014 | "Side Bitch Issues" | — | — | 21 | — | Truth | Gold |
| 2016 | "Golden" (featuring Lukas Graham) | — | 64 | 1 | 55 | Truth | * DEN: 2× Platinum |
| 2017 | "Paradise" (with Olivia Holt) | — | — | 39 | — | — | |
| 2018 | "EX" (featuring Jimilian) | — | — | — | — | — | |
Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | Certification |
| Year | Single | DEN | Album | Certification |
| 2011 | "My House 2.0" (Kato featuring Brandon Beal & Negash Ali) | 40 | Kato album Discolized 2.0 | — |
| 2012 | "Never Let U Go" (Kato featuring Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal) | 2 | Kato album Behind Closed Doors | — |
| 2014 | "CPH Girls" (Christopher featuring Brandon jr) | 1 | Christopher album Told You So | * IFPI: 2× Platinum |
| 2015 | "Smile & Wave" (Hedegaard featuring Brandon Beal) | 20 | — | Platinum |
| 2015 | "With You" (De Fam featuring Brandon Beal) | — | — | — |
| 2017 | "Bad Attitude" (Lågsus P3 featuring Brandon Beal) | — | — | — |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2016 | Zulu Awards | New Artist of the Year | Brandon Beal | Nominated |
| 2016 | Danish Deejay Awards | Peoples Choice Award | "Smile And Wave | Won |
| 2016 | Danish Deejay Awards | Hit of the Year | "Golden" | Nominated |
| 2015 | Danish Deejay Awards | Danish Deejay Favorite | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won |
| 2015 | Danish Deejay Awards | Danish Urban Release of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won |
| 2015 | Danish Deejay Awards | Dancechart.dk Award | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won |
| 2015 | Danish Music Awards | Hit of the Year | "CPH Girls" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | Pop Release of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | Writer of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | Album Release of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | Hit of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | Producer of the Year | "Happy Home" | Won |
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | 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 |