# Beabadoobee

Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus (Born June 3rd, 2000), known professionally as Beabadoobee (/biːbəˈduːbiː/; bee-bə-DOO-bee), is a Filipino-British singer-songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays (EPs) under the independent label Dirty Hit: Lice (2018), Patched Up (2018), Loveworm (2019), Space Cadet (2019) and Our Extended Play (2021). Her debut studio album Fake It Flowers was released in October 2020, and received critical acclaim. Her second studio album, Beatopia, was released on 15 July 2022, which spawned the hit "The Perfect Pair". Her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, was released on 9 August 2024; it became her first album to peak atop the UK Albums Chart.
Beabadoobee served as a supporting act for labelmates The 1975 during several legs of their Music for Cars Tour, as well as American singer Clairo during her Immunity Tour. She was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards, and was presented with the Radar Award at the 2020 NME Awards. Beabadoobee was also predicted as a breakthrough act for 2020 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020. In 2023, Beabadoobee was an opening act for Taylor Swift at the Eras Tour.

## Early life and education

Laus was born in Iloilo City in the Philippines on 3 June 2000 and moved to the United Kingdom with her parents at the age of three. She grew up in West London listening to original Pinoy music as well as pop and rock music from the 1990s. While she was a teenager, she listened to indie rock artists including Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florist and Alex G.
She studied at Sacred Heart High School, an all-girls Catholic school, before completing her thirteenth year at Hammersmith Academy. Laus spent seven years learning to play the violin, before getting her first guitar second-hand at the age of 17. She also learned through watching YouTube tutorials produced by other accomplished guitarists. She was inspired by Kimya Dawson and the Juno soundtrack to start making music.

## Career
### 2017–2019: "Coffee" and early EPs

The first song Beabadoobee wrote on her guitar was "Coffee". She took her professional name as a joke when her friend and producer Oscar Lang was preparing to upload "Coffee" and suggested she release her music under an artist name. Beabadoobee was a name she had invented for her finsta account because none of her names were being accepted by Instagram.
She released "Coffee" as well as a cover of Karen O's "The Moon Song" in September 2017. "Coffee" gained over 300,000 views on YouTube, as well as the attention of Dirty Hit Records. She signed to the label in April 2018. This was followed by the release of her debut EP Lice in March 2018 and her second EP Patched Up in December 2018. In January 2019, Beabadoobee was placed with Billie Eilish on NME's annual list of "essential new artists", the "NME 100". She subsequently released her third EP titled Loveworm. Beabadoobee released an acoustic version of this EP titled Loveworm (Bedroom Sessions) in July 2019.
In September 2019, Beabadoobee embarked on her first tour supporting Clairo on her Immunity Tour, before releasing her fourth EP, Space Cadet, in October 2019. Beabadoobee subsequently made the front cover of NME on 25 October 2019. She was shortlisted for the Rising Star Award at the 2020 Brit Awards in December 2019. In November 2019, Beabadoobee released a pair of Spotify Singles, one being a cover of "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds as well as a version of "She Plays Bass" recorded in Abbey Road Studios in London. In December 2019, Beabadoobee was longlisted in the annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2020.

### 2020–2021: "Death Bed", Fake It Flowers, and Our Extended Play

In February 2020, Beabadoobee performed at the 2020 NME Awards after winning the Radar Award. She supported labelmates the 1975 on their Music for Cars Tour for both the U.K. leg in February 2020. She was scheduled to also support the band during the North American leg of this tour in April 2020, however it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A sample of Beabadoobee's 2017 debut single "Coffee" was used on Canadian rapper Powfu's 2019 single, "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)". The song became a massively successful sleeper hit after going viral on the app TikTok in early 2020, becoming Beabadoobee's first official chart entry in her career, both locally and internationally. By April 2020, it had entered the Top 5 in several countries including the U.K., Australia and New Zealand. It earned gold certification status in Belgium, Canada, France, Mexico and New Zealand, as well as Platinum or higher in the U.S. and the U.K. among several other countries. Speaking about her reaction to the popularization of "Death Bed", Beabadoobee said, "I'm not going to lie, it was overwhelming… I kinda hated it. I hated more people knowing about the first song I'd ever written and not my others. I was so stubborn but I grew into it and accepted that's just how life works. I was extremely grateful for its existence and it's only given me more opportunities."
Beabadoobee announced her debut studio album, Fake It Flowers, and released its lead single "Care" on 14 July 2020. In early August 2020, she released the album's second single, "Sorry", and revealed the album's track listing, cover art and official release date. Beabadoobee released "Worth It" as the third single, "How Was Your Day?" as the fourth single, and "Together" as the fifth and final single of Fake It Flowers. The album was released on 16 October 2020 to critical acclaim and spent one week in the UK Albums Chart at number 8. According to sales in the United States, Billboard ranked Beabadoobee as the Top New Rock Artist of 2020. In 2021, she embarked on a headlining tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland to support the album.
Beabadoobee released the single "Last Day on Earth" on 24 March, produced and co-written by Matty Healy and George Daniel of the 1975. The musician announced that the single is taken from her EP Our Extended Play, which she said that she wrote with her labelmates "on the countryside".

### 2022–present: Beatopia and This Is How Tomorrow Moves

Her second album, Beatopia, was announced on 23 March 2022. It was released on 15 July 2022 through Dirty Hit and spawned the R.I.A.A. Gold certified song "The Perfect Pair."
In January 2023, Beabadoobee posted the snippet of an unreleased song on TikTok, which soon went viral across the website due to its popularity with couples and the approach of the upcoming holiday. "Glue Song" was later released on Valentine's Day, 14 February 2023, with another version featuring Clairo released on 17 April 2023 which charted in several countries. The collaboration gained significant attention and marked a continued evolution in her sound, blending chamber pop with heartfelt lyrics inspired by her personal experiences.
Starting in March 2023, Beabadoobee toured in Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. Beabadoobee also performed as an opening act on twelve shows of the US leg of Taylor Swift's 2023 The Eras Tour.
On 29 June 2023, Beabadoobee announced that she would cancel her European tour due to an unspecified illness. She then announced a new single on 11 July 2023, called "The Way Things Go", which was released on 19 July. Beabadoobee then released a new single with Laufey, "A Night to Remember", which was released on 20 October 2023.
Her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, was released on 9 August 2024, which went on to debut at number 1 in the UK, making it her first number-one album.

## Influences

Laus has cited Elliott Smith, Mac DeMarco, the Moldy Peaches, Pavement, Mazzy Star, the Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, and Daniel Johnston as her musical influences. She has a tattoo of Johnston's artwork from the cover of his album Continued Story with Texas Instruments. In a 2018 interview with Vice, she expressed plans to make film soundtracks in the future as they heavily inspired her to make music. Laus' musical style is also deeply influenced by 90s alternative rock and shoegaze bands like The Cure, The Smiths, My Bloody Valentine, and The Smashing Pumpkins.

## Personal life

She identifies as bisexual. Laus says that she can understand the Philippine languages Hiligaynon and Tagalog fluently, but cannot speak them.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date and label shown :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | BEL (FL) | CAN | IRL | JPN | NLD | POR | SCO | US | Certifications |
| Fake It Flowers | Released: 16 October 2020 Label: Dirty Hit Format: Cassette, CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 8 | 96 | — | — | 88 | 106 | — | — | 3 | 189 | |
| Beatopia | Released: 15 July 2022 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming | 4 | 19 | — | — | 50 | 64 | — | — | 3 | — | BPI: Silver |
| This Is How Tomorrow Moves | Released: 9 August 2024 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download, streaming | 1 | 6 | 53 | 71 | 29 | — | 71 | 48 | 1 | 34 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |||||||||||||

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | UK Sales | UK Indie | SCO |
| Lice | Released: 28 February 2018 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: Digital download, streaming | — | — | — |
| Patched Up | Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, CS, digital download, streaming | — | — | — |
| Loveworm | Released: 26 April 2019 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, CS, digital download, streaming | — | 49 | — |
| Loveworm (Bedroom Sessions) | Released: 9 July 2019 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, digital download, streaming | 77 | 28 | 65 |
| Space Cadet | Released: 14 October 2019 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — |
| Our Extended Play | Released: 23 June 2021 Label: Dirty Hit Formats: LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |||||

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and album details shown :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | BEL (FL) Tip | CAN | ICE | IRE | JPN Over. | NLD Air. | NZ Hot | US Bub. | US Rock | Certifications | Album |
| "Coffee" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "The Moon Song" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Susie May" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Dance with Me" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Patched Up |
| "If You Want To" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Patched Up |
| "Disappear" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Loveworm |
| "She Plays Bass" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Space Cadet |
| "I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Space Cadet |
| "Care" | 2020 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | | Fake It Flowers |
| "Sorry" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Fake It Flowers |
| "Worth It" | 2020 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | | Fake It Flowers |
| "How Was Your Day?" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Fake It Flowers |
| "Together" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Fake It Flowers |
| "Last Day on Earth" | 2021 | — | — | — | 27 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | | Our Extended Play |
| "Cologne" | 2021 | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Our Extended Play |
| "Talk" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | | Beatopia |
| "See You Soon" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Beatopia |
| "Lovesong" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Beatopia |
| "10:36" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Beatopia |
| "The Perfect Pair" | 2022 | 89 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold | Beatopia |
| "Glue Song" | 2023 | 38 | — | 75 | — | 56 | 13 | — | 11 | 13 | 12 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "The Way Things Go" | 2023 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 26 | | Non-album singles |
| "A Night to Remember" (with Laufey) | 2023 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 25 | | Non-album singles |
| "Take a Bite" | 2024 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 24 | | This Is How Tomorrow Moves |
| "Coming Home" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | This Is How Tomorrow Moves |
| "Ever Seen" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | | This Is How Tomorrow Moves |
| "Beaches" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 40 | | This Is How Tomorrow Moves |
| "Real Man" | 2025 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 13 | 13 | | This Is How Tomorrow Moves |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory ||||||||||||||

#### As featured artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and album details shown :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | CAN | FIN | IRE | NL | NOR | NZ | SWE | US | Certifications | Album |
| "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)" (Powfu featuring Beabadoobee) | 2020 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 23 | ARIA: 3× Platinum BEA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum FIMI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum RIAA: 5× Platinum | Poems of the Past |
| "Silver into Rain" (Luna Li featuring Beabadoobee) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Duality |
| "iScream" (Deaton Chris Anthony with Beabadoobee) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sid the Kid |
| "Fall in Love with a Girl" (Cavetown featuring Beabadoobee) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory ||||||||||||||

### Other charted songs

List of songs, with year released, selected chart positions and album details shown :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN Over. | NZ Hot | Album |
| "He Gets Me So High" | 2021 | 20 | | Our Extended Play |
| "California" | 2024 | — | 25 | This Is How Tomorrow Moves |
| "One Time" | 2024 | — | 38 | This Is How Tomorrow Moves |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory |||||

## Tours

Headlining
* Fake It Flowers Tour (2021)
* US Tour 2022 (2022)
* Beatopia Tour (2022)
* US Summer Tour (2023)
* This Is How Tomorrow Moves Tour (2024)
Supporting
* Clairo – Immunity Tour (2019)
* The 1975 – Music for Cars Tour (2020)
* Halsey – Love and Power Tour (2022)
* Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour (2023)
* Olivia Rodrigo – Guts World Tour (2025)

## Awards and nominations

Accolades for Beabadoobee :
| Organization | Year | Award | Work | Result |
| AIM Independent Music Awards | 2021 | Best Live Streamed Act | Herself | Nominated |
| Brit Awards | 2020 | Rising Star | Herself | Nominated |
| Brit Awards | 2025 | British Artist of the Year | Herself | Nominated |
| Brit Awards | 2025 | British Rock/Alternative Act | Herself | Nominated |
| BBC | 2020 | Sound of 2020 | Herself | Longlisted |
| NME Awards | 2020 | Radar Award | Herself | Won |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2019 | Best Rock Video – Newcomer | "Disappear" | Nominated |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2020 | Best Rock Video – Newcomer | "I Wish I Was Stephen Malkmus" | Nominated |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2021 | Best Rock Video – UK | "Last Day on Earth" | Won |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2022 | Best Pop Video – Newcomer | "Fall in Love with a Girl" (with Cavetown) | Won |
| UK Music Video Awards | 2023 | Best Pop Video – Newcomer | "Glue Song" | Nominated |
| SOCAN Songwriting Prize | 2023 | English Songwriter of the Year | "Silver Into Rain" (with Luna Li) | Won |