# Bibi Bourelly

Badriia Ines "Bibi" Bourelly (born 14 July 1994) is a German singer and songwriter signed to Def Jam Recordings. She has co-written several notable songs including Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "Higher", Demi Lovato's "Anyone" and Nick Brewer's "Talk to Me". Bourelly is featured on tracks such as Lil Wayne's "Without You", and Usher's "Chains". 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.

## Early life

Badriia Ines Bourelly was born on 14 July 1994 in Berlin, Germany, and is of Haitian and Moroccan descent. Her father, Jean-Paul Bourelly, is a notable guitarist and her late mother was the head of the Art Department at Berlin's House of the World’s Cultures. Because her father was a professional musician, Bourelly often attended concerts and wrote songs as young as age four. Her mother died when Bourelly was six years old. She first went on tour with her father when she was 11. She attended Blake High School in Maryland until the 12th grade, graduating in August 2013 after completing summer school. Bourelly stated she has German and American citizenship.

## Career

While still living in Maryland, Bourelly began working with producer Paperboy Fabe. He would later arrange for her to have a session with Kanye 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.
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. In July 2015, she was featured on Lil Wayne's "Without You", which appeared on his Free Weezy Album. A month later, she was featured in (and co-wrote) Nick Brewer's "Talk to Me". She also co-wrote (with Chris Braide) Selena Gomez's "Camouflage" from her album Revival, and was featured in Usher's single "Chains" alongside Nas. She performed the latter song with Usher and Nas at the Tidal X Concert in October 2015.
In October 2015, Bourelly released another single, "Ego". The song made it onto the Spotify 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. The song has been described as a "powerful, unapologetic ballad to self confidence". The music video for "Ego" was filmed in Bourelly's hometown of Berlin and was directed by Branwen Okpako.
In March 2016, the third single, "Sally", was released accompanied by an interactive video. She made her television debut on NBC's Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In the summer of 2016, Bourelly toured with Haim and Rihanna prior to going on her solo "Free the Real" tour in North America. She was also featured in the well-known Women Who Dare campaign by Harper's Bazaar alongside Hillary Clinton, Iskra Lawrence, and Uma Thurman.

## Discography
### EPs

List of EPs, with selected details :
| Title | Details |
| Free the Real (Pt. 1) | Released: 6 May 2016 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download |
| Free the Real (Pt. 2) | Released: 11 November 2016 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download |
| Boy (In Studio) | Released: 18 August 2017 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US R&B/HH Airplay | Album |
| "Riot" | 2015 | — | Free the Real (Pt. #1) |
| "Ego" | 2015 | — | Free the Real (Pt. #1) |
| "Sally" | 2016 | — | Free the Real (Pt. #1) |
| "Perfect." (with Earl St. Clair) | 2016 | — | Free the Real (Pt. #2) |
| "Ballin" | 2016 | 26 | Free the Real (Pt. #2) |
| "Writer's Song" | 2018 | — | TBA |
| "White House" | 2018 | — | TBA |
| "Wet" | 2019 | — | TBA |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Talk to Me" (Nick Brewer featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2015 | — | 19 | BPI: Silver | Recreation |
| "Chains" (Usher featuring Nas and Bibi Bourelly) | 2015 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Stupid World" (Hermitude featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2018 | — | — | ARIA: Gold | Pollyanarchy |
| "Zulu Screams" (GoldLink featuring Maleek Berry and Bibi Bourelly) | 2019 | — | — | | Diaspora |
| "One Day" (Tokimonsta featuring Bibi Bourelly and Jean Deaux) | 2020 | — | — | | Oasis Nocturno |
| "Don't Get Too Close" (Skrillex featuring Bibi Bourelly and Sonny Moore) | 2023 | — | — | | Don't Get Too Close |
| "Still Here (with the ones I came with)" (Skrillex featuring Bibi Bourelly and Porter Robinson) | 2023 | — | — | | Quest for Fire |
| "Exhilarate" (Sophie featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2024 | — | — | | Sophie |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Guest appearances

Selected list of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Without You" | 2015 | Lil Wayne | Free Weezy Album |
| "Faceshopping (Money Mix)" | 2019 | Sophie | Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides Non-Stop Remix Album |
| "Bibi's Interlude" | 2021 | Roddy Ricch | Live Life Fast |

### Songwriting credits

| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with |
| "Bitch Better Have My Money" | 2015 | Rihanna | Non-album single | Co-writer | Robyn Fenty, Kanye West, Ebony Oshunrinde, Jacques Webster, Jamille Pierre |
| "Without You" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2015 | Lil Wayne | Free Weezy Album | Featured artist/co-writer | Dwayne Carter Jr., Jeroen Visscher, Vincent Schenck |
| "Talk to Me" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2015 | Nick Brewer | Non-album single | Featured artist/co-writer | Nicholas Brewer, Tony Amadi, James Grant, Darius Forde, Crystal Waters, Neal Conway, Nathaniel Hardy Jr. |
| "Camouflage" | 2015 | Selena Gomez | Revival | Co-writer | Christopher Braide |
| "Chains" (featuring Bibi Bourelly & Nas) | 2015 | Usher | Non-album single | Featured artist/co-writer | Usher Raymond IV, Paul Epworth, Juan Najera, Miguel Gandelman, Arthur Strong, Issiah J. Avila, Albert Bowman, Nasir Jones |
| "Yeah, I Said It" | 2016 | Rihanna | Anti | Co-writer | Robyn Fenty, Timothy Mosley, Evon Barnes, Daniel Jones, Chris Godbey, Jean-Paul Bourelly |
| "Higher" | 2016 | Rihanna | Anti | Co-writer | Robyn Fenty, Ernest Wilson, James Fauntleroy, Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff |
| "Pose" | 2016 | Rihanna | Anti | Co-writer | Robyn Fenty, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster |
| "Hard II Love" | 2016 | Usher | Hard II Love | Co-writer | Usher Raymond IV, Yonatan Ayal |
| "Bad to the Bone" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2016 | Little Simz | Stillness in Wonderland | Featured artist/co-writer | Simbiatu Abiola, Ebony Oshunrinde, Bryan "Eastbound" Anthony |
| "Interlude" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2016 | Little Simz | Age 101: Drop X | Featured artist/co-writer | Simbiatu Abiola |
| "I Have Questions" | 2017 | Camila Cabello | Crying in the Club | Co-writer | Camila Cabello, Jesse Shatkin |
| "Customz" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2017 | Little Simz | Stillness in Wonderland | Featured artist/co-writer | Simbiatu Abiola, Mathieu Rakotozafy |
| "Cover Girls" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2017 | Hitimpulse | Non-album single | Featured artist/co-writer | Thomas Baxter, Adam Midgley, Gerard O'Connell |
| "Accelerate" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign & 2 Chainz) | 2018 | Christina Aguilera | Liberation | Co-writer | Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, Michael Dean, Christopher Pope, Ernest Brown, Carlton Mays Jr., Ilsey Juber, Taylor Parks, Kirby Lauryen Dockery, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Tauheed Epps, Ronald Brown |
| "Tie Me Down" (with Elley Duhé) | 2018 | Gryffin | Gravity | Co-writer | Daniel Griffith, Aaron Forbes, Jussi Karvinen, Nathaniel Cyphert, Sarah Aarons |
| "GTFO" | 2018 | Mariah Carey | Caution | Co-writer | Mariah Carey, Paul Jeffries, Jordan Manswell, Porter Robinson |
| "Kumbaya" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2018 | Jacob Banks | Village | Featured artist/co-writer | Jacob Banks, Ryan Vojtesak |
| "Stupid World" (featuring Bibi Bourelly) | 2018 | Hermitude | Non-album single | Featured artist/co-writer | Angus Stuart, Luke Dubber |
| "Anyone" | 2020 | Demi Lovato | Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over | Co-writer | Demi Lovato, Dayyon Alexander, Eyelar Mirzazadeh, Jay Mooncie, Sam Roman |
| "Thousand Miles (Featuring Brandi Carlile)" | 2023 | Miley Cyrus | Endless Summer Vacation | Co-writer | Miley Cyrus, Tobias Jesso Jr., Michael Len Williams II |
| "Zen" | 2025 | Jennie | Ruby | Co-writer | Jennie, Jelli Dorman, Asheton Hogan, Kirsten Spencer |
| "Damn Right" (featuring Childish Gambino & Kali Uchis) | 2025 | Jennie | Ruby | Co-writer | Jennie, Donald Glover, Karly Marina-Loaiza, Jean Day Jr., Samuel Gloade, Michael Williams Len II, Ariowa Irosogie |
| "F.T.S." | 2025 | Jennie | Ruby | Co-writer | Jennie, Asheton Hogan, Carly Gibert, Christopher Newlin |
| "Seoul City" | 2025 | Jennie | Ruby | Co-writer | Jennie, Myles Harris, Braylin Bowman, Xeryus Gittens, Michael Len Williams II, Carly Gibert |
| "Starlight" | 2025 | Jennie | Ruby | Co-writer | Jennie, Asheton Hogan, Armel Potter, Carly Gibert, Michael Len Williams II, Ariowa Irosogie |
| "Twin" | 2025 | Jennie | Ruby | Co-writer | Jennie, Christopher Newlin, Michael Len Williams II |