Ruth B.

**Ruth Berhe** (born July 2, 1995), known by her stage name **Ruth B.**, is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta by Ethiopians. Berhe started her music career by singing songs on the platform Vine in 2013. She released her first EP _The Intro_ in November 2015. Then she released her first album _Safe Haven_ in May 2017. Her 2017 song, "Dandelions", was a sleeper hit in 2022, gaining international popularity due to TikTok.

### Studio albums

|rowspan="2" style="width:7em;"|Title|rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Album details|colspan="1"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2"|Certifications|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: May 5, 2017 * Label: Columbia * Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl|17|* MC: Gold * RIAA: Gold||||||
|* Released: June 11, 2021 * Label: Reb Music Productions, Downtown Records * Formats: Digital download, streaming|—|||||||

### EPs

|rowspan="2" style="width:7em;"|Title|rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"|Extended play details|colspan="2"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2"|Certifications|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|* Released: November 27, 2015 * Label: Columbia * Formats: CD, digital download|20|52|* MC: Gold|||||
|* Released: March 22, 2019 * Label: Columbia * Formats: Digital download, streaming|—|—||||||

#### As lead artist

|rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"|Title|rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"|Year|colspan="7"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"|Certifications|rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"|Album||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2015|14|14|89|41|19|97|24|* MC: 6× Platinum * BPI: Platinum * IFPI DEN: Platinum * IFPI SWE: 3× Platinum * RIAA: 4× Platinum|rowspan="2"|_The Intro_ and _Safe Haven_|
|2017|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|* MC: Gold * RIAA: Gold|||
|2018|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||rowspan="2"|_Maybe I'll Find You Again_|
|2019|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||||
|2020|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||rowspan="2"|_Moments in Between_|
|2021|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||||

#### Promotional singles

|style="width:8em;" rowspan="2"|Title|style="width:1em;" rowspan="2"|Year|colspan="10"|Peak chart positions|rowspan="2"|Certifications|style="width:12em;" rowspan="2"|Album|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2016|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||rowspan="3"|_Safe Haven_|
|rowspan="2"|2017|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|||
|58|53|80|10|100|9|90|42|9|51|* BPI: Gold * RIAA: Platinum||||
|2018|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||_Maybe I'll Find You Again_||
|2020|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||||
|2021|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—|—||_Moments in Between_||

## Awards and nominations

|scope="col"|Year|scope="col"|Award|scope="col"|Category|scope="col"|Work|scope="col"|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="4"|2016|Shorty Awards|Best Vine Musician|rowspan="6"|Herself|rowspan="5"||||
|iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards|Fan Fave Vine Musician|||||||||
|Teen Choice Awards|Next Big Thing|||||||||
|BET Awards|BET FANdemonium Award|||||||||
|rowspan="7"|2017|rowspan="3"|Juno Awards|Juno Fan Choice Award||||||
|Breakthrough Artist of the Year||||||||||
|Songwriter of the Year|Herself — •"Lost Boy" •"Superficial Love" •"2 Poor Kids"|||||||||
|rowspan=3|Canadian Radio Music Awards|Best New Group or Solo Artist: Hot AC|rowspan=3|"Lost Boy"||||||
|Best New Group or Solo Artist: Mainstream AC||||||||||
|Best New Group or Solo Artist: CHR||||||||||
|Western Canadian Music Awards|Pop Artist of the Year|rowspan="2"|Herself|rowspan="4"||||||
|rowspan="3"|2018|rowspan="3"|Juno Awards|Artist of the Year||||||
|Album of the Year|rowspan="2"|_Safe Haven_||||||||
|Pop Album of the Year||||||||||
|rowspan="3"|2023|rowspan="3"|Black Reel Awards|Outstanding Original Song|"Paper Airplanes"|||||

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Ruth B.
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Ruth Berhe
- **birth place**: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- **genre**: Alternative R&B, alternative pop
- **years active**: 2013–present
- **label**: Columbia Records, Columbia, REB Music Productions/Downtown Records