Beabadoobee

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ilejay and the surname or paternal family name is Laus.
Beabadoobee
Beabadoobee onstage playing an electric pastel pink guitar while wearing a manga t-shirt.
Beabadoobee in 2023
Background information
Birth nameBeatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus[a]
Also known as
  • Bea Kristi
Born (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)
Iloilo City, Philippines
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2017–present
Labels
Websitebeabadoobee.co.uk

Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus[a] (born 3 June 2000), known professionally as Beabadoobee (/biːbəˈduːbiː/; bee-bə-DOO-bee[9]), is a Filipino-born English singer and songwriter. From 2018 to 2021, she released five extended plays 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 July 15, 2022, which spawned the hit "The Perfect Pair." Her third studio album, This Is How Tomorrow Moves, was released on August 9, 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.


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