Beabadoobee
Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus[a] (born 3 June 2000), known professionally as Beabadoobee (/biːbəˈduːbiː/; bee-bə-DOO-bee[9]), is a Filipino-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.
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Ilejay and the surname or paternal family name is Laus.
Beabadoobee
Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus[a]
- Bea Kristi
3 June 2000
Iloilo City, Philippines
London, England, UK
- Singer
- songwriter
- Vocals
- guitar
2017–present
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[edit]
Laus was born in Iloilo City in the Philippines[10] on 3 June 2000[11][1] and moved to London with her parents at the age of 3.[12][13] She grew up in West London listening to original Pinoy music as well as pop and rock music from the 1980s. While she was a teenager, she listened to indie rock artists including Karen O, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Florist and Alex G.[1] She was educated at Sacred Heart High School before completing her thirteenth year at Hammersmith Academy.[7][14][15] Laus spent seven years learning to play the violin, before getting her first guitar second-hand at the age of 17.[16] She also learned through watching YouTube tutorials produced by other accomplished guitarists.[1] She was inspired by Kimya Dawson and the Juno soundtrack to start making music.
Artistry and reception[edit]
Influence[edit]
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.[4][13] She has a tattoo of Johnston's artwork from the cover of his album Continued Story with Texas Instruments.[55] In a 2018 interview with Vice, she expressed plans to make film soundtracks in the future as they heavily inspired her to make music.[13]
In a 2022 interview for the Rolling Stone UK,[56] Laus named Matty Healy as her mentor stating that he's "one of the nicest people"[57] and “he gives me really good advice and always has the best thing to say".[58]
Headlining
Supporting
