BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
Description: Songwriter, USA
Born: Jessica Anne Newham
Music Styles: Synthpop power pop
Location: United States of America
Date Born: 5 October 1991
Sydney, Australia
CONTACT DETAILS
Web Site: www.bettywhomusic.com
Other Links: See below:
YOUTUBE VIDEO
BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
Jessica Anne Newham (born 5 October 1991), better known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician based in New York City. She is signed to RCA Records.
Jessica Anne Newham was born in Sydney, Australia, where she lived until her mid-teens.[1] Trained since the age of four as a classical cellist, she moved to the United States in 2007 to attend Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, whose alumni include Norah Jones, Rufus Wainwright, and Josh Groban.
Newham is also self-taught on piano and guitar, and wrote her first songs at age 14, and began performing as a singer-songwriter at age 16.
After high school, Newham attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. During her first semester, she met producer Peter Thomas who was also attending Berklee. Thomas suggested pairing Newham’s songwriting with a more dreamy, anthemic production style. The two began writing new material together and developed Newham’s sound over the next two years.
As Betty Who, Newham’s debut single “Somebody Loves You” was initially released independently as a free download, and was premiered by pop music blogger and at-the-time official Grammy blogger Arjan Writes on 30 November 2012. Co-written by Newham and Thomas, and produced by Thomas, the song garnered immediate praise, spreading quickly online and being featured by other well-known outlets including Socialite Life, Pop on And On, and Popservations. A music video, directed by Evan Savitt, was released on 22 January 2013, and an official remix by acclaimed indie pop producer FM Attack was released on 11 March 2013. On 8 March 2014, “Somebody Loves You” reached number one on Billboard’s Dance/Club Play Songs chart. On February 13, 2015, “Somebody Loves You” was covered by Darren Criss and Chris Colfer’s characters in the 7th episode of Glee’s sixth season called Transitioning.
In late August 2014, Who made the announcement that her full-length debut album, Take Me When You Go, will be released on 7 October 2014. She also released the track list with the announcement. Thirteen songs, four of them being taken from her previous EPs, appeared on the album. From the album, the track, “All of You”, was her second number one on the US Dance chart, peaking at number one on February 21, 2015.
Extended plays
The Movement (2013)
Slow Dancing (2014)
Worlds Apart (2014)
LINKS:
- “‘Transitioning’: Preview Songs From This Week’s ‘Glee’ Episode”
. PopCrush. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- Jump up ^ “GLEE – Full Performance of “Somebody Loves You” from “Transitioning””
. YouTube. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- Jump up ^ Writes, Arjan (16 April 2013). “Betty Who Releases Free Debut EP The Movement”
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- Jump up ^ “Betty Who Signs To RCA”
. Billboard. 17 September 2013.
- Jump up ^ “Betty Who The Movement Exclusive EP Premiere”
. Billboard. 9 April 2013.
- Jump up ^ “Betty Who Dazzles With ‘The Movement’ EP: Download For Free”
. Idolator. 19 April 2013.
- Jump up ^ “BETTY WHO – THE MOVEMENT EP”
. All Things Go. 16 April 2013.
- Jump up ^ “Betty Who’s ‘The Movement’: 2013′s best proper EP so far (and it’s a free download)”
. Popjustice. 17 April 2013.
- Jump up ^ “Your Next Pop Obsession: Betty Who”
. Elle. 5 August 2013.