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Brandon Beal

{{short description|Danish-American singer, songwriter and producer|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Brandon Beal

| image = Brandon Beal on stage.jpg

| caption = Brandon Beal Live Smukfest Copenhagen 2014

| birth_date = Brandon O'bryant Beal {{Birth date and age|1983|12|16}}

| birth_place = Tyler, Texas, U.S.Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|pop|hip hop}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer}}

| years_active = 2004–present

| label = Universal Music, Then We Take The World

| associated_acts = Lukas Graham, Hedegaard, Christopher

| website = {{url|brandonbeal.net}}

}}

Brandon O'bryant Beal (born December 16, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Tyler, Texas. He is best known for his 2014 single "Twerk It Like Miley" (featuring Christopher), which went viral through the app Dubsmash and peaked atop Denmark's Hitlisten chart and entered Germany's GfK Entertainment charts.{{Cite web |url=http://www.whalereport.com/global-analysis.php#by=song&term=Twerk%20It%20Like%20Miley%20(feat.%20Christopher)&showall=true |title=Music Industry Trends & Analysis | Music Charts | WhaleReport.com |access-date=March 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202064351/http://www.whalereport.com/global-analysis.php#by=song&term=Twerk%20It%20Like%20Miley%20(feat.%20Christopher)&showall=true |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=dead }} His 2016 single, "Golden" (featuring Lukas Graham) also peaked atop the former chart, and entered the charts in Sweden, Norway, and Germany. His guest appearance on Danish singer Christopher's 2014 single "CPH Girls" was met with similar success.

Career

Beal gained his first musical recognition through his independent album Comfortable released in 2006,{{Cite web |url=http://aandrdepartment.com/?s=brandon+beal&x=31&y=3 |title=Search Results brandon beal |access-date=June 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913231656/http://aandrdepartment.com/?s=brandon+beal&x=31&y=3 |archive-date=September 13, 2017 |url-status=dead }} (a collaboration with Danish/American producer Multiman). Brandon Beal has worked with artists like Snoop Dogg,{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/never-let-u-go-feat.-snoop/id510392261 |title=ITunes - Music - Never Let U Go (Feat. Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal) - Single by Kato |website=iTunes |accessdate=April 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322081726/http://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/never-let-u-go-feat.-snoop/id510392261 |archivedate=March 22, 2012 }} Flo Rida, Juelz Santana,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vibe.com/2011/04/v-premiere-cankoone-feat-juelz-santana-and-brandon-beal-my-city-never-sleeps|title=V Premiere: CanKoone Feat. Juelz Santana And Brandon Beal "My City Never Sleeps"|date=April 13, 2011|website=Vibe}} Kato, Lukas Graham{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Lukas-Graham-Better-Than-Yourself-Criminal-Mind-Pt-2/release/3972483|title=Lukas Graham – Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)|publisher=discogs}} and Christopher.{{Cite web|url=https://www.scandipop.co.uk/the-saade-album-previews-day-2-me-my-radio/|title=The 'Saade' album previews . Day 2: 'Me & My Radio' " Scandipop.co.uk|date=June 18, 2011}}

In February 2011, Beal and Rasmus Hedegaard, also known as Beal & Ras toured Denmark with Kato and Ida Corr. Their first single "Money" stayed on the Danish Dance charts for 14 weeks peaking at No. 13.{{Cite web |url=http://www.djz.dk/dancechart/%26week%3D201109 |title=DJZ.dk - DanceChart.dk |access-date=June 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923215344/http://www.djz.dk/dancechart/%26week%3D201109 |archive-date=September 23, 2015 |url-status=dead }} They released their second single "I Like It" featuring Troo.L.S on August 18, 2011.

Beal was featured on "My House 2.0" on Kato's album Discolized 2.0. The song peaked at No. 40 on Hitlisten without being an official single.{{Cite web |url=http://www.music-chart.info/song/664665/My-House-2-0-(feat--Brandon-Beal-%26-Negash-Ali) |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002552/http://www.music-chart.info/song/664665/My-House-2-0-(feat--Brandon-Beal-%26-Negash-Ali) |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/tracklisten.asp?w=14&y=2011&list=t40 |title=Hitlisten.NU |access-date=June 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002110740/http://www.hitlisterne.dk/tracklisten.asp?w=14&y=2011&list=t40 |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=dead }} He is also featured on Kato's single "Never Let U Go" that also features Snoop Dogg. The single debuted at No. 2 on Hitlisten in its first week of release.

He also worked alongside Danish singer and band Lukas Graham on their album, which was No. 1 on the album charts for 11 weeks, and to date has gone 3× platinum.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitlisten.nu/|title=Hitlisten.NU|website=Hitlisten.NU}} On October 22, 2012, Lukas Graham released the single "Better Than Yourself" which was also co-written by Brandon. This song debuted at No. 1 on Hitlisten, and is his biggest selling single to date.

In 2014, he released the song "Twerk It Like Miley" produced by Hedegaard and featuring

Danish singer Christopher. The single reached number one on Tracklisten, the official Danish singles chart and later received a Danish Music Award for "Club Hit of the Year".

In 2016, Beal released the single "Golden" featuring vocals by Lukas Graham. It reached number 1 on Hitlisen, the official Danish Singles Chart becoming his third number 1 in Denmark after "Twerk It Like Miley" and "CPH Girls".

Discography

=Albums=

class="wikitable"

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="150"|Title

!align="center" colspan="1" width="10"|Peak positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN
{{cite web | url=https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Brandon+Beal | title=Brandon Beal discography | work=danishcharts.dk | publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=May 16, 2014}}
style="text-align:center;"|2008

| Comfortable

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align:center;"|2016

| Truth

| style="text-align:center;"|34

=Singles=

class="wikitable"

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="150"|Single

!align="center" colspan="4" width="10"|Peak positions

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certification

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL
(Fl)
{{cite web | url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Brandon+Beal | title=Brandon Beal discography | work=ultratop.be/nl/ | publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=May 16, 2014}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | AUT
{{cite web | url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Brandon+Beal | title=Brandon Beal discography | work=austriancharts.at | publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=June 16, 2016}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWE
{{cite web|url=http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ |title=Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista |accessdate=August 8, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226154145/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/ |archivedate=December 26, 2015 }}

style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|2014

|"Single for the Night"

| style="text-align:center;"|45
(Ultratip)

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|13
(Dance)

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

|

"Twerk It Like Miley"
{{small|(featuring Christopher)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| Truth

| style="text-align:center;"|* IFPI: 3× Platinum{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/brandon-beal-feat-christopher-twerk-it-miley-3|title=Brandon Beal feat. Christopher "Twerk It Like Miley"|publisher=IFPI Denmark|accessdate=April 1, 2016}}

"Side Bitch Issues"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|21

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

2016

|"Golden"
{{small|(featuring Lukas Graham)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|64

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|55

| style="text-align:center;"|* DEN: 2× Platinum{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/brandon-beal-feat-lukas-graham-golden-1|title=Brandon Beal Feat. Lukas Graham "Golden"|publisher=IFPI Danmark}}

2017

|"Paradise"
{{small|(with Olivia Holt)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|39
{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=20&y=2017&list=t40 |title=Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2017 |publisher=Hitlisten |accessdate=May 17, 2017}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

|

2018

|"EX"
{{small|(featuring Jimilian)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

|

Featured in

class="wikitable"

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="10"|Year

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="210"|Single

!align="center" colspan="1" width="20"|Peak positions

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Album

!align="center" rowspan="2" width="120"|Certification

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | DEN
style="text-align:center;"|2011

|"My House 2.0"
{{small|(Kato featuring Brandon Beal & Negash Ali)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|40

| style="text-align:center;"|Kato album
Discolized 2.0

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align:center;"|2012

|"Never Let U Go"
{{small|(Kato featuring Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|Kato album
Behind Closed Doors

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align:center;"|2014

|"CPH Girls"
{{small|(Christopher featuring Brandon jr)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|1

| style="text-align:center;"|Christopher album

Told You So

| style="text-align:center;"|* IFPI: 2× Platinum{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/christopher-feat-brandon-beal-cph-girls-1|title=Christopher feat. Brandon Beal "CHP Girls"|publisher=IFPI Denmark|accessdate=April 1, 2016}}

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2015

|"Smile & Wave"
{{small|(Hedegaard featuring Brandon Beal)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|20

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum

"With You"
{{small|(De Fam featuring Brandon Beal)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

style="text-align:center;"|2017

|"Bad Attitude (Lågsus P3)|"Bad Attitude"
{{small|(Lågsus P3 featuring Brandon Beal)}}

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominee

! Result

rowspan="3"|2016

|rowspan="1"|Zulu Awards

| style="text-align:center;"|New Artist of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|Brandon Beal

|{{nominated}}

rowspan="2"|Danish Deejay Awards

| style="text-align:center;"|Peoples Choice Award

| style="text-align:center;"|"Smile And Wave

|{{won}}

style="text-align:center;"|Hit of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Golden"

|{{nominated}}

rowspan="4"|2015

|rowspan="3"|Danish Deejay Awards

| style="text-align:center;"|Danish Deejay Favorite

| style="text-align:center;"|"Twerk It Like Miley"

|{{won}}

style="text-align:center;"|Danish Urban Release of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Twerk It Like Miley"

|{{won}}

style="text-align:center;"|Dancechart.dk Award

| style="text-align:center;"|"Twerk It Like Miley"

|{{won}}

rowspan="1"|Danish Music Awards

| style="text-align:center;"|Hit of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"CPH Girls"

|{{Nominated}}

rowspan="6"|2014

|rowspan="6"|Danish Music Awards

| style="text-align:center;"|Pop Release of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Told You So"

|{{Nominated}}

style="text-align:center;"|Writer of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Told You So"

|{{Nominated}}

style="text-align:center;"|Album Release of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Told You So"

|{{Nominated}}

style="text-align:center;"|Hit of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Twerk It Like Miley"

|{{Nominated}}

style="text-align:center;"|Producer of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Happy Home"

|{{Won}}

style="text-align:center;"|Clubhit of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Twerk It Like Miley"

|{{Won}}

rowspan="1"|2013

|rowspan="1"|Danish Music Awards

| style="text-align:center;"|Hit of the Year

| style="text-align:center;"|"Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind pt. 2)

|{{Nominated}}

References

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External links

  • [http://brandonbeal.net Official website]
  • Music Exclusives Interview [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326011404/http://musicxclusives.com/2010/07/12/brandon-beal-interview-june-2010/ Brandon Beal Interview: June 2010 « MusicXclusives.com | "We Play It First"]

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