Terri B!
{{Short description|American musician}}
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| birth_name = Terri Elaine Bjerre
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| genre = {{flatlist|*Dance
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| occupation = Singer, songwriter, producer, DJ
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| years_active = 1997–present
| label = Carrillo Music
| associated_acts = 2 Eivissa
Rosabel
Rod Carrillo
Laidback Luke
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Terri Elaine Bjerre, known professionally as Terri B!, is an American Electronic dance singer, composer, producer and DJ.
Career
Terri Bjerre began her career in the band 2 Eivissa, who reached #1 on the Spanish Top 100 with the classic "Oh la la la", in 1997.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/2+Eivissa |title=2 Eivissa Discography |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-09}} Since 2013, the publishing interest of Terri Bjerre's catalog has been represented by Reservoir Media Management. Her long career in dance music spanned more than 1,000 remixes of her voice and 400 singles. In 2015, a feature with Swedish Dj Act Cazzette on the single "Blind Heart", went to the Billboard dance #1 position, and was co-written by Terri B! In 2015, she was the first artist to take the #1 spot with two titles, "Big Fun", and "Blind Heart" as a featured artist.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs |title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart |publisher=Billboard |date= |accessdate=2015-07-09}} To date Blind Heart has streamed more than 40 million times on spotify and was used as the North American Ueber Campaign song.{{cite web|url=http://www.dance-charts.de/201410234223/cazzette-blind-heart-feat-terri-b |title=Cazzette - Blind Heart (feat.Terri B!) | DANCE-CHARTS |publisher=Dance-charts.de |date= |accessdate=2015-07-09}}{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6450979/chart-highlights-mark-ronson-bruno-mars-top-pop-songs-dancemix |title=Chart Highlights: Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars Top Pop Songs, Dance/Mix Show Airplay |publisher=Billboard |date=2014-03-22 |accessdate=2015-07-09}} Bjerre is one of only six artists to have two numbers ones in 2015 in the Billboard Club Songs chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2015/dance-club-play-songs |title=Dance Club Songs - 2015 Archive | Billboard Charts Archive |website=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-05}} Bjerre has collaborated with some of the world's most known deejays including, Laidback Luke, Roger Sanchez, Bingo Players, Dj Antoine, Cazzette, and Thomas Gold. She has shared stages with David Guetta, Roger Sanchez, Tocadisco, Gromee, Dj Antoine and more.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}
Bjerre has also written several songs for other artists. She wrote "Perfect Love" for pop artist Lutrica McNeal; it made it to the Top Ten in Sweden in 2002, No. 22 in Austria, No. 13 in Norway, and No. 20 in Finland. She penned the songs "Call Me" and "Paradise" for German pop artist Sarah Connor's Naughty But Nice LP (released under X-cell Records in Berlin). She penned songs for Chris Norman of Smokey, earning a Top Ten in Germany with the winning song from the Comeback Show, "Amazing", co-written with Johan Boback and Joacim Nilsson of Kickshaw.{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Terri+B/+wiki |title=Terri B's Biography – Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at |publisher=Last.fm |date=2013-11-26 |accessdate=2015-07-09}} She penned music with the Danish pop singer, Medina, on the titles "Lonely", "The One", "6 A.M", "Selfish", and "Sundown". She is currently still working in the studio with Medina on her upcoming CD in Copenhagen. It received a gold status in Europe from EMI Records. Bjerre wrote the single "Lonely", however the sleeve was incorrect crediting Lisa Greene for Bjerre's share.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} This has since been corrected.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}
In May 2017, her latest collaboration with Ralphi Rosario and Abel Aguilera under their Rosabel alias, garnished Terri B! her third Billboard Dance Chart #1 single with "Anthem of House" on Carrillo Music.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7809438/ralphi-rosario-anthem-of-house-number-1-interview|title=The Chicago-based DJ/producer discusses his latest leader, Rosabel's "Anthem of House." |magazine=Billboard}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/terri-b-1/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs/song/1018160 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525123220/https://www.billboard.com/music/terri-b-1/chart-history/dance-club-play-songs/song/1018160 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |title=Terri B! Anthem Of House Chart History |magazine=Billboard}}
Selected discography
- 2022 - Kuyano & Terri B! - Put It On Me - Kontor Records
- 2020 - Kuyano & Terri B! - Missing You - Future House Cloud
- 2019 - Julien Scalzo & Terri B! - Freedom Song - Let There Be House Records
- 2019 - Rod Carrillo & Terri B! - You Got What I Need - Carrillo Music
- 2017 - Rosabel & Terri B! - "Anthem of House" - Carrillo Music
- 2016 – Olwik & Terri B! – "Fight No More", Sony/LINC Sweden (Swedish Dance Charts #30)
- 2015 – TERRI B! – "I'm Coming Back" (Lifted, Carrillo, Sony. Happy Music, Suraya) (iTunes Luxembourg Dance #6, Polish Dance Chart top 50)
- 2015 – "Laidback Luke", Moska ft. Terri B!, (Get It Right/ Beatport #14)
- 2015 – Cazzette ft. Terri B! – "Blind Heart", PRMD Records / #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2015-02-07 |title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart |publisher=Billboard |date=2015-02-07 |accessdate=2015-07-09}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/2015/dance-club-play-songs |title=Dance Club Songs - 2015 Archive | Billboard Charts Archive |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-09}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2015-01-17 |title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart |publisher=Billboard |date=2015-01-17 |accessdate=2015-07-09}}
- 2014 – D.O.N.S & Terri B! – "Big Fun", Carrillo Music / #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 01/17/2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2015-01-17/dance-club-play-songs |title=Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart |publisher=Billboard |date=2015-01-17 |accessdate=2015-07-09}}
- 2014 – Paul Ridney & Terri B! – "What Can i Do", Pukka Up, UK, #1 Tracksource Progressive{{cite web|url=http://www.traxsource.com/genre/19/progressive-house/top |title=Progressive House - TOP 100 |publisher=Traxsource |date= |accessdate=2015-07-09}}
- 2009 – John Dahback, Diaz, Young Rebel feat. Terri B – "Can't Slow Down"{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/John-Dahlb%C3%A4ck-Francesco-Diaz-Young-Rebels-feat-Terri-B-Cant-Slow-Down-Morphine/release/1544296 |title=Dahlbäck*, Diaz & Young Rebels* Feat. Terri B!* - Can't Slow Down (Morphine) (Vinyl) |publisher=Discogs.com |date= October 2008|accessdate=2015-07-09}}
References
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External links
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- {{official website|http://www.terrib.com}}
- [http://thehousecrunch.com Thehousecrunch.com]
- [http://www.top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=45&date=2010-09-19 Top40-charts.com]
- [http://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/future-breeze/temple-of-dreams-song_pfhh.html Chartsurfer.de]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:American women pop singers
Category:American dance musicians
Category:American people of Norwegian descent
Category:American women in electronic music
Category:Florida A&M University alumni
Category:Singers from Washington, D.C.