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Benee - All about the singer: full biography

Sir Elton John himself described Beni as "the next world beater" and "an amazing young and talented artiste"!

Biography of singer Benee (Stella Rose Bennett).

Benee is a popular pop/indie pop singer-songwriter hailing from New Zealand... It only took Stella Bennett (real name of the singer) a year to gain the recognition and love of the general public! In 2019, she is the winner of 4 New Zealand Music Awards at once! Benee's biggest hits are the compositions "Glitter", "Soaked" and, of course, "Supalonely"! Talk about the formation of this charming girl from the suburbs of Auckland.....

Early years: childhood, first introduction to music...

Benee
Benee

Stella Rose Bennett was born in January 2000 in the suburbs of Auckland. The love for music was passed on to the little girl from her parents: surprisingly, the whole Bennett family was really musical! So... already by the age of ten the girl knew how to play the guitar and saxophone! At one point, the passion for music faded, and Stella switched her attention to such a sport as water polo! According to the singer, she hoped that she would be able to represent New Zealand at the competition... However, at the age of 17, Stella realised that sport was not her thing and returned to music....

The motifs and lyrics were light, perhaps even silly, but simple and straightforward. Stella became interested in the genre of indie pop. At first she was afraid that people around her would only laugh at her... That's why the future star hid her creations for a long time. And as it turned out - in vain! After publishing a couple of tracks on the online platform "SoundCloud", Beni's life took a turn for the better!

By the way: in the second year of her studies at Auckland Polytechnic University, Beni dropped out. According to the singer herself, studying has always been something of a life crisis for her... And so - the girl decided to devote herself to professional musical training. And rightly so!

Career: where did it all start?

In one of her interviews, the girl recounted:

"I have been dyslexic since I was a child. The whole time I was at school, I actively struggled with writing... I loved creative writing: I really enjoyed writing something! But I was always making mistakes... And so, songwriting became a kind of outlet for me! Now I don't have to be grammatically correct! I remember at one point thinking, "I love this!" Songs have become a great emotional outlet for me... I just pour out what I'm feeling on a piece of paper... And later it turns into music!"

Benee started her career by posting covers of popular hits on SoundCloud. After dropping out of school, the girl started to take music seriously: she began composing not only lyrics, but also motifs... Soon her creativity attracted the attention of Josh Fontana, producer and member of the band Leisure. With his help, Beni released the singles "Tough Guy" and "Soaked".

Success with Supalonely!

Benee...
Benee...

In June 2019, the album Fire on Marzz is released. During the same period, Benee signs with Republic Records. Speaking of the album: described by critics as a "funky, sun-drenched sound release", it entered the Top 20 in the singer's home country and the Top 80 in Australia! It was this EP that earned Bennett 4 New Zealand Music Awards! It was a stunning breakthrough for a singer just starting out....

In the autumn of the same year the second EP was released, called Stella & Steve! The main hit from the album was the song "Supalonely", recorded together with musician Gus Dapperton. Very quickly the single gained massive popularity! Thanks largely to the TikTok platform, where the song went viral....

It is worth noting that Benee also conquered the expanse of this platform with her track "Glitter", which remained viral for a long time!

In addition to this, the singer won the love of the public with hit tracks such as "Find an Island" and "Evil Spider":

What does 2020 bring? Tours, new achievements...

In early 2020, Benee was planning to embark on a big North American tour! But due to an outbreak of coronovirus infection the tour was cancelled... However, this did not upset the singer very much. Already at the beginning of summer her track "Supalonely" gained more than 250 million listens! Soon Bennett debuted on television with her hit... During the same period, a new single "Night Garden" was released, recorded with the support of American producer Kenny Beats!

Soon, Beni was named Apple Music Up Next's most popular female artist for the past month! A little later, the girl appeared on the track "Afteroughtt" by musician Joji ....

Autumn 2020 proved to be quite busy and fruitful for Bennett... The singer was nominated for Best New Artist at the People's Choice Awards! She later appeared on an American talk show, during which she performed the song "Supalonely".

During the same period, Bennett embarks on a headlining tour of New Zealand and starts her own label, Olive. Soon her debut full-length album, Hey UX! As the singer herself noted, the music from it is very different from anything that has been released before... In the run-up to the album's release, the single "Plain" was released, recorded with the help of singers Lily Allen and Floo Millie:

A popular single from the album was the track "Kool", which had a cool music video:

Interesting facts...

Singer Benee
Singer Benee
  • Initially Bennett performed under the stage name "Bene". Later the girl added another letter "e" to avoid copyright and pronunciation problems.
  • Thanks to her musical family, Benee was exposed to music very early on. As the singer herself said, she grew up listening to artists such as Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Björk and Radiohead.
  • For a time, Stella attended St Mary's College, a Catholic school for girls, where a 4-year music course was compulsory.
  • Beni is a very popular media personality! The singer has accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter... She also has her own YouTube, which already has about a million subscribers!
  • Sir Elton John himself described Beni as "the next world-beater" and "an amazing young and talented artiste".
Elton John and Benee
Elton John and Benee

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