Baby K (artist)
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Background information | |
Birth name | Claudia Nahum |
Born |
Singapore | 5 February 1983
Origin | Rome, Italy |
Genres | Pop, dance |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2006 - present |
Labels |
Quadraro Basement |
Website |
babyk |
Notable instruments | |
Voice |
Baby K[1] (born Claudia Nahum; 5 February 1983) is an Italian singer, songwriter, rapper and model. She is mainly known for her hits "Killer", recorded with Tiziano Ferro, and "Roma-Bangkok", a duet with Giusy Ferreri, which was the best-selling single of 2015 in Italy.[2]
Early life
Born in Singapore and raised in London,UK [3] she now lives in Rome, Italy. She attended the Harrow School of Young Musicians, where she was able to take part in a musical tour in Europe. In 2000 she returned to Italy after an absence of ten years, working on hip hop radio programs.[3]
Career
Her first act as an artist in the rap scene came in 2008, when with the Quadraro Basement, she recorded her first album, SOS, an EP with 5 tracks.[4] About two years later she released the single "Femmina Alfa" (Alpha Female) which had over 10,000 downloads during the first few months.[3]
In 2013 she released her first official solo album "Una Seria, produced by Sony Music,[5][6] which achieved remarkable success, reaching the top spot on the rankings of iTunes and the tenth position in the ranking officer FIMI. On 13 May Baby K was the opening act of the only Italian stop of the Azealia Banks tour. Baby K was also nominated in the category of Best New Artist at the Pepsi MTV Awards in 2013, winning the prize. In September 2013 she released a new single "Killer", with Tiziano Ferro. In 2015, her single "Roma-Bangkok", which features Giusy Ferreri, peaked at number one on the Italian music charts.[7]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Title | Peak positions |
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ITA | ||
2013 | Una seria
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8 |
2015 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
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4 |
EP
Year | Title |
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2008 | SOS |
2011 | Femmina Alfa |
2012 | Lezioni di volo
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As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
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ITA [10] |
BEL (WL) [11] |
FIN [12] |
FRA [13] |
RUS [14] |
SWI [15] | ||||
"Femmina Alfa" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Femmina Alfa | |
"Sparami" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Una Seria | |
"Killer" (featuring Tiziano Ferro) |
2013 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Non cambierò mai" (featuring Marracash) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sei sola" (featuring Tiziano Ferro) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Anna Wintour" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | |
"Roma-Bangkok" (featuring Giusy Ferreri) |
1 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 6 | 25 | 133 | 23 |
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"Chiudo gli occhi e salto" (featuring Federica Abbate) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Venerdì" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Roma-Bangkok (Spanish Version)" (featuring Lali) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | TBA |
Notes
- ↑ "Roma-Bangkok" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Wallonia Ultratip chart.[11]
Tour
- 2012 - Pink Friday Tour
- 2013 - Killer Party (Tour)
- 2013 - Una Seria Tour
References
- ↑ White, Otto. "Baby K all music". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ↑ "Classifiche Top of the Music 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digital" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 8 January 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "biography". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ "Max Pezzali: esce "Hanno ucciso l'uomo ragno 2012"" (in Italian). 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Baby K in esclusiva su Sky Uno con "Sei sola"" (in Italian). 16 September 2013.
- ↑ Seclì, Daniela (14 September 2013). "Baby K e Tiziano Ferro, in radio il singolo "Sei sola", presto il videoclip" (in Italian). fanpage.it.
- ↑ "BABY K FEAT. GIUSY FERRERI - ROMA - BANGKOK (SONG)". Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
- ↑ http://downloadhunter.altervista.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=3514
- ↑ "Femmina Alfa EP" (in Italian). 2011.
- ↑ "Discography Baby K". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- 1 2 "Discografie Baby K". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Baby K: Roma - Bangkok (Feat. Giusy Ferreri)" (in Finnish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ↑ "Discographie Baby K" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ↑ "BABY K & GIUSY FERRERI: Roma - Bangkok" (in Russian). tophit.ru. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ↑ "Discography Baby K". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 "Italian single certifications – Baby K" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 February 2016. Select Online in the field Sezione. Enter Baby K in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically