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Ruth Berhe (born July 2, 1995),[2] better known by her stage name Ruth B., is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Edmonton, Alberta. She started by singing songs on Vine in early 2013. In November 2015, she released her debut extended play, The Intro. On May 5, 2017, she released her debut album, Safe Haven. It has gathered over 1.3 billion overall streams on Spotify as of April 2022. Her single "Lost Boy" has accumulated over 680 million streams on Spotify, and her YouTube channel has received a total of 422 million views as of April 2022.

Ruth B.
Birth nameRuth Berhe
Born (1995-07-02) July 2, 1995 (age 27)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
GenresAlternative R&B, alternative pop[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2013–present
LabelsColumbia, REB Music Productions/Downtown Records
Websitewww.ruthbofficial.com

Her song "Dandelions" from Safe Haven became a sleeper hit in 2022, when it grew in popularity due to TikTok and charted internationally.


Early life and education


Berhe was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta.[3] Her parents emigrated from Ethiopia in the 1980s. Berhe speaks her parents' native language Amharic fluently.[4] She spent some of her teenage years working at a local Reitmans clothing store and described herself in an interview with The Canadian Press as an "introvert".[5] She said she was "never the big party chick."[6] While working part-time she started to dabble in posting videos on Vine. She says she chose the six-second video service because it took less effort to upload short clips, compared to other popular services like YouTube.[5]

Berhe graduated from Ross Sheppard High School in 2013. She attended MacEwan University, but took time off her studies to focus on music.[2]


Career


Berhe posted her first Vine video in May 2013, and started making singing Vines about a year later.[2][3] Her singing Vines, typically six second covers of popular songs, helped her grow a following.[3] In November 2014, she posted a Vine of herself singing a line that she had made up, which was inspired by the television series Once Upon a Time.[2] It garnered around 84,000 likes within a week, which was unusual for her at the time. She took note of its popularity, with some of her followers commenting that she should make it into a full song.[7] It became "Lost Boy", which she posted on YouTube on January 18, 2015 and which was released on iTunes on February 12, 2015.[citation needed]

Berhe entered the studio in early 2016 to begin recording her debut full-length album with Joel Little, a New Zealand producer who helped Lorde create her first album. She say she was writing songs long before the album went into production, so she had many songs to pick from when her label told her it was time to start putting something together.[5]

She honored National Arts Centre Award winner Michael Bublé at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards gala by performing his song "Home." Later, at the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, she performed Neil Young's song "Heart of Gold" to honor his induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame.[8]

At the 2017 Juno Awards Berhe was nominated for the Juno Fan Choice Award and Songwriter of the Year, and won Breakthrough Artist of the Year. She later performed her single "Lost Boy."[citation needed]

The following year at the 2018 Juno Awards, she was nominated for three awards including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, and Pop Album of the Year.[citation needed]

In 2018, the CBC Kids television series Addison debuted, with a theme song performed by Berhe. In May 2018, her song "Shadows" appeared in the second season of the Netflix series Dear White People.

In the summer of 2020, she released a song called "If I Have a Son", and on August 28, 2020, the song and video for "Dirty Nikes" through the label Downtown Records.

In August of 2022, her single, "Paper Airplanes", was featured as the leading original song for A Jazzman's Blues soundtrack, which also appeared in the film covered by the character Bayou portrayed by Joshua Boone. She performs the song during closing credits, where one sees she co-wrote it with Terrence Blanchard.[9]


Discography



Studio albums


Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[10]
Safe Haven
  • Released: May 5, 2017
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl
 17
Moments in Between
  • Released: June 11, 2021[13]
  • Label: Reb Music Productions, Downtown Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 —

EPs


Title Extended play details Peak chart positions Certifications
CAN
[10]		 US
[14]
The Intro
  • Released: November 27, 2015
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 2052
Maybe I'll Find You Again[15]
  • Released: March 22, 2019
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
 ——

Singles



As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[16]		 DEN
[17]		 IRE
[18]		 NLD
[19]		 SWE
[20]		 UK
[21]		 US
[22]
"Lost Boy" 2015 14148941199724
  • MC: 6× Platinum[11]
  • BPI: Platinum[23]
  • IFPI DEN: Platinum[24]
  • IFPI SWE: 3× Platinum[25]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[12]
 The Intro and Safe Haven
"Superficial Love" 2017 —[upper-alpha 1]——————
"Rare"[27] 2018 ——————— Maybe I'll Find You Again
"Slow Fade" 2019 ———————
"Dirty Nikes" 2020 ——————— Moments in Between
"Situation" 2021 ———————

Promotional singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[16]		 AUS
[28]		 IRE
[18]		 MYS
[29]		 NLD
[19]		 SGP
[30]		 SWI
[31]		 UK
[21]		 US
Bub.
[32]		 WW
[33]
"In My Dreams" 2016 —————————— Safe Haven
"If This Is Love" 2017 ——————————
"Dandelions" 585380
[34]		1010099042951
"Crave" 2018 —————————— Maybe I'll Find You Again
"If I Have a Son" 2020 —————————— Non-album single
"Die Fast" 2021 —————————— Moments in Between

Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Work Result
2016 Shorty Awards Best Vine Musician Herself Nominated
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Fan Fave Vine Musician
Teen Choice Awards Next Big Thing
BET Awards BET FANdemonium Award
2017 Juno Awards Juno Fan Choice Award
Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won
Songwriter of the Year Herself —
•"Lost Boy"
•"Superficial Love"
•"2 Poor Kids"		 Nominated
Canadian Radio Music Awards Best New Group or Solo Artist: Hot AC "Lost Boy" Won
Best New Group or Solo Artist: Mainstream AC Nominated
Best New Group or Solo Artist: CHR Won
Western Canadian Music Awards Pop Artist of the Year Herself Nominated
2018 Juno Awards Artist of the Year
Album of the Year Safe Haven
Pop Album of the Year

Artistry


Berhe has listed Lauryn Hill, The Beatles, Carole King, Grouplove, Adele, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran as some of her musical influences. She said that "the one thing all my favourite artists have in common is they are all storytellers. Something that I try to incorporate in my music", in an interview with Idolator.[35]


Notes


  1. "Superficial Love" did not chart on the Canadian Hot 100, though did peak at number 44 on the CHR/Top 40 chart.[26]

References


  1. "Ruth B / Canadian-Ethiopian Singer-Songwriter Plans To Write & Produce Her Own Album". Flaunt Magazine. September 28, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. "Edmonton singer Ruth B launches career in an instant". CBC News. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. Sperounes, Sandra (November 25, 2015). "Who is Edmonton's Ruth B? The latest online star to get a record deal". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  4. Kohn, Daniel (2016-08-31). "Inside Ruth B'sDebut". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  5. Friend, David (November 15, 2016). "Edmonton singer Ruth B on life after Vine: 'I write full songs now, not just 6 seconds'". Global News. Global News/The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  6. "Edmonton singer Ruth B on life after Vine: 'I write full songs now, not just 6 seconds' - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca".
  7. Khan, Sarah (November 30, 2015). "Ruth B Talks Vine, The Intro & Getting Inspired By 'Once Upon A Time'". ANDPOP. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  8. "News". Ruth B. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  9. "Ruth B.'s Original Song 'Paper Airplanes' from Tyler Perry's 'A Jazzman's Blues' Released | Film Music Reporter". Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  10. "Ruth B Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  11. "Canadian certifications – Ruth B." Music Canada. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  12. "American certifications – Ruth B." Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  13. "Moments in Between by Ruth B. on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  14. "Ruth B Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  15. "Maybe I'll Find You Again / Ruth B." Tidal. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  16. "Ruth B Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  17. Hit Listen Top 40
  18. "Discography Ruth B". irishcharts.com. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  19. Dutch Charts
  20. Sverigetopplistan
  21. "RUTH B | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  22. "Ruth B Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  23. "British certifications – Ruth B". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 7, 2022. Type Ruth B in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  24. "Danish certifications – Ruth B. – Lost Boy". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  25. "Sverigetopplistan – Ruth B." (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  26. "Ruth B Chart History: Canada CHR/Top 40". Billboard. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  27. RuthBVEVO (2018-09-21). "Ruth B. - Rare (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
  28. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 July 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1688. Australian Recording Industry Association. July 11, 2022. p. 4.
  29. Peak chart positions on RIM's Top 20 most streamed international & domestic songs in Malaysia:
    • "Dandelions". January 7–13, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Facebook.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. "RIAS Top Charts Week 9". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on March 8, 2022.
  31. Discography - singles peaks in the Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade):
  32. "Ruth B Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  33. "Ruth B Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  34. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  35. Wass, Mike (November 25, 2015). "Popping Up: Ruth B". Idolator. Retrieved December 11, 2015.



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Ruth Berhe — (родилась 2 июля 1995 года, более известная под псевдонимом Рут Б) — канадская певица и автор песен из Эдмонтона, штат Альберта. Она начала петь песни на Vine в начале 2013 года. В ноябре 2015 года она выпустила свой дебютный EP The Intro. 5 мая 2017 года она выпустила свой первый альбом Safe Haven. Её сингл «Lost Boy» собрал более 300 миллионов потоков только на Spotify, по состоянию на июнь 2018 года её канал на YouTube получил в общей сложности 138 миллионов просмотров.


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