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Briannah Donolo, known professionally as Rêve, is a Canadian singer and songwriter, signed with 31 East / Universal Music Canada.[2] Her single "Ctrl + Alt + Del" was certified gold in Canada on February 15, 2022.[3]

Rêve
Birth name	Briannah Donolo
Born	1996
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Genres	Electronic
Years active	2021–present
Labels	31 East, Universal Music Canada

Early life and career

Donolo grew up in Montreal and has enjoyed music since a young age. When she was three years old, she tried matching the notes from a real piano on her Fisher-Price toy piano. Her father is Italian.[4]

She first gained attention for singing both the American and Canadian national anthems before a Boston Bruins-Montreal Canadiens game on November 13, 2014.[2][5] Her performance caused a "buzz" on social media, mostly due her good looks[6] and giving the American anthem a pop sound. She was contacted by TMZ after the video of her performance earned 100 000 views on YouTube. She remembers the incredible energy in the Bell Centre which was very inspiring for her as an artist at the time.[7]

She later sang both national anthems at Toronto Blue Jays exhibition baseball game at Montreal Olympic Stadium in 2016, causing a similar buzz in the media, for both her performance and because of her looks.[8]

Donolo later moved to Toronto to try and gain a foothold in the music industry.[4] She is bilingual in both English and French.

Career

Signed with 31 East / Universal Music Canada, Rêve first gained a following performing on mashups with original lyrics on TikTok.[9] In July 2021, her major-label debut single, "Still Dancing", was released on Astralwerks. She wrote it with Sara Diamond and Banx & Ranx.[9] Her second single "Skin 2 Skin" was released in August 2021. It uses a sample from the band Chicago that is also featured in the 1995 dance song "The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)" by The Bucketheads.[10]

Her single "Ctrl + Alt + Del" was released on September 19, 2021, and was produced by Banx & Ranx, who also co-wrote the song with her.[10] "Ctrl + Alt + Del" charted on the Canadian Hot 100 for 29 weeks, peaking at number 38.[11] It is also featured in the video game FIFA 22,[12] and was later certified platinum in Canada. She hopes to release a full-length album in 2022.[2] Her single "Layover" was released on February 25, 2022.[13]

Influences

In an interview with MTV UK, Rêve said: "They are ever-changing, but my 'staple' musical influences are Kaytranada, Robyn, Rufus du Sol, Madonna and SG Lewis."[1]

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		CAN [14]	CAN AC	CAN CHR	CAN HAC
"Still Dancing"	2021	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Skin 2 Skin"		—	—	—	—
"Ctrl + Alt + Del"		38	28	7	22
"Layover"	2022	—	—	—	—
"Headphones"[15] (with Banx & Ranx)		49	32	9	21
"All Night & Every Day" (with Jonasu)		—	—	—	—
"Tongue"		—	—	—	—
"Meat" (with Comanavago)		—	—	—	—
"Whitney"[16]		—	—	19	35
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

Appears on

• "Lying Awake" (Rainer + Grimm with Rêve)
• "U&U" (Merk & Kremont feat. Rêve & Tim North)
• "Through The Night" (Robin M with Rêve)

References

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