Baby K (artist)
Baby K | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Claudia Nahum |
| Born | 5 February 1983 Singapore |
| Origin | Rome, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Labels | Quadraro Basement (2010 - 2013) Sony Music (2013 - present) |
| Website | babyk |
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 to Italian parents in Singapore and raised in London, [3] she now resides 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
| Title | Studio album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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| ITA [8] |
SWI [9] | ||||||||||||
| Una Seria |
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8 | — | ||||||||||
| Kiss Kiss Bang Bang |
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4 | 89 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details |
|---|---|
| SOS |
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| Femmina Alfa |
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| Lezioni di Volo |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [8] |
BEL (WL) [12] |
FIN [13] |
FRA [14] |
RUS [15] |
SWI [9] | ||||||||
| "Femmina Alfa" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Femmina Alfa | |||||
| "Sparami" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Una Seria | |||||
| "Killer" (featuring Tiziano Ferro) |
2013 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Non cambierò mai" (featuring Marracash) |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Sei sola" (featuring Tiziano Ferro) |
94 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Anna Wintour" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | |||||
| "Roma-Bangkok" (featuring Giusy Ferreri) |
1 | —[A] | 6 | 25 | 133 | 23 |
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| "Chiudo gli occhi e salto" (featuring Federica Abbate) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Venerdì" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Roma-Bangkok" (re-release featuring Lali) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Voglio ballare con te" (featuring Andrés Dvicio) |
32 [17] |
— | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
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Notes
- ^ "Roma-Bangkok" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 17 on the Wallonia Ultratip chart.[12]
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.
- ^ a b c "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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Discography Baby K". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Discography Baby K". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ^ http://downloadhunter.altervista.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=3514
- ^ "Femmina Alfa EP" (in Italian). 2011.
- ^ a b "Discografie Baby K". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "Baby K: Roma - Bangkok (Feat. Giusy Ferreri)" (in Finnish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Discographie Baby K" (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "BABY K & GIUSY FERRERI: Roma - Bangkok" (in Russian). tophit.ru. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Italian single certifications – Baby K" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 February 2016. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Baby K" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 24" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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