Baby K (artist)

Baby K

Baby K in 2015
Background information
Birth name Claudia Nahum
Born (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983
Downtown Core, Central (now Singapore)
Origin Rome, Italy
Genres Pop, dance
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instruments Vocals
Years active 2006 - present
Labels

Quadraro Basement
(2010 - 2013)
Sony Music

(2013 - present)
Website babyk.it
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,[3] she now lives in Rome. 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 "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
ITA
2013 Una seria
  • Published: 12 March 2013
  • Record label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, Download digitale
 8
2015 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
  • Published: September 2015
  • Record label:
  • Format: CD, Download digitale
 4

EP

Year Title
2008 SOS
  • Published: 2008
  • Record label: Quadraro Basement [8]
  • Format: CD, Download digitale
2011 Femmina Alfa
  • Published: 2011
  • Record label: Quadraro Basement [9]
  • Format: CD, Download digitale
2012 Lezioni di volo
  • Published: 2012
  • Record label:
  • Formato: CD, Download digitale

Singles

Title Year Peak positions Certifications Album
ITA
[10]		 FRA
[11]		 SWI
[12]
"Killer"
(feat. Tiziano Ferro)		 2013 10 — — Una seria
"Roma-Bangkok"
(feat. Giusy Ferreri)		 2015 1 25 23
  • FIMI: 7× Platinum[13]
 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Other releases

Tour

References

  1. ↑ White, Otto. "Baby K all music". Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 3 "biography". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Max Pezzali: esce "Hanno ucciso l’uomo ragno 2012"" (in Italian). 15 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Baby K in esclusiva su Sky Uno con "Sei sola"" (in Italian). 16 September 2013.
  6. ↑ Seclì, Daniela (14 September 2013). "Baby K e Tiziano Ferro, in radio il singolo "Sei sola", presto il videoclip" (in Italian). fanpage.it.
  7. ↑ "BABY K FEAT. GIUSY FERRERI - ROMA - BANGKOK (SONG)". Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ↑ http://downloadhunter.altervista.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=3514
  9. ↑ "Femmina Alfa EP" (in Italian). 2011.
  10. ↑ "Italian Charts - Baby K - Singles". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Classements - Baby K" (in French). Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Baby K - Song" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien.
  13. 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

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