Noonie Bao
| Noonie Bao | |
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 Noonie Bao at the 2013 Grammis in Stockholm | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonnali Mikaela Parmenius |
| Born |
9 August 1987 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Associated acts | |
| Website |
nooniebao |
Jonnali Mikaela Parmenius (born 9 August 1987), better known by her stage name Noonie Bao, is a Swedish singer, songwriter, and music producer. Born in Stockholm, she performed in choir productions in her childhood.
Parmenius's debut studio album I Am Noonie Bao (2012) incorporates indie pop and folk musical styles. Avicii and Nicky Romero's 2012 single "I Could Be the One", which she co-wrote and contributed vocals to, peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.
Life and career
Parmenius was born in Stockholm, Sweden.[1] She started singing at early age, inspired by her musical parents.[1] At the age of 12, she began to write her own songs, but at first, she did so in secret because she was embarrassed and uncomfortable singing about feelings.[2] She attended a music school, where she was called a "black sheep". At the age of 15, a friend gave her the nickname Noonie Bao because of her appearance.[1][3]
She briefly attended the Royal College of Music, Stockholm,[1] but left and went to live with a friend in St. Gallen, Switzerland.[4][5][6] She began to take a singing class and recorded her own songs in a friend's attic, which was her first contact with song production.[5] Later, she worked in a recording studio in Paris.[4]
After two years, Noonie Bao came back to Stockholm, where she signed a contract with the label EMI as a songwriter.[4][7] Furthermore, she founded a music label called 2many Freckles.[8] Under this label, she wrote and produced songs for Adiam Dymott, Clean Bandit, Frederic Sioen, and Tove Styrke.[9][10] Nooonie Bao produced several songs on Tove Styrke's 2010 self-titled album, which spent 35 weeks on the Swedish charts and reached number 10.[11] In 2011, the Belgian band Das Pop became aware of a song by Noonie Bao and recruited her to sing backing vocals on the song "Fair Weather Friends" on their album The Game.[12][13] She went on tour with the band in Belgium and Europe.[12] The album stayed on the charts for 25 weeks and reached number 13.[14]
On 27 January 2012, she released her debut single "About to Tell".[15] On 31 October, she released her debut album I Am Noonie Bao.[3][9] In Autumn and Winter of 2012, she went on tour in Sweden.[16]
In 2013 she was nominated for a Grammis award in the category Best New Artist, but was defeated by Icona Pop.[17]
Noonie Bao had her greatest success as a guest musician for the song "I Could Be the One" by Avicii and Nicky Romero. She was involved with this song as songwriter and singer.[18] The track reached the charts in four countries. On 17 February 2013, it reached first place on the charts in Great Britain, but stayed there for only one week.
In 2014, Noonie Bao co-wrote the single "Doing It" from Charli XCX's album Sucker, which reached number eight on the UK singles chart.,[19] as well as contributing to three other album tracks. The two have continued to work together since, including the majority of XCX's 2016 Vroom Vroom EP. XCX has called Bao her "best friend and favorite collaborator."[20]
In 2015, she released the single "I'm in Love" on Soundcloud and Youtube. On 13 November, she released her first extended play Noonia, which showed a transition into more pop-based production than the music that had appeared on her debut album.
Continuing with the sound of Noonia, Bao released the Burns-produced single "Reminds Me" in April 2016
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| I Am Noonie Bao |
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| Noonia EP |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "About to Tell" | 2012 | I Am Noonie Bao |
| "Do You Still Care?" | ||
| "Bodywork Lover" | ||
| "The Game" | 2013 | |
| "I'm in Love" | 2015 | Noonia |
| "Pyramids" | ||
| "Criminal Love" | ||
| "Reminds Me" | 2016 | TBA |
Singles as featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Do This Thing" (Blänk featuring Noonie Bao) |
2012 | Áurinko Rising Again |
| "M1 Stinger" (Don Diablo featuring Noonie Bao) |
M1 Stinger EP | |
| "I Could Be the One" (Avicii and Nicky Romero featuring Noonie Bao) |
Non-album single | |
| "Starlight (Could You Be Mine?)" (Don Diablo and Matt Nash featuring Noonie Bao) |
2013 | Non-album single |
| "Sunshine Stereo" (The Kenneth Bager Experience featuring Noonie Bao) |
Follow the Beat | |
| "Dust Clears" (Clean Bandit featuring Noonie Bao) |
New Eyes | |
| "Ruby" (Coucheron featuring Noonie Bao) |
2015 | Playground |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Prison Break" | 2008 | Kocky | Stadium Status |
| "Just Another Song" | 2012 | Sebjak | N/A |
| "Rihanna" | 2013 | Clean Bandit | New Eyes |
| "Always on the Run" | Avicii | True | |
| "I Wish I Could Be Happy" | 2014 | The Kenneth Bager Experience | Follow the Beat |
| "All This Love" | 2015 | Alesso | Forever |
| "Let You Down" | iSHi | Spring Pieces | |
As songwriter
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Never My Intention" | 2010 | Indigo | The Colour of Dreams |
| "Chaos" | Tove Styrke | Tove Styrke | |
| "Four Elements" | |||
| "Meteor" | 2012 | Sioen | Sioen. |
| "Tonight" (featuring Sirena) | 2013 | Galavant | N/A |
| "Until the End" (featuring Foxes) | Sub Focus | Torus | |
| "A Place Like This" | 2014 | YOY | N/A |
| "Amazing" (featuring Damon C. Scott) | The Kenneth Bager Experience | Follow the Beat | |
| "Follow the Beat" | |||
| "What's My Name" (featuring Sofie Gråbøl) | |||
| "Stuck in a Lie" (featuring Damon C. Scott) | |||
| "Games for Girls" | Say Lou Lou with Lindstrøm | Lucid Dreaming | |
| "Wait" | Sharks | N/A | |
| "Find Your Way" | Sirena | Lunar Lights | |
| "Midnight Train" | Union J | You Got It All | |
| "Breaking Up" | Charli XCX | Sucker | |
| "Doing It | |||
| "Die Tonight" | |||
| "Need Ur Luv" | |||
| "Live Love Die" (featuring Sirena) | 2015 | Dimitri Vangelis & Wyman | Non-album single |
| "Run Away with Me" | Carly Rae Jepsen | Emotion | |
| "Hand in the Fire" (featuring Charli XCX) | Mr. Oizo | Hand in the Fire | |
| "Vroom Vroom" | 2016 | Charli XCX | Vroom Vroom |
| "Paradise" | |||
| "Trophy" | |||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Grammis | Best New Artist | Nominated |
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Noonie Bao". emimusicpub.com.
- ↑ "Låtskrivaren Noonie Bao i rampljuset". svd.se. 29 October 2012.
- 1 2 "En intervju med Noonie Bao". beingblogged.se. 1 November 2012.
- 1 2 3 "New music: Noonie Bao – Do You Still Care?". guardian.co.uk. 4 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Musiken var ett sätt att fly till en annan värld". op.se. 25 July 2012.
- ↑ "Noonie Bao på egna ben". stockholm.etc.se. 13 October 2012.
- ↑ "WHAT’S UP NOONIE BAO?". fashionfield.nu. 15 May 2012.
- ↑ "Introducing: Noonie Bao". drunkenwerewolf.com. 18 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Review: Noonie Bao". bylarm.no. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Kompromisslöst pophopp". sydsvenskan.se. 19 October 2012.
- ↑ "TOVE STYRKE - TOVE STYRKE (ALBUM)". swedishcharts.com.
- 1 2 "by.Larm 2013: Noonie Bao (SE)". bylarm2013.sched.org. 15 February 2013.
- ↑ "Das Pop– The Game". discogs.com.
- ↑ "Chartplatzierung von Das Pop - The Game". ultratop.be.
- ↑ "PREMIÄR: Noonie Bao – "About To Tell"". blogg.svt.se. 27 January 2013.
- ↑ "Noonie Bao får nytt musikpris". gaffa.se. 25 October 2012.
- ↑ "Vinnare Grammis 13" (PDF). grammis.se. 18 December 2012.
- ↑ "ARTIST NOONIE BAO BEHIND NEW AVICII HIT". fashionfield.nu. 4 December 2012.
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Week of 21 February 2015
- ↑ "Charli XCX's new album "could change the sound of pop music"". DIY. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.