Wrabel
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History
| Wrabel | |
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| Birth name | Stephen Wrabel |
| Born | January 7, 1989 New York, United States |
| Genres | R&B |
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| Years active | 2012–present |
| Associated acts | Afrojack, Kesha |
Wrabel attended the Berklee College of Music for a year, until he left Boston to move to LA and focus on songwriting.[1] He got his first big break when he was signed to Pulse Recording as a songwriter.[2]
Wrabel was signed to Island Def Jam in 2012 by Island Def Jam Music Group chairman and CEO Barry Weiss and Executive Vice President/Head of A&R Karen Kwak.[3]
Ten Feet Tall
Dutch DJ Afrojack released a version of Wrabel's song "Ten Feet Tall" featuring Wrabel's vocals and piano playing, resulting in an international hit. The song premiered in the United States during Super Bowl XLVIII in a Bud Light commercial and was viewed by around 100 million viewers.[4] Wrabel later released the original piano-based version of the song on May 19th, 2014.[5]
Buzzfeed named the Afrojack version of "Ten Feel Tall" one of the “35 Best Pop Songs You May Have Missed This Summer.”[6]
Notable Press & Achievements
The Huffington Post named Wrabel an artist you need to know in 2014.[7]
Nylon says Wrabel's debut EP "Sideways" is “stocked with the soulfulness of a Sia or Sam Smith, and a melodic pop DNA that throws back to icons like Paul Simon, the title track twists heartbreak into something, well, beautiful."[8]
Buzzfeed named "I Want You" one of “The Most Criminally Underrated Pop Songs of 2015.”[9]
MNDR released a remix of Wrabel's "I Want You" on October 21, 2015, which premiered on Noisey.[10]
His songwriting credits include releases by Ellie Goulding,[11] Will Young,[12] Prince Royce, Phillip Phillips,[13] Adam Lambert,[14] Pentatonix, Katharine McPhee,[15] and more.
Discography
Albums
- Sideways (2014)
Singles
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||
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| NLD [16] |
NLD Dance [16] |
AUS [17] |
BEL (FL) [18] |
FRA [19] |
KOR | UK | US | US Dance |
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| "Ten Feet Tall" (Afrojack featuring Wrabel) |
2014 | 9 | 3 | 57 | 57 (Ultratip) |
182 | 53 | 20 | 100 | 22 | Forget the World |
"Ten Feet Tall" featuring Wrabel also charted on the:
- Netherlands MegaCharts Mega Top 50 at #12[20]
- Netherlands MegaCharts Mega Top 50 Dance at #5
- Australia Dance (ARIA) at #16
- Belgium Dance Bubbling Under – Flanders at #3
- Belgium Dance – Wallonia #29
In other media
- In 2016, the song, Sideways appears in the season one finale of Quantico during the graduation celebration.
References
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