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Betty Who
Australian musician (born 1991)
Jessica Anne Newham, known by her stage name Betty Who, is an Australian musician and singer. After independently releasing her debut single, "Somebody Loves You" (2012), and her debut extended play, The Movement (2013), she signed with RCA Records and later released her debut studio album, Take Me When You Go (2014).
Her second studio album, The Valley (2017), saw the commercial success of her cover of "I Love You Always Forever", which peaked inside the top ten in Australia and reached the top of the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the United States.
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real name: Jessica Anne Newham
labels: RCA Records, AWAL, BMG Rights Management
genres: synth-pop, pop music, dance-pop, electropop
awards: NewNowNext Awards, Out100
plays: voice
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Early life
Jessica Anne Newham was born in Sydney, Australia, where she lived until her mid-teens. Trained since the age of four as a cellist, she moved to the United States in 2007 to attend Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan.
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2010–2013: Career beginnings, "Somebody Loves You" and The Movement
As Betty Who, Newham's debut single "Somebody Loves You" was initially released independently as a free download, and was premiered by pop music blogger and at-the-time official Grammy blogger Arjan Writes on 30 November 2012. Co-written by Newham and Thomas, and produced by Thomas, the song garnered immediate praise, spreading quickly online and being featured by other well-known outlets including Socialite Life, Pop on And On, and Popservations. A music video, directed by Evan Savitt, was released on 22 January 2013, and an official remix by acclaimed indie pop producer FM Attack was released on 11 March 2013.
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Somebody Loves You
2012 single by Betty Who
"Somebody Loves You" is the debut single by Australian recording artist Betty Who. It is included on her debut extended play, The Movement (2013) and her debut studio album, Take Me When You Go (2014).
The song was originally released as a free download in November 2012, and was premiered by pop music blogger and at-the-time official Grammy blogger Arjan Writes.
Cover versions
In 2015, Darren Criss and Chris Colfer's characters Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel covered the song in the seventh episode of season six of Glee, titled "Transitioning".
