Baby K (artist)

Baby K
Baby K in 2019
Background information
Birth nameClaudia Judith Nahum
Born (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 41)
Singapore
OriginSingapore
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2007–present
Labels
  • Quadrato Basement (2010–2013)
  • Sony Music (2013–present)
Websitebabyk.it

Baby K[1] (born Claudia Judith Nahum; 5 February 1983) is an Italian singer, songwriter and rapper. 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 and the first video of hers to receive the Vevo certificate.[2]

Since 2008, she published three EPs and three studio albums which entered in the top ten Italian Albums Chart. She had six top ten Singles Chart's songs, including the topper "Roma-Bangkok" with Giusy Ferreri, and two number two songs "Voglio ballare con te" and "Da zero a cento".[3]

Baby K has sold over 1,1 million copies in Italy, including a diamond certification, and received a MTV Italian Music Awards, three Wind Music Awards and the Lunezia Prize for Musical-Literary Value for her songwriting process.[4] As of 2022, Baby K has 7 entries in the top 10 best selling singles in Italy, over 20 Platinum certifications and three music videos that surpassed 100 million views each. The following year she was named amongst Keymaker Records, Federica Carter, Darkoo and Marco Mengoni as Pandora's Italy most streamed artistes.[5]

Early life

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Born to Italian parents in Singapore, having spent her first years of her life in Jakarta, and raised in London, in the suburb of Pinner[6] she now resides in Milan, 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.[6]

Career

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Baby K in 2013

Her first act as an artist in the rap scene came in 2008, when with the Quadrato Basement, she recorded her first album, SOS, an EP with 5 tracks.[7] About two years later she released the single "Femmina alfa" (Female Alpha), which had over 10,000 downloads during the first few months.[6]

In 2013, she released her first official solo album Una seria, produced by Sony Music,[8][9] 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 which became her first top10 single on the Italian Singles Chart.[10] Then releases the single "Sei sola" always with Tiziano Ferro and "Una seria" with Fabri Fibra.[11]

In 2015, her single "Roma-Bangkok", which features Giusy Ferreri, peaked at number one on the Italian music charts for weeks, receiving the diamond certification with 500.000 sales.[12][13] The song reached international charts including Finland, France and Switzerland.[14][15] On 11 September 2015 the second studio album Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is released, debuting at position number 4 of Italian albums Chart.[16] On 23 October 2015 the third single Chiudo gli occhi e salto, in collaboration with Federica Abbate, went into radio rotation.[17]

In 2017 the single "Voglio ballare con te" was released, sung together with Andrés Dvicio, whose video reached 100 million views on YouTube, becoming Baby K's second Vevo Certified and sold over 250.000 copies.[18][13] In 2018 he published the hit "Da zero a cento" which debuted in second place on the FIMI chart and sold over 150,000 copies and the single "Come no".[19][20] On 18 November 2018, he released the album Icona, which includes previous hits and debuts at number six on the FIMI chart.[21][22] On 31 May 2019 the singer released the unreleased single "Playa", not on the album, which became her fifth top10 single on Italian Chart and sold over 100.000 copies.[23][24] She received two Wind Music Awards for her multi platinum hits.[25]

On 6 March 2020, Baby K single "Buenos Aires" was released as the lead single for her upcoming studio album.[26] In July 2020 the rapper released the song "Non mi basta più" with the Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni.[27]

Discography

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Main article: Baby K discography

Album

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Zeta: Una storia hip-hop Herself Cameo appearance
2016 Finding Dory Additional voices Italian dub
2019 Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs Snow White/Red Shoes (voice) Italian dub

Tours

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Headlining

  • Killer Party (2013)
  • Una Seria Tour (2013)

Opening

Guest

References

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  1. ^ White, Otto. "Baby K all music". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 16 July 2014. 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. ^ "italiancharts.com – Discography Baby K". italiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Baby K". mzmanagement (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Italy's Top Streaming Artists: September's pandora favorites". Vanguard News. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c "biography". MTV. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Max Pezzali: esce "Hanno ucciso l'uomo ragno 2012"" (in Italian). 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Baby K in esclusiva su Sky Uno con 'Sei sola'" (in Italian). 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  9. ^ Seclì, Daniela (14 September 2013). "Baby K e Tiziano Ferro, in radio il singolo "Sei sola", presto il videoclip" (in Italian). fanpage.it. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  10. ^ "History – FIMI". fimi.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Baby K e Tiziano Ferro: "Sei sola". No, non sei sola – Panorama". archive.is. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. ^ "BABY K FEAT. GIUSY FERRERI – ROMA – BANGKOK (SONG)". Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Richiedi targhetta". fimi.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista". Musiikkituottajat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  15. ^ "lescharts.com – Discographie Baby K". lescharts.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  16. ^ "BABY K: il nuovo album si intitola "KISS KISS BANG BANG" (TRACKLIST e COPERTINA)". All Music Italia (in Italian). 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  17. ^ "Baby K – Chiudo gli occhi e salto (feat. Federica Abbate) (Radio Date: 23-10-2015)". EarOne. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  18. ^ "italiancharts.com – Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Da zero a cento, il nuovo singolo di Baby K, è arrivato anche in radio". 105.net. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  20. ^ "Baby K – Come no (Radio Date: 26-10-2018)". EarOne. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  21. ^ s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Una femmina alfa in versione aggiornata (per evitare di finire a rifare 'Roma-Bangkok')". Rockol (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  22. ^ "Classifiche – FIMI". fimi.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  23. ^ "Playa – New Hit". n.d. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Certificazioni – FIMI". fimi.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  25. ^ Editorbrand01 (3 June 2019). "Seat title sponsor dei Music Awards in onda su Rai 1". Brand News (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ Dessì, Martina (6 March 2020). "Audio e testo del nuovo singolo di Baby K, Buenos Aires in radio dal 6 marzo". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  27. ^ "Baby K e Chiara Ferragni, coppia (glam) per un nuovo tormentone: esce "Non mi basta più"". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  28. ^ Ubfal, Laura (10 April 2017). "Lali cantó junto a Baby K y hoy brilla en Roma". Laubfal.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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