Andrew Bazzi (born August 28, 1997), known mononymously by his surname, Bazzi is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His mother is American and his father is a Lebanese immigrant. He learned to speak Arabic and played the kazoo, oud, and guitar as a child. In 2012, he began posting covers of songs on his YouTube channel. He attended Plymouth-Canton Educational Park, where he also met Jeffrey Lu, Marc “Miller Time” Twinney, Chishti, Showbooo, Peter Bruchnak, and Rajiv Dhall. In November 2014, he moved to the Los Angeles area to pursue a music career. He finished high school at Santa Monica High School in 2015
Four – Paradise: “Paradise” is a song by American singer Bazzi, released as a single on April 4, 2019. It garnered over 32M views on it’s official video which was released the same day the song was dropped. The song reached the top 50 in Australia and the top 40 in Norway. It is the lead single from his debut mixtape “Soul Searching”. It was certified Platinum in Australia, Brazil and 2x Platinum in Canada.
FYI
Bazzi created a Vine account in July 2013. By 2015, he had accrued 1.5 million followers on the site. In September of that year, he became the first artist to release a Vine “Featured Track” which was entitled, “Bring You Home”.
Bazzi worked with K-pop entertainment company SM Entertainment to co-write songs for two of their boy bands, EXO and NCT Dream.
Bazzi lives in Los Angeles and He talked openly about his struggles with mental health and substance abuse while quarantining during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three – Heaven: His Most recent song released in the 19th of August 2022 has garnered over 180k views on it’s official audio on YouTube. It peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.
Two – Mine: The official music video garnered over 195 million views on YouTube. His song “Mine”, released in October 12 2017, gained popularity in early 2018 when it became a meme through Musically edits, and the use of a Snapchat lens filter featuring the song. It peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and appeared on several international charts. The song was later featured as the 14th track on his debut album “Cosmic”, which was released on April 12, 2018. It won the BMI Pop Awards for Award Winning Song.
Awards
He hasn’t won so many awards but he has been nominated for several
- He received a nomination for an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
- He was nominated for Top New Artist at the Billboard Music Awards
- IHeartRadio Music Awards as Best New Pop Artist
- “Mine” won the BMI Pop Awards for Award Winning Song
One – Beautiful: It garnered over 192 million views on YouTube. Bazzi collaborated with Camila Cabello on a remix of the song “Beautiful”, which was released on August 2, 2018. Bazzi performed “Beautiful” on a float in the 2018 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It peaked at number 15 on the ARIA chart in Australia, number 19 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, it also peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, 33 in the UK and 35 in Canada. Internationally, the song peaked at number 2 in Malaysia, 3 in Lebanon and Singapore, 4 in Belgium and Romania, and various spots in the Top 20 and Top 40. It has been used globally as a sound on the popular app Tiktok.
