Brandon Beal
Brandon Beal | |
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Beal performing at Smukfest Copenhagen 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | December 16, 1983 |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Universal Music, Then We Take The World |
| Website | brandonbeal |
Brandon O'Bryant Beal (born December 16, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer based in Denmark. He is best known for his 2014 single Twerk It Like Miley (featuring Christopher), which topped the Danish Singles Chart and went viral internationally through the app Dubsmash. Beal also reached number 1 in Denmark with "Golden" (featuring Lukas Graham) in 2016, and was featured on Christopher's chart-topping single CPH Girls.
As a songwriter, Beal has contributed to all of Lukas Graham’s albums and co-wrote their 2012 hit Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2) which debuted at number 1 in Denmark. He has also worked with international artists including Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, and 6ix9ine, in addition to frequent collaborations with DJ Hedegaard.
Career
Beal released his first album, Comfortable, in 2006, a collaboration with Danish-American producer Multiman.[2] He gained wider recognition in Denmark after teaming up with Rasmus Hedegaard as the duo Beal & Ras, who toured with Kato and Ida Corr in 2011. Their debut single, "Money," spent 14 weeks on the Danish Dance Chart and peaked at number 13.[3]
He appeared on Kato’s "My House 2.0," which reached number 40 in Denmark,[4] and was also featured on Kato’s single "Never Let U Go" alongside Snoop Dogg, which entered Hitlisten at number 2.[5]
As a songwriter, Beal earned his first Danish chart-topper in 2012 with "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)", co-written for Lukas Graham, which debuted at number 1 on Hitlisten.[6]
Two years later, Beal achieved international attention with Twerk It Like Miley, produced by Hedegaard and featuring Christopher. The single went to number 1 in Denmark and later won the Danish Music Award for "Club Hit of the Year".[7] He also appeared on Christopher’s hit "CPH Girls," which reached number 1 on Hitlisten.[8]
Beal scored another number 1 in 2016 with "Golden", a collaboration with Lukas Graham.[9] That same year he co-wrote Christopher’s "I Won’t Let You Down," which also reached number 1,[10] and contributed to Lukas Graham’s "Strip No More," another Danish number 1 single.[11]
His writing credits also include Christopher’s "Free Fall," which peaked at number 13,[12] Lukas Graham’s "Lullaby," which reached number 3 in 2018,[13] and Jimilian's "Kick" (featuring 6ix9ine), which peaked at number 2.[14]
In 2021, Beal co-wrote "No Evil" by Branco featuring Lukas Graham, which debuted at number 1 in Denmark.[15] More recently, he co-wrote "Beijing Baby", released in 2023 by Hedegaard & CANCUN?, which went to number 1 on the QQ Music Chart in China.[16]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Peak position (DEN) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Comfortable | — | — |
| 2016 | Truth | 34 | [17] |
| 2022 | Pink Café | 55 | [18] |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [19] |
AUT [20] |
DEN [21] |
SWE [22] | ||||
| 2014 | "Single for the Night" | 45 (Ultratip) |
— | 13 (Dance) |
— | Non-album single | |
| "Twerk It Like Miley" (featuring Christopher) |
— | — | 1 | — | Truth | * IFPI: 3× Platinum[23] | |
| "Side Bitch Issues" | — | — | 21 | — | Gold | ||
| 2016 | "Golden" (featuring Lukas Graham) |
— | 64 | 1 | 55 | * DEN: 2× Platinum[24] | |
| 2017 | "Paradise" (with Olivia Holt) |
— | — | 39 [25] |
— | — | |
| 2018 | "EX" (featuring Jimilian) |
— | — | — | — | — | |
Songs as a featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN [21] | ||||
| 2011 | "My House 2.0" (Kato featuring Brandon Beal & Negash Ali) |
40 | Kato album Discolized 2.0 |
— |
| 2012 | "Never Let U Go" (Kato featuring Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal) |
2 | Kato album Behind Closed Doors |
— |
| 2014 | "CPH Girls" (Christopher featuring Brandon jr) |
1 | Christopher album | * IFPI: 2× Platinum[26] |
| 2015 | "Smile & Wave" (Hedegaard featuring Brandon Beal) |
12 | — | Platinum |
| "With You" (De Fam featuring Brandon Beal) |
— | — | — | |
| 2017 | "Bad Attitude" (Lågsus P3 featuring Brandon Beal) |
— | — | — |
Charting songs written and produced by Brandon Beal
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak position (DK) | Album | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)" | Lukas Graham | 1 | Lukas Graham | [27] | |
| 2013 | "Stop! Dans!" | Nik & Jay | 35 | United | [28] | |
| 2014 | "Told You So" | Christopher | 2 | Told You So | [29] | |
| 2014 | "Crazy" | Christopher | 2 | Told You So | [30] | |
| 2014 | "Now" | Kato & Mads Langer | 33 | Now | [31] | |
| 2015 | "Strip No More" | Lukas Graham | 1 | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | [32] | |
| 2015 | "Hayo" | Lukas Graham | 17 | Lukas Graham (Blue Album) | [33] | |
| 2016 | "I Won’t Let You Down" (feat. Bekuh BOOM) | Christopher | 1 | Closer | [34] | |
| 2016 | "Free Fall" | Christopher | 13 | Closer | [35] | |
| 2016 | "Giv Mig Noget" | Jimilian | 11 | — | [36] | |
| 2016 | Painkillers (album) | Patrick Dorgan | 29 | Painkillers | [37] | |
| 2016 | "Going Home" (feat. Nabiha & Patrick Dorgan) | Hedegaard | 28 | — | [38] | |
| 2018 | "Monogamy" | Christopher | 14 | Under the Surface | [39] | |
| 2018 | "Kick" (feat. 6ix9ine) | Jimilian | 2 | — | [40] | |
| 2018 | "Lullaby" | Lukas Graham | 3 | 3 (The Purple Album) | [41] | |
| 2020 | "Where I’m From" (feat. Wiz Khalifa) | Lukas Graham | 24 | — | [42] | |
| 2021 | "Call My Name" | Lukas Graham | 33 | — | [43] | |
| 2021 | "No Evil" (feat. Lukas Graham) | Branco | 1 | — | [44] | |
| 2022 | "All of It All" | Lukas Graham | 29 | 4 (The Pink Album) | [45] | |
| 2023 | "Beijing Baby" | Hedegaard & CANCUN? | — | 1 (QQ Music EDM) | — | [46] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Zulu Awards | New Artist of the Year | Brandon Beal | Nominated |
| Danish Deejay Awards | Peoples Choice Award | "Smile And Wave | Won | |
| Hit of the Year | "Golden" | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Danish Deejay Awards | Danish Deejay Favorite | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won |
| Danish Urban Release of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
| Dancechart.dk Award | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
| Danish Music Awards | Hit of the Year | "CPH Girls" | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Danish Music Awards | Pop Release of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated |
| Writer of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated | ||
| Album Release of the Year | "Told You So" | Nominated | ||
| Hit of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Nominated | ||
| Producer of the Year | "Happy Home" | Won | ||
| Clubhit of the Year | "Twerk It Like Miley" | Won | ||
| 2013 | Danish Music Awards | Hit of the Year | "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind pt. 2) | Nominated |
References
- ^ Texas, Birth Index, 1903–1997
- ^ "Discogs – Brandon Beal – Comfortable (2006)". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Beal & Ras – "Money"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Kato feat. Brandon Beal & Negash Ali – "My House 2.0"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Kato feat. Snoop Dogg & Brandon Beal – "Never Let U Go"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – "Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "GAFFA – Winners of Danish Music Awards 2015". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher feat. Brandon Beal – "CPH Girls"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Brandon Beal feat. Lukas Graham – "Golden"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher – "I Won't Let You Down"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – "Strip No More"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher – "Free Fall"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – "Lullaby"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Jimilian – "Kick"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Branco feat. Lukas Graham – "No Evil"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "EDM.com – Hedegaard & CANCUN? hit #1 on QQ Music EDM Chart with "Beijing Baby"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Brandon Beal – Truth (album)". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Pink Café – Pink Café (album)". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Brandon Beal discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "Brandon Beal discography". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "Brandon Beal discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ "Brandon Beal feat. Christopher "Twerk It Like Miley"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Brandon Beal Feat. Lukas Graham "Golden"". IFPI Danmark.
- ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 19, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "Christopher feat. Brandon Beal "CHP Girls"". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – Better Than Yourself (Criminal Mind Pt. 2)". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Hitlisten Top 40 – Week 44, 2013 ("Stop! Dans!" #35)". Hitlisten.nu. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher – Told You So". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher – Crazy". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "Hitlisten Top 40 – Week 51, 2014 ("Now" #33)". Hitlisten.nu. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – Strip No More". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Track Top 40, Week 26 2015 ("Hayo" #17)". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher – I Won't Let You Down". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher – Free Fall". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "aCharts – Jimilian – Giv Mig Noget (peak #11 DK)". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "aCharts – Patrick Dorgan – Painkillers (Albums Top 40)". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Hedegaard – Going Home". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Christopher – Monogamy". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Jimilian – Kick". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – Lullaby". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham feat. Wiz Khalifa – Where I'm From". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – Call My Name". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Branco – No Evil". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "danishcharts.dk – Lukas Graham – All of It All". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ^ "EDM.com – Hedegaard & CANCUN? top QQ Music EDM chart with "Beijing Baby"". Retrieved October 22, 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Music Exclusives Interview Brandon Beal Interview: June 2010 « MusicXclusives.com | "We Play It First"