Bibi Bourelly

Badriia Ines "Bibi" Bourelly (born 14 July 1994) is a German singer and songwriter signed to Def Jam Recordings. She has co-written several notable songs including Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" and "Higher", Demi Lovato's "Anyone" and Nick Brewer's "Talk to Me". Bourelly is featured on tracks such as Lil Wayne's "Without You", and Usher's "Chains". She also released two singles in 2015 ("Riot" and "Ego"), and in 2018 she released her first single "Writer's Song" in preparation for the release of her debut studio album later in 2018.

Early life Badriia Ines Bourelly was born on 14 July 1994 in Berlin, Germany, and is of Haitian and Moroccan descent. Her father, Jean-Paul Bourelly, is a notable guitarist and her late mother was the head of the Art Department at Berlin's House of the World’s Cultures. Because her father was a professional musician, Bourelly often attended concerts and wrote songs as young as age four. She first went on tour with her father when she was 11. She attended Blake High School in Maryland until the 12th grade, graduating in August 2013 after completing summer school. Bourelly stated she has German and American citizenship.

Career While still living in Maryland, Bourelly began working with producer Paperboy Fabe. He would later arrange for her to have a session with Kanye West in Los Angeles. That session ultimately produced Rihanna's "Higher", which Bourelly wrote in about 30 minutes. Around the same time, Rihanna heard another of Bourelly's written songs, "Bitch Better Have My Money", and decided to make it the lead single off her 2016 album, Anti.

In April 2015, Bourelly released her first single, "Riot", a song that discusses Bourelly's wish to be recognized as an "authentic" and legitimate musician. In July 2015, she was featured on Lil Wayne's "Without You", which appeared on his Free Weezy Album. A month later, she was featured in (and co-wrote) Nick Brewer's "Talk to Me". She also co-wrote (with Chris Braide) Selena Gomez's "Camouflage" from her album Revival, and was featured in Usher's single "Chains" alongside Nas. She performed the latter song with Usher and Nas at the Tidal X Concert in October 2015.

In October 2015, Bourelly released another single, "Ego". The song made it onto the Spotify Viral Charts for several nations, peaking at No. 2 in the US, No. 8 in the UK, and No. 4 on the overall global charts. The song has been described as a "powerful, unapologetic ballad to self confidence".

In March 2016, the third single, "Sally", was released accompanied by an interactive video. She was also featured in the well-known Women Who Dare campaign by Harper's Bazaar alongside Hillary Clinton, Iskra Lawrence, and Uma Thurman.

Discography EPs + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Free the Real (Pt. 1) Released: 6 May 2016 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download Free the Real (Pt. 2) Released: 11 November 2016 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download Boy (In Studio) Released: 18 August 2017 Label: Def Jam Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album USR&B/HHAirplay "Riot" 2015 — Free the Real (Pt. #1) "Ego" — "Sally"2016 — "Perfect." (with Earl St. Clair) — Free the Real (Pt. #2) "Ballin" 26 "Writer's Song"2018 — "White House" — "Wet"2019 — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US UK "Talk to Me" 2015 — 19 BPI: Silver Recreation "Chains" — — "Stupid World" 2018 — — ARIA: Gold Pollyanarchy "Zulu Screams" 2019 — —Diaspora "One Day" 2020 — — Oasis Nocturno "Don't Get Too Close") 2023—— Don't Get Too Close "Still Here (with the ones I came with)")—— Quest for Fire "Exhilarate")2024—— Sophie "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

Songwriting credits Title Year Artist(s) Album Credits Written with "Bitch Better Have My Money" 2015 Rihanna Co-writer Robyn Fenty, Kanye West, Ebony Oshunrinde, Jacques Webster, Jamille Pierre "Without You" Lil Wayne Free Weezy Album Featured artist/co-writer Dwayne Carter Jr., Jeroen Visscher, Vincent Schenck "Talk to Me" Nick Brewer Nicholas Brewer, Tony Amadi, James Grant, Darius Forde, Crystal Waters, Neal Conway, Nathaniel Hardy Jr. "Camouflage" Selena Gomez Revival Co-writer Christopher Braide "Chains" Usher Featured artist/co-writer Usher Raymond IV, Paul Epworth, Juan Najera, Miguel Gandelman, Arthur Strong, Issiah J. Avila, Albert Bowman, Nasir Jones "Yeah, I Said It" 2016 Rihanna Anti Co-writer Robyn Fenty, Timothy Mosley, Evon Barnes, Daniel Jones, Chris Godbey, Jean-Paul Bourelly "Higher" Robyn Fenty, Ernest Wilson, James Fauntleroy, Jerry Butler, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff "Pose" Robyn Fenty, Chauncey Hollis, Jacques Webster "Hard II Love" Usher Hard II Love Usher Raymond IV, Yonatan Ayal "Bad to the Bone" Little Simz Stillness in Wonderland Featured artist/co-writer Simbiatu Abiola, Ebony Oshunrinde, Bryan "Eastbound" Anthony "Interlude" Age 101: Drop X Simbiatu Abiola "I Have Questions" 2017 Camila Cabello Crying in the Club Co-writer Camila Cabello, Jesse Shatkin "Customz" Little Simz Stillness in Wonderland Featured artist/co-writer Simbiatu Abiola, Mathieu Rakotozafy "Cover Girls" Hitimpulse Thomas Baxter, Adam Midgley, Gerard O'Connell "Accelerate" 2018 Christina Aguilera Liberation Co-writer Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, Michael Dean, Christopher Pope, Ernest Brown, Carlton Mays Jr., Ilsey Juber, Taylor Parks, Kirby Lauryen Dockery, Tyrone Griffin Jr., Tauheed Epps, Ronald Brown "Tie Me Down" Gryffin Gravity Daniel Griffith, Aaron Forbes, Jussi Karvinen, Nathaniel Cyphert, Sarah Aarons "GTFO" Mariah Carey Caution Mariah Carey, Paul Jeffries, Jordan Manswell, Porter Robinson "Kumbaya" Jacob Banks Village Featured artist/co-writer Jacob Banks, Ryan Vojtesak "Stupid World" Hermitude Angus Stuart, Luke Dubber"Anyone" 2020 Demi Lovato Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over Co-writer Demi Lovato, Dayyon Alexander, Eyelar Mirzazadeh, Jay Mooncie, Sam Roman"Thousand Miles (Featuring Brandi Carlile)" 2023 Miley Cyrus Endless Summer Vacation Miley Cyrus, Tobias Jesso Jr., Michael Len Williams II "Zen" 2025 Jennie Ruby Jennie, Jelli Dorman, Asheton Hogan, Kirsten Spencer"Damn Right" Jennie, Donald Glover, Karly Marina-Loaiza, Jean Day Jr., Samuel Gloade, Michael Williams Len II, Ariowa Irosogie"F.T.S." Jennie, Asheton Hogan, Carly Gibert, Christopher Newlin"Seoul City" Jennie, Myles Harris, Braylin Bowman, Xeryus Gittens, Michael Len Williams II, Carly Gibert"Starlight" Jennie, Asheton Hogan, Armel Potter, Carly Gibert, Michael Len Williams II, Ariowa Irosogie"Twin" Jennie, Christopher Newlin, Michael Len Williams II"Less Than a Lover" 2026 Fallen Angel Jennie, Tyler Spry, Magnus Høiberg, Deborah Jung, Jelli Dorman