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Born | New York City, U.S. | February 22, 1998
Genres | Indie pop |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Website | www |
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Followers | 1.4 million |
Likes | 22.5 million |
Last updated: March 4, 2023 |
Blu DeTiger (born February 22, 1998)[3][4] is an American singer and bass guitarist based in New York City.[5]
DeTiger was born in New York City and grew up in NoHo, Manhattan.[6][7] Her older brother suggested the name 'Blu' when she was born and her parents went along with it; her surname comes from her Dutch father, who is a visual artist.[7][8][9] She started playing bass guitar at 7 years old, inspired by her brother Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in School of Rock from age 7 to 13.[7][10] Through that program, she played at CBGB at age 7.[6] Until she was 14 years old, her family spent summers in Ibiza, which exposed her to DJs and house music.[2] She was also influenced by funk music and disco music and, when she was 13 or 14, she learned slapping.[6] Throughout middle school and high school at the Dalton School, DeTiger played in bands with kids generally older than her.[11][12]
DeTiger attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts for two and a half years, including a year at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, before dropping out to tour and promote her music.[13] She was mentored by Steven Wolf. As a student, she DJ'd at clubs in Manhattan, playing disco, house and funk where she would simultaneously improvise playing bass lines over the songs.[12][14][15]
Along with her brother, in 2018, DeTiger was a touring member of Kitten on their tour with Blue October.[16][17]
DeTiger released her debut single "In My Head" on January 23, 2019.[14] It was produced by The Knocks, and she subsequently toured with them.[18][14] In 2019 and early 2020, DeTiger toured as a bassist with Caroline Polachek and FLETCHER.[19] During the COVID-19 lockdowns, she posted her bass cover versions of songs by Prince, Janet Jackson, Russ, and Megan Thee Stallion on TikTok, which went viral.[20][21][22]
Her debut EP How Did We Get Here? was released on March 5, 2021, on ALT:Vision records, with production help from her brother.[23][17][13] She contributed bass to the Bleachers single "Stop Making This Hurt", released in May 2021.[24]
She was featured on one of four covers of the August 2021 issue of Bass Player, which described her as the “future of bass”.[25][26] That month, her song "Go Bad" was released on the soundtrack for the Netflix film He's All That.[27] In September 2021, Fender collaborated with DeTiger to launch a new line of bass guitars for the Fender Player Plus series and named her an official Fender Next Player.[28] The following month, DeTiger signed with Capitol Records.[29] She subsequently released her debut "Blondes" with Capitol.[30]
On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live, accompanying Bleachers on bass.[31] She featured in the 2022 film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U that March.[32] During the summer of 2022, DeTiger headlined a European tour and performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Lightning in a Bottle, Hangout, and the Governors Ball.[33][34] She began an extensive North American tour in November 2022.[4] DeTiger was listed in the music category for the 2023 edition of Forbes 30 Under 30.[11]
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All I Ever Want Is Everything[35] |
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Title | Album details |
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How Did We Get Here? |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"In My Head" | 2019 | non-album singles |
"Mad Love" | ||
"Tangerine" | ||
"Figure It Out" | 2020 | How Did We Get Here? |
"Cotton Candy Lemonade" | ||
"Vintage" | 2021 | |
"Blondes" | non-album single | |
"Hot Crush Lover" | 2022 | non-album single |
"Elevator" | ||
"Cut Me Down" (with Mallrat)[36] |
2023 | All I Ever Want Is Everything |
"Dangerous Game"[35] | 2024 | |
"Kiss"[35] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry | Herself | 4 episodes[37] |
2022 | Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u | Herself |