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Benee
New Zealand musician

Benee

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New Zealand musician
A.K.A.
Bene
Work field
Gender
Female
Birth
Age
24 years
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Biography

Stella Bennett (born 2000), known professionally as Benee (/ˈbɛn/, stylised BENEE, formerly spelt Bene) is a New Zealand musician from Grey Lynn in Auckland. She is best known for her 2018 single "Soaked", which reached number 14 on the New Zealand singles chart and was certified platinum.

Career

Benee began her music career by posting covers to SoundCloud, and began making her own music in her final year of high school. After dropping out of a communications degree at the Auckland University of Technology after two weeks, during what she called "a quarter-life crisis", she decided to enter the music business professionally. Her music caught the attention of Josh Fountain, a producer and member of the band Leisure, with whom she worked two singles: "Tough Guy", released in 2017 and "Soaked", released in 2018.

Her debut EP, Fire on Marzz, was released on 28 June 2019. A follow-up EP, Stella & Steve, was released later in the year on 15 November.

Personal life

In an interview for The New Zealand Herald, Benee revealed that she has dyslexia and that "throughout school I struggled with writing....I liked creative writing, that was what I loved, but I was always making mistakes, and I was confined to this way that I should write....Songwriting for me was this place where I don't have to be grammatically correct. Learning the craft with [Josh Fountain], when he was sharing all his knowledge – something clicked, and I was just like, I love this. It's a great emotional outlet for me; I just love splashing what I feel on to a track."

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NZ
AUS
Fire on Marzz
  • Released: 28 June 2019
  • Label: Republic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
1375
Stella & Steve
  • Released: 15 November 2019
  • Label: Republic
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
19

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
NZ
NZArtist
AUS
"Tough Guy"2017Non-album single
"Soaked"2018141
  • RMNZ: 2× Platinum
Fire on Marzz
"Evil Spider"20193
"Want Me Back"12
"Glitter"3
234
  • RMNZ: Gold
"Find an Island"583Stella & Steve
"Monsta"18
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, or charted on a subchart.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
NZ
Artist
"Afterlife"201926Fire on Marzz
"Wishful Thinking"27
"Kua Kore He Kupu / Soaked"85Waiata / Anthems
"Supalonely"
(featuring Gus Dapperton)
11Stella & Steve
"Blu"31
"Drifting"
(featuring Jack Berry)
32
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest appearances

TitleYearOther artistsAlbum
"Notice Me"2019Role ModelOh, How Perfect

Notes

Awards and nominations

AwardsYearTypeSong or albumNotes
New Zealand Music Awards2019Single of the Year"Soaked"Won
Best Solo ArtistFire on MarzzWon
Breakthrough Artist of the YearWon
Best Pop ArtistWon
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