Fridayy

Francis Leblanc,[1] known professionally as Fridayy, is an American-Haitian singer, rapper, and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who is currently signed to Def Jam Recordings. He is known for appearing on the song "Forever" by Lil Baby and the title track of DJ Khaled's album God Did, which respectively peaked at numbers 8 and 17 on the Billboard Hot 100;[2][4] the latter garnered him three Grammy Award nominations.

Fridayy
Fridayy in 2023
Fridayy in 2023
Background information
Birth nameFrancis Leblanc[1][2]
BornPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.[3]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2014–present[3]
LabelsDef Jam[3]

Early life

Leblanc started playing instruments like the piano, the bass, and the guitar at the age of 6. His father is a pastor and he credits his passion for music to his days in the church sanctuary. Leblanc is of Haitian decent which he mentions on his Twitter account and the remix of his song "Blessings".[3]

Career

In 2014, Fridayy created his first track alongside his cousin Leo. In June 2022, he landed production credits on Chris Brown's album Breezy. In October 2022, Fridayy's debut single "Don't Give Up On Me" was made available.[5] Also in October 2022, he appeared on Lil Baby's album It's Only Me on the track "Forever", which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] Again in October 2022, his debut EP Lost in Melody became available with a sole guest appearance from Vory.[6] In November 2022, Fridayy received three Grammy Award nominations as a featured artist on DJ Khaled's song "God Did" at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards in 2023.[7]

Discography

Extended plays
Extended play
Title Album details
Lost in Melody

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[8]		 US
R&B/HH
[9]		 US
Rap
[10]		 CAN
[11]		 UK
[12]		 WW
[13]
"God Did"
(DJ Khaled featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, and Fridayy)		 2022 1763295024 God Did
"Forever"
(Lil Baby featuring Fridayy)		 832614323 It's Only Me
"See The Light"
(Swedish House Mafia featuring Fridayy)		 ------ See The Light

Guest appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"God Did" 2022 DJ Khaled, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend God Did
"Forever" Lil Baby It's Only Me

2022

Rae Sremmurd

  • "Denial" (produced with Fortune, Bizness Boi and Kofo)

Chris Brown – Breezy

Wiz Khalifa – Multiverse

  • 4. "1000 Women" (featuring They) (produced with Hitmaka and Jae Roc)

DJ Khaled – God Did

Lil Baby – It's Only Me

  • 8. "Forever" (featuring Fridayy) (produced with Fortune and Bizness Boi)
  • 9. "Blessings (Remix)" (featuring Asake)[14]

Fridayy – Lost in Melody

  • 1. "Blessings" (produced with Chris Washington and Edgar Cutino)
  • 2. "Empty Stomach" (produced with Chris Washington, Edgar Cutino, Blvck and Dinuzzo)
  • 3. "God Sent" (featuring Vory) (produced with Chris Washington, Edgar Cutino and Dylan Graham)
  • 4. "Dont Give Up on Me" (produced with Chris Washington and Edgar Cutino)
  • 5. "Know the Truth" (produced with Chris Washington, Edgar Cutino, Gabriel Lambirth, Patrick Collier and Mombru)
  • 6. "Come Through" (produced with Chris Washington, Edgar Cutino, Tom Levesque, Danes Blood and Ben10k)
  • 7. "Momma" (produced with Chris Washington and Edgar Cutino)

Awards and nominations
Award Year Nominee Category Result Ref.
Grammy Awards 2023 "God Did" (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy) Song of the Year Nominated [7]
Best Rap Song Nominated [7]
Best Rap Performance Nominated [7]

References
  1. "Information on Fridayy's songs in ASCAP ACE database". ASCAP. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. "Hot 100 First-Timers: Fridayy Scores First Chart Hit With DJ Khaled Collab 'God Did'". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  3. "The Break Presents: Fridayy". XXL. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  4. "Billboard 100 Week of October 29, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  5. "Fridayy Releases Debut Single "Don't Give Up On Me"". HotNewHipHop. October 8, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  6. "Fridayy Delivers Debut EP "Lost In Melody" Ft. Vory". HotNewHipHop. October 21, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  7. "Grammy Nominations 2023: The Full List". Billboard. November 15, 2022.
  8. Peaks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart:
  9. Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
  10. Peaks on the Hot Rap Songs chart:
  11. Peaks on the Canadian Hot 100 chart:
  12. Peaks in the United Kingdom:
  13. Peaks on the Billboard Global 200 chart:
  14. "Fridayy – Blessing (Remix) ft. Asake". Legit9ja. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.


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