Salem Ilese
Salem Ilese, born Salem Ilese Davern, is an American singer and songwriter.
Salem Ilese | |
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| Birth name | Salem Ilese Davern[1] |
| Origin | Mill Valley, California[2] |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Labels | 10K Projects |
| Website | www |
Early life
Ilese was born in Mill Valley, California.[3] Her songwriting career started at the age of 10 when she began classes with Bonnie Hayes (songwriter for Bonnie Raitt and Cher) in San Francisco. She also attended Berklee College of Music.[4][5]
Career
Her single, "Mad at Disney", was awarded gold by the RIAA.[6][7] The song peaked at number 67 on the Billboard Global 200 in 2020,[8] and appeared on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Popular Songs in 2020.[9] Additionally, Ilese co-wrote Jamie Miller's "Here's Your Perfect", Bella Poarch's "Build a Bitch," Tomorrow X Together's "Anti-Romantic". Her EP "(L)only Child" was released with a food truck in May 2021.
Her other song, "Crypto Boy",[10] rose in popularity in social media including YouTube Shorts and TikTok.
Also, she wrote and sung with Tomorrow X Together the song PS5 in 2022 which was a big success on social media.
In July 2023, She then announced that she would release her debut album, "high concept", on September 15, 2023. The album was promoted with the release of several singles including "Strongly Worded Letter" and "PainHub".
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Track |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Salem Ilese | "Awake" |
| 2019 | "Impatient" | |
| "Numbers Game" | ||
| "Roshambo" | ||
| "Time Machine" | ||
| "757" | ||
| "Bad Word" | ||
| 2020 | "Mad at Disney" | |
| "It Gets Better" | ||
| "Roses to His Ex" | ||
| "Marry Christmas" | ||
| "Coke & Mentos" | ||
| Gattuso | "Love Is Not Enough" (featuring Salem Ilese) | |
| Myrne | "Splinter" (with Salem Ilese) | |
| TIMMS | "Itsy Bitsy" | |
| Lev | "When I Hurt You" | |
| 2021 | Salem Ilese | "Ben & Jerry" |
| "(L)only Child" | ||
| "Good, Not Great" | ||
| "Romeo & Juliet" | ||
| "Dinosaurs" | ||
| "Forgiveness" | ||
| "About a Breakup" | ||
| Surfaces | "Come with Me" (featuring Salem Ilese) | |
| Alan Walker | "Fake a Smile" (featuring Salem Ilese) | |
| LLusion | "Yoga" (featuring Salem Ilese) | |
| Mia Rodriguez | "Billion Dollar Bitch" | |
| MASN | "Don't Talk" | |
| Imanbek | "Dancing on Dangerous" | |
| "Married to Your Melody" | ||
| Jamie Miller | "Here's Your Perfect" | |
| TXT | "Anti-Romantic" | |
| Bella Poarch | "Build a Bitch" | |
| "Inferno" | ||
| 2022 | Salem Ilese[11] | "Jake from State Farm" |
| "PS5" (with TXT & Alan Walker) | ||
| "Crypto Boy" | ||
| "Painhub" | ||
| Taeyeon | "Toddler" | |
| Pussy Riot | "Princess Charming" | |
| Demi Lovato | Holy Fvck ("Holy Fvck" and "City of Angels") | |
| Bella Poarch | Dolls ("Villain", "Living Hell", and "No Man's Land (feat. Grimes)") | |
| Le Sserafim | "Good Parts (When the Quality Is Bad but I Am)" | |
| CG5 | "MINION" |
References
- "COKE&MENTOS". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- "Salem Ilese Confronts Existential Dread With Debut EP, '(L)only Child'". American Songwriter. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- "10K Projects | Artist | Salem Ilese". 10kprojects.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- Leight, Elias (2020-09-10). "'Mad at Disney': How an Angry Fan Made a Massive TikTok Hit". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- "Salem Ilese and Berklee's Bonnie Hayes on Viral TikTok Hit 'Mad at Disney'". Berklee Online Take Note. 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- "Get To Know: Salem Ilese | MTV UK". mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- "Billboard Global 200". Billboard. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- "Top 100 Popular Songs Rolling Stone Music Charts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- Safronova, Valeriya (June 30, 2022). "A Party Crawl With Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova". The New York Times.
- "Salem Ilese Is Turning Brand Names Into Playful Pop Songs". Elite Daily. Retrieved 2022-02-27.