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Selah Sue
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Selah Sue in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2010
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| Birth name | Sanne Greet A. Putseys |
| Born | 3 May 1989 Leefdaal, Belgium |
| Origin | Leuven, Belgium |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Sanne Greet A. Putseys (born May 3, 1989), known as Selah Sue, is a singer and songwriter from Belgium. Her first album, Selah Sue, came out in 2011. It was very popular, selling over 720,000 copies in Europe. About 320,000 of those were sold in France alone.
In 2011, she had big hits with songs like "Raggamuffin", "Crazy Vibes", and "This World". That same year, Selah Sue won a European Border Breakers Award (EBBA). In January 2012, she also won the EBBA Public Choice Award, which means fans voted for her.
Her first album was released in the United States on August 28, 2012. It got good reviews there. More than 400,000 people downloaded it in just one week! Rolling Stone magazine even called Selah Sue one of the new music stars of 2012.
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About Selah Sue's Early Life
Sanne Putseys was born in Leefdaal, a town near Leuven in Belgium. When she was 15, she started learning to play the acoustic guitar. She also began writing her own songs. At 17, a Belgian music producer asked her to sing some demo songs. A record company called Universal then offered her a contract. But she said no because she wanted to sing her own music.
Around the same time, she performed at a singing contest in Leuven. She was the youngest and only female artist there. A famous singer named Milow noticed her talent. He asked her to perform as a warm-up act for his shows.
Selah Sue also studied psychology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. She felt that studying psychology helped her understand human feelings better. This was useful for her music, as she often sings about emotions. She continued to open for artists like Jamie Lidell in London and Paris. She also performed with the Belgian band Novastar in Amsterdam.
Selah Sue often sings cover versions of songs by artists like Erykah Badu. But she has many of her own songs too. Two of her well-known acoustic songs are "Mommy" and "Black Part Love". She says she gets ideas from artists like Lauryn Hill, M.I.A., and Erykah Badu.
Selah Sue's Music Career Success
Selah Sue released her first collection of songs, called an EP, in January 2009. It was titled Black Part Love. From 2008 to 2009, she got help and training from a Belgian music center called Ancienne Belgique. This program helps new artists who don't have a record deal yet.
In 2009, Selah Sue performed at big music events like the North Sea Jazz Festival and Lowlands. She also appeared on TV shows in the Netherlands and Belgium.
In 2010, she played at many of Belgium's biggest festivals. These included Les Ardentes and Pukkelpop. She also performed at large festivals outside Belgium, like Lowlands in the Netherlands and Sziget Festival in Hungary. Her second EP, Raggamuffin, came out in October 2010. On November 8, 2010, she opened for the famous musician Prince at his concert. After that, she went on her own tour in Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Many of her shows were sold out.
On March 4, 2011, Selah Sue released her first full album, Selah Sue. The album reached number one on the music charts in Belgium. It also did well in the Netherlands, France, and Switzerland. The album included popular songs like "This World" and "Crazy Vibes". It also had a song called "Please" with the singer Cee Lo Green. In December 2011, she won three awards at the Flemish Music Industry Awards.
On October 20, 2012, Selah Sue performed at a royal wedding in Luxembourg. She also recorded a song called "Spoonful" for a Häagen-Dazs ice cream commercial. The commercial featured actor Bradley Cooper.
On October 27, 2014, Selah Sue released a new song called "Alone". This song was very successful. It reached number one in Wallonia (a part of Belgium) and was a top 10 hit in Flanders (another part of Belgium) and France.
Her album Reason came out in 2015. It included a song with American musician Childish Gambino. It also featured a song with Scottish producer Hudson Mohawke. The album reached number one in both Flanders and Wallonia, as well as in the Netherlands. Selah Sue was nominated for three awards at the 2015 Music Industry Awards. She won the award for Best solo female artist for the fifth time!
Selah Sue helped write Belgium's song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. The song was "What's the Pressure", sung by Laura Tesoro. It finished 10th in the competition. In December 2016, a song called "Bang Bang" was released. It was a collaboration between DJ Fresh and Diplo, and it featured Selah Sue's singing.
In 2020, after five years, Selah Sue released an EP called "Bedroom" on May 15. The song "You" was the first official single from the EP. It came out on April 17, 2020, and she dedicated it to her family. Before the EP was released, Selah Sue held online concerts from her bedroom. These were called "Lullaby Sessions" and were due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Selah Sue's Personal Life
In May 2014, Selah Sue shared that she has been dealing with feelings of sadness and depression. She spoke about this on a Belgian TV show. She said that she has been using medicine to help her since she was 18 years old. She explained that this medicine helped her become the person she is today and achieve her success. Her sharing came after a TV show about medicine for depression was broadcast in Belgium. She supported campaigns in Belgium that help young people dealing with similar feelings. In 2016, she became a supporter of "Te Gek!?", a campaign in Flemish schools to make young people more aware of depression.
In October 2016, Selah Sue announced that she was expecting her first child. In March 2017, her first son, Seth, was born. In March 2019, her second son, Mingus, was born.
On August 11, 2022, she shared on Instagram that she needed to go back to using her medicine to help with her feelings.
Selah Sue's Music Releases
Selah Sue has released several albums and EPs. Here are some of her main releases:
- Selah Sue (2011)
- Rarities (2012) - A collection of rare songs.
- Reason (2015)
- Reason Remixes (2015) - An album with remixed versions of her songs.
- Bedroom (EP, 2020)
- Persona (2022)
She has also released many popular singles, including:
- "Raggamuffin" (2010)
- "Crazy Vibes" (2011)
- "This World" (2011)
- "Alone" (2014)
- "Reason" (2015)
- "You" (2020)
- "Pills" (2022)
Images for kids
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Selah Sue in Nuremberg, Germany, in 2010
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Selah Sue performing at the Zelt-Musik-Festival in 2018
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Selah Sue with the band Triggerfinger in 2010
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Selah Sue performing at the Jval Festival in Switzerland, 2014
