Introduction
Arlissa Ruppert (born 21 September 1992), known professionally as Arlissa, is a British singer and songwriter. She has released three singles, collaborated with Nas and was listed on the BBC's Sound of 2013.
Life and career
Arlissa Ruppert was born in Germany, and raised in London, UK. Her mother, who served in the U.S Army in Germany, is American and her father is German.
Her debut track "Hard to Love Somebody" got the attention of a publisher, who eventually passed it on to rapper Nas. After hearing the track, Nas approached Arlissa to feature on it. "Hard to Love Somebody" was chosen as Scott Mills' record of the week on BBC Radio 1 in November 2012. Arlissa was named as one of the BBC’s one to watch for 2013, when she made the longlist for the Sound of 2013.
Her first official single "Sticks & Stones" was released on 3 March 2013, and was described as a 'stomping break-up anthem' and 'a fierce pop song'. The song peaked at number 48 in the UK Singles Chart. In 2017, Nelly Furtado covered "Sticks and Stones" for her sixth studio album The Ride.
Arlissa co-wrote K-pop group BTS's "Spring Day". The single was a success, topping the Gaon Digital Chart, and has since surpassed 2,500,000+ downloads. The song also won 'Song of the Year' at the 2017 Melon Music Awards.
In January 2018, she collaborated with British DJ/producer Jonas Blue on an EDM version of her song "Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie". She was picked in March 2018 as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month, and was featured on NBC's Today show hosted by Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford, broadcast nationally in the United States on 21 March 2018 where Arlissa performed a live acoustic version of her single.
Arlissa co-wrote and performed the track "We Won't Move" for the 2018 film The Hate U Give, based upon The New York Times best selling novel by Angie Thomas. She performed the track at the film's International premier at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival.
In January 2020, Arlissa confirmed the title of her debut album, The Broken Hearted.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Battles |
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| The Broken Hearted |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
IRE |
USDance | |||
| 2012 | "Hard to Love Somebody" (with Nas) |
165 | — | — | Battles |
| 2013 | "Sticks & Stones" | 48 | 89 | — | |
| "Into The Light" | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie" (with Jonas Blue) |
— | — | 8 | The Broken Hearted |
| "We Won't Move" | — | — | 44 | The Hate U Give | |
| 2019 | "Running" | — | — | 12 | The Broken Hearted |
| 2020 | "Healing" | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Heartbeat" (Wilkinson featuring P Money and Arlissa) |
Lazers Not Included |
| "Long Gone Memory" (Friction featuring Arlissa) |
Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Something About You" (TC4 featuring Arlissa) |
Something About You EP |
| 2016 | "Touch" (Tough Love featuring Arlissa) |
Past Present Future |
Other appearances
| Year | Contribution | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "You & I" (Crystal Fighters featuring Arlissa) |
Cave Rave |
| "Tornare indietro" (Guè Pequeno featuring Arlissa) |
Bravo ragazzo | |
| 2016 | "Paradise" (Schiller featuring Arlissa) |
Future |
| "Not in Love" (Schiller featuring Arlissa) | ||
| "Stay Up with Me" (Netsky featuring Arlissa) |
3 | |
| 2019 | "Eyes Off You" (M-22, Arlissa and Kiana Ledé) |
Charlie's Angels |
Writer/co-writer for other artists
| Year | Contribution | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Spring Day" BTS |
You Never Walk Alone |
| "First Time" M-22 featuring Medina |
Non-album single | |
| 2019 | "Flickers" Wrabel |
One of Those Happy People |
| "Flames" R3hab, Zayn and Jungleboi |
Non-album single |