Venbee

{{Short description|English singer}} {{Use British English|date=April 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}} {{about|the singer|the department|Vendée}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Venbee | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Erin Vemby Anna Doyle | alias = | birth_date = 2000 | birth_place = Chatham, Kent, England | origin = | genre = {{Flatlist| * Drum and bass * liquid * jungle * alt pop }} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 2020–present | label = | current_member_of = Loud LDN | website = {{URL|https://www.venbeeofficial.com}} }} '''Erin Vemby Anna Doyle''', known professionally as '''Venbee''', is an English singer and musician. She is best known for the hit single "Messy in Heaven", which was a UK top 3 hit in 2022. Her other chart hits include "Low Down" (with Dan Fable), "Gutter", "Die Young" (with Rudimental) and "No Man's Land" (with Marshmello). She is also a member of Loud LDN.

==Early and personal life== Erin Vemby Anna Doyle<ref name="spotify" /> was born in Chatham, Kent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/radio/1live/musik/neu-fuer-den-sektor/venbee-goddard-messy-in-heaven-100.html|title=venbee x goddard. - "messy in heaven", Neu für den Sektor|last=von Glahn|first=Isabel|website=1LIVE|language=de|date=2 December 2022|access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> She has ADHD,<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/04/one-to-watch-venbee-messy-in-heaven-erin-doyle|title=One to watch: Venbee|work=The Guardian|date=4 February 2023 |accessdate=23 April 2023 |last1=Hutchinson |first1=Kate }}</ref> which allows her to hyperfocus on writing songs;<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-65671678|title=Venbee: Messy in Heaven singer talks making music with dyslexia|work=BBC News |date=24 May 2023 |accessdate=24 May 2023}}</ref> she also has depression<ref name="bbckent">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dszw3g|title=BBC Music Introducing, Kent, venbee on the show|publisher=BBC Music|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref> and dyslexia, the latter of which meant she was unable to read properly until she was eighteen,<ref name="nme"/> and would keep a Voice Notes diary of how she felt day to day.<ref name="clash">{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/i-do-my-best-and-it-seems-to-work-clash-meets-venbee/|title="I Do My Best And It Seems To Work!" Clash Meets Venbee|date=16 March 2023 |publisher=Clash Music|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref> Before releasing music, she worked in a pub, a call centre and as a personal trainer.<ref name="nme"/>

==Career== In 2020, Doyle released a number of laptop recordings under a pseudonym.<ref name="dork">{{cite web|url=https://readdork.com/features/venbee-the-cut-cover-march-2023/|title=Venbee: "It's okay if things aren't working out; that's a message I'm stuck on sharing"|date=17 March 2023 |publisher=Dork|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref> In March 2022, Doyle released a video on to TikTok of a then-unfinished "Low Down" featuring Dan Fable; Doyle wrote the song after rediscovering a retired iPhone 4, and hearing how low she was.<ref name="nme"/> At the time she released the video, she had written most of her verse and the chorus, but neither had recorded their verses, meaning that the pair had to rush to record it.<ref name="clash"/> When self-released<ref name="musicweek">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicweek.com/radar/read/on-the-radar-2023-special-venbee/087235|title=On The Radar 2023 Special: Venbee|publisher=Music Week|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref> as "Low Down" on 15 April 2022,<ref name="lowdown">{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415011145/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/low-down/1618464889|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/low-down/1618464889|archivedate=15 April 2022|title=Low Down - Single by venbee & Dan Fable|website=Apple Music|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref> the song peaked at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart;<ref name="UK"/> the song would later be re-released by Sony Music as "low down" on 23 May 2022.<ref name="sony">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/low-down-single/1625707582|title=low down - Single by venbee & Dan Fable|publisher=Apple Music|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref>

On 23 September 2022, Doyle released "Messy in Heaven", which included "Low Down".<ref name="spotify">{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/4UWWa5dKgTLAx8mv6Ju6X1/discography/all|title=venbee - Discography|publisher=Spotify|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref> She wrote the song at 3am on her guitar,<ref name="bbc"/> and after a dream in which Jesus walked down her local high street while drunk;<ref name="reedition">{{cite web|url=https://www.reeditionmagazine.com/to-the-minute/venbee-releases-her-new-single-with-goddard-messy-in-heaven|title=Venbee releases her new single with Goddard "Messy In Heaven"|website=Re-Edition|access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> and intended the song as an "anti-drug anthem", following a friend being afflicted by drug addiction.<ref name="nme">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/venbee-messy-in-heaven-goddard-interview-pinkpantheress-radar-3340236|title=Venbee: thrilling, cathartic drum 'n' bass from 'Messy In Heaven' hitmaker|last=Jolley|first=Ben|website=NME|date=2 November 2022|access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref> The song charted at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and spent fifteen weeks at No. 1 on the UK Dance Singles Chart.<ref name="occ">{{cite web |title=VENBEE |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/62437/venbee/ |accessdate=3 April 2023 |publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref> On 16 March 2023, she released "Gutter",<ref name="gutter">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/gutter-single/1671640379|title=gutter - Single by venbee|website=Apple Music|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref> and was written about her own struggles.<ref name="amfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001jr42|title=Radio 1's Future Sounds with Clara Amfo, venbee Hottest Record|publisher=BBC Radio 1|accessdate=23 April 2023}}</ref> The song charted at number 95 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref name="UK"/> On 20 May 2023, Doyle performed "Gutter" on Later... with Jools Holland.<ref name="jh">{{cite AV media|title=Later... with Jools Holland|publisher=BBC Two|date=20 May 2023}}</ref> On 20 June 2023, she released "Die Young" with Rudimental,<ref name="dieyoung"/> which charted at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 26 on the UK Dance Chart.<ref name="UK" />

==Artistry== Doyle was inspired to take up guitar and piano after seeing her grandfather play. When asked by Clash Magazine in March 2023 what her influences were, she replied that the first album she bought was by Justin Bieber, and that she grew up listening to Carole King, Stevie Nicks, The Carpenters, Rihanna and Adele.<ref name="clash"/> She, piri, Issey Cross, Charlotte Plank, and Willow Kayne are members of Loud LDN, a collective of female and non-binary musicians based in London and its suburbs.<ref name="loudldn">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dmtpvy|title=BBC Music Introducing Kent, Live session: In Waves, LOUD LDN spotlight mix|publisher=BBC Music|accessdate=3 April 2023}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Mixtapes=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of mixtapes, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Zero Experience'' | * Released: 20 October 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/zero-experience/1711596948|title=zero experience by venbee|website=Apple Music|accessdate=25 October 2023}}</ref> * Label: Sony Music UK * Format: Digital download, streaming |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, certifications, and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK <ref name="UK">Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom and Ireland: * For all except where noted: {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/62437/venbee|title=VENBEE {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=29 June 2023}} * For "No Man's Land": {{cite web|title=No Man's Land|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/marshmello-venbee-no-mans-land/|access-date=31 March 2024|publisher=Official Charts Company|language=en}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK Dance <ref name="UK"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| IRE <ref name="UK"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ <ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=venbee|title=Discography venbee|website=charts.nz|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Dance <ref>Peaks on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart: * "Messy in Heaven": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-songs/2023-02-18/|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: Week of February 18, 2023|magazine=Billboard|access-date=19 November 2024}} * "Palm of My Hands" (Odd Mob remix): {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-electronic-songs/2024-11-23/|title=Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: Week of November 23, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=19 November 2024}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Low Down" (with Dan Fable)<ref name="lowdown"/> | rowspan="2"| 2022 | 59 || 21 || — || 35 || — | * BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=venbee|access-date=3 May 2024}}</ref> | rowspan="6"| ''Zero Experience'' |- ! scope="row"| "Messy in Heaven" (with Goddard.) | 3 || 1 || 9 || 7 || 34 | * BPI: 2× Platinum<ref name="BPI"/> * ARIA: Platinum<ref name="ARIA23">{{cite certification|region=Australia|certyear=2023|access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * RMNZ: Platinum<ref name="RMNZ">{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2023-02-24|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart – 27 February 2023| publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=30 June 2023}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Gutter"<ref name="gutter"/> | rowspan="4"| 2023 | 95 || 25 || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Die Young" (with Rudimental)<ref name="dieyoung">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/die-young-single/1691533016|title=die young – Single by venbee & Rudimental|website=Apple Music|accessdate=29 June 2023}}</ref> | 73 || 26 || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Die Young" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-06-30|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=3 July 2023|access-date=1 July 2023}}</ref>}} || — | |- ! scope="row"| "If Love Could Have Saved You" (with Hybrid Minds)<ref name="iflove">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/if-love-could-have-saved-you-single/1697361486|title=If Love Could Have Saved You – Single by Hybrid Minds & venbee|website=Apple Music|accessdate=4 September 2023}}</ref> | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row"| "Rampage" (featuring DJ SS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Venbee-Interview-Its-been-mental-but-Iaposm-honestly-just-having-the-best-time/58191/|title=Venbee Interview: "It's been mental, but I'm honestly just having the best time"|website=Skiddle|accessdate=15 January 2024|date=20 October 2023|first=Thomas|last=Hirst}}</ref> | — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Rampage" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2023-10-27|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=30 October 2023|access-date=28 October 2023}}</ref>}} || — | |- ! scope="row"| "No Man's Land" (with Marshmello)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lovethatbass.com/news/marshmello-x-venbee/|title=Marshmello x Venbee Enter No Mans Land|website=lovethatbass.com|accessdate=15 January 2024|date=12 January 2024}}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 2024 | 61 || 20 || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"No Man's Land" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-01-19|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=22 January 2024|access-date=19 January 2024}}</ref>}} || — | | rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}} |- ! scope="row"| "Palm of My Hands" (Odd Mob remix) (with John Summit) | — || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Palm of My Hands" (Odd Mob remix) did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/hot-singles/2024-11-15|title=Hot 40 Singles|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|date=15 November 2024|access-date=15 November 2024}}</ref>}} || 20 | |- ! scope="row"| "Dark Place"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/dark-place-single/1777785920|title=dark place - Single by venbee|website=Apple Music|accessdate=26 November 2024}}</ref> | — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "This One's Different" | 2025 | — || — || — || — || — | |- | colspan="9" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |}

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Category:2001 births Category:English drum and bass musicians Category:Musicians from Kent Category:Musicians with dyslexia Category:People from Chatham, Kent Category:People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Category:Living people