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Benee
Sign in to saveStella Rose Bennett (born 30 January, 2000), known professionally as Benee (stylised in all caps; pronounced ) and formerly Bene, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Benee initially gained local prominence with her singles "Glitter" and "Soaked", before her 2019 single "Supalonely" saw international popularity following its success on the video-sharing platforms TikTok and YouTube. Benee subsequently released her debut album, Hey U X, in Nov
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Stella Bennett (born January 30, 2000), known professionally as Benee (/ˈbɛniː/, stylized BENEE, formerly spelled Bene) is a New Zealand musician from Grey Lynn in Auckland. Stella Rose Bennett was born and raised in the suburb of Grey Lynn in Auckland. She grew up in a "really musical" family with parents who would expose her to the catalogs of Radiohead, Björk, and Groove Armada. From the age of eight, BENEE began taking guitar lessons in primary school before starting saxophone lessons in hi
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18 sectionsContents
- Life and career
- 2000–2017: Early life
- 2017–2018: Online beginnings and solo debut
- 2018–2019: ''Fire on Marzz'' and ''Stella & Steve''
- 2020–2021: "Supalonely" and ''Hey U X''
- 2022–2024: ''Lychee'' and "Green Honda"
- 2025–present: ''Ur an Angel I'm Just Particles''
- Personal life
- Discography
- Filmography
- Awards and nominations
- Lists
- Tours
- Headlining
- Supporting
- Notes
- References
- External links
Stella Rose Bennett (born 30 January, 2000), known professionally as Benee (stylised in all caps; pronounced ) and formerly Bene, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. In both 2019 and 2020, she consecutively won Single of the Year, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Artist at the Aotearoa Music Awards. Benee initially gained local prominence with her singles "Glitter" and "Soaked", before her 2019 single "Supalonely" saw international popularity following its success on the video-sharing platforms TikTok and YouTube. Benee subsequently released her debut album, Hey U X, in November 2020; her second, ''Ur an Angel I'm Just Particles, came out five years later.
Under the moniker of "Bene", she made her solo debut with the 2017 single "Tough Guy", before later gaining prominence with her 2018 single "Soaked", which has been certified double-platinum in New Zealand. She released her debut EP, Fire on Marzz, with help from producer Josh Fountain in June 2019. Her second EP, Stella & Steve'', was released in November 2019 and charted in the US, Canada and France as a result of the international success of the EP's final single, "Supalonely". Since 2018, Benee has earned seven entries on the Triple J Hottest 100, three of which were in the 2019 list. She released her third EP, Lychee, in March 2022, which charted at number 13 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.
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2000 births21st-century New Zealand women singersAotearoa Music Award winnersAPRA Award winnersLiving peopleMāori-language singersMusicians from AucklandMusicians with dyslexiaNew Zealand contemporary R&B singersNew Zealand singer-songwritersNew Zealand women in electronic musicNew Zealand women pop singers