Birth name Stephen Wrabel Role Singer Occupation(s) Singersongwriter Genres Contemporary R&B | Name Stephen Wrabel Albums Sideways Years active 2012–present | |
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Born January 7, 1989 (age 35) New York, United States ( 1989-01-07 ) Similar People Afrojack, Matthew Koma, Spree Wilson, R3hab, Martin Garrix Profiles | ||
Instruments Pianoacoustic guitar | ||
Wrabel ten feet tall original version
Stephen Wrabel (born January 7, 1989), better known by his stage name Wrabel, is an American musician, singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles.
Contents
- Wrabel ten feet tall original version
- Wrabel interview part 2
- History
- Achievements
- In popular culture
- Personal life
- References
Wrabel interview part 2
History
Wrabel attended high school at The Kinkaid School in Houston, Texas. After high school, he studied at the Berklee College of Music for a semester until he left Boston to move to LA and focus on songwriting. He got his first big break when he was signed to Pulse Recording as a songwriter.
Wrabel was signed to Island Def Jam in 2012 by Island Def Jam Music Group chairman and CEO Barry Weiss and Executive Vice President/Head of A&R Karen Kwak.
In 2014, Dutch DJ Afrojack released a version of Wrabel's song "Ten Feet Tall", resulting in an international hit. The song premiered in the United States during Super Bowl XLVIII in a Bud Light commercial and was viewed by around 100 million viewers. Wrabel later released the original piano-based version of the song on May 19, 2014. BuzzFeed named the Afrojack version of "Ten Feet Tall" one of the "35 Best Pop Songs You May Have Missed This Summer".
On June 24, 2016, Wrabel released his single "11 Blocks", which was heavily supported and promoted by Kesha. He also released both a lyric video and a music video for the song. He released his second single, titled "Bloodstain", on March 10, 2017. A lyric video for the song was released the same day. In May 2017, he released an EP titled We Could Be Beautiful.
Achievements
The Huffington Post named Wrabel an artist you need to know in 2014.
Nylon says Wrabel's debut EP Sideways is "stocked with the soulfulness of a Sia or Sam Smith, and a melodic pop DNA that throws back to icons like Paul Simon, the title track twists heartbreak into something, well, beautiful."
BuzzFeed named "I Want You" one of "The Most Criminally Underrated Pop Songs of 2015".
MNDR released a remix of Wrabel's "I Want You" on October 21, 2015, which premiered on Noisey.
His songwriting credits include releases by Ellie Goulding, Will Young, Prince Royce, Phillip Phillips, Adam Lambert, Pentatonix, Katharine McPhee, Lea Michele, and more.
In popular culture
Personal life
Wrabel is gay. His song "11 Blocks" is autobiographical describing his feelings about his first love who had moved 11 blocks away from him in California. In his song "Bloodstain", directed by Isaac Rentz, the video displays suffering and heartache in a relationship, while the star Wrabel is fighting for his life.