Blu DeTiger | |
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![]() DeTiger performing at Hermosa Beach in 2019 | |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | February 22, 1998
Genres | Indie pop |
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Years active | 2016–present |
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Website | www |
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Followers | 1.4 million |
Likes | 25 million |
Last updated: March 29, 2025 |
Blu DeTiger (born February 22, 1998) [3] [4] is an American singer and bass guitarist based in New York City. [5] She has released one EP, How Did We Get Here? (2021) and one studio album, All I Ever Want Is Everything (2024).
DeTiger was born in New York City and was raised in NoHo, Manhattan, [6] [7] the daughter of visual artist Jonny DeTiger. Her older brother Rex suggested the name Blu when she was born, and her parents agreed. [7] [8] [9] She started playing bass guitar at the age of seven, inspired by Rex, who played drums, and she was enrolled in School of Rock until the age of 13. [7] [10] Through that program, she played at CBGB at the age of seven. [6] Until she was 14 years old, her family spent summers in Ibiza, which exposed her to DJs and house music. [2] She was also influenced by funk and disco music, and in her early teens, she learned slapping. [6] Throughout middle school and high school at the Dalton School, DeTiger played in bands with students who were usually older than her. [11] [12]
DeTiger attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts for two and a half years, including a year at the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, before withdrawing to tour and promote her music. [13] She was mentored by Steven Wolf. As a student, she occasionally acted as a Manhattan club DJ, playing disco, house and funk and simultaneously improvising bass lines over the music. [12] [14] [15]
Along with her brother, in 2018, DeTiger was a touring member of Kitten on their tour with Blue October. [16] [17]
DeTiger released her debut single "In My Head" on January 23, 2019. [14] It was produced by the Knocks, and she subsequently toured with them. [18] [14] In 2019 and early 2020, DeTiger toured as a bassist with Caroline Polachek and FLETCHER. [19] During the COVID-19 lockdowns, she posted her bass cover versions of songs by Prince, Janet Jackson, Russ and Megan Thee Stallion on TikTok, which became viral videos. [20] [21] [22]
Her debut EP How Did We Get Here? was released on March 5, 2021 on ALT:Vision records, with production help from her brother. [23] [17] [13] She contributed bass to the Bleachers' single "Stop Making This Hurt", released in May 2021. [24]
She was featured on one of four covers of the August 2021 issue of Bass Player , which described her as the "future of bass". [25] [26] That month, her song "Go Bad" was released on the soundtrack for the Netflix film He's All That . [27] In September 2021, Fender collaborated with DeTiger to launch a new line of bass guitars for the Fender Player Plus series and named her an official Fender Next Player. [28] The following month, DeTiger signed with Capitol Records, [29] which released her debut, "Blondes". [30]
On January 15, 2022, DeTiger made her national TV debut on Saturday Night Live , accompanying Bleachers on bass. [31] She was featured in the 2022 film Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U . [32] In the summer of 2022, DeTiger headlined a European tour and performed at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Electric Forest, Lightning in a Bottle, Hangout and the Governors Ball. [33] [34] She toured North America in November 2022. [4] DeTiger was listed in the music category for the 2023 edition of the Forbes 30 Under 30. [11] Her first studio album, All I Ever Want Is Everything, was released in March 2024. [35] Chappell Roan cowrote the song "Hey You" on the album, [36] which also includes collaborations with Uffie, [37] Mallrat, [38] Mayer Hawthorne [39] and Alexander 23. [39] DeTiger toured for the album in 2024 and played several festivals, including Lollapalooza. [40]
On September 10, 2024, DeTiger announced that Fender would produce her signature Player Plus Jazz Bass. [41]
DeTiger has opened for artists such as Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie Puth, ODESZA, SOFI TUKKER, Bleachers, Chromeo and Jungle. [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]
Title | Album details |
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All I Ever Want Is Everything [35] |
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Title | Album details |
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How Did We Get Here? |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"In My Head" | 2019 | non-album singles |
"Mad Love" | ||
"Tangerine" | ||
"Figure It Out" | 2020 | How Did We Get Here? |
"Cotton Candy Lemonade" | ||
"Vintage" | 2021 | |
"Blondes" | non-album single | |
"Hot Crush Lover" | 2022 | non-album single |
"Crash Course" (with Biig Piig) | ||
"Elevator" | ||
"Cut Me Down" (with Mallrat) [48] | 2023 | All I Ever Want Is Everything |
"Dangerous Game" [49] | 2024 | |
"Kiss" [49] | ||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | I'm with the Band: Nasty Cherry | Herself | 4 episodes [50] |
2022 | Olivia Rodrigo: Driving Home 2 U | Herself |
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