Sean Foreman

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Sean Foreman
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Foreman performing in 2019
Background information
Born (1985-08-27) August 27, 1985 (age 39)
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, rapper
Years active2004–present
Labels Photo Finish
Member of 3OH!3
Spouse
Melanie Mary Knigge
(m. 2013;div. 2019)
Poppy Platford
(m. 2021)
Website 3oh3.com

Sean Foreman (born August 27, 1985) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and rapper from Boulder, Colorado. [2] He is a member of the electronic pop duo 3OH!3 with Nathaniel Motte. He has also written and produced for artists such as Ariana Grande, Fitz and the Tantrums, The Summer Set, Karmin and Steve Aoki, among many more.

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Early life

Sean Foreman was born in Boulder, Colorado and attended Fairview High School. [3] He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with an English major and math minor. [4] He has two brothers, Spencer, who played in the band Cobraconda and another who plays piano. [5]

Career

Before joining 3OH!3, Foreman was competing in MC battles and formed his first hip-hop group with Devin Scheffel. [6] Foreman co-writes all of 3OH!3's music. [6] They released their self-titled debut album on July 2, 2007. [7] The duo's second studio album Want , released on July 8, 2008, [8] went platinum in 2023. [9] The lead single "Don't Trust Me" was No. 1 on pop radio and sold over 6 million copies. [2] "Starstrukk", the second single from the album, went 2× Platinum in the US and peaked within the top five of the charts in countries such as Australia. [9] [10] Its radio-only and deluxe album version of "Starstrukk", featuring pop singer Katy Perry, was released along with a music video. [11] 3OH!3's lead single from Streets of Gold , "My First Kiss" featuring Kesha, went gold after selling over 500,000 copies. [9] The duo released their fourth studio album Omens on June 18, 2013. [12] 3OH!3's fifth studio album, Night Sports , was released on May 13, 2016 on Fueled By Ramen. [13] They released their sixth studio album Need on August 27, 2021. [14]

Foreman has worked and written with Lil Jon, Andrew W.K, Katy Perry, Blues Traveler, Icona Pop, Wallpaper, The Summer Set and Karmin. [15] He wrote on Kesha's debut album Animal , and co-wrote her platinum hit, "Blah Blah Blah." [16] [17] Foreman was a recipient at the 2011 BMI Pop Awards for Award-Winning Songs for the song. [18] He also wrote on Ariana Grande's album Yours Truly , co-writing her ballad "Tattooed Heart". [19]

Personal life

He married his college sweetheart, Melanie Mary Knigge, in 2013. They later divorced in 2019, and in 2021 he married Poppy Platford, with whom he shares a son and a daughter. Foreman is an avid book reader and comic book collector, and made his own comic for the Streets of Gold deluxe record. [20]

Foreman is a World Champion Ultimate Frisbee player. He won the Junior Gold Medal with Team USA in 2004. [21] He won college nationals in ultimate frisbee in 2004 with CU's Mamabird. [22] Foreman also once rode a bicycle from New York City to Boulder. In 2010, he ran the Chicago marathon for the American Cancer Society.

Discography

3OH!3

As a songwriter

YearSongArtistAlbum
2010"Hey" Lil Jon Crunk Rock
"Blah Blah Blah" Kesha Animal
2012"Dancing to the Same Song" Elen Levon Wild Child
2013"Tattooed Heart" Ariana Grande Yours Truly
2014"Puppet" Karmin Pulses
2016"Feline" Delta Goodrem Wings of the Wild
"All My Friends" The Summer Set Stories For Monday [23]
"Complicated" Fitz and the Tantrums Fitz and The Tantrums [24]
"Darkest Hour" Charlotte OC Careless People [25] [26]
"Lavender" Two Door Cinema Club Gameshow [27]
2018"Waste It on Me" Steve Aoki feat.BTS Neon Future III

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