Powfu

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Powfu
Birth nameIsaiah Faber
Born (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25) [1] [2]
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2018–present
Labels
Spouse(s)Natasha Desiree (married 2021-present)
Website powfuofficial.com

Isaiah Faber (born March 31, 1999), known professionally as Powfu, [5] [6] [7] is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the son of Dave Faber from the band Faber Drive. He amassed popularity following the release of his first charting single, "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)", featuring Beabadoobee, which peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. [8] [7]

Contents

Career

In February 2020, he released the song "Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)", which featured a sample of Beabadoobee's debut single "Coffee". The single has received over 1 billion streams on Spotify as of June 2021, and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 after amassing popularity through the video-sharing app TikTok. After re-releasing the single a year after, Powfu signed with Columbia Records in the US, in conjunction with Robots + Humans in the United Kingdom. The song appeared on the EP Poems of the Past, which was released on May 29, 2020.

On December 2, 2022, Powfu released his first full-length album, Surrounded by Hounds and Serpents, which included a cover of Taylor Swift's "Mine". [9] In an interview with Billboard, he stated that this album title describes his search to spot "people who are fake or only want [him] for the wrong reasons". [10]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release date and label shown
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[12] 		FRA
[13] 		US
[14] 		US
Alt.
[12] 		US
Heat.
[15]
Some Boring Love Stories
  • Released: December 12, 2018 [16]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 2
  • Released: February 16, 2019 [17]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 3
  • Released: April 10, 2019 [18]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 4
  • Released: November 12, 2019 [19]
  • Label: PowPow
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
Poems of the Past
  • Released: May 29, 2020 [20]
  • Label: Powfu Productions, Robots + Humans
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
535713451
Some Boring Love Stories, Pt. 5
  • Released: November 20, 2020 [21]
  • Label: Powfu Productions, Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
Drinking Under the Streetlights
  • Released: June 4, 2021 [22]
  • Label: Powfu Productions, Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
Tell Me Your Feelings and I Won't Tell You Mine
  • Released: October 8, 2021 [23]
  • Label: Powfu Productions, Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
Tell Me Your Feelings and I Won't Tell You Mine Pt. 2
  • Release: March 31, 2023 [24]
  • Label: Powfu Productions, Columbia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
—————
"—" denotes a recording that has not charted

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[25] 		AUS
[26] 		BEL
[27] 		DEN
[28] 		FRA
[13] 		IRE
[29] 		NL
[30] 		NZ
[31] 		UK
[8] 		US
[32]
"Letters in December" [33]
(with Rxseboy)		2019——————————non-album singles
"Dead Eyes" [34]
(with Promoting Sounds and Ouse!)		——————————
"Hide in Your Blue Eyes" [35]
(with Thomas Reid)		——————————
"Laying on My Porch While We Watch the World End." [36]
(with Rxseboy and Slipfunc)		2020——————————
"Don't Fall Asleep Yet" [37]
(with ENRA)		——————————
"Death Bed (Coffee for Your Head)"
(featuring Beabadoobee)		115710197115423Poems of the Past
"I'm Used to It" [46] ——————————
"I'll Come Back to You" [47] ——————————
"Eyes" [48]
(with Lilyung & Chrisbeats)		——————————Non-album single
"17again" [49] ——————————Some Boring Love Stories Pt. 5
"Stay4ever" [50]
(featuring Mounika.)		——————————
"When the Hospital Was My Home" [51]
(with Rxseboy)		——————————
"The Way That You See Me" [52]
(with Rxseboy and Sarcastic Sounds featuring Ayleen Valentine)		2021——————————Drinking Under the Streetlights
"Survivor" [53]
(with Known. and Kultargotbounce)		——————————TBA
"The Long Way Home"
(with Sarcastic Sounds and Sara Kays)		——————————Drinking Under the Streetlights
"Mario Kart"
(with Travis Barker) [54] 		——————————
"Losing Sleep"
(with Dvbbs) [55] 		——————————Sleep
"Fault in the Stars"
(with the Chainsmokers)		2023——————————Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearAlbum
"Feel That Again" (Happily Sad featuring Powfu) [56] 2018Non-album singles
"fall in love"

(Lil Skele featuring Powfu)

2019
"When We Were 16"

(Rxseboy featuring Mishaal, Powfu)

"Eyes Blue Like the Atlantic, Pt. 2"
(Sista Prod featuring Alec Benjamin, Rxseboy and Powfu) [57] 		2020
"tell me when you change"
(Jay Sek featuring Powfu) [58]
"Some Nights"

(Jomie featuring Sarcastic Sounds, Rxseboy, Powfu)

Evidence I Exist
"how to live"

(yaeow featuring Powfu and Sarcastic Sounds) [59]

2021Non-album singles
"Speed Limit"

(Ollie featuring Powfu)

"Too Many Problems"

(Ouse featuring Powfu)

Crying In Camo
"Hold Somebody"

(guccihighwaters featuring Sarcastic Sounds, Powfu)

Joke's on You
"Contigo"

(BoyWithUke featuring Powfu)

2022Serotonin Dreams

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2021iHeartRadio Music AwardsBest New Rock/Alternative Rock ArtistWon [60]
Juno AwardsBreakthrough Artist of the YearNominated [61]

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