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Beks
Beks is a holy-tipped rising star who has gained media acclaim from NME Australia, Purple Sneakers, Rolling Stone and Spotify editorial support on NMF Germany, Switzerland, Asia & Australia. Having supported artists such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Vera Blue gaining her a rapidly building fanbase, the Australian singer-songwriter, has consistently charted on ITunes and peaked at #3 on the global iTunes Dance Charts with Devoted. Beks has also achieved two consecutive Australian ad campaigns for Channel 7’s Home and Away with The Thing About Us and Devoted. Her recent appearances on IKEA Concert Roulette, Suncorp Stadium, Mardi Gras, Big Gay Day, and Pride Festival Berlin, have prepared her for her role & performance in Young Rock Season 2 which has just aired on HBO. In May 2022, Beks traveled to Berlin to collaborate and write music with a strong focus on dance music, attending the Guesstimate camp in Berlin and the DPOP KPOP camp in Denmark. She also released her pride single ‘All The Good Boys Are Gay’ with European dance duo Paradigm (4.5 million monthly listeners) and gained radio support in Canada, Australia, Germany, Finland and Denmark.
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