Remi Francis Wolf[1](born February 2, 1996) is an American singer and songwriter fromPalo Alto,California.[2][3][4]As a senior in high school, she appeared as a contestant onAmerican Idolin 2014.[5][6]After completing her undergraduate music studies in 2018,[7][8]she made her solo debut with the self-releasedextended playYou're a Dog!in October 2019.[9][10]Wolf subsequently released her second EP and major-label debut,I'm Allergic to Dogs!,onIsland RecordsandVirgin EMI Recordsin June 2020,[11][12][13][14]followed by her debut studio album,Juno,in October 2021.[15]She released her second album,Big Ideas,on July 12, 2024.[16]

Remi Wolf
Remi Wolf in 2022
Remi Wolf in 2022
Background information
Birth nameRemi Francis Wolf
Born(1996-02-02)February 2, 1996(age 28)
Palo Alto, California,U.S.
Genres
Occupations
Years active2019–present
Labels
Websiteremiwolf.com

Early life and education

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Wolf was born inPalo Alto,California,[14]on February 2, 1996,[17][18]to a Sicilian mother and a Russian-Persian father.[19]At around the age of eight she became interested incompetitive skiing;she represented the US inalpine skiing at the Youth Olympic Gamesfor two consecutive years.[20]

When she was 14, Wolf formed her first band with a friend. They called it Remi and Chloe (later, Remi, Chloe, & The Extracts).[21]As a senior atPalo Alto High School,Wolf appeared as a contestant during the audition rounds onthe thirteenth seasonofAmerican Idolin 2014,[5]but, without any formal dismissal, did not reappear later on in the show.[6]At age 17, she moved to Los Angeles, where she attended theUSC Thornton School of Music,graduating in 2018 at the age of 22.[22][23]

Career

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Wolf met producer Jared Solomon (also known as Solomonophonic) while in high school and began collaborating with him thereafter. Her first single, "Guy", was produced by Solomon and was released in 2019. Off the success of that song, Wolf opened forStill Woozyon his tour in April of that year.[9][24]She also toured withCautious Clay[25]and performed at both theLos Angeles TimesFestival of Booksand Viva Pomona! later in 2019.[26]She released her first EP,You're a Dog!,in September 2019.[9]She was later signed toIsland Records,a division of theUniversal Music Group.[26]

Her first single as an Island signee, "Woo!", was released in April 2020.[27]That was followed by the singles "Photo ID"[28]and "Disco Man".[29]Those tracks would go on to appear on Wolf's second EP,I'm Allergic to Dogs!,released in June 2020 via Island.[26]"Photo ID" accrued numerous streams and shares onTikTokthroughout 2020.[21]In November 2020, her single "Hello Hello Hello" was featured in an ad for theiPhone 12.[30]In May 2021, she releasedWe Love Dogs!,a remix EP with guest appearances from acts likeSylvan Esso,Beck,Dominic Fike,Hot Chip,and others.[31]

Later in 2021, Wolf began releasing new singles, including "Liquor Store", "Grumpy Old Man", and "Quiet on Set". These would appear on her major label debut studio album,Juno,released via Island in October 2021.[21][32]In March 2022, she released the single "Pool" with Still Woozy.[33]Later that year, Wolf opened forLordeon the North American leg of her "Solar Power" tour.[34]In June 2022, Wolf released a "deluxe" version ofJunowith four additional tracks.[35]That month, she toured throughout Europe,[36]including a stop at the Firenze Rocks festival inFlorence, Italywhere she performed with theRed Hot Chili PeppersandNas.[37]Those dates constituted the first leg of Wolf's "Gwingle Gwongle" tour, which had stops across North America later in the fall of 2022.[33]In August 2022 in collaboration withSpotify,Wolf released theLive at Electric LadyEP, a collection of six live songs, including a cover ofFrank Ocean's "Pink + White".[38]In November 2022, Wolf announced her first tour ofAustraliaandNew Zealandduring which she was scheduled to play multiple festivals and a handful of headlining shows in December 2022 and January 2023.[39]Wolf performed at the22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festivalin April 2023.[40]Her hit song "Monte Carlo" was featured in theNetflixmovieYou Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvahin August 2023.[41]A single, "Cinderella", was released in March 2024, and an album,Big Ideas,was announced for a July 2024 release.[16]Before the release she appeared as the supporting act on some of the European concerts ofOlivia Rodrigo'sGuts World Tour.

Artistry

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Musically, Wolf performs in what she describes as a "funkysoul pop"genre.[7][22][42]In a 2021 interview, she stated she wants to "constantly try to innovate the sound ofpop music"and" erase the rules of pop ".[43]The New York Timeswrote that she turns thebedroom popgenre into "hypercolored explosions".[44]Wolf citesStill Woozy,SZA,andJohn Mayeras musical influences.[45]

Personal life

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Wolf isbisexual.[9]She has been based inLos Angeles,California, since circa 2014.[26]In June 2020, she was checked intorehabforalcohol use disorder.[46]She has stated she has been sober ever since,[47]and that in past instances she frequently drank to the point of blacking out; although she could easily function in daily life, she had started fighting with family, friends and collaborators.[44]She hasattention deficit hyperactivity disorder.[21]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[48]
SCO
[49]
UK
Sales

[49]
Juno
Big Ideas
  • Released: July 12, 2024[16]
  • Label: Island
95 27 15
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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Title Details
You're a Dog!
  • Released: September 20, 2019
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
I'm Allergic to Dogs!
  • Released: June 24, 2020
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: digital download, streaming
We Love Dogs!
  • Released: May 5, 2021[31]
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl

Live collections

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Title Details
Live at Electric LadyEP
  • Released: August 4, 2022
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, peak chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album(s)
US
Alt.
Air.

[50]
US
Alt.
Dig.

[51]
US
Rock

[52]
JPN
Over.

[53]
UK
Sales

[49]
"Guy"[54] 2019 You're a Dog!
"Sauce"[55]
"Shawty"[56]
"Rufufus"[57]
"Bad Behaviour"[58] Non-album single
"Woo!"[59] 2020 I'm Allergic to Dogs!
"Photo ID"
(solo or remix featuringDominic Fike)[60]
"Disco Man"[63]
"Monte Carlo"[64] Non-album single
"Hello Hello Hello"[65] 28 12 I'm Allergic to Dogs!
"Liz"[66] 2021 Juno (Deluxe)
"Liquor Store"[67] Juno
"Pool"
(withStill Woozy)
2022 Non-album single
"Michael" Juno (Deluxe)
"Prescription"[68] 2023 Non-album single
"Cinderella" 2024 48 6 Big Ideas
"Toro" 33
"Alone in Miami"
"Motorcycle" 9
"Soup"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, peak chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album(s)
POL
Air.

[69]
"Cheesin'"
(Cautious ClayfeaturingStill Woozy,Melanie Faye,Claud, Remi Wolf, HXNS, and Sophie Meiers)[70]
2020 Non-album single
"OK"
(Wallowsfeaturing Remi Wolf and Solomonophonic)
2021 Remote (Deluxe)
"Pyjamas"
(Benny Singsfeaturing Remi Wolf)
2023 Young Hearts
"Hospital (One Man Down)"[71]
(Madison Cunninghamfeaturing Remi Wolf)
Non-album single
"You First (Re: Remi Wolf)"[72]
(Paramorefeaturing Remi Wolf)
104 Re: This Is Why
"Lucky"
(Zeddfeaturing Remi Wolf)
2024 Telos
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Songwriting credits

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Year Artist(s) Album Song Co-written with
2018 Wallows Spring "These Days"[73] Braeden Lemasters,Dylan Minnette,Cole Preston,Julian McClanahan
2020 George Alice,Nasaya Growing Pains "Stuck In A Bubble"[73] George Alice, Théo Hoarau
2023 Jacob Collier Djesse Vol. 4 "WELLLL" Jacob Collier

Tours

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Headlining

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  • Gwingle Gwongle Tour (2022)
  • Big Ideas Tour (2024)[74]

Supporting act

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