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Olivia O'Brien
O'Brien performing at the Mack Sennett Studios in 2019
O'Brien performing at the Mack Sennett Studios in 2019
Background information
Birth nameOlivia Gail O'Brien[1]
Born(1999-11-26)November 26, 1999(age 24)
Thousand Oaks, California,U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websiteoliviaobrienmusic

Olivia Gail O'Brien[1](born November 26, 1999) is an American singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2016 after collaborating withGnashon the single "I Hate U, I Love U",which peaked at number 10 on theBillboardHot 100chart in the United States and number one in Australia. The success resulted in a recording contract withIsland Records,with whom she released twoextended plays,threemixtapes,and her debut studio albumWas It Even Real?(2019).

Early life

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Olivia Gail O'Brien[1]was born on November 26, 1999, inThousand Oaks,California.[2]She has been singing since she was seven years old, and taught herself to play guitar and piano.[2]She attendedJustin-Siena High SchoolinNapa, California.[3]She also skipped a grade (3rd), and attended Montessori and Catholic schools in her youth.[4]O'Brien also was bullied as a teenager, some of it stemming from her social class and the fact she was creating music.[4]

Career

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2013–2019: Breakthrough andWas It Even Real?

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O'Brien performing inLos Angelesin 2019.

O'Brien initially gained the attention ofGnashafter posting a cover of one of his songs onSoundCloud,after beginning to create music at the age of 13.[5]Gnash reached out to O'Brien, expressing interest in her material, and asked for her to send him any original songs that she had. O'Brien then sent a voice note of her original song, "I Hate U, Love U", and he invited her to record the song with him inLos Angeles.[6][3]"I Hate U, I Love U" (stylized inlowercase) was released in March 2016, and appears on Gnash's third EP titledUs.[7]The single peaked at number 10 on theBillboardHot 100and reached number one inAustralia.[8]Thereafter, O'Brien signed withIsland Recordsand released her debut solo single, "Trust Issues", in August 2016, which premiered throughComplexmagazine.[9][10]Her second single, "Root Beer Float" featuringBlackbear,premiered on September 15, 2016.[11]O'Brien released a third single, "Find What You're Looking For", in October 2016.[12]O'Brien released "Hate U, Love U" as a single in December, the original solo version of "I Hate U, I Love U".[13][14]O'Brien also released an acoustic video for the song on December 20, 2016.[15]O'Brien made her television debut in July 2016 with Gnash performing "I Hate U, I Love U" onLate Night with Seth Meyers.[16]O'Brien and Gnash made their second television performance on September 19, 2016, performing "i hate u, i love u" onToday.[17]

In February 2017, O'Brien released "Empty" as the lead single from her debut extended play.[18]In March 2017, O'Brien was nominated for aniHeartRadio Music Awardfor Best Solo Breakout, but lost toZayn Malik.[19]She released the next single from the EP in July, "RIP", with accompanying music video.[20][21][22]The third single, "No Love", followed in November along with her debut extended play,It's Not That Deep.[23]O'Brien featured in the acoustic version ofJack & Jack'ssingle "Beg", released in January 2018.[24]In June 2018, a remix of "RIP" was released with the collaboration ofG-EazyandDrew Love.[25]In August 2018, "UDK" was released as the first promotional single from O'Brien's debut studio album.[26]O'Brien released the lead single, "I Don't Exist", in September, followed by "Care Less More" in November, both with accompanying music videos.[27]The third single, "Love Myself", was released on February 1, 2019.[28]In March, O'Brien announced that her debut studio album,Was It Even Real?,was scheduled for release on April 26, 2019. She then released "Just Friends" as the second promotional single, and "Just a Boy", as the final single before the release of the album.[29]In May 2019, O'Brien collaborated with the Norwegian groupSeebon "Fade Out".[30]The single was accompanied by a music video.[31]

2019–2020: Micromixtapes

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O'Brien performing inOrlandoin 2020.

On November 15, 2019, she released a project calledIt Was a Sad Fucking Summeras the first release from a series of "micro-mixtapes" leading to her next album.[32]She also announced a tour, It Was a Sad F**king Tour, beginning in February 2020.[33]On February 6, 2020, O'Brien released her second micro-mixtape,The Results Of My Poor Judgement.[34]In April 2020, O'Brien was set to perform atCoachella Festival,which was later canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[35]A track from the tape called "Josslyn" gained traction on streaming services and radio airplay when users onTikTokbegan doing dance challenges to the song.[36]A "quarantine" music video shot at O'Brien's house in isolation during theCOVID-19 pandemicwas released on May 8.[37]The single would be re-released on theJosslynEP which included the original version of the song, a remix, ademoof the song and aradio editon May 15.[38]A remix with rapper24kGoldnwas released on May 22,[39]whilst the original song was serviced to top 40 radio formats on June 2.[40]

On September 18, 2020, O'Brien released a single titled "Now" along with a music video.[41]

2021–2023:Episodes

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O'Brien released the single, "Better Than Feeling Lonely" on January 1, 2021.[42]On April 9, 2021, O'Brien released "Sociopath" as the lead single for her scrapped album following an online fan vote between it and "Bitch Back", which was later released, featuringFLETCHERon August 5, 2022.[43][44][45]The first part of what would have been her second studio album was released on June 11, 2021, under the nameEpisodes: Season 1.[46]The track "No More Friends" features fromOli Sykes.[47]To support the project, O'Brien embarked on The Olivia O'Brien Show tour in the fall of 2021.[48]However, Olivia decided to take a step back on the release of the second half of the album for now, saying she "[doesn't] want to worry about making a project right now", and that she's "just putting out songs at this point" on the Zach Sang Show.[49]However, she has also said that "if at some point [her team and her] want to compile [the upcoming songs] together", they could make that compilation intoEpisodes: Season 2.

2023–present: Departure from Island

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In March 2023, O'Brien announced viaTikTokthat she left Island Records due to a variety of differences.[50]In April, she released "Born With a Broken Heart," her first single as an independent artist, followed by "I Should've Fucked Your Brother" in July.[51][52]In 2024, she launched an independent record label, called Girlhood Records, where she will release her future music in, with distribution throughWarner Music Group'sADA.

Personal life

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O'Brien came out asbisexualvia Twitter on July 22, 2022.[53]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Was It Even Real?

Extended plays

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Title Details
It's Not That Deep[54]
  • Released: November 17, 2017
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Episodes: Season 1
  • Released: June 11, 2021
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Love & Limerence
  • Released: June 21, 2024
  • Label: Girlhood
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Mixtapes

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Title Details
It Was A Sad Fucking Summer[55]
  • Released: November 15, 2019
  • Label: Island
  • Format:CD,digital download, streaming
The Results Of My Poor Judgement[56]
  • Released: February 7, 2020
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
A Means to An End[57]
  • Released: November 18, 2022
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[58] 		NZ
Hot
[59]
"Hate U, Love U" 2016 99 — Non-album single
"Empty" 2017 — — It's Not That Deep
"RIP"
(solo or featuringG-Eazy&Drew Love) 		— —
"I Don't Exist" 2018 — — Was It Even Real?
"Care Less More" — —
"Love Myself"
(solo or featuring Jesse) 		2019 — —
"Just a Boy" — —
"Fade Out"
(withSeeband Space Primates) 		— — Sad in Scandinavia
"Josslyn"
(solo or with24kGoldn) 		2020 — — The Results Of My Poor Judgement
"Now"[62] — 28 Non-album single
"Better Than Feeling Lonely" 2021 — 17
"Sociopath" — — Episodes: Season 1
"No More Friends"
(withOliver SykesofBring Me the Horizon) 		— —
"Bitches These Days"[63] 2022 — — TBA
"Caught Up"
(withGryffin) 		— — Alive
"Bitch Back"[64]
(withFletcher) 		— — TBA
"I Should've Fucked Your Brother"[65] 2023 — —
"Bandaid On a Bullet Hole" — —
"Blip" 2024 — Love & Limerence
"Glimpse of Me" — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[66] 		AUS
[67] 		AUT
[68] 		BEL
[69] 		CAN
[70] 		DEN
[71] 		ITA
[72] 		NZ
[73] 		SWE
[74] 		UK
[75]
"I Hate U, I Love U"[76]
(Gnashfeaturing Olivia O'Brien) 		2016 10 1 9 3 22 29 14 9 15 7 us
"Ringtone"
(Diamond Whitefeaturing Olivia O'Brien) 		2018 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Might Die Young"
(Bobby Brackinsfeaturing Olivia O'Brien andTinashe) 		— — — — — — — — — — To Kill For
"Blueberry Eyes"
(MAXfeaturing Olivia O'Brien,SugaandLil Mosey) 		2021 — — — — — — — — — — Colour Vision (Deluxe)
"Claim"
(Drumaqfeaturing Olivia O'Brien) 		2022 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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Title Year Certifications Album
"Complicated" 2015 Non-album promotional single
"Trust Issues"[84] 2016
"Root Beer Float"
(featuringBlackbear)[85]
"Find What You're Looking For"
"Tequilawine" 2017 It's Not That Deep
"No Love"
"UDK" 2018 Was It Even Real?
"Just Friends" 2019

Songwriting credits

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Song Year Artist(s) Album
"Fuckboy"[47] 2021 Dixie D'Amelio Non-album single

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result
2017 iHeart Radio Music Awards Best Solo Breakout Herself[19] Nominated
Radio Disney Music Awards Best Breakup Song "i hate u, i love u"[86] Nominated

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