Terri Bjerre

Terri B!

Terri B! in 2015
Background information
Birth name Terri Elaine Bjerre
Years active (1997–present)
Website www.terrib.com

Terri Bjerre, also known as Terri B!, is an American dance and pop singer.

Biography

Terri Bjerre was born in Washington, D.C. to military parents. She attended more than nine schools before graduating and attending Florida A&M University, earning a degree in Business Economics.

She began her career in Hamburg, Germany, as a member of the duo 2 Eivissa[1] in 1997. The group, produced by famed producer Luis Rodriguez of Madrid, reached No. 1 in the Spanish Top 100 and No. 2 in Italy, and made the Top 10 Billboard Dance Charts while signed to Edel Records in Germany. The group reached No. 2 with the second single in Spain called, Move Your Body and made it to the top ten in Italy. Simultaneously, Terri gave lead vocals to the group Future Breeze, with the German Top 10 "Keep The Fire Burning", and thereafter recorded several singles with the band until their last release in 2000, "Temple of Dreams", which charted in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom.

Terri joined Spanish dj/producer, Jerry Ropero, whom she met while touring with 2 Eivissa, and cut a chart topping single as a member of the dance trio, Avant garde, consisting of Jerry Ropero, and DJ Maui, which peaked at position 12 in Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, and stayed on that chart for 13 weeks. Later in 2004 they released a maxi single titled "Get Down (Again)" containing new remixes to their old classic, which reached number one in Germany's DDC charts.

To build a name and reputation, Terri collaborated with diverse artists. Special D. enjoyed a Top 5 position in the Netherlands Top 100 Pop charts in with their cover of the title, "There's Nothing I Won't Do", which she originally cut with Brooklyn Bounce, her idols. But they decided to restructure their band, so she joined Special D. In this time Terri recorded with several DJ projects, and with Kurd Maverick in January 2008 with the song "Rise!" by Kurd Maverick featuring Tapesh and her. The song was listed for 11 weeks on the Spain Singles Top 20. It entered the chart on position 9 on week 2/2008, its last appearance was on week 12/2008. It peaked on number 2, where it stayed for one week.

Terri was also the voice of the Lufthansa International ad campaign from 2002–2006 entitled "No Better Way To Fly". She continues to work alongside some of the most successful dance artists in the industry, including releases with Roger Sanchez, D.O.N.S, Mark Trophy, Francesco Diaz, John Dahlback, Jerry Ropero, and Eric Smax. She has created in 2009 the house crunch radio show www.thehousecrunch.com, with French rising star Rio Dela Duna, as a radio host, premiering first on House Nation Radio. She reached the top 3 position in the Russian top 40 radio and pop charts with a collaboration with Timofey & Brenes vs. Terri B!, with the song HEAVEN.

Terri has written several successful songs for other artists. She wrote "Perfect Love" for pop artist Lutrica McNeal; it made it to the Top Ten in Sweden in 2002, No. 22 in Austria, No. 13 in Norway, and No. 20 in Finland. She penned the songs "Call Me" and "Paradise" for German pop artist Sarah Connor's Naughty But Nice LP (released under X-cell Records in Berlin). She penned songs for Chris Norman of Smokey, earning a Top Ten in Germany with the winning song from the Comeback Show, "Amazing" cowritten with Johan Boback and Joacim Nilsson of Kickshaw.[2] In 2010 Terri wrote "Elevator love" with Toni Cottura for the Greek super star Maro Litra who is a very well known pop singer. She co-wrote four songs on Danish electro-pop singer Medina's international debut album, Welcome to Medina, Sun Down, Lonely, 6 a.m., THE ONE, and Selfish. Additionally, She spent a combined total of more than record winning number of weeks in the Russia with Heaven ( Bartozs & Timofey) with the massive radio hit in 2010 & 2011. Heaven has remained in the top 100 radio charts for more than 80 weeks with 470,00 spins. Terri reached no. 1 in 2011 in the US DANCE MUSIC CHARTS with Agent Greg, a Greek superstar deejay with the song, TIME WON'T WAIT, her highest entry since, Soul Heaven, with Swedish super producer, Henrik B, which reached. No. 2 in the world dance charts in 2007. In April 2011 saw the Global Deejays release "Bring It Back" climbs up to # 8 in the official US Billboard Dance Chart, which featured Niels Van Gogh, and the vocals of house diva, Terri B! aka Terri Bjerre.

Terri signed to Reservoir/Reverb Music Publishing in 2014 and managed to land a superb feature alongside, Avicii label mates Cazzette. The Swedish duo released the single, Blind Heart, written by Cazzette, Ash Pournouri, Ivo Moring, Todd Wright and Terri B! aka Terri Bjerre. The soulful gospel tinged number was the first collaboration between Terri and the producers. She coincidentally landed in the Billboard Club songs charts week 1/17/2014 with two titles, including the #1 position with Big Fun, D.o.n.s & Terri B!, signed to Carrillo music and Blind Heart as a featured artist. http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs

.Terri has shared stages with some of EDM's finest artist including opening for Tiesto, David Guetta, Thomas Gold, Tocadisco, Stonebridge and a host of EDM heavyweights. She has a voice that has been remixed more than 1,000x and released more than 400 singles.

Discography

worldwide summer 2013)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/2+Eivissa
  2. ↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Terri+B/+wiki
  3. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/John-Dahlb%C3%A4ck-Francesco-Diaz-Young-Rebels-feat-Terri-B-Cant-Slow-Down-Morphine/release/1544296

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