Randall "Randy" Findell (born December 17, 2001), known professionally as Brakence (stylized in all lowercase), is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and musician from

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currently signed to

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and

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. He is known for his

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-influenced style that has been described as a mixture of "

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and

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," and his use of both baritone and falsetto vocals.

Early and personal life

Randall Findell was born on December 17, 2001, in

. He developed his musical skills throughout his childhood and adolescence, having been in choir as well as taking jazz piano lessons. In 2019, he left

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, which would inspire his 2020 single "Dropout".

Career

Brakence began uploading his work to music sharing platform

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in 2016, and released the EP ''FifthEnigma'' onto the site in December of that year. In 2018, he released his debut commercial EP ''Hypnagogia'', which incorporated lo-fi hip-hop beats and emo-style vocals. In 2019, he released the EP ''Bhavana''. In 2020, he released his debut album ''Punk2'', which would be considered his breakthrough release, signing to Columbia Records in April 2020. In December 2022, he released his sophomore album ''

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Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

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