Ingrid Burley

Born

1986-12-19

Birthplace

Houston, Texas, USA

Biography

Ingrid Burley (born December 19, 1986), known professionally as Ingrid (formerly IB3), is an American singer, rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Burley's mother was close to Tina Knowles and Mathew Knowles, who signed Burley to his record label, Music World, when she was an upcoming rap artist. She began her career at age 11, as part of Trio, which was managed by Knowles. Burley became notable for her songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, which involved her recording demos for artists such as Beyoncé. In 2013, Burley contributed vocals to the song "Blow", from Beyoncé's self-titled album. Burley also worked on Beyoncé's following album, Lemonade, writing the song "Love Drought", as well as the Jay-Z collaboration "Shining" from DJ Khaled's 2017 album Grateful. In 2015, Burley announced that she had signed a contract with Beyoncé's record label, Parkwood Entertainment, alongside Chloe x Halle and Sophie Beem. Burley released her debut EP, titled Trill Feels, under the record label on June 17, 2016.