There more than one artist under name Beat:

1. The Beat[/b (known in North America as The English Beat) are a 2 Tone ska revival band founded in England in 1978. Their songs fuse ska, pop, soul, reggae, and punk rock, and their lyrics deal with themes of love, unity, and sociopolitical topics. The Beat released three albums: I Just Can't Stop It (1980), Wha'ppen? (1981) and Special Beat Service (1982), and a string of singles, including «Mirror in the Bathroom», « Too Nice To Talk To», «Can't Get Used To Losing You», «Hands off She's Mine» and «All Out To Get You».

2. Beat were a Finnish band who represented their country in Eurovision Song Contest 1990. The group performed the song Fri? (Free?) in Swedish and finished 21st out of 22 countries, scoring 8 points. The group was composed of members Janne Engblom, Kim Engblom, Tina Krausen and Tina Petersson.

3. Beat is a nickname of demoscene musican Seth Peelle.