name	Ryan Tedder
background	solo_singer
birth name	Ryan Benjamin Tedder
alias	AliasRyan "Alias" Tedder
born	June 26, 1979
origin	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
genre	Pop rock, R&B;, alternative rock, teen pop, cello rock
occupation	Singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist
instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano, organ, bass, drums, synthesizers, clarinet, glockenspiel, vibraphone
years active	1999 – present
label	Columbia RecordsInterscope Records(2007–present)
associated acts	OneRepublic, Far East Movement, Adele
website	}}

Ryan Benjamin Tedder (born June 26, 1979) is a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the frontman of the pop rock band, OneRepublic, though he has an independent career as songwriter and producer for various artists such as Adele, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson, Far East Movement, Adam Lambert, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Gavin DeGraw, Demi Lovato, Sebastian Ingrosso, Maroon 5, and Paul Oakenfold.

Early life and education

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was raised by an extended family of missionaries and pastors. He began learning to play the piano at the age of three via the Suzuki method. His early interest in music was prompted by his musician father and school-teacher mother, who coaxed their young son into practicing piano in exchange for candy corn. Tedder started singing at the age of seven. A self-taught vocalist, Tedder began honing this skill at the age of twelve by imitating his favorite artists, who ranged from The Beatles to acts as diverse as Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder and Sting. He has commented, "I sang for two hours a day every day of my life until I was eighteen." He continued to perform musically during his adolescence through church, school, and personally formed groups.

In his senior year, he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. There he met and became friends with future OneRepublic band-mate Zach Filkins on their soccer team at the Colorado Springs Christian School. He attended Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma and began to showcase his own material there. Tedder completed his college education and graduated from ORU in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Advertising.

Career

Early musical career

For years Tedder worked as a waiter, and also as a shop assistant at Pottery Barn, before securing an internship at DreamWorks SKG in Nashville, singing on demos to break into the music scene. He produced demos for songwriters and labels, charging $300 to $400 a track. Tedder claims that DreamWorks offered him his first publishing deal shortly after his arrival; however, he was intent on pursuing a career as an artist and his first venture in that arena came via a different route all together.

At the age of twenty-one, Tedder competed in a singer-songwriter competition and was selected by 'N Sync singer Lance Bass as one of five finalists to perform on a one-hour special on MTV, performing original material in front of millions of viewers. The prize for the winner was a music contract with Bass's now-defunct management company, Free Lance Entertainment. The contestants performed live and were then rated by judges and the audience; the highest scoring artist winning the contract. Tedder's performance of one of his songs, "The Look", received the most votes from the judges and fans, and he won the competition; however, a contract with a recording label was not finalized and no album was released. Tedder later revealed the record and publishing deal he was offered "wasn't real. It was just a bunch of hype that didn't turn into anything."

Producing and writing

One year after winning the MTV competition, Tedder caught the attention of the hip hop producer Timbaland. Tedder commented that he was with Timbaland from 2002-2004 to develop as an artist while producing for other artists at the time. Tedder's work crossed many musical genres (ranging from hip hop, R&B;, rock, pop to dance/techno) and he has had many chart successes both in America and the United Kingdom with a number of artists. In June 2007, Tedder signed a worldwide publishing administration deal with ''Kobalt Music Publishing''. The deal included Tedder's new works and all songs not performed by OneRepublic.

Tedder is the writer of the worldwide smash hit, "Apologize", performed by his band OneRepublic, which as of 2008 is the best-selling and charting single of the decade. The song broke the US Top 40 Radio Airplay Record with 10,331 spins in one week. It was the number-one most played song for five months until May 7, 2008 when Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" (a song that Tedder co-wrote and produced), broke the record previously set by "Apologize", with 10,665 spins in one week. "Bleeding Love" was the best-selling single of 2007 in the United Kingdom, topping the UK charts for seven weeks and was the fastest selling CD of 2007 receiving the most radio airplay worldwide prior to its US debut. The song also earned a ''Best British Single'' award nomination at the Brit Awards in February 2008 and reached number one in over 35 countries. Tedder and co-writer Jesse McCartney received an ASCAP award for writing the song. Tedder is also credited for writing the treatment for the second music video that was filmed for the US release of "Bleeding Love". It also earned a Record Of The Year nomination at the February 2009 Grammy awards.

Tedder has written and produced singles with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Adele, Carrie Underwood, Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson, Alexandra Burke, Backstreet Boys, Beyoncé, Monrose, David Cook, Jordin Sparks, AJ McLean, Chris Cornell, Ashley Tisdale, Ludacris, Gavin Degraw, James Blunt, James Morrison, Paula DeAnda, Hilary Duff, Timbaland, Bubba Sparxxx, Dima Bilan, Shayne Ward, Lemar, Esmee Denters, Clay Aiken, t.A.T.u., Menudo, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Whitney Houston, Westlife, Charice, Varsity Fanclub, Sugababes, Daughtry, Mario, DJ Tiesto and a number of songs with various rock acts in the US and abroad. He worked with Jennifer Lopez on her 2007 single ''Do It Well'' from her album Brave, then worked with Kelly Clarkson on her 2009 album ''All I Ever Wanted'', penning the songs "If I Can't Have You", "Impossible", "Save You", "Tip Of My Tongue" and "Already Gone", which features vocals from Ryan. He also worked with Beyoncé on her album ''I Am… Sasha Fierce'', penning the song "Halo." The similarity between the songs "Already Gone" and "Halo" prompted Clarkson to publicly state that she did not know about "Halo" and that both songs were co-written by Tedder. Tedder's work with Beyoncé also earned him two Grammy nominations with Record Of The Year for "Halo" and Album Of The Year for I Am...Sasha Fierce at the January 2010 Grammy Awards. Tedder worked extensively on Leona Lewis's second album ''Echo,'' writing and producing many songs with her, three of which have made the album, including the first single "Happy", "You Don't Care" which features vocals from Ryan and "Lost Then Found", which features OneRepublic. Tedder co-wrote and produced Jordin Sparks' lead single "Battlefield" from her second album of the same name. Tedder worked on ''American Idol'' Season 8 runner up, Adam Lambert's debut album ''For Your Entertainment''.

More recently, Ryan is credited with writing and producing hits from some of 2011's most anticipated albums, including Adele's "21," Beyoncé's "4," Colbie Caillat's "All Of You," Gavin Degraw's "Sweeter," among others.

In late 2009 Tedder launched his own record company, Patriot Records. Recently signed buzz artist My Name Is Kay, will release her debut EP through Interscope in 2012. Nikki Flores' single "City Lights" was released in the Fall of 2010 on Universal/Republic Records. Tedder also formed his own publishing company, Patriot Games Publishing, in 2009 in alliance with Kobalt Music Publishing Worldwide. To date he has a stable of top notch writers and producers, (Inflo, Noel Zancanella, and Brent Kutzle of OneRepublic) all of whom have upcoming songs by themselves with major artists and alongside Tedder himself.

Tedder is currently working with Jennifer Lopez, Maroon 5, Ellie Goulding, Trey Songz, The Wanted, K'Naan, Jason Derulo, Lady Antebellum, B.o.B., Carrie Underwood, Marina and the Diamonds, Dan Black, and Lights (musician) on their forthcoming studio albums. He was featured in Far East Movement's hit single "Rocketeer," as well as the current Gym Class Heroes single, "The Fighter (song)."

In 2011 he composed a new song for Vanness Wu, "Is this All" in Taiwan.

Tedder was also a judge for the 10th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

OneRepublic

As well as producing, Tedder also sings lead vocals and plays guitar and piano for the band, OneRepublic. The five member band consisting of Tedder, Filkins, Eddie Fisher, Drew Brown, and Brent Kutzle was formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 2002 by Tedder and his high school classmate Zach Filkins. Tedder has since revealed that the band was formed at a "crossroads" in his life: "I was offered two publishing deals within two months of being in Nashville…I could have just written songs and lived a carefree life, but I knew that I had to be an artist. I wanted to form a rock band and create my own sound." Based in Los Angeles, OneRepublic started out as an unsigned act on the social networking website, MySpace. Since June 2004, they have accumulated over fifty million plays for their music on the site. As of 2009, they are the number-one band on MySpace and have been in the MySpace Music's Top Artists since the summer of 2006.

The band gained further exposure when their 2007 single, "Apologize", was re-mixed and re-released on Timbaland's compilation album, ''Timbaland Presents Shock Value''. The remix became an international chart hit in the fall of 2007. The song broke records after gaining 10,331 spins in one week. According to SoundScan, "Apologize" is the most legally downloaded song in US digital history with sales of over 4.3 million digital downloads in the US alone. It is also the second best-selling song of the decade. OneRepublic's debut album, ''Dreaming Out Loud'', includes both the song's original version and version with Timbaland, and was released on November 20, 2007 on Timbaland's Mosley Music Group imprint via Interscope Records. The band had previously been signed to Columbia Records, and their album was due to be released in 2006, but this did not occur. Tedder explained, "Crap happened. People got fired. Labels merged and politics abounded". Subsequently, the band was released from their deal with Columbia, and they were signed by Timbaland in the summer of 2006 becoming the first rock band to be signed to Mosley Music Group. Tedder has commented on the success of his band's hit single, "Apologize": "The toughest thing to do is write a hit song, but we had a hit song before we had an album… What has happened has been really strange and really great."

Tedder is a multi-instrumentalist. During OneRepublic's performances, he often switches from singing lead vocals to playing guitar, bass guitar, glockenspiel, tambourine or piano. On rare occasions, he plays drums alongside the band's main percussionist, Eddie Fisher.

The band finished recording their second album, titled "Waking Up" on August 25, 2009, and released their lead single, "All the Right Moves" to radio and iTunes everywhere except Germany and Austria, where "Secrets" was released instead. The album was released on November 17, 2009 in the United States. To date, the second US single, "Secrets" has reached over 2M digital downloads, and third single "Good Life" continues to climb the charts, breaking into the Top 10 on iTunes and radio everywhere.

Other projects

Patriot Records and Patriot Games Publishing/Kobalt were both founded by Tedder. Artist signings at the label include Nikki Flores and newcomer buzz artist, My Name Is Kay. Kay's debut EP is set for release through Interscope in 2012. Nikki Flores' single "City Lights" was released in the Fall of 2010 through Universal/Republic. The Patriot Games Publishing roster includes Noel Zancanella, OneRepublic cellist/bassist, Brent Kutzle, and Inflo. The Patriot team of writers and producers are credited with "I Was Here" by Beyoncé, "Good Life" by OneRepublic, "I Just Had Sex" by The Lonely Island featuring Akon, "Lost Then Found" by Leona Lewis and OneRepublic, "Just a Guy" by BC Jean, "Count on You" by Big Time Rush featuring Jordin Sparks, and "And Then We Dance," the #1 hit single from Australia's Got Talent winners Justice Crew. Patriot Games songs will also be featured on upcoming releases by, Leona Lewis, Cody Simpson, K'naan, Demi Lovato, and B.o.B, among others.

About working with Lovato, Tedder commented, "Demi blew me out of the water vocally! I had no idea how good her voice is. She's one of the best singers I've ever worked with. Literally, that good... I mean, she's a Kelly Clarkson-level vocalist. And Kelly has a set of pipes". He is currently working with Lovato on her third album, ''Unbroken''.

Upon an interview from the 2012 Grammys, Ryan announced that he was half way through working on a third album with his band OneRepublic.

Tedder has also recorded vocal tracks for Sebastian Ingrosso and Alesso's dance music track he also co-wrote, titled "Calling."

Tedder has also produced tracks for Maroon 5's new album ''Overexposed''.

Tedder has also working on tracks for Jennifer Lopez's new untitled 2012 album, one of the songs it's "Clothes Off".

Personal life

Ryan Tedder is married. He openly acknowledged and thanked his wife, Genevieve, in the liner notes of OneRepublic's debut album ''Dreaming Out Loud''. Ryan and Genevieve have a son, Copeland Cruz Tedder, born on August 2, 2010 in Denver, Colorado. He was raised as a born-again Christian. Tedder's cousins, Adam, Ashley and Austin Clark comprise the band Sons of Sylvia and were formerly in The Clark Family Experience. He co-wrote their song "Love Left to Lose".

Writing and production credits

References

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name	Rye Rye
background	solo_singer
birth name	Ryeisha Berrain
alias	Rye Rye
origin	Baltimore, Maryland, US
genre	Hip hop, Electrohop
occupation	Rapper, Dancer
years active	2000s
label	N.E.E.T./Interscope
associated acts	M.I.A., Blaqstarr, Diplo, Robyn, Crookers, The Count & Sinden
website	Rye Rye Myspace Rye Rye official website }}

Ryeisha Berrain (born November 25, 1990), known by her stage name Rye Rye, is an American rapper, dancer and actress from Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Signed to N.E.E.T. Recordings, she is currently finishing work on her debut album, ''Go! Pop! Bang!'' to be released in May 2012. In 2011, she was named one of ''Billboard'' 's "21 Under 21". Rye Rye made her acting debut in the 2012 film ''21 Jump Street''.

Career

Early career

Rye Rye began performing at the age of 16. She wanted to join the music industry because she felt there was potential there, adding "I love performing, singing, dancing, all of that and I felt that given the opportunity I would destroy it."

She met the musician Blaqstarr, a friend of her sister's, and worked with him on her early material after leaving a rap verse on his answering machine. On this process she notes "I used to like to write poetry and stories. One day I was home, bored, and started to compose songs."

Her song "Shake It To The Ground," produced in collaboration with Blaqstarr, was a club hit in 2006, leading to local speculation that Rye Rye could be a fresh, new female success within hip hop music. A meeting between Rye Rye, M.I.A. and Diplo in a studio in 2006/2007 was arranged by Blaqstarr after the song caught M.I.A.'s attention. Blaqstarr had told Rye Rye somebody wanted to meet her, but refused to say more. Although upon meeting them Rye Rye did not know who they were, M.I.A. told the rapper that she had been looking for her. At the time, Rye Rye was in her junior year at Dr. Samuel L. Banks High School. She toured with M.I.A. during the KALA Tour in fall and winter of 2007, which included opening for her during the CMJ Music Marathon and dates in the United Kingdom in 2007, the People Vs. Money Tour in early 2008 and briefly with Afrikan Boy. They both appeared in M.I.A.'s 2007 music video for the song "Paper Planes."

''Go! Pop! Bang!''

Rye Rye is the first artist signed to M.I.A.'s record label N.E.E.T., imprint of Interscope Records. Her debut album, titled ''Go! Pop! Bang!'' was set to come out in March 2009, but its release was delayed. In the interim, she recorded guest verses for other songs. She performed the song "Get it from my Mama" with Blaqstarr and M.I.A. in live performances; other recordings completed but not confirmed for her album included "Gangsta Girl" with Zakee, "Bang" with M.I.A., "Wassup Wassup" with DJ Diplo, "Hardcore Girls" with The Count & Sinden and "Reasons" as well as "Older Man", a song about falling in love with someone twice your age, and "Quit Swinging." A music video for "Shake It To The Ground" was made. Rye Rye appears on M.I.A.'s remix of Busy Signal's "Tic Toc" and she performed in Sweden in summer of 2008, featuring on the rapclash remix of Adrian Lux's single "Strawberry". She features on a remix of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" with Afrikan Boy, which she performed during her 2007 live dates on the Kala Tour and appears on the ''Paper Planes - Homeland Security Remixes EP''. In an interview with ''Nylon'' during the making of "Bang", M.I.A. described Rye Rye as "the voice of Baltimore". Rye Rye also worked with The Neptunes while recording her debut. In October 2008, she performed the song "Paper Planes" with Pharrel Williams and a pregnant M.I.A. at the Diesel XXX party at Pier 3 in Brooklyn.

Rye Rye is featured on the Crookers debut album, ''Tons of Friends'', rapping on the track, "Hip Hop Changed". Rye Rye also appears on a track by Tel-aviv based Soulico called "Exotic On The Speaker". Rye Rye is featured on the track "Have You Heard?" by Ceci Bastida. She song "X Girl" for the electro-duo Teenage Bad Girl's second album "Backwash". Rye Rye's single "Bang" (featuring M.I.A.) appeared on the ''Fast & Furious'' motion picture soundtrack, and she released her M.I.A.-directed video for the track in 2009. ''Rolling Stone'' called the track "gloriously showoffy". Rye Rye's performance at SXSW in 2010 was well received by critics and festival goers. She performed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami before opening for indie rock band The Gossip in April 2010.

On February 9, 2011 at midnight, Rye Rye put up her highly anticipated pre-album mixtape, "RYEot PowRR" for download, along with a video to her remix of Miley Cyrus' "Party in the U.S.A.." After several date changes, an official release date for ''Go! Pop! Bang!'' was announced for February 22, 2011. However, the album did not come out and is presently slated for a Fall 2011 release. Rye Rye performed at the 2010 Alexander Wang fashion week after party. The first single to be lifted from her debut album ''Go! Pop! Bang!'' entitled "Sunshine", was released on October 5 and leaked online a day earlier. A music video with M.I.A. was shot in September 2010, and released on October 8. Rye Rye has recently joined M.I.A. to perform on her tour of international shows in 2010.

On June 7, 2011, she released a second single "Never Will Be Mine" featuring Robyn. The video featuring the two artists premiered on June 15, 2011 and after two days, had been viewed 2,740,998 times. The song reached number 12 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs.

Rye Rye released her single "New Thing" in 2011, which showcases and soundtracks fashion designer Prabal Gurung's collection and the 2011 "Women Go All In" Adidas advert. In April 2012, her single "Boom Boom" reached number 17 on US ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Songs.

Acting

Rye Rye appeared in the film ''21 Jump Street'' and co-wrote its main theme with Esthero .

Artistry

Style and inspiration

The ''LA Times'' described her music as a "hardcore club sound." Rye Rye collaborated on the album with executive producer, co-writer and stylist M.I.A., whom Rye Rye described as her fashion icon. ''Rolling Stone'' described ''Go! Pop! Bang!'' as "the hip-hop album most likely to set the club on fire" while ''Paper'' stated the album "will take over car stereos one impossibly ear-catching kinetic party jam at a time." ''Bust'' described her debut album as "Baltimore grime at its best." She told ''Rap-Up TV'' that she was also a fan of clothing designer Jeremy Scott.

Speaking of the ease at which writing her lyrics comes to her, Rye Rye notes that listening to her songs' beats repeatedly in the studio helps her to focus. Rye Rye has spoken of her intention to work with Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Rihanna and Jay Z as well as a Disney Channel artist to reach out to child audiences. She says, "Of course I want to work with artists that can dance so in saying that I have to say that Ciara is someone I really want to work with, as that girl have moves. Not forgetting Ms. Missy Elliott of course as I think her videos are crazy."

Influence

Rye Rye is the muse of fashion designer Prabal Gurung. Music critics have noted similarities between the style of the music video in the song "What You Talking About!?" by Redlight, featuring Ms. Dynamite, with that of M.I.A. and Rye Rye.

Personal life

Pursuing her music career, Rye Rye has also expressed interest in attending college to study child care. Although Rye Rye was slated be part of the A-Trak tour, she had to pull out as she was expecting her first child. She had a baby girl, Kennidi Malaysia Battle, with boyfriend Evan Battle on September 30, 2009.

Discography

Albums

''Go! Pop! Bang!'' (2012)

Mixtapes

''RYEot PowRR'' (2011)

Singles

"Bang" (featuring M.I.A.) (2009)

"Sunshine" (featuring M.I.A.) (2010)

"Never Will Be Mine" (featuring Robyn) (2011)

"New Thing" (2011)

"Boom Boom" (2012)

As featured artist

"Shake It To The Ground" (2007) (Blaqstarr featuring Rye Rye)

"Paper Planes (Blaqstarr remix)"(M.I.A. featuring Rye Rye and Afrikan Boy)

"Hardcore Girls" (2008) (The Count & Sinden featuring Rye Rye)

"Wassup Wassup" (2008) (Diplo featuring Rye Rye)

"Lovely" (2009) (Johnny Spanish featuring Rye Rye)

"Exotic On The Speaker" (2009) (Soulico featuring Rye Rye)

"Hip Hop Changed" (2010) (Crookers featuring Rye Rye)

"Kawaii" (2011) (Missill featuring Rye Rye)

"X Girl" (2011) (Teenage Bad Girl featuring Rye Rye)

"Jello" (2011) (Far East Movement featuring Rye Rye)

References

External links

Rye Rye official website

Rye Rye at Interscope

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name	Natalia Kills
background	solo_singer
birth name	Natalia Keery-Fisher
alias	Verbz, Verbalicious, Natalia Noemi Cappuccini, Verse, Candy Rapper, Verbal
birth date	August 15, 1986
birth place	Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
genre	Pop, electropop
occupation	Singer-songwriter, actress, film director
instrument	Vocals, drums, guitar
years active	1995–present
label	Adventures in Music, will.i.am, Cherrytree, Interscope
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Natalia Keery-Fisher (born 15 August 1986) is an English singer-songwriter, actress, and director who performs under the stage name Natalia Kills. She released her debut album, ''Perfectionist'', in 2011.

Biography

1986–94: Early life

Kills was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to an Afro-Jamaican father and Uruguayan mother, where she attended Bradford Girls' Grammar School. In addition, she studied classical drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She stated in a post on her blog on social website, MySpace that she grew up flying between London and Florida, where she had relatives, resulting in a mixed American and English accent.

1995–2010: Career beginnings

Kills made her acting debut at age 9 in 1995 in ''New Voices''. She had a regular role as Sima on the TV sitcom ''All About Me'' and also played Amy Franks in the BBC's long-running radio drama ''The Archers''. She began writing songs at 14, some of which were featured in films and television shows, including ''Bring It On 4'', ''Sleepover'', ''Just My Luck'', and ''Entourage''. After finishing with ''The Archers'' in 2003, Kills began pursuing a music career and attributes her musical breakthrough to winning a Radio 1 MC Battle in Leeds under the name "Candy Rapper" in 2003. She signed to the UK record company Adventures in Music and released her first single "Don't Play Nice" under the name Verbalicious in February 2005. Kills' told ''W'' that her childhood nickname from her mother was "Verbal" because she talked and sang a lot. She adopted the name and variations of it as her stage name at some points during her career.

While writing music for films, Kills posted her self-produced and written demo extended play, ''Wommanequin'' on music social website MySpace in 2007 that attracted the attention of blogger Perez Hilton in 2008, her song received 2 million plays on the website and Kills reached the top of the unsigned artists chart. With offers coming in for concerts and festivals, Kills moved to Los Angeles. In LA, Kills was approached by producers, A&R; and labels with contracts. A DJ introduced her to will.i.am after hearing her demo and learning that she did not have a record deal. In January 2008, will.i.am signed her to his record label, will.i.am Music Group. She did not sign right away as she had reservations about the music industry and will.i.am had to go to London a month later to convince her to record with him. During this time she also co-wrote and appeared on "They Talk Shit About Me" by French recording artist M. Pokora and met underground director Guillaume Doubet, who would go on to direct many of her videos, in Paris.

2011—: ''Perfectionist''

Kills explained in an interview that she adopted the stage name Natalia Kills at the behest of her record company, which found "Natalia Cappuccinni" hard to pronounce. She had taken on her grandmother's family name a few years prior. She explained in an interview that her stage name is based on the phrase "you killed it," and represents her tendecy to be a perfectionist. Kills released her debut album ''Perfectionist'' in April 2011 in Germany following a top ten placing by the first single, "Mirrors". The album was described as a concept album by Kills, chronicling the fact that perfection is attainable. It features production by Jeff Bhasker and Fernando Garibay, who had worked with Lady Gaga. The album was accompanied by four singles, "Mirrors", "Wonderland", "Free" and "Kill My Boyfriend". The first three singles were minor hits in some European countries but failed to chart in the US or UK. Kills opened for Kelis' European All Hearts Tour, as well as supported Robyn on her Body Talk Tour in November 2010 and early 2011. She also supported Ke$ha on the UK leg of her Get Sleazy Tour. Throughout August and September 2011, Kills supported Katy Perry on her California Dreams Tour for eight dates in Europe and São Paulo, Brazil. She also opened for the Black Eyed Peas over the summer of 2011 in Europe.

Kills is featured on a Junior Caldera's single, "Lights Out (Go Crazy)", along with Far East Movement. It was released on March 13, 2012.

On April 4, 2012, the singer took to Twitter to announce she was back in the studio, potentially beginning work on her second studio album.

Influences

Kills called Kate Bush and Alanis Morissette her most important musical influences, highlighting them as emotional artists who wrote honestly about their own experiences. She also claims that Depeche Mode, Prince, Vanity 6 and Freddie Mercury inspire her live performances.

Discography

''Perfectionist'' (2011)

Filmography

''All About Me'' ''No Angels (TV series) ''Cape Wrath (TV series)

Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1995	''New Voices''	Pearl
rowspan="3"	2003	|	Sima	TV series, 22 episodes
''Casualty (TV series)	Casualty ''	Samina Khan
''Coronation Street''	Laura Mangen
rowspan="2"	2004		Hazel Perry
''Blue Murder (UK TV series)	Blue Murder ''	Anisa Khan
2005	No Angels'' ||	Sujata	TV series, 1 episode
rowspan="2"	2006	''Silent Witness''	Kelly Wetherby
'' Tripping Over ''	Julie
	2007	Cape Wrath'' ||	Kerry	TV series, 1 episode

References

External links

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Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Marié Christina Digby
Birth date	April 16, 1983
Birth place	New York City, New York, U.S.
Genre	Pop rock, alternative rock, acoustic rock, R&B;
Instrument	Vocals, guitar, piano, Guzheng, Pipa, Drum
Occupation	Singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, actress
Years active	2004–present
Label	Hollywood Records Avex Trax Star Records
Website	Marié Digby Official Japanese Website MySpace Official Website YouTube Official Website }}

Marié Christina Digby ( ; born April 16, 1983) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist and actress. She is known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's "Umbrella", which attracted attention on YouTube in 2007. The song was subsequently played on the radio station STAR 98.7, was featured on the highly rated third season opening episode of the MTV show ''The Hills'', and peaked at #10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Digby performed the song on the late night talk show ''Last Call with Carson Daly'' on August 2, 2007. Since then, Digby has released three studio albums, including one Japanese cover album. These albums have spawned three singles overall.

Digby has released a 17-episode web mini-series called Breathing Underwater, the same name as her 3rd album.

Life and career

1983–2004: Early life

Digby, whose mother is Japanese and father is Irish American, is the oldest of three siblings. Her two sisters are Naomi (born December 12, 1985) and Erina (born August 8, 1987). She began writing songs during high school in Los Angeles, California. After her freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley, she won the 2004 Pantene Pro-Voice competition with her song "Miss Invisible". The grand prize for the concert included working with a professional producer on an album, $5,000 and performing on stage with other top performers.

2004–2008: Career beginnings and ''Unfold'' era

After performing at night clubs, Digby signed a publishing deal with Rondor Music, a subsidiary of Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group in early 2005. By the end of 2005, Digby had signed with Disney's Hollywood Records and her first album of original songs was completed by the end of 2006. Also in 2006, her song "Fool" was included on the Disney compilation album ''Girl Next''. In early 2007, she began to post simple videos of herself singing cover songs of other artists on YouTube in order to gain visibility. Hollywood Records then released a studio recording of her rendition of "Umbrella" to iTunes and radio stations. She often performs with a Gibson Hummingbird acoustic guitar.

thumb|right|Marié Digby at [[The Troubadour (Los Angeles)|The Troubadour nightclub in Los Angeles]]Digby's first official single, "Say It Again", was released to radio stations on January 18, 2008. Her debut album, ''Unfold'', which was completed over a year before, was released on April 8, 2008. The design of the cover for the album was mostly based on the sketches she drew during her downtime while recording the album. She worked with some of Hollywood's best including Tom Rothrock (Producer), Charlie Paxson (drums) and Matt Chait (guitar). Many different editions of the album exist, including a Japanese edition with different cover artwork and an alternate tracklisting.

2009–2010: Second Home and Breathing Underwater

Digby released a collection of Japanese cover songs on March 4, 2009. The album, titled ''Second Home,'' was recorded completely in Japanese and received a limited release only in Japan.

Digby's second English release was originally slated for release in May 2009, but she asked the label to push the release date back until she found a manager at Hollywood Records. According to Amazon.com, ''Breathing Underwater'' was now to be released on September 8, 2009. The album was leaked to the Internet on April 8, 2009, before the release date.

Digby once recorded a video of hers in the bathroom because "The bathroom has the best acoustics in her house".

On May 23, 2010, Digby announced from her Twitter that she "will be making a new Japanese and American album very soon". This would be her third album composed in English and second album composed in Japanese. Both these albums have yet to be titled and yet to have a release date.

Digby released a 17-episode series - Breathing Underwater, viewable at abcmusiclounge.com, in conjunction with the Lilith Women's campaign. This series is about how it inspired Digby to write and create her second English album under the same title. The series kick started July 1, 2010.

On December 8, 2010, Digby was featured as one of the many artists to do an urban cover on Disney's Urban Pop Disney CD. Along with DJ Hasebe, Digby sang and put a twist on ''The Little Mermaid'''s Part of Your World.

2011-Present: Debut in the Philippines

She had a one night only concert in the Philippines on August 1, 2009 at The Tent in Taguig City.

Last June 2011, she came back to Manila to record an album for Star Records, ABS-CBN's own record label. She will be promoting the album in the country from August to September 2011. The album includes a cover of Kuh Ledesma's "I Think I'm in Love". It also features Sam Milby and Jericho Rosales. Her first Philippine music video was shot in Nuvali. The album "Your Love" was released on September 16, 2011 and is released by Star Records and MCA Music.

She is currently under Cornerstone Talent Management Center, the agency that manages Richard Poon, Sam Milby and Yeng Constantino. Digby is set to release a "U.S album" sometime in 2012 but no further details have been given on the project.

Youtube Fame

Digby is recognized on YouTube for her simple popular music covers, which include Linkin Park, Game, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Maroon 5, Incubus, Lady Gaga, Usher, Beyoncé and Nelly Furtado, as well as her original compositions. She has over 290,000 subscribers and her channel has been viewed over 7 million times. Her videos have amassed over 118 million views, the most popular being a cover of "Umbrella" by Rihanna, which has gained over 20 million views.

Charitable involvement

Digby has ventures encouraging young people to get involved in songwriting and musical performance. In 2009, she sponsored a songwriting contest for Bronx teenagers through "The Generation Project", a non-profit organization that facilitates donor-designed charitable gifts to children in low-income areas. The winner of Digby's contest—a special education student from the Bronx—received a brand-new guitar with accessories.

Digby held an autographed Fender Stratocaster and Les Paul Guitar Giveaway Contest on YouTube. Contestants were asked to create an original video that included her hit single "Say It Again" in some fashion.

On April 1, 2011, Digby, together with 29 other musicians participated in Jam For Japan Manila, a benefit concert for victims of the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.

Discography

Studio albums

2008: ''Unfold'' - #29 (Billboard)

2009: ''Second Home

2009: ''Breathing Underwater'' - #183 (Billboard)

2011: ''Your Love''

2012: ''TBA''

EPs

2007: ''Start Here EP''

Singles

2007: "Umbrella"

2007: "Bring Me Love"

2008: "Say It Again"

2009: "Feel"

2009: "Avalanche"

2009: "Symphony"

2011: "Your Love"

Songs in other media

2005 ''The Hills'' ''ER (TV series) ''90210 (TV series) ''The Hills'' ''Vanished With Beth Holloway''

Year !! Title !! Type !! Song
	|	''The Dive From Clausen's Pier''	Film	"Where Do I Go?"
rowspan="3"	2007	|	TV series episode: "You Know What You Did"	"Umbrella"
''Holiday in Handcuffs''	Film music bed
''Smallville''	TV series episode: "Wrath"
rowspan="5"	2008	ER'' ||	TV series episode: "The Chicago Way"	Say It Again (Marié Digby song)>Say It Again"
''Gap (clothing retailer)	Gap''	TV ad: "Sound of Color" Campaign
''Greek (TV series)	Greek''	TV series episode: "Barely Legal"
''The Hills''	TV series episode: "When Spencer Finds Out..."
''Smallville''
rowspan="6"	2009	90210'' ||	TV series episode: "A Trip to the Moon"	"Love with a Stranger"
''Greek (TV series)	Greek''	TV series episode: "Our Fathers"
''The City (MTV series)	The City''	TV series episode: "I'm Sorry, Whit"
''The Hills''	TV series episode: "I'm Done With You"
''Lincoln Heights (TV series)	Lincoln Heights''	TV series promo
''One Life To Live''	TV series promo
	2010	|	TV series episode: "All Good Things..."	"Symphony"
	2011	|	TV series promo	"Feel"

Filmography

Digby has released her first movie, or rather a 17-episode web mini-series called "Breathing Underwater". At first, Digby wanted the movie to be called "Feel" but Breathing underwater is confirmed. The movie is released on 1 July 2010 at ABCMusicLounge.com.

2008 - ''Greek''; "Barely Legal" ... Herself

About the movie

The movie centers around how Digby came across writing the songs in Breathing Underwater, her second album, and the making of it. The movie stars herself, some of her friends (namely Kristin and JT) and professional actors. The movie was made possible by Hollywood Records and StoryMusicStory.

Episode schedule

{|class="wikitable" |- ! Episode no. || Episode title || Release Date |- || 01 || Home || July 1 |- || 02 || Come Find Me || July 1 |- || 03 || JT || July 1 |- || 04 || Kyle || July 9 |- || 05 || Know You By Heart || July 9 |- || 06 || Crazier Things || July 13 |- || 07 || Machine || July 13 |- || 08 || Joshua Tree || July 13 |- || 09 || Come To Life || July 15 |} {|class="wikitable" |- ! Episode no. || Episode title || Release Date |- || 10 || Shoulda Been Simple || July 15 |- || 11 || Las Vegas || July 20 |- || 12 || Love With A Stranger || July 20 |- || 13 || Solstice Canyon || July 22 |- || 14 || Feel || July 22 |- || 15 || Daybreak || July 27 |- || 16 || Listen || July 30 |- || 17 || Symphony || August 3 |}

Awards and nominations

Year	! Award	! Nominated Work	! Category	! Result
	2004	Pantene Pro-Voice Competition	"Miss Invisible"	Entrant
		Herself	Best New Artist
	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

References

External links

Marié Digby's YouTube channel

[ All Music]

AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published March 25, 2008

Nichi Bei Times Interview Published April 17, 2008

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