Lesley Roy

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Name = Lesley Roy


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Background = solo_singer
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Born = 1987
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Origin = Balbriggan, Dublin, Ireland
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Genre = Power pop
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Years_active = 2000s
Label = Religion Music / Jive Records
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URL = http://www.lesleyroymusic.com
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Notable_instruments =Guitar

Lesley Roy (born 1987) is a power pop singer from Balbriggan in Dublin, Ireland. She is signed with Religion Music and is licensed with Jive Records. Her sound has been described as a cross between Avril Lavigne and Melissa Etheridge. [cite web |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/20/up_and_coming_artists_lesley_roy|title=Up-And-Coming Artists: Lesley Roy |date=2008-04-20 |publisher=Starpulse Entertainment |accessdate=2008-06-21]

Recording career

Her mother is a singer, and she was exposed to the music industry from young on.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=LESLEY|ROY&sql=11:gcfpxqrdldfe~T1 |title=Lesley Roy Biography |last=Leggett |first=Steve |publisher=All Music |accessdate=2008-06-21] Roy started playing guitar as a seven year old and writhing her own songs soon followed. She recorded demos with local producer and musician Rory O'Connor when she was 15, which led to a deal with Glenn Herlihy's independent Religion Music label. Through her Artist of the Week page on HitQuarters, Jive Records A&R Jeff Fenster noticed her work, and the two labels agreed to jointly finance Roy's first album project.cite web |url=http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview/2008/June30_0_0_2.html |title=Lesley Roy Interview |last=Bouwman |first=Kimbel |publisher=HitQuarters |accessdate=2008-07-21]

Albums

The album, titled Unbeautiful" is scheduled to be released on September 30 2008.cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/07/18/fnmtv-sneak-peek-the-buzz-on-lesley-roy/|title=‘FNMTV’ Sneak Peek: The Buzz on Lesley Roy|date=2008-07-18|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2008-07-21] She described the meaning of the album's name, "Unbeautiful is the title of one of my favorite songs on the album. I called the album that because it’s when I hit rock bottom. It’s the question a lot of people ask when they’re in a relationship, and it’s like ‘where was the point where you didn’t find me attractive anymore?’ It’s a universal feeling and an unusual word. A lot of people ask me about it and relate to it. And the world is not perfect right now. Unbeautiful seems like a realistic title for a lot of things that are happening." The song "Slow Goodbye" was written by Katy Perry.

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She sang vocals on the Bowling for Soup song "Much More Beautiful Person" on their album The Great Burrito Extortion Case. Her single "There’ll Be Angels" is featured in the Warner Bros. film Last Hour [cite web|url=http://www.hitquarters.com/LesleyRoyAOTW|title=Lesley Roy|publisher=Hit Quarters|accessdate=2008-06-21] It was released as a single in early 2008. Her song "I'm Gone, I'm Going" received airplay in the United States. It was the 48th most played song on Hot AC radio stations for the week ending June 24 2008, [cite web|url=http://www.americasmusiccharts.com/index.cgi?fmt=A2 |title=Mediabase Hot AC spins. |date=2008-06-24 |publisher=Mediabase |accessdate=2008-06-30] and peaked at #61 on Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay chart. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=lesley+roy&submit.x=25&submit.y=14&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH|title=Lesley Roy chart listings|publisher=Billboard magazine|accessdate=2008-09-03] it was featured on an episode of The Hills. [cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/08/april/16Avril_Lavigne_Crossed_With_Melissa_Etheridge_A_Psycho_Bitch.shtml|title=Avril Lavigne Crossed With Melissa Etheridge A Psycho Bitch?|date=2008-04-16|publisher=Antimusic|accessdate=2008-06-21] She appeared on FNMTV on July 18 2008. She talked about the meaning of the song "It’s definitely about where I am in my life. For the past two years, I was going back and forth to the States, and I finally made the move, and I’m releasing the album, and it’s all coming together now. So "I’m Gone, I’m Going" is 100 percent what I’m doing right now." In the video for her single "I’m Gone, I’m Going" she is driving along the coast but she has stated before that she can't drive.Fact|July 26, 2008|date=July 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.lesleyroymusic.com Official website]
* [http://www.lesleyroyinterview.com Lesley Roy Interview]
*MySpace|lesleyroy