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Margaret Durante Born ca. 1988
Potomac, MarylandGenres Country Occupations Singer Instruments Vocals Years active 2009-present Labels Universal Republic
Emrose/R&JAssociated acts Kings of Leon Margaret Durante (born in Potomac, Maryland) is an American country music singer. In 2009, Durante signed to Universal Republic and released a cover of Kings of Leon's 2008 single "Use Somebody". A year later, she left Universal Republic and signed to independent Emrose Records, an imprint of James Stroud's Stroudavarious Records. She has charted on Hot Country Songs with her second single release, "Mississippi's Crying". On April 19, 2011, Emrose/Stroudavarious released her digital EP, Maybe Tonight. Durante also recorded two songs that were featured in episodes of the Disney Channel's Shake It Up and Good Luck Charlie television series, and were included on the Shake It Up: Break It Down soundtrack album that was released on July 12, 2011.
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Musical career
Margaret Durante was born in Potomac, Maryland. She graduated from Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School. She began singing at age sixteen and performed frequently with The B Street Band, a Bruce Springsteen cover band.[1] She attended Clemson University but withdrew in her sophomore year in order to pursue a career in country music in Nashville, TN upon receiving a phone call from famed producer Tommy Mottola.[2]
In 2009, Durante signed to Universal Republic and released a cover of Kings of Leon's 2008 single "Use Somebody" The 9513 reviewer Karlie Justus was critical of the choice of a cover for Durante's debut single, saying that she did not think that the cover showed Durante's potential as a singer.[3] The cover was made into a music video which aired on Country Music Television.[4]
A year later, she left Universal Republic and signed to independent Emrose Records, an imprint of James Stroud's Stroudavarious Records.[5] Her first release for the label was "Mississippi's Crying", which entered the Hot Country Songs charts in December 2010.[6] On April 19, 2011, Emrose/Stroudavarious released her digital EP, Maybe Tonight.[7]
In June 2011, Durante's music video"Maybe Tonight" debuted in Great American Country's Top 20 Country Countdown videos at #1, making Margaret Durante the first ever artist signed to an independent label to do so in the history of the show.[8]
Durante sang guest lead vocals on two songs they were recording for the Disney Channel series Shake It Up.[9] Both "Watch Me" and "Breakout" were featured in early episodes of the show, and "Breakout" was also featured in the Good Luck Charlie crossover episode "Charlie Shakes It Up" that premiered on June 5, 2011 on the Disney Channel. Both songs are included on the Shake It Up: Break It Down soundtrack album that was released on July 12, 2011. "Watch Me" was covered by Zendaya and Bella Thorne, who star in the show.[10]
Discography
Extended plays
Title Details Maybe Tonight - Release date: April 19, 2011
- Label: Emrose/Stroudavarious Records
- Formats: CD, music download
Singles
Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2010 "Use Somebody" — Non-album song "Mississippi's Crying" 57 Margaret Durante 2011 "Maybe Tonight" 60 "—" denotes releases that did not chart Other songs
Year Song Album 2011 "Breakout" Shake It Up: Break It Down 2011 "Watch Me" Shake It Up: Break It Down Music videos
Year Title Director 2010 "Use Somebody"[11] Brian Lazarro 2011 "Mississippi's Crying"[12] Ben Charles "Maybe Tonight" Kristin Barlowe References
- ^ Moser, John J (December 4, 2010). "New country singer Margaret Durante hopes her career moves Swiftly". Lehigh Valley Music. http://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2010/12/new-country-singer-margaret-durante-not-another-taylor-swift-.html. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Richardson, Gayle J (August 6, 2010). "Margaret Durante Is First Artist Signed to Emrose Records". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2010/08/06/margaret-durante-songs/. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ Justus, Karlie (November 12, 2009). "Margaret Durante — "Use Somebody"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/margaret-durante-use-somebody/. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Parton, Chris (November 16, 2009). "Margaret Durante video bows to Kings of Leon". CMT. http://blog.cmt.com/2009-11-16/margaret-durante-video-bows-to-kings-of-leon/. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Richardson, Gayle (August 6, 2010). "Margaret Durante Is First Artist Signed to Emrose Records". The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2010/08/06/margaret-durante-songs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBootCountryMusic+%28The+Boot+Country+Music+Blog%29. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Morris, Edward (December 18, 2010). "Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts Keep Their Places at the Top of Charts". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1654537/taylor-swift-rascal-flatts-keep-their-places-at-the-top-of-charts.jhtml. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Conaway, Alanna (March 2, 2011). "Margaret Durante Previews New Single 'Maybe Tonight' at CRS". AOL The Boot. http://www.theboot.com/2011/03/02/margaret-durante-maybe-tonight/. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ Majors, Patrice (June 27, 2011) Margaret Durante Becomes First Independent Artist to Ever Debut at 1 on GAC. Nashville Hype .Retrieved July 7, 2011.
- ^ "Rising Country Star Margaret Durante Records Songs Used in Disney's 'Shake It Up' Television Series". hotschatzpr.com. 10 February 2011. http://www.hotschatzpr.com/2011/02/rising-country-star-margaret-durante-records-songs-used-in-disneys-shake-it-up-television-series/. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Shake It Up: Break It Down: Various Artists: Music". amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Shake-Up-Break-Various-Artists/dp/B004WIKQRI. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "Margaret Durante - Use Somebody". Universal Music Group. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgi8GrrUdqQ. Retrieved 2009.
- ^ "Margaret Durante - Mississippi's Crying". Emrose Records. http://www.youtube.com/user/MargaretDuranteMusic#p/a/u/1/WPU0MDJnfBo. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
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Categories:- American country singers
- American female singers
- Living people
- Musicians from Maryland
- R&J Records artists
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