Pearl Aday

Infobox Person


image_size = 150px
name=Pearl Aday
birth_date = 1974
nationality =American
parents = Meat Loaf & Leslie Aday

Pearl Aday (born 1974) is an American female singer. Her most notable role is as a backing singer in Meat Loaf's (her stepfather's) touring band, Neverland Express. She has appeared on numerous albums and in various tours and television performances with her stepfather, both as backing singer and in a duet. She has also been a backing singer for Mötley Crüe. She is currently the lead singer of Mother Pearl and is due to release a solo album. Pearl has a sister named Amanda Aday.

History

Aday went to Emerson College in Boston, MA, majoring in creative writing, but shortly thereafter began a music career.

In 1994, she was a backing singer for Meat Loaf's 1994 "" summer tour, as well as the follow-up tour in 1996, "Born to Rock." She was a member of her father's backing band when they performed at the inaugural ball in 1997 for Bill Clinton. She became a full-fledged member of Neverland Express, Meat Loaf's touring band, from 1998-2003. In 2003, she sang on Meat Loaf's album "Couldn't Have Said It Better" on the duet "Man of Steel." Mother Pearl supported Meat Loaf for an Oct 31, 2007 concert on his Seize the Night Tour.

She was portrayed in the 2000 TV movie "To Hell and Back" by Elisabeth Lund.

Her work has not been limited to Meat Loaf, however. She was featured on an album by the band Filter and was a backup singer for Mötley Crüe on their "Maximum Rock" tour, featured on the DVD release of the tour, "Lewd, Crued, and Tattooed." She was also with a Los Angeles-based band named Stella, fronted by Nancy Hower (""), which broke up before releasing an album. She currently releases music with Mother Pearl, a band in which she is the lead singer. The musicians in the band Mother Superior were better known for their work in The Rollins Band with Henry Rollins.

Her first solo album was released in 2006, titled "Broken Thorny Crown", like her Mother Pearl release.

Aday is engaged to Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian. Her photographs appeared on "Music of Mass Destruction: Live from Chicago" released by Anthrax in 2004.

Aday now fronts the band Pearl which also features her fiance Scott on guitar. In March 2008, they opened for Velvet Revolver in the UK.

Pearl opened for Meat Loaf's Casa de Carne Tour on July 4 2008 (Bath, UK), July 11 2008 (Castle Howard, York, UK), July 13 2008 (Blickling Hall, Norfolk, UK), July 21 2008 (Zitadelle Berlin, Germany) and on July 23 2008 (Stadtpark Hamburg, Germany). She recently taped an episode of the FOX game show "Don't Forget the Lyrics" along with her father Meat Loaf and his duet partner Patti Russo.

Discography

Pearl Aday has been featured on many different albums and compilations by various artists.

Meat Loaf

* "Welcome to the Neighborhood" (backup vocals)
* "Live Around the World" (backup vocals)
* "The Very Best of Meat Loaf" (backup vocals)
* "VH1 Storytellers" (backup vocals)
* "Couldn't Have Said It Better" (backup vocals, duet on "Man of Steel," which was also a UK single release)

Filter

* "Title of Record" (backup vocals)

Mother Pearl

* "Broken Thorny Crown" (lead vocals)

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-1456744,00.html An interview] with Meat Loaf and Pearl Aday, from the Times in the UK.
* [http://www.meatloaf-multimedia.com/pearlnews.html Pearl Aday multimedia] — News, multimedia clips, biography
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:84jtear34xf7~T4 Allmusic.com article on Pearl Aday]
* [http://www.meatloaf-oifc.com/pearl/pearl.htm The Pearly Gates] - Unofficial Website, with photographs and news