Lesley Roy
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Lesley Roy is a pop / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist from Balbriggan
in Dublin, Ireland
. She is signed with Religion Music and is licensed with Jive Records
.
when she was 15, which led to a deal with Glenn Herlihy's independent Religion Music label. Jive Records
A&R Jeff Fenster noticed her work at HitQuarters
, and the two labels agreed to jointly finance Roy's first album project. Lesley Roy was the opener for American Idol
runner-up and hit recording artist David Archuleta
.
The debut album, titled Unbeautiful was released on September 30, 2008. It peaked on Billboard's Top Heatseekers
chart at #5. 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
. Other songwriters for Roy include Max Martin
, Desmond Child
, Dave Hodges
and Brian Howes
.
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
. 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, and peaked at #61 on Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay
chart. It was featured on an episode of The Hills. 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 in a Jeep CJ-5 but she has stated before that she can't drive. Her single "I'm Gone, I'm Going" is featured as a downloadable track in Rock Band 2
. "I'm Gone, I'm Going" is also the theme tune for MTV's show Exiled.
Her second single was "Unbeautiful", the title track from the album. It peaked on Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay
chart at #39, but had a second run on the charts in early 2009.
Kate Voegele tour 2009 (Opening Act)
Balbriggan
Balbriggan is a town in the northern part of the administrative county of Fingal, within County Dublin, Ireland. The 2006 census population was 15,559 for Balbriggan and its environs.- Name :...
in Dublin, Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
. She is signed with Religion Music and is licensed with Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
.
Career and Unbeautiful (2008–present)
Roy's mother is a singer, and she was exposed to the music industry from her youth on. Roy started playing guitar as a seven year old and writing her own songs soon followed. She recorded demos with local producer and musician Rory O'ConnorRory O'Connor
Rory O'Connor may refer to:* Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair, , king of Connacht and High King of Ireland* Rory O'Connor , an Irish Republican of the 1920s, who fought in the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War...
when she was 15, which led to a deal with Glenn Herlihy's independent Religion Music label. Jive Records
Jive Records
Jive Records was a record label based in New York City, operating under RCA Music Group. Jive was primarily known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and in teen pop and boy bands in the late 1990s. The word "jive" was inspired by Township Jive, a form of South African...
A&R Jeff Fenster noticed her work at HitQuarters
HitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
, and the two labels agreed to jointly finance Roy's first album project. Lesley Roy was the opener for American Idol
American Idol
American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
runner-up and hit recording artist David Archuleta
David Archuleta
David Archuleta, is a former United States Air Force Airman of Okinawan stationary troops and is currently an American male kickboxer.-Biography:...
.
The debut album, titled Unbeautiful was released on September 30, 2008. It peaked on Billboard's Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...
chart at #5. 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
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...
. Other songwriters for Roy include Max Martin
Max Martin
Martin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
, Desmond Child
Desmond Child
Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:...
, Dave Hodges
Dave Hodges
Dave Hodges is a marijuana activist and businessman who founded San Jose's first storefront cannabis collective, SJCBC LLC . As of March 1st, 2011 SJCBC LLC no longer provides cannabis in San Jose, CA...
and Brian Howes
Brian Howes
Brian Howes is a Canadian rock producer, singer, and was a member of the band Closure. He has an exclusive partnership with EMI Music Publishing.-Biography:...
.
Singles
She sang vocals on the Bowling for SoupBowling for Soup
Bowling for Soup is an American pop-punk band which originally formed in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1994...
song "Much More Beautiful Person" on their album The Great Burrito Extortion Case
The Great Burrito Extortion Case
I'm Gay sounds like it ends prematurely. The ending is cut in the middle of a guitar part.Many of the bonus tracks were released in 2008 on the Japanese 2008 Re-Issue of Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies.-B-sides:-Credits:...
. Her single "There’ll Be Angels" is featured in the Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
film Last Hour
Last Hour
Last Hour is a straight-to-DVD 2008 movie starring DMX, Michael Madsen, David Carradine and Paul Sorvino.-Plot:The movie follows five characters who are lured to an abandoned house in China by letters they all received from their fathers. They soon realize they are not alone and there is one other...
. 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, and peaked at #61 on Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay
Pop 100 Airplay
The Pop 100 Airplay was a chart created in 2005 and released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It measured mainstream radio airplay, and was one of the three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot Digital Songs charts, that determined the chart positions of singles...
chart. It was featured on an episode of The Hills. She appeared on FNMTV
FNMTV
FNMTV is a music video program on MTV focused on premiering new music videos and airing viewers' instantaneous feedback from its website...
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 in a Jeep CJ-5 but she has stated before that she can't drive. Her single "I'm Gone, I'm Going" is featured as a downloadable track in Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. It is the sequel to Rock Band and is the second title in the series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments...
. "I'm Gone, I'm Going" is also the theme tune for MTV's show Exiled.
Her second single was "Unbeautiful", the title track from the album. It peaked on Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay
Pop 100 Airplay
The Pop 100 Airplay was a chart created in 2005 and released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It measured mainstream radio airplay, and was one of the three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Singles Sales and Hot Digital Songs charts, that determined the chart positions of singles...
chart at #39, but had a second run on the charts in early 2009.
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Heatseeker |
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| 2008 | Unbeautiful
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5 |
Tours
- David Archuleta Solo Tour 2009David Archuleta Solo Tour 2009David Archuleta Live In Concert was a concert tour by American Idol season 7 runner up David Archuleta to promote his self-titled debut album David Archuleta. The tour started on February 24, 2009 and ended on March 27, 2009. This was his first solo tour...
(Opening Act)
Kate Voegele tour 2009 (Opening Act)
Singles
| Year | Title | Charts | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. Pop Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
U.S. Main. |
U.S. AC Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts... |
SWE Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
VE | GER Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts... |
DU Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
NOR Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
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| 2008 | "I'm Gone, I'm Going" | — | 85 | — | 48 | 28 | — | — | — | — | Unbeautiful | |
| "Unbeautiful" | 114 | 53 | 31 | — | 6 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2009 | "Slow Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||