Laura Critchley

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Laura Critchley is a British singer/songwriter.

1 Biography
2 Other work
3 Discography
- 3.1 Singles
- 3.2 Albums
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Laura Critchley started singing when she was 7 years old.^{[citation needed]} She wrote her first song, "Change", at the age of 16.^{[citation needed]} It received radio play on BBC Radio Merseyside on the Billy Butler and Jimmy McCracken show.^{[citation needed]} She got to the last 50 in Fame Academy in 2001,^[1] and appeared as Jessica Simpson on Stars in Their Eyes.^{[citation needed]}

In 2006 she moved to London and within 3 months was signed to independent record label Big Print Records, owned and run by Andrew Gemmell.^{[citation needed]} She toured with the Sugababes^[2] in March 2007, with Ray Quinn^[2] in October 2007 and with Deacon Blue in November 2007.^[3]

Critchley's début album, Sometimes I, was released on the November 19, 2007. Radio 2 Terry Wogan has praised Critchley saying that her single was an excellent single and that she was one to look out for.^[3]

Also in 2007, she recorded three songs with Robbie Williams.^[3] In December she sang at Ronan Keating's cancer research ball,^[4] and also duetted with him on a version of "Last thing on my mind".

Her first single, "Sometimes I" was released on 21 May 2007. Produced by Steve Power, the man behind many of Robbie Williams' hits, the single did not chart, but did well on the video channels. The second single "What do we do" was on the Radio 2 playlist^[3] on the Terry Wogan show, and was released on the 12th November 2007. Her third single is a remix of "Sometimes I", by Ash Howes who has worked with Girls Aloud and the Sugababes. It is due out on 25th February. Critchley's songs have been on the Radio 2 playlists as well as many regional stations such as Radio Ulster.^[5]

Recently Laura has been confirmed as one of the support acts on Boyzone's reunion tour through out Summer 2008.^[6]

She has also been confirmed for the Isle of Wight festival on 15th June.

Laura performed her debut American showcase on 1st May - to which many record execs went. Jeff Arch (the Sleepless in Seattle writer) also directed her video for the single.

Laura's next single is "Today's another day" and is set to be released on 30th June 2008.

[edit] Other work

Critchley was chosen as the face of new airline Fly Pink.^[7] She is a patron of autism charity Wishing Well House.^[8] Screenwriter Jeff Arch has written a scene for Critchley in his upcoming film The Chelsea Story set to star John Cusack and Naomi Watts. He has since also asked her to write the title track for the film as well.^[3]^[9] Laura has also accepted a request from the Duchess of York, to be one of her charity's (Children in Crisis) celebrity ambassadors for 2008.