Leslie Carter

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Leslie Carter

Background information
Birth name Leslie Barbara Carter
Born June 6, 1986 (1986-06-06) (age 22)
Origin Tampa, Florida
Genre(s) Teen pop
Pop/rock
Rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s) Vocals
Years active 2000–present
Label(s) Dreamworks Records 1999-2001
Associated acts The OtherHalf
Website TheOtherHalfMusic.com
Members
Leslie Carter, Mike Ashton, DJ Porter, Sean Smit
Former members
Casey Clowater, Paul Davidson, Dave Thompson, Kirk Harber

Leslie Barbara Carter (born June 6, 1986, in Tampa, Florida, U.S.) is an American singer.

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[edit] Family

Leslie Carter is the older sister of Aaron Carter and younger sister of Nick Carter. Aside from her brothers, Nick and Aaron, she also has two sisters: (Aaron's twin sister) Angel (a model) and BJ. She also has an older half-sister named Ginger, from her father's first marriage. Carter's parents divorced in 2003 and her father remarried Ginger Elrod on April 1, 2004. From this most recent marriage, she has a half-brother, Kanden Brent Carter, and a younger step-sister, Taelyn Carter.

[edit] Engagement

Leslie posted a comment [1] on her personal MySpace announcing her engagement to her longterm boyfriend Mike Ashton.

Mike and I couldn't be better because we are doing what we love and doing it with the one we love......He also asked me to MARRY him and I am soooo excited .We have set a date its going to be July 28th. Maybe we'll go to Vegas or something fun, thanks babe.

[edit] Career

[edit] Early recordings

She signed a record deal with Dreamworks Records in 1999 and began recording her debut album. This album was set for release in 2000, but it was delayed because Dreamworks wanted to test Carter's fan base before releasing the album in order to ensure its success. Her single, "Like Wow!" appeared on the Shrek soundtrack and received minor radio airplay. With this added exposure and popularity, Dreamworks announced the future release of the album. However, Dreamworks later cancelled the release, allegedly due to beliefs that Carter could not compete with pop performers at the time such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Her debut album was never released, but the whole album can be found online.

[edit] The OtherHalf

Carter started a small club tour in Canada in December 2005, and had a showcase in NYC on January 19, 2006, with hopes it would lead to a new record deal. The songs performed on this tour have her abandoning her bubblegum pop roots for a more mature, pop rock-oriented sound. Carter is co-writing her material with, among others, producer and High Holy Days guitarist Dave Thompson.

Carter decided in late 2006 to make a band out of her backup musicians, and they now go by the name The OtherHalf. Aside from Carter, The OtherHalf consisted of Mike Ashton, DJ Porter, Casey Clowater, Paul Davidson, and Dave Thompson. Carter is seen writing music and performing her own songs for her siblings on the family's reality show House of Carters.

Casey Clowater, Paul Davidson, and Dave Thompson left TOH in 2007 for unspecified reasons, and was replaced by Sean Smit and Kirk Harber in May 2007. Kirk Harber also left after one show in May 2007.

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