Lola Blanc

Lola Blanc

Lola Blanc, 2011
Background information
Born December 20, 1987 (1987-12-20) (age 24)
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Origin Fremont, Michigan, USA
Genres Pop music, dance music
Occupations Singer, songwriter
Years active 2005 - present
Website http://www.twitter.com/ohlalola

Lola Blanc (born Kandice Melonakos December 20, 1987) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and model based in Los Angeles, California.

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History

Lola was born in Germany, raised in Michigan, and now resides in Hollywood, California. She began performing as a ventriloquist at the age of 9 and did so for several years, her performances including a routine at the Imperial Palace for the Shari Lewis Memorial Tribute in Las Vegas in 1999.[1] She moved to Los Angeles at age 17 to pursue music, also working as an actress,[2] model,[3] software model,[4] and showcase artist for en2go International Inc.[5][6] Lola is currently working with a number of music producers.

Collaborations

Lola has written songs with producers and songwriters such as Mandi Perkins, Dillon Pace, Jonas Jeberg, Jared Cotter, Ted Bruner, Victoria Horn, Julie Frost, Frank Romano, Sheppard Solomon, Morgan Taylor Reid, Jon Levine, Kinetics & One Love, Damon Elliott, Nicholas RAS Furlong, Tom Meredith, Chris DeStefano, and more. She plays the lead role in the Interpol music video "Lights",[7] and is featured in the Chrissie Hynde music video "If You Let Me," as well as the Lifehouse music video "Halfway Gone," [8] among others.

Lola wrote the song "Come Closer" for Suzie Rose, which was placed in season 3 of the CW's The Game.[9] Her dance song "I'm Alive," produced by Tolga Katas, was placed in the Kristin Cavallari and Rob Schneider movie, "Wild Cherry".[2][10] She also did background vocals on the soundtrack for Repo! The Genetic Opera.[2][11]

References

  1. ^ Bhattacharya, Jayanta. "Interview With Kandice Melonakos". VoIP Central. http://www.voipcentral.org/entry/interview-with-kandice-melonakos/. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
  2. ^ a b c "IMDB". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3674206/. Retrieved 2009-11-13. 
  3. ^ "Fresh Faces". New York Splash. http://www.nycsplash.com/publish/faces/index.php. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  4. ^ Natalie. "Kandice Melonakos: Singer, Songwriter, and CyberGirl". Portrait Magazine. http://www.portraitmagazine.net/archives/kandice.html. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  5. ^ "A Case Study in Building a Channel". en2Go International Inc. http://en2go.ockhamresearch.com/entertainment/channel-case-study. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
  6. ^ Melonakos, Kandice. "Fare Thee Well". http://kandice.tumblr.com/post/132617032/fare-thee-well. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
  7. ^ Woo, Kin. "Interpol - Beneath the Lights". Dazed Digital. http://www.dazeddigital.com/Music/article/7965/1/Interpol_-_Beneath_the_Lights. Retrieved 2010-07-23. 
  8. ^ "'Halfway Gone' music video". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNANG2SF05w. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  9. ^ "The Game soundtrack". CWtv.com. http://www.cwtv.com/music/the-game. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 
  10. ^ "Wild Cherry IMDB page". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1222329/. Retrieved 2009-09-06. 
  11. ^ "Repo! The Genetic Opera soundtrack". hollywood.com. http://www.hollywood.com/movie/Repo_The_Genetic_Opera/3668760. Retrieved 2009-09-03. 

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