Lolo (singer)
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_(1)_cropped.jpg) LoLo on the It Gets Better Project Holiday Show 2014. | |
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| Birth name | Lauren Pritchard |
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December 27, 1987 Jackson, Tennessee, United States |
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| Years active | 2002-present |
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| Website |
weaponforsaturday |
Lauren Pritchard (born December 27, 1987), known professionally as Lolo (stylized as LOLO), is an American singer-songwriter and actress.
Life and career
Born and raised in Jackson, Tennessee, Pritchard began writing songs when she was 14 years old.[1] She then moved to Los Angeles at 16, where she lived with Lisa Marie Presley and tried to make it as a singer in a reggae band.[2] She eventually succeeded as a musical actress, by originating and playing the role of the 15-year-old runaway "Ilse" in the hit Broadway show Spring Awakening for two years.[3]
Pritchard later settled in the United Kingdom, and signed with Universal/Island Records. In August 2010 she released the single "Painkillers", and the song was also released in a remix with rapper Talib Kweli.[4] Her debut album, Wasted in Jackson, written and produced with Eg White,[5] was digitally released on October 25, 2010 and debuted at #84 in the UK.[6] It was also scheduled for physical release in the US on February 22, 2011.[6] Pritchard mentions Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Al Green and Candi Staton as some of the influences behind her music.[7]
In 2013, Pritchard adopted the stage name Lolo and has since signed with DCD2 Records. "Under her given name, Pritchard is also the composer-lyricist of the new musical Songbird..."[8]
Discography
Albums
- Wasted in Jackson (2010) (as Lauren Pritchard)
Extended plays
- Comeback Queen EP (2015)[9]
Singles
- "When the Night Kills the Day" (2010)
- "Painkillers" (2010)
- "Not the Drinking" (2010)
- "Stuck" (2011)
- "Weapon for Saturday" (2013)
- "Heard It from a Friend" (2013)
- "Year Round Summer of Love" (2013)
- "Gangsters" (2014)
- "Hit and Run" (2014)
- "I Don’t Wanna Have to Lie" (2015)
Features
- "Miss Jackson" (2013) - Panic! At The Disco
- "Headphones" (2014) - Matt Nathanson
- "WAIT" (2014) - Lemaitre (band)
- "Centuries" (2014) - Fall Out Boy
- "Cure Me" (2014) - Redlight
References
- ↑ "Lauren Pritchard Biography" Retrieved April 10, 2011. Archived July 29, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Cairns, Dan (25 April 2010). "Breaking act: Lauren Pritchard". The Times. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Rob (29 April 2010). "First sight: Lauren Pritchard". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ "Painkillers - EP by Lauren Pritchard". Apple Inc. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
- ↑ Archived October 18, 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 "Wasted In Jackson CD". CD Universe. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ Lauren Pritchard interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2011
- ↑ http://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/lauren-pritchard-songbird-interview_74729.html
- ↑ LOLO “Comeback Queen EP” | “I Don’t Wanna Have To Lie” (Premiere)
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