Elise LeGrow
Elise LeGrow | |
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| Birth name | Elise Madeline LeGrow |
| Born | 4 June 1987 |
| Origin | Canada |
| Instrument | Singing |
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| Website | eliselegrow |
Elise Madeline LeGrow (born June 4, 1987) is a Canadian recording artist and songwriter.
LeGrow was offered a publishing deal from Sony/ATV Music Publishing following a live performance at the 2009 NXNE music festival in Toronto.[1]
Her first release, "No Good Woman," was the most added single on adult contemporary radio in Canada the week of April 7, 2012.[2] The single peaked at number six on the Nielsen BDS Adult Contemporary chart, and remained in the top 10 for 13 weeks.[3]
In 2016, LeGrow signed with Awesome Music in Canada,[4] which brought on S-Curve/BMG as her label in the US. Later in 2016, she recorded a full-length concept album of Chess Records covers entitled Playing Chess. The album was produced by Steve Greenberg, Michael Mangini and Betty Wright.[5][4] Questlove and Captain Kirk Douglas as well as The Dap Kings made contributions to the record.[4]
LeGrow released "You Never Can Tell," by Chuck Berry as her first single from the record on May 19, 2017.[6] In June 2016, she released "Who Do You Love",[7] debuted at No. 15 on the CBC Radio 2 chart[8] and eventually hit Top 10 on the CBC Radio 2 chart.[9]
LeGrow released her debut album Playing Chess on February 16, 2018.[10][11][12] Elise LeGrow released the single "Evan" on July 17, 2020, and in 2021 released a second album, Grateful.
In April 2022, LeGrow was featured on "Temptation" by DJ Bakermat, the first record on his label Big Top Amsterdam.[13] She also featured on "Hey Hey (Heard You Say)" by Cat Dealers & Lucas Vane released in July 2022.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ [1] [permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Years Eve Party featuring Elise LeGrow. SOLD OUT! (2016-12-31)". Kwjazzroom.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Elise LeGrow – Music on Google Play". Play.google.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ a b c Nash, JD (2017-05-26). "Elise LeGrow Debut 'Playing Chess' Set For August Release – American Blues Scene". Americanbluesscene.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "2018 Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class top ten finalists announced". Canadianbeats.ca. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "You Never Can Tell – Single by Elise LeGrow on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Who Do You Love – Single by Elise LeGrow on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Radio 2 Top 20, Aug. 10: Elise LeGrow debuts, Ria Mae is back at #1". Cbcmusic.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Radio 2 Top 20, Aug. 17: 6 new songs debut and Ria Mae is back at #1". Cbcmusic.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Girlboss, Jan. 19: Meet The Emerging Singer Re-Imagining Soulful Classics For A New Age". Girlboss.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
- ^ Elise LeGrow [@EliseLeGrow] (February 16, 2018). "It was an honour to be able to pay tribute to so many incredible artists on Playing Chess and I'm so excited for you all to finally hear this album! Enjoy!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (2018-02-17). "Elise LeGrow at Le Café de la Danse in Paris – review". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ "FGRadio, Mar. 22: Bakermat is back with "Temptation"". Radiofg.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "Cat Dealers & Lucas Vane featuring Elise LeGrow : Hey Hey Heard You Say". Discogs.com.
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