Amy Pearson
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Amy Elizabeth Pearson (born 19 July 1985) is an English
singer-songwriter. Her debut album, "Who I Am
", was released April 2008.
, England
. Whilst signed to a production company called P.O.E.T Productions run by ex Take That Session musician and songwriters Neil Oldfield and Neil Evington, Pearson was introduced to and began working closely with SonyBMG Australia's future A&R
director, former Australian Idol
judge Jay Dee Springbett
. As a result, Pearson moved to Australia and signed to SonyBMG in 2004 at 18 years of age. Pearson commenced work on her debut album, which was recorded across 2006 and 2007.
winner, Guy Sebastian
titled "We Both Know", which was featured on Home: Songs of Hope & Journey
to raise funds and bring attention to beyondblue
. Pearson also recorded a cover of Joy to the World
for the compilation The Spirit of Christmas 2007
.
In late 2006, Pearson began working on her debut album Who I Am
, originally set for release in late 2007, but was pushed back to early 2008. Three singles were released from the album; "Don't Miss You
" and "Not Me
" in 2007, and "Ready to Fly
" in 2008. "Don't Miss You" was a top 20 hit and certified Gold.
Pearson attended the world premiere for Lord Richard Attenborough's
film Closing the Ring
, for which she sings the main single "Lost Without Your Love", which she stated will be released in 2008. Pearson is also featured on Seany B's new single "B Good 2 Me".
In early 2008, Amy starred in television commercials on Australian network 7 singing "Ready to Fly
". The advertisement digitally places her atop the Great Wall of China
, endorsing the commencement of the 2008 Olympic Games
. An alternate version of Ready to Fly, a duet with Indonesian singer Rio Febrian, is available with a music video on YouTube
.
The album, Who I Am, was released in Japan in late 2008, with Pearson travelling there to promote it.
According to her Twitter account, she has currently been in LA
working with producers The Heavyweights and Rodney Jerkins
, who recently worked on Lady Gaga
, Beyonce and Anastacia
's fourth studio album Heavy Rotation
, and Sheppard Solomon
, who has worked with Natalie Imbruglia
and Kelly Clarkson
among others. So far two tracks have been confirmed "Doctor Love" and "Aftershock" http://www.myspace.com/amypearsonmusic, co-written with production team Dreamlab consisting of singer-songwriter Leah Haywood
and her husband Daniel James.
In 2010 Amy wrote the club number 1 and ARIA top 10 smash Freefallin with Denzal Park. Performed by Zoe Badwi. Freefallin earned Amy and Denzal Park APRA Dance Work of 2011 award in June 2011 and ARIA nomination.
In December 2011 Amy joined forces with Sony/ATV publishing signing a worldwide contract and beginning a new career in the UK and most recently wrote Good Love with DEVolution and performs vocals on the track.
fourth-season winner Eva Avila
and was a track on Avila's debut album Somewhere Else
.
Also, along with Klaus Derendorf
and Tom Nichols
, Pearson also shares a writing credit in British
singer and actress Dani Harmer
's debut single Free
, which was released in the UK on 25 May 2009, taken from Harmer's upcoming album. The song was originally recorded by Pearson herself and was made an iTunes-only B-side of her single Don't Miss You in 2007.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
singer-songwriter. Her debut album, "Who I Am
Who I Am (Amy Pearson album)
Who I Am is the first album by singer Amy Pearson released by Sony BMG in Australia on 19 April 2008 . Although the album was planned for release in November 2007, it had been pushed back due to the releases of Delta Goodrem's and Kylie Minogue's albums during the same time. However the album was...
", was released April 2008.
Early life
Pearson was born on 19 July 1985 in BirminghamBirmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Whilst signed to a production company called P.O.E.T Productions run by ex Take That Session musician and songwriters Neil Oldfield and Neil Evington, Pearson was introduced to and began working closely with SonyBMG Australia's future A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
director, former Australian Idol
Australian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
judge Jay Dee Springbett
Jay Dee Springbett
Jay Dee Springbett was a British-born record executive who appeared as a judge on the singing competition Australian Idol during the show's seventh season in 2009...
. As a result, Pearson moved to Australia and signed to SonyBMG in 2004 at 18 years of age. Pearson commenced work on her debut album, which was recorded across 2006 and 2007.
Music career
In 2006, Pearson was recorded a song with the first Australian IdolAustralian Idol
Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...
winner, Guy Sebastian
Guy Sebastian
Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...
titled "We Both Know", which was featured on Home: Songs of Hope & Journey
Home: Songs of Hope & Journey
Home: Songs of Hope & Journey is a compilation album by various Australian artists to raise funds and bring attention to beyondblue, an Australian initiative against depression. Part of the proceeds of the album will go to the charity...
to raise funds and bring attention to beyondblue
Beyondblue
beyondblue is an Australian non-profit organisation which aims to increase awareness and improve the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders and related mental disorders...
. Pearson also recorded a cover of Joy to the World
Joy to the World
"Joy to the World" is a Christian Christmas carol.The words are by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and...
for the compilation The Spirit of Christmas 2007
The Spirit of Christmas 2007
The Spirit of Christmas 2007 is part of the Spirit of Christmas album series.-Track listing:#"Silent Night" - Jimmy Barnes with Choir of Hard Knocks#"Island Christmas" - Christine Anu#"Happy Xmas " - Borne...
.
In late 2006, Pearson began working on her debut album Who I Am
Who I Am (Amy Pearson album)
Who I Am is the first album by singer Amy Pearson released by Sony BMG in Australia on 19 April 2008 . Although the album was planned for release in November 2007, it had been pushed back due to the releases of Delta Goodrem's and Kylie Minogue's albums during the same time. However the album was...
, originally set for release in late 2007, but was pushed back to early 2008. Three singles were released from the album; "Don't Miss You
Don't Miss You
This article is about the song by Amy Pearson. For the song by Ricki-Lee Coulter, see Don't Miss You "Don't Miss You", is the first single from Amy Pearson's debut album Who I Am. It charted at number 19 in the ARIA Singles Chart...
" and "Not Me
Not Me
"Not Me" is Amy Pearson's second single from her debut album Who I Am. It charted at number 37 in the ARIA Singles Chart.- Song meaning :The song was written by Pearson and is said to be about a pushy partner who wanted to know everything there is to know about her.- Track listing :#Not Me#Not Me...
" in 2007, and "Ready to Fly
Ready to Fly (song)
"Ready to Fly" is the third single and the second most successful single to be lifted from Amy Pearson's debut album, Who I Am. The song "Ready To Fly" was used by the Seven Network as the song to the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
" in 2008. "Don't Miss You" was a top 20 hit and certified Gold.
Pearson attended the world premiere for Lord Richard Attenborough's
Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough , CBE is a British actor, director, producer and entrepreneur. As director and producer he won two Academy Awards for the 1982 film Gandhi...
film Closing the Ring
Closing the Ring
Closing the Ring is a film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton, Stephen Amell, Neve Campbell, Pete Postlethwaite, and Brenda Fricker....
, for which she sings the main single "Lost Without Your Love", which she stated will be released in 2008. Pearson is also featured on Seany B's new single "B Good 2 Me".
In early 2008, Amy starred in television commercials on Australian network 7 singing "Ready to Fly
Ready to Fly (song)
"Ready to Fly" is the third single and the second most successful single to be lifted from Amy Pearson's debut album, Who I Am. The song "Ready To Fly" was used by the Seven Network as the song to the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
". The advertisement digitally places her atop the Great Wall of China
Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in northern China, built originally to protect the northern borders of the Chinese Empire against intrusions by various nomadic groups...
, endorsing the commencement of the 2008 Olympic Games
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. An alternate version of Ready to Fly, a duet with Indonesian singer Rio Febrian, is available with a music video on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
The album, Who I Am, was released in Japan in late 2008, with Pearson travelling there to promote it.
According to her Twitter account, she has currently been in LA
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
working with producers The Heavyweights and Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Jerkins
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Jerkins received two Grammy nominations in 2011.-Biography:...
, who recently worked on Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
, Beyonce and Anastacia
Anastacia
Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...
's fourth studio album Heavy Rotation
Heavy Rotation (Anastacia album)
Heavy Rotation is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Anastacia. It is her first studio album in over four years, since her self-titled third studio album Anastacia released in 2004. According to Anastacia, the album title also has a deeper meaning to it, referring to the fact that...
, and Sheppard Solomon
Sheppard Solomon
Sheppard Solomon is an American songwriter.-Biography:Solomon attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York citr, upon graduation he formed two bands with signed to EMI and SIRE respectively...
, who has worked with Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia is an Australian singer-songwriter, model and actress. In the early 1990s, Imbruglia was known to audiences as Beth Brennan in the popular Australian soap Neighbours. Three years after leaving the programme, Imbruglia launched a singing career with the international hit,...
and Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
among others. So far two tracks have been confirmed "Doctor Love" and "Aftershock" http://www.myspace.com/amypearsonmusic, co-written with production team Dreamlab consisting of singer-songwriter Leah Haywood
Leah Haywood
Leah Haywood is an Australian pop rock singer-songwriter and producer. Born in New Zealand, she grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and recorded a top 40 album, Leah, released in 2001 on Epic Records, which contained her Top 10 single, "We Think It's Love". Two more Top 40 hits followed with...
and her husband Daniel James.
In 2010 Amy wrote the club number 1 and ARIA top 10 smash Freefallin with Denzal Park. Performed by Zoe Badwi. Freefallin earned Amy and Denzal Park APRA Dance Work of 2011 award in June 2011 and ARIA nomination.
In December 2011 Amy joined forces with Sony/ATV publishing signing a worldwide contract and beginning a new career in the UK and most recently wrote Good Love with DEVolution and performs vocals on the track.
Song writing
A song written by Pearson called "Some Kind of Beautiful" was recorded by Canadian IdolCanadian Idol
Canadian Idol is a Canadian reality television competition show which aired on CTV, based on the British show Pop Idol. The show was a competition to find the most talented young singer in Canada, and was hosted by Ben Mulroney. Jon Dore was the "roving reporter" for the first three seasons...
fourth-season winner Eva Avila
Eva Avila
Eva Avila is a singer and songwriter. She won the fourth season of the CTV reality show Canadian Idol in 2006.-Early life:...
and was a track on Avila's debut album Somewhere Else
Somewhere Else (Eva Avila album)
Somewhere Else is the first album of Eva Avila, the winner of the fourth season of Canadian Idol. It's been released in Canada, on November 14, 2006. The album was largely produced by Rob Wells, and includes a song produced by Cyndi Lauper: "This Kind of Love", her debut single "Meant to Fly", her...
.
Also, along with Klaus Derendorf
Klaus Derendorf
Klaus Derendorf, also known as "Klaus D," is a Los Angeles based record producer and songwriter with millions of worldwide record sales to his credit including two Number 1 albums on the Billboard Charts.-Early Years:...
and Tom Nichols
Tom Nichols
Tom Nichols is an ASCAP Award–winning Songwriter/producerLiving in London and New York.His first release, Black Coffee, by All Saints went to No.1...
, Pearson also shares a writing credit in British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
singer and actress Dani Harmer
Dani Harmer
Danielle Jane "Dani" Harmer is an English television actress and singer. Harmer is best known as the title character in the UK television programme The Story of Tracy Beaker/Tracy Beaker Returns, and as Molly Venables in the BBC sitcom After You've Gone...
's debut single Free
Free (Dani Harmer song)
Free is a pop rock song performed by British singer and actress Dani Harmer. The song was released for digital download on May 22, 2009 as the lead single from Harmer's debut album, Superheroes. Despite excessive promotion, the song was deemed unsuccessful and failed to chart...
, which was released in the UK on 25 May 2009, taken from Harmer's upcoming album. The song was originally recorded by Pearson herself and was made an iTunes-only B-side of her single Don't Miss You in 2007.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| 2008 | Who I Am Who I Am (Amy Pearson album) Who I Am is the first album by singer Amy Pearson released by Sony BMG in Australia on 19 April 2008 . Although the album was planned for release in November 2007, it had been pushed back due to the releases of Delta Goodrem's and Kylie Minogue's albums during the same time. However the album was...
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| 2010 | Aftershock
Sony BMG Australia Sony Music Entertainment Australia is the predominant record label operated by Sony Music Entertainment in Australia.-Current Sony Music Australia Artists:*Adam Harvey*Amy Meredith*Andrew O'Keefe*Altiyan Childs... Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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Singles
| Year | Song | Australia ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
ARIA Australian Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
ARIA certification |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Don't Miss You Don't Miss You This article is about the song by Amy Pearson. For the song by Ricki-Lee Coulter, see Don't Miss You "Don't Miss You", is the first single from Amy Pearson's debut album Who I Am. It charted at number 19 in the ARIA Singles Chart... " |
19 | 2 | Gold | Who I Am Who I Am (Amy Pearson album) Who I Am is the first album by singer Amy Pearson released by Sony BMG in Australia on 19 April 2008 . Although the album was planned for release in November 2007, it had been pushed back due to the releases of Delta Goodrem's and Kylie Minogue's albums during the same time. However the album was... |
| "Not Me Not Me "Not Me" is Amy Pearson's second single from her debut album Who I Am. It charted at number 37 in the ARIA Singles Chart.- Song meaning :The song was written by Pearson and is said to be about a pushy partner who wanted to know everything there is to know about her.- Track listing :#Not Me#Not Me... " |
37 | 9 | Uncertified | ||
| 2008 | "Ready to Fly Ready to Fly (song) "Ready to Fly" is the third single and the second most successful single to be lifted from Amy Pearson's debut album, Who I Am. The song "Ready To Fly" was used by the Seven Network as the song to the 2008 Beijing Olympics... " |
40 | 12 | Uncertified | |
| 2009 | "Butterfingers" | — | — | Uncertified | Aftershock |