Laura Pergolizzi (born March 18, 1981),[dubious – discuss] known professionally as LP, is an American singer, musician and songwriter from Huntington Station, New York. LP has released seven albums and three EPs. LP has written songs for other artists including Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, the Backstreet Boys, Leona Lewis, Mylène Farmer, Cher Lloyd and Céline Dion.[4]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Laura Pergolizzi |
| Also known as | LP, LP Pergolizzi |
| Born | March 18, 1981 Huntington Station, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records (2012–present)[3] |
| Website | iamlp |
Early life
Pergolizzi was born on Long Island in 1981[5] to Italian-American parents, their paternal grandfather coming from Palermo and grandmother from Naples.[6] Pergolizzi grew up in Huntington Station and attended Walt Whitman High School. Pergolizzi's mother died when they were 16.[7] They began using the name "LP" after moving to New York City in 2004.[8]
Career
David Lowery of the band Cracker saw LP performing and featured them on "Cinderella", a hidden track on the band's 1998 album, Gentleman's Blues,[9] which featured LP's backing vocals on two other tracks.[10] Lowery followed up by producing LP's debut album Heart-Shaped Scar, released in 2001 through Koch Records. LP's second album, Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol, was released in June 2004 through Lightswitch Records. On the record, they collaborated with songwriter and music producer Linda Perry.[8] However, in spite of extensive touring to promote the release and positive reviews from music critics, the album failed to gain widespread recognition.[11]
2006–2010
In 2006, LP appeared at the music conference South by Southwest and reportedly sparked a bidding war amongst major music labels, eventually being signed by L.A. Reid to his The Island Def Jam Music Group record label, part of the Universal Music Group. However, due to artistic differences, LP left the contract. They signed with SoBe Entertainment in 2007, an independent record label, with the album tracks they have written at the major label.[12] "Love Will Keep You Up All Night", one of the tracks they had written at The Island Def Jam Music Group with Billy Mann, was released in late 2007 on the Backstreet Boys album, Unbreakable. LP wrote and performed "Wasted", from the album Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol. "Wasted" was used as the theme song for the TV series South of Nowhere, which aired on Noggin's teen block, The N. MTV's The Hills also featured LP's song "Damage Is Done" in late 2009, and it was released on iTunes.
During 2009, LP started writing songs for other artists, including several songs which ended up on Heidi Montag's album, Superficial released by Warner Music Group.[13][14] LP co-wrote the single, "More Is More", as well as the album tracks, "Twisted", "Hey Boy" and "Love It or Leave It". They also co-wrote other tracks for and with Montag, such as the Cathy Dennis co-written, "Look How I'm Doin'", "I Do This" and "Who's That Girl". A song LP wrote with Alexander Kronlund, "Standing Where You Left Me", was released on Erik Hassle's debut UK album, Pieces released by Island Records and Republic Records. LP moved to Los Angeles in 2010.[15]
2011–2012
In August 2010, it was announced that LP had signed with RedOne's record label, 2011 Records. LP landed their first major breakthrough as a songwriter, co-writing Rihanna's song, "Cheers (Drink to That)", featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album Loud, released on November 12, 2010, on Def Jam Recordings. "Cheers" features a vocal hook performed by LP (taken from Avril Lavigne's "I'm with You"). In a 2010 interview with MTV News, Rihanna said: "I love that song ("Cheers"). That is one of my favorite songs on the album. It makes you feel like celebrating. It gives you a great feeling inside like you want to go out and have a drink. ... People can't wait for the weekend."[16] LP's major label songwriting breakthroughs continued, and they co-wrote "Beautiful People", performed by Christina Aguilera. The song is featured on the Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album, which was released on November 22, 2010, through RCA Records.
In June 2011, LP co-wrote "Afraid to Sleep", which was performed by NBC's The Voice finalist Vicci Martinez and reached #10 on the iTunes Top Singles Chart. In September 2011, LP signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records. Shortly after, "Into the Wild", written and performed by LP, was prominently used in a Citibank national television advertisement campaign. In April 2012, LP released their first major label album, Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios, a five-song live extended play, and started touring extensively including festivals such as SXSW, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot, Tropfest as well as Tokyo's Sonic Boom and London's Hyde Park. In 2012, LP became the first female Martin Guitar ambassador.[17]
2013–2017
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In May 2012, LP was featured as the Artist of the Week in Vogue magazine. Over the following two years, they completed the recording of their album that included collaborations with Billy Steinberg, Isabella "Machine" Summers (from Florence and the Machine), Josh Alexander, Claude Kelly, Justyn Pilbrow, Carl Ryden and Rob Kleiner.[18] The album was produced by Rob Cavallo, Warner Bros. Records' chairman and producer. On April 1, 2014, it was announced that LP's third full-length studio album would be titled Forever for Now and was scheduled to be released on June 3, 2014. The album was promoted by the lead single "Night Like This".[4] Following the album, a second single, "Someday", was released in June 2014 in Canada.[19] On September 16, 2014, a music video for "Tokyo Sunrise" officially premiered on Time magazine's website.[20]
In September 2015, the song "Muddy Waters" was released as the first single from LP's fourth studio album Lost on You.[21][22] In November 2015 one of LP's best known songs, "Lost on You", was released to great success.
In June 2016, "Muddy Waters" featured in the closing scene of the season four finale of Netflix's original series Orange Is the New Black. It was also featured in the trailer for the NBC show Shades of Blue. "Muddy Waters" clarifies the ending of season 5, episode 4 of Starz Power. In November, the album's eponymous second single was released, while LP held a residency at the No Vacancy club.[23] Both songs originate from a collaboration with Mike Del Rio. An EP[22][24] titled Death Valley was released on June 17, 2016.
On April 25, 2017, LP appeared on the BBC Show "Later... With Jools Holland" and performed their single "Lost on You".[25]
The song "Hi Ho Nobody Home" by David Baerwald featuring LP was used in an episode of Mr. Mercedes. In 2017 LP performed the song "Back Where I Belong" (Otto Knows featuring Avicii) for episode 5 of season 2 of Netflix's original series Sense8.[citation needed]
LP duets with Mylène Farmer on the single N'oublie pas, released on June 22. The single immediately hit number 1 on the French iTunes chart upon release.[26] The track is the second single from Farmer's upcoming studio album, Désobéissance.
2018–present
On June 15, 2018, LP announced on their Facebook page that they had been working on a new album.[27] A day later, the first track from the record, "Girls Go Wild" was released.[28] "Recovery" was released later.
In September 2018, LP recorded two songs for the singer Morrissey for his new album of cover songs.[29]
In October 2019, the song "Strange" was featured on the commercial for the Samsung Galaxy phone.[30]
In June 2019, LP gave an exclusive interview to ÖMC Dergi, Turkey's biggest digital music magazine, as part of the promotion of the new album Heart to Mouth, and became the cover star of a magazine for the first time in Turkey.[31] Sharing the cover photo of ÖMC Dergi, which introduced their album for the first time and gave an interview, LP posted on all their social media accounts, "Interview + Cover Artist for June!! Ankara - See you Soon!"[32] The director and photographer Darren Craig took the photoshoot for the ÖMC Dergi - June 2019 issue of the LP.[33] LP performed three big concerts in Istanbul, İzmir, Ankara, respectively, in Turkey after giving an interview to the magazine.
"How Low Can You Go" and "The One That You Love" were released in 2020. "One Last Time", "Goodbye", and "Angles" were released in 2021. All five songs were released as singles for the album Churches, which was released on December 3 that year. In 2021, LP also released the song "Fighter" with Imanbek.
In October 2022, LP was featured on the song "Line It Up" by American band Palaye Royale on their album Fever Dream`.
In February 2024, LP appeared in a Russian hoodie in an Instagram video, which they said to be a gift from their Russian fans. Their concert in Kaunas, Lithuania was later cancelled in response. [34]
LP appeared in Christian Louboutin's presentation at Paris Fashion Week in 2024 and sang "Lost On You".[35]
Personal life
LP identifies as a lesbian, and said in a 2016 interview: "It's not important to prove myself as a lesbian. But nevertheless visibility is important. We are normal people just like anybody else."[36][37]
LP wrote the song "Lost on You" after a breakup with actress Tamzin Brown, and LP was then in a relationship with American singer-songwriter Lauren Ruth Ward, who appears in the music video. LP also dated Mexican actress Julieta Grajales: their relationship ended in 2022.[38][39] In 2023 LP began a relationship with Czech model Iveta Maurerová.[40]
LP identifies as gender-neutral, saying in 2018 they are "equally comfortable" being considered a "garden variety lesbian woman."[41] In 2021, LP shifted to using "they/them" pronouns, stating in an interview "I’m kind of transitioning over to the they/them [pronoun] thing — it's more my kind of vibe".[42] As of May 2023, LP's official bio also uses the singular they.[43]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [44] |
BEL (WA) [45] |
CZE [46] |
FRA [47] |
ITA [48] |
POL [49] |
SVK [50] |
SPA [51] |
SWI [52] |
UK [53] | ||||
| Heart-Shaped Scar |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Forever for Now |
|
132 | 73 | 41 | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — |
|
|
| Lost on You |
|
—[upper-alpha 2] | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 61 | 7 | 17 |
|
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| Heart to Mouth | —[upper-alpha 3] | 34 | 6 | 48 | 29 | 6 | 47 | 62 | 22 | —[upper-alpha 4] |
|
| |
| Churches | — | 54 | 8 | 75 | 88 | 39 | — | — | 33 | —[upper-alpha 5] | |||
| Love Lines |
|
— | 20 | — | 85 [65] | — | 67 | — | 57 [66] | 26 | —[upper-alpha 6] | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live in Moscow |
|
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Heat [44] |
US SA [44] |
FRA [69] |
POL [49] |
SWI [52] | ||||
| Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios |
|
6 | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| Spotify Sessions[70] |
|
— | ||||||
| Death Valley[71] |
|
— | — | 75 | 4 | 41 |
|
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Rock [73] |
AUT [74] |
BEL (WA) [45] |
CZE [75] |
FRA [69] |
GRE [76] |
ITA [47] |
POL [77] |
SVK [78] |
SWI [52] | ||||
| "Good with You"[79][8] | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Into the Wild" (Live) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios | |
| "Into the Wild" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Forever for Now | ||
| "Night Like This"[80] | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Someday"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Muddy Waters"[21] | 2015 | 42 | — | — | — | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | Death Valley and Lost on You | |
| "Lost on You"[22] | 42 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| "Other People"[87] | 2016 | — | — | 42 | — | 117 | 5 | 45 | 7 | — | — |
| |
| "N'oublie pas" (with Mylène Farmer) |
2018 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 8] | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Désobéissance | |
| "Girls Go Wild" | — | — | —[upper-alpha 9] | 1 | — | — | 77 | 8 | 2 | —[upper-alpha 10] | Heart to Mouth | ||
| "Recovery"[89] | — | — | —[upper-alpha 11] | — | 70 | — | 89 | — | — | — | |||
| "The One That You Love" | 2020 | — | — | —[upper-alpha 12] | 50 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | Churches | |
| "How Low Can You Go" | —[upper-alpha 13] | — | —[upper-alpha 14] | — | — | — | — | 23 | 86 | — | |||
| "One Last Time" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | —[upper-alpha 15] | ||
| "Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fighter"[92] (with Imanbek) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Angels" | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Churches | ||
| "Golden"[93] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | Love Lines | |
| "One Like You"[94] | —[upper-alpha 16] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Long Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Other charted songs
Music videos
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Wasted"[95] | 2004 |
| "Good with You"/"Cling to Me" | 2007 |
| "Someday" | 2011 |
| "Into the Wild" | 2012 |
| "Tokyo Sunrise" | 2014 |
| "Halo" | 2016 |
| "Lost on You" | |
| "Night like This" | |
| "Other People" (2 versions) | 2016/2017 |
| "Tightrope" | 2017 |
| "When We're High" | |
| "No Witness" | |
| "N'oublie pas" | 2018 |
| "Girls Go Wild" | |
| "Recovery" | |
| "Shaken" (Animated) | 2019 |
| "Lost on You" (Live in Moscow) | 2020 |
| "The One That You Love" | |
| "How Low Can You Go" | |
| "One Last Time" | 2021 |
| "Goodbye" | |
| "Fighter" | |
| "Angels" | |
| "Conversation" |
Songwriting credits
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Backstreet Boys | "Love Will Keep You Up All Night" | Unbreakable |
| 2010 | Erik Hassle | "Standing Where You Left Me" | Taken EP |
| Lolene | "Limousine" | Electrick Hotel | |
| "Messed Up" | |||
| Heidi Montag | "Look How I'm Doin'" | Superficial | |
| "More is More" | |||
| "Twisted" | |||
| "Hey Boy" | |||
| "I'll Do It" | |||
| "Love It or Leave It" | |||
| "Sex Ed" | Non-album single | ||
| Christina Aguilera | "Beautiful People" | Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| 2011 | Rihanna | "Cheers (Drink to That)" | Loud |
| Hitomi | "2010 ~金儲けのHeaven & Paradise~" | SPIRIT | |
| Greyson Chance featuring Charice | "Waiting Outside the Lines" Remix | Non-album single | |
| Vicci Martinez (The Voice) | "Afraid to Sleep" | ||
| 2012 | Luciana | "I'm Still Hot" | |
| Chiddy Bang | "Happening" | ||
| Joe Walsh | "Hi-Roller Baby" | Analog Man | |
| Rita Ora | "Shine Ya Light" | Ora | |
| The Veronicas | "Lolita" | Non-album single | |
| Leona Lewis | "Fingerprint" | Glassheart | |
| Mr. Downstairs | "Superhero Heart" | Superhero Heart EP | |
| 2013 | Cher | "Red" | Closer to the Truth |
| "Pride" | |||
| 2014 | Karmin | "Tidal Wave" | Pulses |
| Cher Lloyd | "Human" | Sorry I'm Late | |
| The Veronicas | "Line of Fire" | The Veronicas | |
| 2015 | Ella Henderson | "Mirror Man" | Chapter One |
| Andee | "Beautiful Bullet" | Black and White Heart | |
| Dave Audé featuring Jessica Sutta | "Gonna Get U" | Non-album single | |
| 2016 | Cazzette | "Solo Para Ti" | Desserts EP |
| Nick Fradini | "Every Day" | Hurricane | |
| "Nothing to Lose" | |||
| The Years | "The Fear" | Street Queen | |
| Hypercolor featuring Julietta | "Animal" | Non-album single | |
| 2017 | Will Heard | "I Better Love You" | Trust EP |
| Marina Kaye | "Miracle" | Explicit | |
| Charlotte OC | "Blackout" | Careless People | |
| "Medicine Man" | |||
| The Kooks | "Broken Vow" | The Best of... So Far | |
| Serena Ryder | "Rollercoaster" | Utopia | |
| Aria | "Sunshine" | Sunshine EP | |
| Spoon | "Tear it Down" | Hot Thoughts | |
| 2019 | Mylène Farmer | "Des larmes" | Désobéissance |
| Celine Dion | "Change My Mind" | Courage | |
| EMIN | "Pedestal" | Good Love | |
| Elisa | "Thirst (For You Only)" English Version | Diari aperti | |
| 2021 | Spencer Ludwig | "Down-n-out in California" | Non-album single |
| 2022 | Noah Cyrus | "I Just Want a Lover" | The Hardest Part |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žebřík Music Award | 2020 | LP | Best International Female | Won | [96] |
Footnotes
- United States sales figures for Forever for Now as of September 2016.[54]
- Lost on You did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number seven on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[55]
- Heart to Mouth did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number two on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[55]
- Heart to Mouth did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[60]
- Churches did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[63]
- Love Lines did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the UK Album Sales Chart.[67]
- United States sales figures for Death Valley as of September 2016.[54]
- "N'oublie pas" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but charted at number 17 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking.[45]
- "Girls Go Wild" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but charted at number 2 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking.[45]
- "Girls Go Wild" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 74 on the Swiss Airplay chart.[88]
- "Recovery" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but charted at number 2 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking.[45]
- "The One That You Love" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but charted at number 33 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking.[45]
- "How Low Can You Go" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Triple A Airplay chart.[90]
- "How Low Can You Go" did not reach the region's Ultratop 50 chart, but charted at number 37 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under ranking.[45]
- "One Last Time" did not enter the Swiss Singles chart, but charted at number 84 on the Swiss Airplay chart.[91]
- "One Like You" did not enter the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart, but peaked at number 23 on the Triple A Airplay chart.[90]
References
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