Lp lost on you what a band. Is LP a woman or a man, and does it really matter? Laura made her initials a pseudonym immediately after graduating from high school, moving from the suburbs to New York
The author of the hits Lost on you and Another People, singer LP (in life - Laura Pergolizzi), after a June concert at a club and a recent performance in the show "X-Factor" (STB), comes to Ukraine again. This time with a big concert at the Sports Palace...
I go into the singer’s dressing room. Laura is dressed in black tight trousers, a silver jacket and a naked shirt, from under which tattoos are visible.
“I like your hat,” says LP.
I answer that this is a Ukrainian designer, to which the singer raises her thumb up, and her manager makes some notes in a notebook.
LP is very friendly, during the interview she sits relaxed in her chair and laughs a lot.
"The show in Kyiv was one of the best"
- Laura, in the last six months you are going to Kyiv for the third time. How do you like our audience?
I really like the Ukrainian audience. I received only positive emotions from her. The show I did in June was fantastic, it was one of my best performances.
- What did you like in Kyiv? Tried it national cuisine- borscht, dumplings?
I had a little time to walk around Kyiv and eat in your restaurants. However, I don't eat meat, and there are a lot of meat restaurants in Kyiv, so this complicates things a little. But I love fish, and I dined at one of your fish establishments. I also noticed that you guys really love quinoa (a grain crop that is classified as a pseudocereal - Ed.).
- You have a dog named Orson. Do you take it with you on tour?
I tried several times to take him on tour with me, but my fiancee (36-year-old Laura is a gay girl - Ed.) really misses him. So I can't take Orson away from her, but I miss him very much. I would like them both to be with me always.
"When I wrote Lost on you, I felt strange"
- Tell us about the technical process of writing songs. For example, your hit Lost of you - did you come up with the music or the lyrics first?
This happens in different ways. When I have an idea, I take notes on my phone. I record fragments of melodies, chords, lyrics, and some variations of names. Lost on you just appeared from such notes. When I wrote this song, I was a little uneasy, I felt strange (LP dedicated Lost on you to her ex-girlfriend. - Author).
Most often I write the music first and then the lyrics, but at the same time I like it when I have a song title. I think it is very important, key, it should be catchy.
The songwriting process depends on what mood I'm in. Sometimes I can come to the people who help me write and show them the material, and together we will refine it. This is an interesting and exciting process. It can take a day or several weeks.
- I know that when the manager of the previous label you worked with heard the song Lost on you, he did not want to record it. Did you communicate with this person after your success?
He not only refused to let me record the song, he fired me. Yes, now he is aware of my successes. But the thing is, people in the music business are very careful. And the company looked at how much money I brought in, and based on these considerations, decided to fire me. This is business and I understand that.
You shouldn't be upset because someone didn't take your song or because someone doesn't share your musical tastes. It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman. Often in my life, men who were not physically interested in me brought me a lot of money.
After the success of the song Lost on you, I told the story many times about being fired from the label. I really want people to know that one person's treasure can be another person's trash. I quit that day and told myself to move on. It is very important for an artist to understand this and continue to compose songs, sing, and develop. Getting fired from a label is not a tragedy.
"Europeans are more open to new things than Americans"
- In Europe you are more popular than in your homeland, in the USA. Does this bother you? Will you continue to reach American audiences?
My career really started in the States. But I have always strived to create new music anywhere, and I'm glad that it is now in demand here in Europe.
There's one thing I learned a few years ago, maybe even earlier: you should never force a scene or take it by storm. If you do this, you are likely to waste potential that could be useful if you just continue to work hard, do your thing and move on. What needs to happen will happen. This happened with Lost on you. I never thought that this was the song that would make me popular. It just happened and I was like, "Wow! Seriously? She was a hit?!"
You never know in which country people will like your music and where you will become a star. But when you pack a 12,000-seat arena four nights in a row, it doesn’t really matter what city it happens in. You should be grateful for any success in any country.
One way or another, I will continue to perform and promote my songs in the States. So I'm fine (laughs).
- Is the European public somehow different from the American public?
Yes, there are some differences. I think American audiences are less receptive to new names. I can't know for sure, but I feel that the European public has a more eclectic taste. It seemed to me that people in Europe listen to more different genres of music than Americans. Europeans are more open to everything new.
By the way
About a possible move from the USA
- Due to your wild popularity in Europe, have you thought about moving here?
Yes, I have such thoughts. I want to buy a house somewhere in Europe, maybe in Greece or Paris. I say Paris because I don’t know any other French cities (laughs). I have thoughts about moving here, but first I need to at least just buy a house so that I have a place where I can stay. I'll probably look for it in the coming years.
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Laura gained fame, including in Russia, not only this summer. LP(this is her creative pseudonym) is an experienced musician. She writes songs for Rihanna(Cheers) BackstreetBoys(Love Will Keep You Up All Nigh) ChristinaAguileras(Beautiful People) Cher and other stars, performs a lot, takes first place in the charts of different countries.
One of her most popular songs today is Lost on you .
What is she like? A hairstyle like Bob Dylan, a grin like Bruce Willis, a tattooed ship on his entire chest, a boyish whistle on stage, a ukulele in his hands and off-the-charts energy...
Charisma, charm, inner drive - these are the words that can always be found in descriptions of her performances.
Where is she from? Laura Pergolizzi is 35 years old. She was born in New York and now lives in Los Angeles. Her mother is from Naples, and her father is half Sicilian and half Irish. They were, in Laura's words, a family of "doctors and lawyers," not singers, although her mother loved to sing.
How did she start? Laura recorded her debut album in 2001 (Heart-Shaped Scar) and her major breakthrough came in 2010, when the song Cheers (Drink to That) she wrote was included in Rihanna’s album Loud. On this moment Laura Pergolizzi has three studio albums and several hits that are recognizable from the first seconds.
Whistle and Ukulele: Song Forever For Now.
Cover of Beyonce's song Halo.
Laura Pergolizzi is an American singer of Italian origin. It’s like one continuous collection of uniqueness: starting with the non-standard appearance with constant curls, sunglasses and cross earrings, to unusual performances of songs with heartfelt lyrics, powerful vocals, artistic whistling and ukulele accompaniment.
Surely there will be those who will not fail to reproach me for the fact that the article about Laura Pergolizzi is not the most suitable topic for a site about rock music. After all, she does not fit into the generally accepted framework of the definition of “rock personality”, since, according to Wikipedia’s genre definition, LP (Laura Pergolizzi for short) is pop, pop-rock and indie-pop (a more melodic and less abrasive subgenre than indie rock). And some even more so consider her work to be outright pop.
But here I will venture to argue. All these genre definitions are not so important when there is an emotional and semantic component: in spirit, the LP is a singer worthy of being considered a real rocker.
Why? Yes, because consumer pop music cannot carry such emotions as the music of the LP is imbued with! And I think you will agree that rock is not only about the sound, but equally about the emotions that are conveyed through the lyrics and the performer’s voice.
In addition, the LP began as a real rock and roller - 250 concerts a year, endless trips with the group to small towns in a shabby van and overnight stays in cheap hotels (often all together in one room).
It was then that the producers tried to squeeze her songs into formats in order to reach as many listeners as possible. Fortunately, they didn’t do it very well, and today we have what we have – an LP in its sincere image with that soulful creativity that many have already become quite fans of.
The beginning of the LP journey
Laura Pergolizzi, or rather her extraordinary appearance, at first sight often confusing - it is not always clear whether a man or a woman before your eyes. LP owes such a bright appearance to her parents: her Neapolitan mother and half-Sicilian, half-Irish father.
But once you hear her powerful, deep songs, it immediately becomes clear: Laura Pergolizzi – woman from cropped boyfriend jeans to the last curl (we’ll talk about orientation separately), although with a fair amount of tomboyishness.
Laura Pergolizzi's biography begins in Huntington, New York, where she was born in the spring of 1981.
The next 15 years of her life are rather poorly covered in the media - LP practically does not talk about this period in numerous interviews. Unless I mentioned somehow that As a child I was terribly embarrassed about my voice and preferred to sing with the lawnmower or vacuum cleaner running so no one could hear her.
And only in 1996 events began to occur that radically changed the life of the future singer.
After graduating from high school, Laura Pergolizzi moved to the capital of her home state. This is where LP’s biography begins as a singer-songwriter: she gathers his own group called Lionfish, with which he begins to give concerts, performing a repertoire of his own composition.
At the same time, Laura Pergolizzi first began to use her creative pseudonym - LP, although this nickname was assigned to her back in school summer camp.
First successes or popularity is still very far away
In 1998, she was noticed by David Lowery from the group Cracker. He was so shocked by Laura’s voice that he invited her to participate in the recording of the album of his musical group. Subsequently, he also became the producer of the debut LP album “Heart-Shaped Scar” (2001).
The further biography of Laura Pergolizzi was marked by the release of another album - in 2004, “Suburban Sprawl & Alcogol” was released (I recommend listening to supporters of the opinion that the LP is pop), which was the result of a collaboration with Linda Perry from the group 4 Non Blondes.
Around the same time Laura Pergolizzi received a cross earring as a gift from a friend, which he inherited from Madonna during the filming of one of her videos. Since then, Laura Pergolizzi has not left her side even for a day. At the same time, she claims that This cross does not have any religious meaning- just a favorite earring.
Laura Pergolizzi's first albums did not bring her fame, despite a fairly warm reception from music critics and a major tour in support of Suburban Sprawl & Alcogol. There was still a long way ahead.
Establishment period on the music scene
2010 was the beginning new era in LP's biography, she moves to Los Angeles. It is in this city that active musical activity Laura Pergolizzi.
In November, she collaborated with Rihanna on the song “Cheers (Drink to That).” Later collaborates with Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, The Veronicas and Cher.
But LP has always perceived collaboration with pop music stars as an additional option to its creativity. Best songs, with deep personal overtones, she always kept for herself.
In 2012 creative biography The LP is marked by a breakthrough: music lovers have finally appreciated the track “Into the Wild” was released as a single, which would later be included on her 3rd album.
Laura Pergolizzi began to use artistic whistling in songs precisely after this song. In the studio, preparing to perform “Into the Wild,” LP, out of habit, whistled the melody. The producer and director liked the sound so much that they decided to record it. Since then almost No Laura Pergolizzi performance is complete without whistling..
In 2014, the full-length LP “Forever for Now” was released. Its release was preceded by two singles - “Night Like This” (March 2014) and “Someday” (June 2014).
Album "Forever for Now" was highly praised by music critics. Yes, on official page LP Wikipedia states that Stephen Thomas Irlewine gave the album 5 stars in his review. A American magazine American Songwriter's noted that the LP's songs have the potential to become prime time slots on any radio station.
Finally deserved fame around the world
This period in the LP’s biography began with the release of the fourth album “Lost On You” in 2016.
The first single, “Muddy Waters,” from the then-unrecorded LP “Lost On You,” was released in September 2015, and the following summer it was featured in the finale of an episode of the popular TV series “Orange Is the New Black.” - in original) .
But The key track of the album was the song that gave it its name Laura Pergolizzi's "Lost On You". She first performed it at the Coca Cola Summer Festival 2016 in Rome. As a result, this composition reached the top of the charts on most European radio stations in record time.
And it’s not surprising, because "Lost On You"– the track is deeply frank and talks about the personal life of Laura Pergolizzi. In it, she literally depicted her own love tragedy.
Laura Pergolizzi's song "Lost On You" is dedicated to the performer's close friend, Tamzin Brown, whose relationship ended in failure. This fact takes on special meaning when you find out that Laura Pergolizzi is a lesbian. However, LP does not hide this fact.
She claims that her parents were always loyal to any “eccentricities” of their daughter. True, Laura fully realized her sexual orientation and told everyone about it only after the death of her mother. The father only recently took this seriously, since he always preferred to consider this recognition of his daughter just a teenage hobby.
Verbatim translation of "Lost On You" sounds something like "Spent on you" or "Lost in You". True, in this form, this phrase taken out of context does not carry the semantic load that is inherent in it.
But if you look at the lyrics of the song, it becomes clearer what meaning Laura Pergolizzi put into this phrase. The key vector of the song is a question addressed to Laura's ex-friend (in the video she is played by model Laura Hanson Sims ) : “...all these things that I wasted [time] on you? nerves? feelings?], tell me - was it all in vain?
It turns out that the meaning of “Lost On You” is not in banal feelings about lost love, but in an attempt to understand whether this relationship left at least some trace in the soul of LP’s former passion. In addition, according to the last frames of the clip, in which Laura kisses her new girl– Lauren Ruth Ward, it becomes clear that for her, life goes on, despite the still fresh image of her former lover in her memory.
By the way, in December 2016, Lauren (she also sings well) published a video for her song “Make Love To Myself,” which also plays out an emotional lesbian story, and an LP appears in the finale, which is quite symbolic.
But Laura Pergolizzi is not far behind her new lover - at the beginning of 2017, she again pleased her fans with “delicious” new products, all with the same touch of her intimate experiences. On January 26, the premiere of two videos took place at once - for the tracks of the LP “Other People” (the background to the “Lost On You” video) and « Tightrope", the main role in which Lauren Ruth Ward was assigned (appearing in each other’s videos seems to be becoming a good tradition).
And in the middle of summer a video was released « When we’re high”, in which the already familiar lesbian theme simply abounds. All videos are thematically interconnected - each of them, like chapters in a novel, reveals new details of the plot of LP’s personal life.
By the way, this summer (in July) Laura and Lauren got engaged in Paris, where they were part of the triumphant LP tour of Europe. According to them, very soon they will officially become wife and wife :)
To sum it up, I dare to express the opinion that in the near future the work of Laura Pergolizzi, in terms of the level of contribution to the development modern music, will begin to be ranked alongside Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison (one of LP's idols) and other great musicians/performers revered by fans all over the world.
Last updated: September 13th, 2017 by Rockstar
LP and 9 more singers who dedicate songs to women
Everything on this planet is dedicated to women: victories, defeats, even the stars are named after them. But the simplest and most understandable way to express feelings is to dedicate a song to your beloved. And some women do not hesitate to do this on an equal basis with men, declaring their love to the whole world. We have collected 10 of the bravest and coolest.
LP
If you spent the last six months somewhere on Mars or in a deserted desert where there is no Internet or radio, then you most likely missed the appearance of the mischievous curly-haired Laura Pergolizzi, an American singer and songwriter who blew up the dance floors with her “Lost on you”. The song, by the way, is dedicated to Laura’s ex-girlfriend, who does not hide her sexual orientation.
Zemfira
Her songs, which are clearly about a woman, speak best about her. Well, it’s impossible to imagine that, for example, “We are breaking” is about a man. In addition, a constant, hmm, companion has long appeared in Zemfira’s life. However, some journalists still continue to claim that the singer’s sphere of interests is exclusively men and even attribute her to an affair with Roman. Abramovich.
Svetlana Surganova
Svetlana Surganova says practically nothing about her personal life. But savvy fans of the singer’s work are absolutely sure that women interest her much more than men. Yes, and in the songs, no, no, and “female” endings slip through.
For me, the person himself is interesting, what he is like. I’m not going to get into anyone’s bed or personal life.
Diana Arbenina
Diana Arbenina still remains the permanent leader of the “Night Snipers” group, created back in 1993 in the company of Svetlana Surganova. By the way, during Surganova’s presence in the team, the girls were credited with romantic relationships, the breakdown of which led to Svetlana leaving the team. Today Diana has two beautiful children, born, as they say, from an unknown American businessman. But this is hard to believe.
Leisha Haley
Actress, producer and frontwoman of the group “Uh Uh Her”. She became most famous for one of the central roles in the TV series “The L word” - Leisha played journalist Alice, but before that she managed to appear in a number of TV series (“Supernatural”, “Grey’s Anatomy”, “CSI Crime Scene Investigation”, “Beautiful to Death” ") and even in yogurt advertising. According to friends, Haley is always on the move, always willing to try something new and have a lot of fun. Happy Hours don't watch!
Samantha Fox
Former British model and star of the 80s pop scene. The frankness and liberation of her songs, combined with her luxurious appearance, made Samantha Fox one of the sexiest pop singers - many dreamed of her while lying under cozy blankets at night. However, in February 2003, she made a statement about her personal life:
I can’t always say “Maybe” or deny. It's time for people to know where my heart is. People keep saying that I'm a lesbian. I do not know who I am. All I know is that I'm in love with Mira [Stratton, her manager]. I love her madly and want to spend my whole life with her.
Unfortunately, in 2005 Mira died from cancer.
Sinead O'Connor
According to the recent admission of the singer, who recently celebrated her 51st birthday, she is kind of messed up with men, so she doesn’t mind trying relationships with women. Well, it’s clear that the beard is gray, but the devil knows where. By the way, Sinead was never distinguished by a meek disposition, she often challenged society and played tricks to the fullest. Some are still convinced that the famous “Nothing compares to you” is dedicated to the artist’s mistress.
Melissa Etheridge
The winner of the Oscar and Grammy awards is offensively little known in Russia. However, according to critics, the uncompromising confessional lyrics, melodic folk rock and hoarse vocals allow Melissa to be compared with such classics of the genre as Bruce Springsteen and John Mellencamp. By the way, she received her first Grammy in 1993 for the album, which she called “Yes, I am,” in response to questions that tormented her about sexual orientation.
Linda Perry
American singer, songwriter and music producer, widely known for her work with Christina Aguilera (“Beautiful”), Gwen Stefani (“What are you waiting for?”) and Pink (“Get the party started”). She contributed her two cents to the glorification of women as the leader of the group 4 Non Blondes.
Kay Di Lang
Winner of four Grammy Awards, she is also known as a Buddhist, vegetarian, animal rights activist, open lesbian and LGBT activist. It is noteworthy that despite her rather brutal appearance, the singer’s voice is very gentle - mezzo-soprano.
Text: Aya Romanova
Quotes from S. Surganova
Photo at sunset: iamlp.com
Laura Pergolizzi, better known by her stage name LP, is an American rock/pop singer originally from Long Island, New York. In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, where she released three full-length albums and one EP. She is also known as a songwriter for pop stars such as Cher, Riana, Christina Aguilera and others.
1. Laura Pergolizzi was born in 1981.
2. She graduated from Walt Whitman High School in 1996.
3. Immediately after this, Laura moved from Huntington (Long Island) to New York, where she took the stage name LP, under which she performs to this day.
4. David Lowery from the band Cracker, having accidentally attended her performance, highly appreciated Laura’s voice and invited her to participate in the recording of one of the tracks for his band’s album Gentleman’s Blues (1998).
5. Lowry also produced her debut album, Heart-Shaped Scar, which was released in 2001 under Koch Records.
6. The singer’s second album, “Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol,” was released in 2004 on the Lightswitch Records label.
7. The album was recorded in collaboration with composer and music producer Linda Perry.
8. Despite the powerful tour in support of the album and positive reviews critics, Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol did not receive due recognition from the general public.
9. In 2006, the LP was featured at the South by Southwest music conference, where, according to eyewitnesses, a whole brawl broke out between competing sound companies over the right to collaborate with it. The conference ended with the signing of a contract with Island Def Jam Music Group.
10. Island Def Jam Music Group is part of the music giant Universal Music Group.
11. Very soon, due to creative differences, LP had to terminate the contract. In 2007, she began collaborating with the independent studio SoBe Entertainment and recorded tracks accumulated during this time.
12. The song "Love Will Keep You Up All Night", composed during a collaboration with Island Def Jam, was released in 2007 as one of the tracks on the Backstreet Boys album Unbreakable.
13. The track Wasted from the album Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol became business card TV show South of Nowhere, shown on The N (TeenNick) channel.
14. In the summer of 2010, the track Damage Is Done hit MTV and was released on iTunes. In 2009, LP, along with other musicians, worked on the album Superficial (Warner Music) for Heidi Montag. She wrote such songs as "More Is More", "Twisted", "Hey Boy" and "Love It or Leave It".
15. During this time, she continued to write songs for Montag. Co-authored with Cathy Dennis, songs such as “Look How I’m Doin”, “I Do This” and “Who’s That Girl” were released. A song written with Alexander Kronlund “Standing Where You Left” was also released Me", which was included in the debut album of Erik Hassle.
17. Her popularity as a songwriter came after the release of the single “Cheers (Drink to That),” which was included in Rihana’s fifth studio album, published on November 12, 2010. The song "Cheers" features a sample sung by LP herself (borrowed from Avril Lavigne's "I'm with You").
18. The next notable breakthrough was the song “Beautiful People”, performed by Christina Aguilera and included in the official soundtrack of the film “Burlesque”, released in November 2010 on RCA Records.
19. In September 2015, the song "Muddy Waters", the first single from the upcoming fourth studio album LP, was released.
20. In June 2016, “Muddy Waters” was featured in the final scene of an episode of the Netflix series.
21. In November 2015, the second single “Lost on You” from this album was released. Both songs were written in collaboration with Mike Del Rio.
24. She has the ability to reach the depths of your soul with her voice. During live performance, this property increases many times over.
25. “My mom died before she found out that I was a lesbian, and my dad thought for a long time that it was just a figure of speech and only recently realized that it was not so. However, I never received criticism or negativity from my parents. I still don’t get it now,” she said in an interview.
26. Sunglasses are an integral part of her style. “I wear them even at night,” the singer jokes, “I would never take off my sunglasses if it didn’t create certain inconveniences. I always thought glasses would be part of my image, like Roy Orbis."
27. When LP and his girlfriend appear in public, the world stops spinning for a second, admiring their perfection.
28. LP's androgynous sense of style is unparalleled in its impeccability. One look at her is enough to admit that she was born for a man's suit.
29. The cross-shaped earring in her ear has nothing to do with religion.
30. LP perfectly masters the art of artistic whistling.
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