King by lauren aquilina Continue and songwriter This biography of a living person needs additional quotes to verify. Please help by adding reliable sources. Controversial material about living persons who have no sources or bad sources should be immediately removed, especially if potentially defamatory or harmful. Find sources: Lauren Aquilina - newspaper news book اﻟﻘﺎﺋﻤﺔ اﻟﺼﻔﺤﺔ اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻴﺔ أﻏﺎﻧﻲ ﺟﺪﻳﺪة اﺗﺼﺎل scientist JSTOR (January 2014) (Learn how and when to remove this template of messages) Lauren AquilinaAquilina in 2013Unted nameLauren Amber AquilinaBorn (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 25)Bristol, Bristol EnglandGenres Indie Pop Soul Indie-Folk Occupation (s)Singer, songwriterInstruments Vocal Piano Years active2011-2014, 2018-presentLabelsIsland RecordsUniversal Music GroupInterlude Artist Lauren Amber Aquilina (born June 23, 1995) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Bristol, she gained popularity by self-releasing a trilogy of EPs (Fools, Sinners and Liars) while studying at school. Her debut album Isn't It Strange? was released on August 26, 2016 after signing an agreement with Island Records and Universal Music Group. In October 2016, she admitted that she would no longer release music; However, in August 2018, Aquilina announced that she would resume releasing the music. Aquilina was born on June 23, 1995 in Bristol, the age of her parents from Malta. Her musical origins began with her playing the piano at school. She has been sing since she was eight years old and has been playing the piano since she was nine years old. When she was thirteen, she attended her first outdoor mic event and sang Lady Gaga's Poker Face while her mother filmed her. Aquilina's manager (at the time), Ryan Walter, came across one of the videos and they started working with each other, putting together the first EP of Aquilina Fools. I uploaded the video to my Facebook page just as a kind of test to see what people think and my manager (Ryan) noticed my first video within two days of uploading, although it had less than 4 views, I was very lucky. Celebrity supporters include Perez Hilton, who posted a blog post praising Aquilina in January 2012. In December 2011, Aquilina uploaded a cover cover of Brenda Russell's song Get Here, which she recorded at home to raise money for the Meningitis Trust. She said she was trying to raise as much money as possible for a good cause, especially at Christmas. In August 2012, Aquilina announced her debut EP Fools through her label Interlude Artists, which was released on iTunes on October 22, 2012. It reached the Top 50 iTunes singles chart in its first week on pre-orders alone. To promote her EP, Aquilina performed an eight-song set in Tromso, Norway, and was spotted by a Norwegian who called Aquilin a great, talented songwriter who plays the piano to accompany her beautiful voice. In September 2012, Aquilina announced on her Facebook and Twitter accounts that she would be headlining her first UK tour in early 2013. Aquilina has gained considerable popularity in Malta since the release of her debut EP Fools. It topped the Maltese iTunes chart, above Adele, and has been featured in several Maltese newspapers and websites and on Malta's National TV channel, TVM, since October 2012. The title track from Fools received its first British national radio performance on BBC Radio 1 on 15 October 2012 on the BBC Introducing show. On 15 August 2013, it was announced that Aquilina would headline the BBC Introducing Stage at the 2013 Reading and Leeds Festival. She also played her first-ever show in the United States on August 21, 2013, when she played a sold-out headline show at Manhattan's Rockwood Hall. On March 10, 2014, Aquilina released her latest EP Liars in the Fools, Sinners, Liars EP. After asking to hear Lauren Liars' third EP, which she recorded and sold with her manager, Island Records and Universal Music Group signed Aquilina as a new artist. In June 2014, Akilina collaborated with The Scottish band Prides on one of her tracks, Strong Enough. As of October 2014, Aquilin's EPs trilogy has sold more than 100,000 copies. Aquilina also put on a mini tour of the three UK shows as a special thank you to her fans for their support. Dates included Manchester, Bristol and London, where the mini-tour ended. Aquilina's song Time to Say Goodbye was featured in the sixth season of the British drama Downton Abbey. Aquilina released her debut album Isn't It Strange? led by Island Records and Universal Music Group on August 26, 2016 (Anne Kosova-Modling). On October 10, 2016, Akilin announced on her Twitter and Facebook accounts that she would no longer write music or perform for herself, and that it was not strange? will be her last album. Aquilina returned to music in 2018 with Psycho from the EP, which is due out in 2019. In March 2019, she released the single Tobacco in my Sheets, and in October 2020, she released a single called Swap Places Artistry Critical Reception Music, reviewing Sound Of The Day, praised Aquiline's vocals in the cover of Lana Del Rey's Born To Die: She took this cover and blew it up, and took it to another level. She convinced me that with her very touching and emotional feeling to her voice, she could change the course of many up-and-coming musicians. She's just in her room with a microphone and keyboard, and there's something to be said, imagine her in a real studio with better equipment. This girl can be a force on any with whom she will sign. Song and Lauren remind me of the beautiful Adele. Adele has a very powerful voice and know when she's in the room. Lauren has that presence with her beautiful voice and amazing talent. Fortitude writer Maxi Molotov-Smith praised Akilova's musical approach and praised her third EP Liars, five of the five stars in the rankings. Praising, Lauren's sound is a beautifully crafted soul-inflexet piano pop (a sound that Sarah Bareilles, Chantal Kreviazuk and Regina Spector are known to dabble in), which conjures up the uplifting atmosphere, honey-sweet vocals and some of the wisest lyrics that any teenage songwriter has ever written. Aquilin's influence has gripped many artists on her YouTube channel and on her live performances, including Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey and Ellie Goulding. She also credits Stereophonics, Coldplay, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Annie Lennox as influences. Discography Studio Albums Title Details Isn't It Weird? Released: August 26, 2016 Label: Island Reports Format: Digital Download, CD Advanced Plays Title Details Fools Released: 22 October 2012 Label: Independent Format: Digital Download Sinners Released: 22 July 2013 Label: Independent Format: Digital Download Liars Released: 10 March 2014 Label: UIR Format: Digital Download Ocean Released: 9 October 2015 Label: Island Records Format: Digital Download Singles of the Year Single UK Singleschartposition Album 2012 Fools 72 17 Fools King - 2013 Sinners 66 17 Sinners 2014 Lovers or Liars 58 17 Liars Liars 2015 Time To Say Goodbye 197, non-album single Ocean - Ocean Low - Echoes - non-album single 2016 Kicks - Isn't It Strange? How Would You Like It? - Midnight Mouths - 2018 Psycho - Non-album singles 2019 If Looks Could Kill - Tobacco In My Sheets - 2020 Bad People - Swap Places - - denotes releases that were not on the chart. Featured tracks Flaws and Ceilings with Frank Hamilton (2012) Strong Enough with Prides (2014) FU4E with Lost Kings (2019) Songwriting Credits Song of the Year Artist Album Lost 2015 Emji Folies douces 2019 RAC Non-album single Worthy of You 2018 Plestead First and above all Shoot Down the Sun Hook n Sling Non-Album singles At least Jack Valle Groove Nocy Letniej 2019 4Dreamers nb. Cruel to Be Kind Ea Kaya Non-album single Crazy Enough Julie Bergan Hard Feelings: Ventricle 1 Devil CLC Non-album single Hard Feelings Julie Bergan Hard Feelings: Ventricle 1 Wrong 2020 Louise Redknapp Heavy Love Invisible Grace Davis Friends with Tragic Tokyo Love Hotel Rina Sawayama Sawayama Addicted to Blue Grace Davis Friends With Tragic Josslyn Olivia : Act 1 Links - Julie PiPod. 17-year-old Lauren Akilina releases her debut EP - Fools. Gozo News.Com. Received on July 30, 2013. Perez Hilton's blog post. Perezhilton.com. received 9 2013. Get a Get Review. Fakewalls.com. received on September 9, 2013. Get Surrey entry to local groups. Getsurrey.co.uk. received on September 9, 2013. Lauren Aquilina in Norway (from her official Facebook page). Fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net. received on September 9, 2013. Lauren Aquilina Tickets - Buy Lauren Aquilina Concert Tickets. Nme.com. received on September 9, 2013. UK: Unknown talent discovered. Escflashmalta.com. July 26, 2013. Received on July 30, 2013. BBC Radio 1 - BBC Introducing with Jen and Ellie, 15/10/2012. Bbc.co.uk on October 15, 2012. Received on July 30, 2013. Lauren Akilina (@laurenaquilina) (October 10, 2016). (Tweet) - via Twitter. Lauren Aquilina. www.facebook.com. received on January 11, 2019. Lauren Aquilina interview: I see this as completely starting again - Popjustice . September 6, 2018. Received on January 11, 2019. Glenister, Dale (September 7, 2018). Lauren Aquilina returns in exciting fashion on Psycho. Peanut mixtape. Received on January 11, 2019. Danny Angome (September 10, 2018). Lauren Aquilina Returns Single Sassy-As-Hell Pop Song with Earworm Choir. Received on January 11, 2019. Lauren Aquilina Was Born to Die cover review. SoundOfTheDay. Constant Dead Link - Lauren Akilina EP Review: Liars. Fortitude Magazine. Harvan, Sinead (August 23, 2013). Lauren Aquilina: The BBC headliner is making this crazy.