Arlissa
| Arlissa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Arlissa Ruppert[1] |
| Also known as | Arlissa |
| Born | 21 September 1992 |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Associated acts | Friction, Nas, Wilkinson, P Money |
| Website |
www |
Arlissa Ruppert,[2] better known as simply Arlissa (born 21 September 1992 in Hanau, Germany) is an English singer-songwriter of half German and half American descent, raised in Crystal Palace, London.[3] She has released three singles, collaborated with Nas and was listed on the BBC's Sound of 2013.
Career
Arlissa began writing music while still at school, studying for her A-levels. At 19 years old she was signed to London Records and then with Jay Z’s Roc Nation.[4] She explained how she 'was writing and recording with a friend. He got some people from London Records down to the studio and they offered me a contract the same day'. Her representatives also played some of her music to Roc Nation in New York City, where Jay Brown agreed to sign her.[5]
Arlissa’s track 'Hard To Love Somebody' gained attention from a publisher, who eventually was passed on to Nas, who had previously worked with Amy Winehouse.[6] After hearing the track Nas approached Arlissa to feature on it, and she flew out to Los Angeles to record the collaboration in person. On working with Nas, she said, "the whole experience was completely surreal, it’s been an incredible opportunity'.[6] "Hard to Love Somebody" was chosen as Scott Mills' record of the week on BBC Radio 1 in November 2012.[7] Arlissa was named as one of the BBC’s one to watch for 2013, when she made the longlist for the Sound of 2013.[8]
Arlissa's first official single "Sticks & Stones" was released on 3 March 2013,[9] and was described as a 'stomping break-up anthem' and 'a fierce pop song'.[4][10] The song peaked at number 48 in the UK Singles Chart on week ending 16 March 2013 and spent 3 weeks in the top 100. In April, she was moved from London Records to Capitol Records UK. The song 'Into The Light' was released on 16 December 2013 and appeared in adverts for Littlewoods.[11]
An album release was further delayed while the songs 'Braveheart' and 'Writing On The Wall' appeared on the Metrophonic Soundcloud page.[12] In 2014 she recorded the single 'Stay Up All Night' with Belgian DJ Netsky and performed the song live on tour at 2014 Reading Festival and SW4[13] She is also a model and signed to Next London.[14]
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [15] |
IRE [16] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | "Hard to Love Somebody" (with Nas) |
165 | — | Battles | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Sticks & Stones" | 48 | 89 | ||||||||||||||
| "Into the Light" | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | "Devil and the Deep" | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Heartbeat" (Wilkinson featuring P Money & Arlissa) |
Lazers Not Included |
| "Long Gone Memory" (Friction featuring Arlissa) |
Non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Something About You" (TC4 featuring Arlissa) | |
| 2016 | "Paradise" (Schiller featuring Arlissa) |
Future |
| "Touch" (Tough Love featuring Arlissa) |
Non-album single | |
| "Stay Up With Me" (Netsky featuring Arlissa) |
3 |
Other appearances
| Year | Contribution | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "You & I" (Crystal Fighters featuring Arlissa) |
Cave Rave |
| "Tornare indietro"[17] (Guè Pequeno featuring Arlissa) |
Bravo ragazzo |
References
- ↑ Entry on the AllMusic website listing the credits of the artist, (accessed 1 November 2013).
- ↑ Biography listed on the Roc Nation website, (accessed, December 5, 2014)
- ↑ Brown, Emma (February 2013). "Discovery: Arlissa". Interview Magazine. Brant Publications.
- 1 2 Lamont, Tom (9 February 2013). "Arlissa: 'I tried to do quirky but ended up pouring my heart out'". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
- ↑ Foster, Alistair (15 March 2013). "I'm sharing manager with Rihanna". standard.co.uk. Evening Standard. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- 1 2 "Arlissa vs Nas - Hard to Love Somebody | General | News". 4Music. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "A big thank you to...". Facebook. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sound of, 2013 - The Longlist". BBC. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Paul Lester. "New band of the day: Arlissa (No 1,376)". the Guardian.
- ↑ Earls, John (4 March 2013). "Simply The Best 7 Days A Week :: Music Reviews :: Arlissa: Sticks And Stones - Single review". Daily Star. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ↑ Stovin, Jack (5 December 2013). "Watch | Arlissa - 'Into The Light' (Acoustic)". altsounds.com. AltSounds Ltd.
- ↑ Listing on the Metrophonic soundcloud page (accessed 5 December 2014).
- ↑ "Netsky Live @ South West Four 2014 SW4 video #2". YouTube.
- ↑ Listing on the Next Management website, (accessed 5 December 2014).
- ↑ Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "Arlissa > UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- For "Hard to Love Somebody": "CHART: CLUK Update 22.12.2012 (wk50)". Zobbel.de/.
- ↑ Peak positions in Ireland:
- For "Sticks & Stones": "Chart Archive > March 7, 2013". (IRMA). 7 March 2013.
- ↑ "Guè Pequeno, il 4 giugno esce il nuovo album 'Bravo ragazzo': la tracklist" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.