Lolo (singer)

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LoLo on the It Gets Better Project Holiday Show 2014.
Background information
Birth name	Lauren Pritchard
Born	December 27, 1987 Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Genres	Soul pop alternative rock funk
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter actress
Years active	2002–present
Labels	DCD2 Universal Island Atlantic
Website	weaponforsaturday.com

Lauren Pritchard (born December 27, 1987), known professionally as Lolo (stylized as LOLO), is an American singer, songwriter and actress.

Life and career

Born and raised in Jackson, Tennessee, Pritchard began writing songs when she was 14 years old.^[1] She then moved to Los Angeles at 16, where she lived with Lisa Marie Presley and tried to make it as a singer in a reggae band.^[2] She eventually succeeded as a musical actress, by originating and playing the role of the 15-year-old runaway "Ilse" in the hit Broadway show Spring Awakening for two years.^[3]

Pritchard later settled in the United Kingdom, and signed with Universal/Island Records. In August 2010 she released the single "Painkillers", and the song was also released in a remix with rapper Talib Kweli.^[4] Her debut album, Wasted in Jackson, written and produced with Eg White,^[5] was digitally released on October 25, 2010 and debuted at No. 84 in the UK.^[6] It was also scheduled for physical release in the US on February 22, 2011.^[6] Pritchard mentions Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Al Green and Candi Staton as some of the influences behind her music.^[7]

In 2013, Pritchard adopted the stage name Lolo and has since signed with DCD2 Records. "Under her given name, Pritchard is also the composer-lyricist of the new musical Songbird..."^[8]

In 2013 she began opening for the pop band Panic! at the Disco. She still opens for live concerts and tours with the band. She was also featured on the Panic! at the Disco song, "Miss Jackson".^[9]

Discography

Albums

• Wasted in Jackson (2010) (as Lauren Pritchard)
• In Loving Memory of When I Gave a S**t (2016)

Extended plays

• Comeback Queen EP (2015)^[10]

Singles

• "When the Night Kills the Day" (2010) (as Lauren Pritchard)
• "Painkillers" (2010) (as Lauren Pritchard)
• "Not the Drinking" (2010) (as Lauren Pritchard)
• "Stuck" (2011) (as Lauren Pritchard)
• "Weapon for Saturday" (2013)
• "Heard It from a Friend" (2013)
• "Year Round Summer of Love" (2013)
• "Gangsters" (2014)
• "Hit and Run" (2014)
• "I Don’t Wanna Have to Lie" (2015)

Features

• "Miss Jackson" (2013) - Panic! at the Disco
• "Headphones" (2014) - Matt Nathanson
• "WAIT" (2014) - Lemaitre
• "Centuries" (2014) - Fall Out Boy
• "Cure Me" (2014) - Redlight
• "Boomerang" (2014) - Joey Contreras

References

1. "Lauren Pritchard Biography" Retrieved April 10, 2011. Archived July 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
2. Cairns, Dan (April 25, 2010). "Breaking act: Lauren Pritchard". The Times. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
3. Fitzpatrick, Rob (April 29, 2010). "First sight: Lauren Pritchard". The Guardian. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
4. "Painkillers - EP by Lauren Pritchard". Apple Inc. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
5. Archived October 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
6. "Wasted In Jackson CD". CD Universe. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
7. Design, Stephen Clark -. "Lauren Pritchard:". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
8. "Lauren Pritchard on Songbird, Spring Awakening, and Singing as "Lolo"". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
9. "Tour". Retrieved July 22, 2016.
10. Nathan (July 16, 2015). "LOLO "Comeback Queen EP" - Available on iTunes!". Retrieved July 22, 2016.

External links

• Official website