Lucinda Belle
Lucinda Belle | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lucinda Barry |
| Born | June 7, 1987 London, England |
| Origin | British |
| Occupation(s) | Harpist, singer, songwriter |
Lucinda Belle (born Lucinda Barry, 7 June 1987), is a British singer, songwriter and harpist.
Early years[edit]
Belle played the harp from an early age; she joined the National Children's Orchestra,[1] and in 1990, she appeared on TV series Opportunity Knocks hosted by Les Dawson, and won that episode.[2]
In the early years of her career, she worked as a jazz singer in various clubs in London. She participated as vocalist in Bump & Flex with UK garage DJ Grant Nelson and in session singing for Karl 'Tuff Enuff' Brown.[3]
Away from the classic harp world, she studied jazz harp in Nashville.[4] Her first production as a solo artist was with First Avenue where she recorded and released Feel of Fire with PolyGram, as Lucy Skye.[5]
Career[edit]
In 2008, she signed a record deal with Epic Records to release the album My Voice and 45 Strings, later released via Island Records (2010) under her artist name, The Lucinda Belle Orchestra;[6][7] the album featured the artist Andrew Roachford on the track, "Keep on Looking".[8]
Her music has been used in films including For No Good Reason and short films such as Eternal Return[9] and Join my Band.[10]
Belle also made several covers of songs, among them, "Smells Like Teen Spirit",[11] and Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" for the film, The Lavender Scare.[12]
Under the guidance of Big Life Management, Belle wrote and recorded in 2016 her album Thing Big: Like Me (independently released in 2019)[13] at the retro East London recording studios Toe Rag.[14]
Performances[edit]
Belle sang and played harp at Trevor Horn’s 25th Anniversary at Wembley alongside Yes, Seal, Grace Jones, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Dollar, The Buggles and The Pet shop Boys. She has also performed live and on studio recordings with Robbie Williams,[15] as well as working with Jamiroquai, Missy Elliot, Natalie Cole, James Blunt, Dua Lipa, Jay Z and the Bullits, The Petshop Boys, Gregory Porter, Mark Batson and Annie Lennox, among others.[16][17]
Keynote speaker[edit]
In 2016, Belle began appearing as a Keynote speaker and performer; her appearances include TEDX,[18][19] EG[20] and MEDx.[21]
References[edit]
- ^ "You are being redirected..." Isingmag.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ^ "Opportunity Knocks S04E04 1990 – Les Dawson / Gary St John / Three's Company / Jimmy Bright / Crossfire / Romy / Antonio Zambardi / Lucinda – video dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Bump & Flex – Long Time Coming". Discogs.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Interview: Lucinda Belle – Robbie Williams's favourite harpist". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Lucy Skye". Discogs.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Lucinda Belle Orchestra – Ronnie Scott's". ronniescotts.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Lester, Paul (18 May 2010). "New band of the day – No 789: The Lucinda Belle Orchestra". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: The Lucinda Belle Orchestra "My Voice & 45 Strings"". The Kaje. 6 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Eternal Return (2013) – IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Join My Band". IMDb.com. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Lucinda Belle – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana Cover)". YouTube. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Music from The Lavender Scare". Tunefind.com. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ jr, Robert Pennycuff (4 July 2019). "Lucinda Belle: Think Big: Like Me – Review". Vinyl Chapters. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Radic, Randy (18 January 2019). "Lucinda Belle Dazzles on 'Baby Don't Cry' – Randy Radic". Medium. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Bryant, Tom (11 March 2010). "Robbie Williams former backing singer lands record contract". mirror. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Laundrette owner wins £1 million recording contract". Thelegraph.com.uk. 11 March 2010. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Interview: Lucinda Belle – Robbie Williams's favourite harpist". The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ "Lucinda Belle". TEDxManchester. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Find the Hero in You | Lucinda Belle | TEDxManchester". YouTube. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Lucinda Belle". EG Conference. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Lucinda Belle". Exponential.singularityu.org. Retrieved 17 September 2019.