Olivia Lunny
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| Birth name | Olivia Lunny | ||
| Born | 4 February 1999 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
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| Years active | 2011–present | ||
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| Website | www | ||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||
| Citizenship | Canada | ||
Olivia Lunny (born 4 February 1999) is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba[1]. Lunny was crowned a winner on CTV's singing competition The Launch and scored her first Top 40 hit. [2]
Early life
Lunny began playing guitar after her father initially gave her lessons at the age of 12, first teaching her Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac. A year later, she began to write her own full songs.[3]
Musical career
2018-2019 - Olivia Lunny EP and The Launch
In 2018 Lunny independently released her self titled EP, for which she was nominated for Pop Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards.[4] Early the following year, she was chosen as the winner of the second season of music-talent competition ‘The Launch’ leading to the release of her single ‘I Got You’, produced by Shaun Frank.[5]
In 2019, she performed at the iHeartRadio FanFest and opened for Lionel Richie on his ‘Hello’ World tour.
2020-Present - To the Ones I Loved
In April 2020, Lunny performed on a cover of Lean on Me’ with fellow Canadian artists including Justin Bieber,Michael, Bublé, and Avril Lavigne in support of the Canadian Red Cross during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Lunny co-wrote her second EP, To the Ones I Loved with AJ Healey over a 5 day studio session. The first single, ‘Think of Me’ was released April 17, 2020. The music video for the song was filmed remotely due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, with Lunny performing her portion of the video at home in Winnipeg, and the rest of the video filmed on a closed set in New York.[7] The ‘Think of Me’ music video was lauded for its inclusion and representation of the LGBTQ community by Pride.com.[8] ‘Bedsheets’ the second single from the project was released May 22, 2020 via a premiere with Parade[9] and in September it was announced that Lunny had been selected as one of the five winners of the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Canadian Songwriter for the song.[10] On October 27, 2020, the final video from the EP, ‘Bedsheets’ was premiered with Live Nation’s Ones To Watch. The third single and accompanying video for ‘Hold Me’ were released July 24, 2020. The song was originally written as a piano ballad but evolved into a fully fledged pop song as a result of Lunny’s collaboration with Healey.[11] The full EP which included the final single, ‘Something New’ was premiered by PAPER on August 28th, 2020. Lunny explained that the EP was about “navigating the emotions that come with love and heartbreak” and was a reflection of her personal journey thus far.[12]
Discography
- Olivia Lunny (2018)
- To the Ones I Loved (2020)
In the media
References
- ↑ https://www.manitobamusic.com/olivialunny
- ↑ https://glittermagrocks.com/connect/2020/11/02/interview-olivia-lunny-on-her-sound-songwriting-process-and-what-she-hopes-fans-learn-from-her-music/
- ↑ "Olivia Lunny Builds Momentum, Keeps Dropping Tunes". American Songwriter. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ↑ "2018 WCMA Nominees Announced!". BreakOut West. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Olivia Lunny "Gets It" With Chosen Version of "I Got You" on THE LAUNCH". Bell Media. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Canadian Artists Join Voices For 'Lean On Me'". iheartradio. 2020-04-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Brow, Jason (2020-07-08). "Olivia Lunny Gets People To Open Up About Their Exes In 'Think Of Me' Video: It Was A 'Wild Experience'". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Missing Your Ex? Olivia Lunny's New Video Knows How You Feel". www.pride.com. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Whitmore, Laura B. (2020-05-21). "Letting Go! Olivia Lunny Shares a Delicately Powerful Single With 'Bedsheets'". Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Foundation, SOCAN. "The five winners of the SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Canadian Songwriters, Sponsored by SiriusXM, are announced". www.newswire.ca. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Interview: Olivia Lunny in her latest single, 'Hold Me' (Canada)". Eat This Music. 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "- pm studio world wide music news". pm studio world wide news (in 日本語). Retrieved 2020-12-14.
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