Christian Leave

Last updated
Christian Leave
Christian Leave @ The Fonda 11 21 2021 (51782734672) (cropped).jpg
Christian Leave at The Fonda Theatre in 2021
Background information
Born (2000-05-01) May 1, 2000 (age 22)
Texas, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass
Years active2015–present
LabelsGodmode, Warner Records
Website Official website

Christian Akridge (born May 1, 2000) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist, born and raised in Wichita Falls, Texas. He fronts a band after his social media username, Christian Leave.

Contents

Early life and career

Coming from a religious family, Leave's father was a church pastor and he was raised into the church's music as his grandparents sang on the group Singing Gadberry’s. He also began as a helping church bassist player, which according to Leave, was the first time he was introduced to playing music. [1] Before writing or playing music, Leave joined the short video app Vine in 2014, at the age of 14. He gained more than 800,000 followers. [2] On Vine, he became one of the most popular Viners, having obtained around 6 million views and was invited to tour on the event PressPlay, created by David Graham. [3] After the social media app discontinuation around 2015, Leave started working on his music career writing songs and recorded his first EP Hope released on July 1, 2016. [4] [5] The EP debuted on number 48 of Billboards Independent Albums on July 23, 2016. [6] Around 2017, Leave started posting covers on YouTube and gain popularity outside the social media apps, that lead him to self-release an album Heartbreak Room on January 30, 2018. [7] With the social media attention for his works started to gain more followers, Leave was reached by Warner Records and signed with the label Godmode with his single release "Never" and the later EP Trilogy on December 14, 2018. [8] Following, he released a series of singles and EPs that culminated on the single "Adult" released on July 24, 2020. [9]

On February 12, 2021, Leave released his EP Heavy Hitting Hurts My Head [1] , and later on October 29, 2021 the EP Days Like Lost Dogs with the release of a music video with the same name. [10]

Discography

Studio Albums

EPs

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">InMe</span>

InMe are an English rock band originally formed in Brentwood, Essex in 1996.

Benoit Denizet-Lewis is a writer with The New York Times Magazine, a New York Times best-selling author, and a tenured professor of writing, literature and publishing at Emerson College.

Aletheian are a Christian progressive/melodic death metal band. They formed in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1997 under the name Crutch, and then changed their name to "Aletheian" prior to the 2003 album Apolutrosis. Guitarist Alex Kenis joined Becoming the Archetype in 2007. In the early 2007, Aletheian signed to IronClad Recordings, an imprint of Metal Blade Records.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eleventyseven</span> American pop punk band

Eleventyseven is an American pop punk band from Greenville, South Carolina which was formed in 2002. They chose the name "Eleventyseven" because "it's the one that looked cool the next morning". The band was originally signed to Flicker Records and released two albums with the label that charted on Christian music charts. After an independent streak, the band signed on to Sony Japan before returning to an independent status a year later. They continued to tour, self produce and release music independently until disbanding in September 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vine (service)</span> Defunct American social network for short videos

Vine was an American short-form video hosting service where users could share six-second-long looping video clips. It was originally launched on January 24, 2013, by Vine Labs, Inc. Bought by Twitter, Inc. in 2012 before its launch, the service was shut down on January 17, 2017 and the app was discontinued a few months later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shawn Mendes</span> Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1998)

Shawn Peter Raul Mendes is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter. He gained a following in 2013, when he posted song covers on the video sharing platform Vine. The following year, he caught the attention of artist manager Andrew Gertler and Island Records A&R Ziggy Chareton, which led to him signing a deal with the record label. Mendes' self-titled debut EP was released in 2014, followed by his debut studio album Handwritten in 2015. Handwritten debuted atop the US Billboard 200, making Mendes one of five artists ever to debut at number one before the age of 18. The single "Stitches" reached number one in the UK and the top 10 in the US and Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nash Grier</span> American Internet personality (born 1997)

Hamilton Nash Grier is an American Internet personality. He became known for his online videos on the now-defunct video sharing service Vine in early 2013. By 2015, Grier was the second most-followed user on the platform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack & Jack</span> American pop-rap duo

Jack & Jack are an American pop-rap duo from Omaha, Nebraska, consisting of Jack Johnson and Jack Gilinsky, based in Los Angeles, California. After success via the social media app Vine, the duo turned to careers as musicians. Their 2014 single "Wild Life" peaked at number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100. They also featured on Jonas Blue's 2018 hit single "Rise", which peaked at number three in the UK Singles Chart in addition to charting within the top 20 of various other European countries and Australia. Both attended Omaha Westside High School.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cameron Dallas</span> American internet personality

Cameron Alexander Dallas is an American Internet personality, actor and singer best known for his prominence on the video applications Vine and YouTube. Dallas starred in two films in 2014 and 2015; Expelled and The Outfield. In 2016 Cameron starred on his Netflix reality show Chasing Cameron which followed him on his singing tour of Europe. In 2020 he took over the role of Aaron Samuels in the Mean Girls musical on Broadway in January and then on the 8th of September he released Dear Scarlett, his first album.

Kaitlyn Dawn Bristowe is a Canadian television personality best known for being a contestant on the nineteenth season of ABC's The Bachelor, and as the lead on the eleventh season of The Bachelorette. She competed on season 29 of Dancing with the Stars, with partner Artem Chigvintsev, and was declared the winner on November 23, 2020.

Dylan Dauzat is an Owner & Operator of a Statewide Residential/Commercial Building Inspection company & is also a Real Estate Investor & Developer. Dylan has a net worth of $2.4 million as of 2022. Although possessing an accumulated 3.5 Million followers, Dylan stepped away fully from social media in 2017 to study a new career path. As reported, his State Wide Inspection Company has inspected over $100 Million Dollars worth of Real Estate since the launch of the company. His Real Estate Investment Company's portfolio include multiple Multi-Family Apartment Complex's & Rental Houses.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob Sartorius</span> American singer and media personality

Rolf Jacob Sartorius is an American singer and internet personality who rose to fame via social media after posting lip-syncing videos on Musical.ly. In 2016, he released his debut single "Sweatshirt", which charted on the Hot 100 in the United States and in Canada.

Terror Jr is an American pop duo formed in 2016 founded by former The Cataracs band member David "Campa" Benjamin Singer-Vine, Lisa Vitale, and Felix Snow, who left the group in late 2017. Their single "Come First" peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Spotify Velocity chart, number 6 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic songs chart, number 54 in the Czech Republic, and number 59 in Slovakia.

Tanner Petulla, known professionally as Getter, is an American DJ, producer, rapper and actor from San Jose, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Sanders (entertainer)</span> American internet personality

Thomas Sanders is an American singer, actor, scriptwriter and internet personality made famous by Vine and YouTube. He is best known for his YouTube channel and Vine career, which lasted from April 2013 until the social media site was shut down by Twitter in 2017. After the shutdown of Vine, he continued releasing videos across various social media sites. Sanders creates long videos on YouTube, while simultaneously posting shorter videos in the style of Vine to Instagram, Tumblr, TikTok and Twitter. His work consists of comedy sketches, pranks, stories, singing and civil rights activism.

"RoboCop" is a song by American record producer and vocalist Kanye West from his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008). The song contains background vocals from Tony Williams and Jeff Bhasker. It was solely produced by West, who served as a songwriter alongside Esthero, Malik Yusef, Consequence, Kid Cudi, Williams, Bhasker, T-Pain, and Young Jeezy. Due to the embodiment of Patrick Doyle's work, a songwriting credit for him was added. The song was recorded in 2008 across numerous studios, being tweaked to perfection. Manny Marroquin explained how it was a challenge to make, confirming that multiple versions were created. An art pop number with an orchestral style, it embodies portions of "Kissing in the Rain", performed by Doyle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gabbie Hanna</span> American Internet personality and musician (born 1991)

Gabrielle Jeannette Hanna is an American Internet personality and singer-songwriter. She rose to prominence on the video platforms Vine and YouTube before releasing her debut single, "Out Loud", in 2017. Her debut extended play, 2WayMirror, was released on May 31, 2019, and her second EP, Bad Karma, was released on May 15, 2020. Her debut album, Trauma Queen, was released on July 22, 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Dobrik</span> Internet personality (born 1996)

Dávid Julián Dobrík is a Slovak-American Internet personality. He found early success on the video-sharing platform Vine, before starting his vlog on YouTube in 2015. In 2019, he co-founded the photography app Dispo. Dobrik immigrated to the United States as a child, and was later protected under the DACA program, before eventually being granted permanent residency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cody Ko</span> Canadian internet personality (born 1990)

Cody Michael Kolodziejzyk, known professionally as Cody Ko, is a Canadian YouTuber, podcaster and rapper. His style of content is often crudely comedic and profane. As of April 2023, Kolodziejzyk's five YouTube channels have collectively earned over 9.37 million subscribers and 401.91 billion views.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drew Gooden (YouTuber)</span> American comedian and YouTuber (born 1993)

Drew Gooden is an American commentary YouTuber who makes videos on internet celebrities, internet culture, and pop culture. As of March 2023, his YouTube channel has over 3.9 million subscribers.

References

  1. 1 2 Blanchet, Brenton (2021-07-02). "Christian Leave's approach to singing is rooted in music history". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. Carmichael, Shannon (2021-02-19). "Christian Leave Emerges With New Sound on His Latest EP". The Heights. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. Denizet-Lewis, Benoit; Denizet-Lewis, Benoit (2015-12-08). "Following Christian Leave: The Strange Life of a Teen Celeb". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. Doyle, Kaitlyn. "Quick Hit with Kaitlyn Doyle". The Prowler. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. Hope - EP by Christian Leave, 2016-07-01, retrieved 2021-10-29
  6. "Christian Akridge". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  7. "Christian Leave - Heartbreak Room". Album of The Year. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  8. "EP Walkthrough: Christian Leave details his sensational new EP, Trilogy". PILERATS. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  9. "Christian Leave is Becoming an Adult". Office Magazine. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  10. Christian Leave - Days Like Lost Dogs [Official Music Video] , retrieved 2021-10-29