Fleurie (musician)

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Fleurie
Fleurie In Her Nashville, TN Studio.jpg
Fleurie in Her Nashville, TN Studio
Background information
Birth nameLauren Elizabeth Strahm [1]
Born (1990-10-10) October 10, 1990 (age 33)
Canton, Michigan, U.S.
Origin Nashville, Tennessee
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active2013–present
Labels
Spouse(s)
Jordan Sloat
(m. 2023)
Website www.fleuriemusic.com

Lauren Strahm (born October 10, 1990), better known by her stage name Fleurie, is an American musician from Nashville, Tennessee. [2] Her first album, Love and War, was released on September 19, 2016. Songs from the album have been featured in Atypical , Cloak & Dagger , Reign , Bones , Pretty Little Liars , Saving Hope , Queen Sugar , Scream , Shadowhunters , and Station 19 , among others. [3] Fleurie toured internationally including headline dates in China and support dates with Owl City in Japan and South Korea in November 2018.

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Early life

Strahm was born on October 10, 1990, in Canton, Michigan, which is a suburb of Detroit.[ citation needed ] She began writing songs at age 11 but did not share them with anyone until she was 17.[ citation needed ]

At age 21, she moved to Nashville after college to pursue music as a career. [4]

Career

At age 19, she released a Christian album under her birth name. [5] In 2013 Strahm put out the first release under the Fleurie moniker, an EP entitled Fear and Fable. This was followed by the 2015 EP Arrows. Off of that album, "Still Your Girl" was selected by NPR for their Songs We Love series, a part of the All Songs Considered podcast. [6] "Wildwood" was featured in Containment, Wynonna Earp, and Finding Carter, as well as "Sparks" being featured in Catfish: The TV Show. [3]

In 2015 she collaborated with hip-hop artist NF on his song "Mansion" (which peaked at 30 on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart [7] ), the second track on his record of the same name which reached 62 on the Billboard 200. [8] Fleurie later opened for NF on a US tour in 2016. [2]

Her debut full-length Love and War was released on September 19, 2016. Songs "Breathe", "Love and War", "Soldier", "Turns You into Stone", and "Hurts Like Hell" have been featured in numerous TV shows including Outlander , Assassin's Creed , Pretty Little Liars , Finding Carter , Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments and The Originals , as well as the trailer for the twelfth and final season of Bones . [3]

The song "Don't Let Me Down", off of her album Love and War was sampled by Kendrick Lamar on his song "FEEL". [9] This track appears on his 2017 album DAMN.

In 2018, she collaborated with producer Tommee Profitt and Mellen Gi on a cover of Linkin Park's 2001 single "In the End". As of December 2023, the video of the cover has over 1 billion views on YouTube. [10]

In 2018, she collaborated with electronic pop artist Ruelle on her song "Carry You" which was used in Shadowhunters.

On August 17, 2018 Fleurie released her second full-length album, Portals. Her song, Out of the Blue was featured on S15 Premiere, E1 of Grey's Anatomy on September 27, 2018.

In 2019 Fleurie's song "Love and War" was featured as the theme song for the True Crime podcast "To Live and Die in LA". A cover was then used in Westworld in 2022, but it does not appear on the Season 4 OST.

On April 30, 2020, "Breathe" was remixed by the Riot Music Team for the official launch video of Riot Games's Legends of Runeterra . [11]

On September 25, 2020, "Soldier" was used in the Disney+ original film, Secret Society of Second-Born Royals. [12]

On November 12, 2020, "Hurricane" was used as theme song for the trailer of "Black Beauty" by Disney+. [13]

Fleurie announced on June 1, 2021 on Instagram that she's opening for Colony House as part of a North American tour. [14]

On June 16, 2023, Fleurie released her third full-length album, Supertropicali. [15]

Discography

List of Albums
TitleAlbum Details
Fly
(as Lauren Strahm)
Released: 2011

Format: CD/digital download

Label: Independently released

Love and WarReleased: 2016

Format: CD/Vinyl Record/digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

PortalsReleased: 2018

Format: CD/Vinyl Record/digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

SupertropicaliReleased: 2023

Format: CD/digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

List of EPs
TitleEP Details
Fear & FableReleased: 2013

Format: digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

ArrowsReleased: 2015

Format: digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

Portals: The B-SidesReleased: 2019

Format: digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

Greetings from Supertropicali (Chapter 1)Released: 2022

Format: digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

It's Always Summer in Supertropicali (Chapter 2)Released: 2022

Format: digital download

Label: Fleurieland Records

List of singles as featured artist
TitleYearAlbum
"Carry You" (Ruelle ft. Fleurie)2018Non-album single
"In The End" [Mellen Gi & Tommee Profitt Remix] (feat. Fleurie) (Linkin Park Cover)2018Non-album single
"Be A Witness" (Unsecret ft. Fleurie)2018Vision – EP
"Wolves" (Three Kings$ ft. Ashilee Ashilee & Fleurie)2017One Crown 5
"King of Diamonds" (Horace Holloway ft. Fleurie)2016Tin Foil Stars – EP
"Crystalize" (Aron Wright ft. Fleurie)2015Non-album single
"Mansion" (NF ft. Fleurie)2015Mansion

Personal life

On February 16, 2023, Fleurie announced her engagement to fellow musician, Jordan Sloat. [16] [17] [18] [19] They married on July 22, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. [20] [21] [22]

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