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| Lioness Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Amy Winehouse |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | London |
| Official website | lionessrecords |
Lioness Records is a British record label, founded in 2009 by British singer Amy Winehouse. Winehouse stated she was inspired by Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and The Specials' 2 Tone Records to create her own label. [1]
Lioness Records was formed in 2009, due to Winehouse's wish of signing Dionne Bromfield. Winehouse stated that "the first time I heard Dionne sing, I couldn't believe what I was hearing, such an amazing voice from such a young cat. She’s so much better than I was at her age. I'm just so proud of her". [2] The name Lioness Records comes from a necklace, given to Winehouse from her grandmother, Cynthia, bearing a pendant featuring a lioness. Winehouse died in 2011, although her father, Mitchell Winehouse, has remained an active director.
| Act | Year signed | Lioness Records Albums |
|---|---|---|
| Dionne Bromfield | 2009 | 2 |
| Juliette Ashby | 2010 | — |
| Liam Bailey | 2010 | 1 |
| Zalon | 2011 | — |
| Year | Information | UK | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Dionne Bromfield – Introducing Dionne Bromfield
| 33 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Dionne Bromfield – Good for the Soul
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2011 | Liam Bailey – Out of the Shadows
| — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Release Date | Artist | Title | UK | Hungary | Bulgaria Top 40 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 October 2011 | Dionne Bromfield | "Ouch" | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 23 September 2011 | Dionne Bromfield | "Spinnin For 2012" | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 30 July 2011 | Liam Bailey | "It's Not the Same" | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 17 June 2011 | Dionne Bromfield | "Foolin" | — | — | 7 | |||||||||
| 21 February 2011 | Dionne Bromfield | "Yeah Right" | 36 | 20 | 36 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Release Date | Artist | Title | UK | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 December 2009 | Dionne Bromfield | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | — | |||||||||||
| 1 November 2009 | Dionne Bromfield | "Mama Said" | 43 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
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