Lisa Lavie | |
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![]() Lavie performing in 2011 | |
Background information | |
Origin | LaSalle, Quebec, Canada |
Genres | Pop, R&B, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, video producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 2006–present |
Lisa Lavie (surname pronounced lah-vee) is a Canadian singer and songwriter originally from LaSalle, Quebec, Canada.
Lavie's early musical influences included her older brothers, hip hop dancer Michael and disk jockey Danny. [1] At age 16 Lavie toured Canada as a backup singer with the French-Canadian hip hop group Dubmatique, after which she recorded her own demo CD. [1] Lavie's demo CD reached the same producer who had co-written Mariah Carey's first album, and Lavie accepted his invitation to move to California to work with him. [1]
In 2006, Lavie's vocals were included on the soundtracks of the motion pictures Stick It [2] and The Guardian. [3]
In 2007, Lavie became one of the earliest to use the Internet to reach fans and arouse interest of record labels. [4] [5] [6] By October her music video "Angel" was featured on YouTube's front page [1] and became a finalist in the 2007 YouTube Awards music category. [7]
Lavie was listed as singer-songwriter [8] in her first album, Everything or Nothing, which was released under an independent record label. [9]
In February 2010, Lavie produced and performed in the charity collaboration video "We Are the World 25 for Haiti (YouTube edition)" for relief of victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. [10] Journalist Diane Sawyer named the video's contributors ABC News' "Persons of the Week." [11]
In 2010 Lavie became a vocalist of contemporary instrumentalist Yanni on his tours, [12] contributing vocal tracks to Yanni's 2012 live-concert CD/DVD [13] and PBS special, [14] Yanni Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico.
In autumn 2014, Lavie joined the Eastern touring group of Trans-Siberian Orchestra as a vocalist. [15] Lavie was one of seven singers and musicians who were invited to participate in CBC Music's October 2014 Songcamp. [16]
Lavie performed in Yanni's October 2015 The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt and in the resulting 2016 CD/DVD and PBS special. [17]
On March 21, 2017, Lavie released her second album Lisa Lavie which debuted at No. 25 on the R&B Billboard album charts.
In the early 2020s, Lavie formed a team of Montreal area real estate brokers, Équipe Lavie (Team Lavie), and in 2024 joined the Casa docu-reality television series Numéros 1. [18]
Title | Album details |
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Everything or Nothing |
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Title | Year | Work |
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"If Only I Knew" | 2006 | Stick It movie soundtrack [2] |
"The Mockingbird" | 2006 | The Guardian movie soundtrack [3] |
"Ode to Humanity" ("Aria") | 2012 | Yanni Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico Live concert CD/DVD, [13] and PBS special [14] |
"Niki Nana" ("We Are One") | ||
"Niki Nana" ("We Are One") | 2016 | The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt live concert CD/DVD and PBS special. [17] |