Ryn Weaver | |
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 Weaver performing in 2015 | |
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| Born | August 10, 1992 Encinitas, California, U.S. [1] |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2013–2018 |
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Ryn Weaver (born August 10, 1992) [2] is an American pop singer-songwriter who first garnered attention with the single "OctaHate" in June 2014. Billboard called the single a viral sensation. [3] Her debut album, The Fool , followed in 2015.
Ryn Weaver was born in Encinitas, California, [1] to Maxwell "Max" Wuthrich, an architect, and Cynthia. She has Irish, Swiss, German, and Ukrainian ancestry. [4] She has three brothers; Parker, Taylor, and Christopher. Weaver has stated that at a young age she chose to change the spelling of her name, Erin, to Aryn, claiming the original spelling was "ordinary and didn't suit [her]". [5] The rest of her stage name, Weaver, is her mother's maiden name. [6] She spent years learning different art forms including musical theater, painting, acting as well as music at Canyon Crest Academy[ citation needed ] in San Diego. [3] Weaver moved to New York City for college to pursue her acting career where she attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before dropping out. [7] She then moved back to California.[ citation needed ]
Weaver met producer Benny Blanco briefly in New York. A few years later they reconnected at Blanco's birthday party through a mutual friend in Los Angeles. Blanco signed Weaver to his imprint under Interscope Records, Friends Keep Secrets. [3] [7]
On June 21, 2014, Weaver posted her single "OctaHate" on her SoundCloud account and within hours it received attention from many artists including Charli XCX, Charlie Puth, Harry Styles, [3] [8] Jessie Ware and Hayley Williams of Paramore. [3] [9] The song also reached number one on Billboard Emerging Artists Chart on June 25, 2014. [8]
On August 12, 2014, Weaver's debut EP, Promises was released as a digital download. Weaver's debut studio album, entitled The Fool , was released on June 16, 2015, through Mad Love and Interscope Records. [10] It sold 13,800 units in its first week. [11] Weaver performed at Lollapalooza on August 1, 2015. [12] [13] She performed at Billboard 's first ever Hot 100 Festival on August 23, 2015. [14]
On September 14, 2018, Neon Gold released Weaver's demo single titled "Reasons Not to Die". [15] This was her first song in three years since The Fool.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [16] | US Alt. [17] | US Digital | ||
| The Fool |
| 30 | 7 | 8 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [16] | US Heat [18] | ||
| Promises |
| 105 | 1 |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| US Bubbling Under [19] | US Pop [20] | ||||
| "OctaHate" | 2014 | 3 | 27 | The Fool | |
| "Promises" | 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "The Fool" | 2015 | The Fool |
| "Travelling Song" | ||
| "Reasons Not to Die (Demo)" | 2018 | NGX: Ten Years of Neon Gold |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
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| IRE [22] | UK [23] | ||||
| "Pierre" | 2015 | 30 | 50 | The Fool | |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "When Love Hurts" | 2015 | JoJo | III |
| "Naked" | 2016 | Wilder Green | Non-album single |
| "Dream Glow" | 2019 | BTS & Charli XCX | BTS World (Original Soundtrack) |
| "Honeybee" | 2019 | The Head and the Heart | Living Mirage |
| "Let Me Know" | 2020 | Winona Oak | CLOSURE (EP) |
| "Just for Me" | 2021 | SZA with Saint Jhn | Space Jam: A New Legacy |
| "Rage" | 2022 | The Big Pink | The Love That's Ours |
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| SIRENS | 2013 | Sara (as Aryn Wuthrich) | Short Film (18min) |
| Kill Her, Not Me | 2013 | Margo (as Aryn Wuthrich) | Feature Film (1hr 23min) |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2013 | Sheila / Detoxing Woman (as Aryn Wuthrich) | Television Series (2000–2015) 13x22 – "Skin in the Game" |
| The Adventures of Lewis & Clark | 2013 | E-Wuth (as Erin Wuthrich) | Web Series (2013) 1x02 – "Get Real Laid" 1x04 – "Casting for the Couch" |
| The Bright Side | 2013 | Hazel Kelly (as Aryn Wuthrich) Performer: "So Far" "Start to Begin" "Crossfire" "Mr. Brightside" "Shadows for Sunshine" | Short Film (36min) |
| At the Maple Grove | 2014 | Noelle (as Aryn Wuthrich) | Feature Film (1hr 50min) |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2015 | Herself – Musical Guest Performer: "Promises" Writer: "When Love Hurts" "Promises" | Television Series (2014- ) 2x171 – "Vince Vaughn/Jim Gaffigan/Ryn Weaver" 3x055 – "Harrison Ford/Seth MacFarlane/JoJo" |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2015 | Herself – Musical Guest | Television Series (1993–2015) 22x77 – "Amanda Peet/Simon Helberg/Ryn Weaver" |
| Charli XCX: The F-Word and Me | 2015 | Herself | Television Documentary (45min) |
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