Shelly Poole | |
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 Shelly Poole performing as part of Alisha's Attic in August 1998 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michelle Lena Poole [1] |
| Born | 20 March 1972 Barking, London, England |
| Genres | Pop, acoustic, alternative country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1996–2001 (Alisha's Attic) 2005–present (solo career) |
| Labels | Shadowbirds |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Website | shellypoole |
Michelle Lena "Shelly" Poole (born 20 March 1972) is an English songwriter and singer. [2]
Shelly Poole is the daughter of the 1960s recording artist Brian Poole, of Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. [3] With her sister Karen, she formed the band Alisha's Attic, and they released their debut album, Alisha Rules the World , in 1996. [4] [5] The band secured a Brit nomination and an Ivor Novello nomination for writing the million-seller single I Am, I Feel, and two years later a Capitol Radio award for most played song for The Incidentals. Alishas Attic were also one of Uk highlights of the Lilith Tour started by Sarah McLachlan. After selling over one million records worldwide and having three top 20 albums, the duo split up in 2001, a year after The House We Built , their fourth album for Mercury Records, was released.
Poole married Ally McErlaine, the lead guitarist from the Scottish band Texas, in Glasgow on 5 October 2001. [5] [6] Shelly Poole went on to achieve success writing songs and producing for other artists throughout the late nineties, and to the present day.
In late 2008, Shelly formed the alternative country band Red Sky July, with McErlaine, and Charity Hair. [3] Red Sky July were one of the first of a new wave of UK Country artists securing playlists on BBC Radio 2 and released three albums that entered the UK country charts in the top three. Poole signed to Gary Barlow's publishing company, San Remo Live. [5] After San Remo, Poole signed to Stage Three Music, then three years later to BMG as a writer. Poole is currently with Be Unique.[ citation needed ] .
Shelly is also a guest in the band the Dark Flowers, a collective of writers and artists started by Paul Statham .
As a songwriter, Poole has written tracks for Janet Jackson, Jack Savoretti, Ronan Keating, Boyzone, Westlife, Ward Thomas, Michael Gray, Mark Ronson, Massive Attack, Roachford, and many more. [5] [7] [8] [3] Poole, along with Andy Hill, also wrote the single "I'll See You Again", for the album by Westlife, Where We Are . [9] [10] [11]
Her solo album, Hard Time for the Dreamer , was released in September 2005 on the Transistor Project record label, [12] and reached the Top 10 of the French and United Kingdom iTunes chart. Two songs from the album, "Anyday Now" and "Totally Underwater", were featured on an instore Starbucks album in 2006. [13] Included on the album were two duets with Jack Savoretti. [14]
She co wrote and sang on Michael Gray's dance release of 2006, "Borderline", [15] [16] which reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart and #3 on the ARIA club chart. [17] In May 2006, Poole released "Lost in You". [18] Her following release was "Totally Underwater", an EP, which included a remix of "Totally Underwater" by Andy Bradfield, [19] [20] and two tracks "One Kiss" and "What You Feel Like". [21]
Westlife are an Irish pop group formed in Dublin in 1998. The group consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member before leaving in 2004. The group disbanded in 2012 after 14 years and later reunited in 2018.
Texas is a Scottish rock band from Glasgow, founded in 1986 by Johnny McElhone, Ally McErlaine, and Sharleen Spiteri. Texas made their performing debut in March 1988 at the University of Dundee. They took their name from the 1984 Wim Wenders movie Paris, Texas. The band released their debut album Southside in 1989, along with the debut single "I Don't Want a Lover", which was a top-ten hit on the UK Singles Chart and peaked within the top ten of the charts in many other European countries. Southside entered at number three on the UK Albums Chart and number 88 on the Billboard 200 album chart in the United States, and sold over two million copies worldwide. Despite the success of Southside, the follow-up albums Mothers Heaven (1991) and Ricks Road (1993) were less successful, peaking at number 32 and number 18 on the UK Albums Chart respectively, but achieved moderate success on various European markets.
Karen Poole is an English songwriter and singer based in London. She is particularly known for her work with Kylie Minogue, Will Young and Sugababes. Her 2004 composition "Lola's Theme", recorded by The Shapeshifters, was her first song to reach number one on the UK Singles Chart.
Alisha's Attic were an English pop duo of the 1990s and early 2000s. The two members were sisters Shelly and Karen Poole, born in Barking and Chadwell Heath respectively. Their father is Brian Poole of 1960s group Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.
The Tremeloes are an English beat group founded in 1958 in Dagenham, England. They initially found success in the British Invasion era with lead singer Brian Poole, scoring a UK chart-topper in 1963 with "Do You Love Me".
"Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by American musician Billy Joel from his ninth studio album An Innocent Man (1983), released in September 1983 as the album's second single. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl". The 12" EP has the tracks "My Life", "Just the Way You Are" and "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me", whereas some 7" single versions featured "Careless Talk" as a B-side.
"I Have a Dream" is a song by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in December 1979 as the sixth and final single from the group's sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous. Anni-Frid Lyngstad sang lead vocals. It was a major hit, topping the charts in many countries and peaking at No. 2 in the UK over the Christmas week of 1979. Twenty years later, Irish pop group Westlife released a version that reached No. 1 in the UK over the Christmas week of 1999.
Alisha Rules the World is the debut album by English pop duo Alisha's Attic, released on 4 November 1996. The album received positive reviews, and went platinum in the following year, selling 400,000 copies in the UK. The four singles released from the album all reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.
Michael Anthony Gray, better known as Michael Gray, is a British DJ and house music producer. He is also half of the dance music production and remixing duo Full Intention.
Hard Time for the Dreamer is the debut album by Shelly Poole, released on 26 September 2005, on Transistor Project Records.
"Borderline" is a song by British producer Michael Gray featuring Shelly Poole of Alisha's Attic. It was released in August 2006 as Gray's second single. While "Borderline" failed to match the success of its predecessor, "The Weekend", it entered the top 50 on various record charts, including those of Australia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
"When You're Looking Like That" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife from their second studio album, Coast to Coast (2000). It was released on 30 July 2001 as the sixth and final single from the album in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Latin America, and mainland Europe. "When You're Looking Like That" peaked at number six in Denmark and was certified gold in Sweden by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of 15,000 copies.
"I Lay My Love on You" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released as the fourth single from their second studio album, Coast to Coast (2000), in January 2001 outside the United Kingdom and Ireland. A Spanish version of the song, "En ti deje mi amor", was also recorded and can be found on their South African-only release, Released. It is the band's 19th-most streamed song in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.
Between the Minds is the debut album by English singer and songwriter Jack Savoretti, released on 5 March 2007. It charted at number 70 in the UK Albums Chart and includes the singles "Without", "Dreamers", "Between the Minds", and "Dr Frankenstein".
Giovanni Edgar Charles Galletto-Savoretti, known professionally as Jack Savoretti, is an English acoustic singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released seven studio albums to date: Between the Minds (2007), Harder Than Easy (2009), Before the Storm (2012), Written in Scars (2015), Sleep No More (2016), Singing to Strangers (2019) and Europiana (2021). Singing to Strangers became his first number-one album on the UK Albums Chart.
"What Makes a Man" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 18 December 2000 in the UK and Ireland as the third single from their second studio album, Coast to Coast. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and was their first single not to peak at number one, being beaten to the Christmas number-one spot by "Can We Fix It?", the theme to the cartoon series Bob the Builder. It also debuted and peaked at number two in Ireland, held off the top spot by Eminem's song "Stan".
English singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti has released seven studio albums, one compilation album, two extended plays (EPs) and 30 singles.
Alistair Manson McErlaine, known as Ally McErlaine, is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his work with the band Texas, which he has been a member of since 1988. Ally is also a member of Red Sky July, who released their self-titled debut album on 17 October 2011.
Red Sky July are a British alternative country band, consisting of husband and wife Ally McErlaine (ex-Texas) and Shelly Poole along with Charity Hair. They are influenced by alt country and Americana. They have released three albums since their formation in 2009.
Spectrum is the eleventh studio album by Irish pop vocal band Westlife, released on 15 November 2019 through Virgin EMI Records. It includes the singles "Hello My Love", "Better Man", "Dynamite" and "My Blood", and features songs co-written by Ed Sheeran, Steve Mac, Ryan Tedder, Camille Purcell, and James Bay. It is the band's first major album in eight years, and their first album under Universal Music Group and Virgin EMI. The album debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart. It is also the biggest selling album of the record label by a UK signed artist in 2019.
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