We Are Leo

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We Are Leo
Origin Chicago, IL
Genres Christian Contemporary, pop, EDM
Years active2011 (2011)–present
LabelsDream Records
MembersDavid Duffield
Joseph Sanborn
Matt Gainsford
Past membersJonny Duffield
Andrew Alojipan
John Panzer III
Doug Weier
Josh Sentner
Website weareleomusic.com

We Are Leo is a pop artist and producer from the Chicago area. The project also currently features contributions from singer Joseph Sanborn and bassist Howard Lalgee and was originally founded by David Duffield and Jonny Duffield with support from Ben Kasica and Joe Snyder and band members Doug Weier, Andrew Alojipan. Since 2011 We Are Leo has released 4 albums, 10 singles (nearing 30 Million Global streams to date) and has toured extensively appearing at most major Christian Festivals, Youth Conferences such as Acquire the Fire, and over 125 schools with faith-based non-profit Remedy Live.  

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They are best known in collaboration with YouTube’s Dude Perfect which features 7 of their songs in popular videos. The band commenced as a musical entity in 2011, with their first release, Hello, an extended play that was released on August 30, 2011 with Skies Fall Records. Their first studio album, Hello Again, was released on June 23, 2012, from Skies Fall Records. The subsequent studio album, Fightback Soundtrack , was released in 2014 from Dream Records. This was followed by The Rush and the Roar, which was released on May 26, 2017. They have since released a string of singles to music streaming services.

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2011, with their first release, Hello, an extended play, that was released on August 30, 2011, with Skies Fall Records. [1] Their first studio album, Hello Again, was released on June 23, 2012, from Skies Fall Records. [1] The subsequent studio album, Fightback Soundtrack , was released on October 14, 2014, by Dream Records. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Members

David Duffield

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles
YearSingleChart Positions
US
Chr Rock 		Christian AC/CHR
2011"Live for Love"18 [10] –
2012"Supernova Sunrise"1 [11] –
2013"Oxygen"–29 [12]
2013"Heartbeats"–28 [13]
2015"You're the Best Thing"–30 [14]
"Diamonds in the Dark"8 [15] [16] 22 [16] [17]
2018"Dimensions"2134
2019"Dance + You"——

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  11. ↑ Search for "Supernova Sunrise" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz
  12. ↑ Search for "Oxygen" on Christian AC/CHR at billboard.com/biz
  13. ↑ Search for "Heartbeats" on Christian AC/CHR at billboard.com/biz
  14. ↑ Search for "You're The Best Thing" on Christian AC/CHR at billboard.com/biz
  15. ↑ Search for "Diamonds In The Dark" on Christian Rock at billboard.com/biz
  16. 1 2 Current Single: It's still charting
  17. ↑ Search for "Diamonds In The Dark" on Christian AC/CHR at billboard.com/biz


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