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Lauren Amber Aquilina (born 23 June 1995) is an English singer-songwriter of British and Maltese descent, born in Bristol, United Kingdom. She gained popularity by independently releasing a trilogy of EPs ('Fools', 'Sinners', and 'Liars') whilst studying at school. Aquilina is now in the process of creating her debut album after being signed with Island Records and Universal Music Group, which is expected to be released sometime in the near future. ==Life and career== Born in Bristol, United Kingdom, to Maltese parents, Aquilina's musical origins began with her playing piano in school. She has been singing since she was eight years old and has been playing piano since she was nine. When she was thirteen years old she attended her first open mic event and sang "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga while her mother filmed her. Aquilina's manager, Ryan Walter, came across one of the videos and the two began working with one another putting together Aquilina's initial EP "Fools". "I uploaded the video to my Facebook page just as a kind of test to see what people thought and my manager () spotted my first video within two days of uploading it even though it had less than 4 views, I was very fortunate." Celebrity supporters include Perez Hilton who posted a blog entry praising Aquilina in January 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Perez Hilton blog entry )〕 In December 2011, Aquilina uploaded a cover of Brenda Russell's song, "Get Here" which she recorded at home to raise money for the Meningitis Trust.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Get Here review )〕 She said that she was "trying to raise as much money as I can for a good cause, especially at Christmas time."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Get Surrey entry on local bands )〕 In August 2012, Aquilina announced her independently released debut EP ''Fools'' through her management label Interlude Artists which was released on iTunes on 22 October 2012. It reached the Top 50 iTunes singles charts in its first week on pre-orders alone. To promote her EP, Aquilina performed an eight song set in Tromsø, Norway and was noticed by a Norwegian newspaper〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lauren Aquilina in Norway (from her official facebook page) )〕 who called Aquilina "a great, talented songwriter who plays piano to accompany her beautiful voice." In September 2012, Aquilina announced on both her Facebook and Twitter accounts that she would be headlining her very first UK tour in early 2013. Aquilina has received significant popularity in Malta since the release of her debut EP, ''Fools''. She has topped the Maltese iTunes chart, above Adele, and has been noted in several Maltese newspapers and websites and on Malta's National TV channel, TVM, as of October 2012. The title track from her first EP "Fools" received its first UK national radio play on BBC Radio 1 on 15 October 2012 on the BBC Introducing show. It was announced on Thursday 15 August 2013 that Aquilina will headline the BBC Introducing stage at Reading & Leeds Festival 2013. Lauren also played her first ever show in the United States on 21 August 2013 when she played a sold-out headline show at Manhattan's Rockwood Hall. Aquilina released her final EP 'Liars' in the Fools, Sinners, Liars EP trilogy on March 10, 2014. Having asked to hear Lauren's 3rd EP 'Liars' which she recorded and marketed with her manager Island Records & Universal Music Group signed Aquilina as a new artist. In June 2014, Aquilina collaborated with Scottish band Prides on one of their tracks, "Strong Enough". As of October 2014, Aquilina's Trilogy of EP's have sold over 100,000 copies between them. Aquilina also put on a mini-tour of three UK shows as a special thank you to her fans for their support. Dates included Manchester, Bristol and London where the mini-tour ended. Aquilina is set to release her debut album with Island Records & Universal Music Group, no real date has yet been confirmed. Aquilina's song 'Time to Say Goodbye' was also featured in the season six advert for British drama Downton Abbey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lauren Aquilina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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