Laura Pergolizzi
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Laura Pergolizzi |
| Also known as | LP |
| Born | March 18, 1981 (age 36) Long Island, New York, United States |
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Long Island, New York, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer/songwriter |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Warner Bros. Records |
| Website | iamlp |
Laura Pergolizzi (born March 18, 1981) is an American alternative singer and songwriter, originally from Long Island, New York, who performs under the stage name LP. She moved to Los Angeles in 2010. She has released three albums and one EP. As a songwriter, she has written for Cher, Rihanna, the Backstreet Boys and Christina Aguilera, among others.
Pergolizzi is of Italian descent, her grandfathers coming from Naples and Palermo, respectively. After graduating from Walt Whitman high school in 1996, LP moved to New York City from Huntington station NY and adopted the name "LP" during that time.David Lowery of the band Cracker saw LP performing and featured her on "Cinderella", a hidden track on the band's 1998 album, Gentleman's Blues. Lowery followed up by producing LP's debut album, Heart-Shaped Scar, released in 2001 through Koch Records.
LP's second album, Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol, was released in June 2004 through Lightswitch Records. On the record, she collaborated with songwriter and music producer Linda Perry. However, in spite of extensive touring to promote the release and positive reviews from music critics, the album failed to gain widespread recognition.
In 2006, LP appeared at the music conference South by Southwest and reportedly sparked a bidding war amongst major music labels, eventually being signed by L.A. Reid to his Island Def Jam Music Group record label, part of the Universal Music Group. However, due to artistic differences LP left the contract. She signed with SoBe Entertainment in 2007, an independent record label, with the album tracks she had written at the major label. "Love Will Keep You Up All Night", one of the tracks she had written at Island Def Jam Music Group with Billy Mann, was released in late 2007 on the Backstreet Boys album, Unbreakable. LP wrote and performed "Wasted", from their album Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol, which was the theme song for a television show, South of Nowhere, on The N, currently known as TeenNick. MTV's The Hills also featured LP's song "Damage Is Done" in mid-2010, and it was released on iTunes.
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