Lauren Christy
{{Short description|British songwriter}}
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Lauren Christy (born 1968) is a British songwriter and record producer. Originally a solo artist, she found success as part of the writing production trio the Matrix. The Matrix was nominated for the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.{{cite web|last1=John|first1=Palisano|title=Where Are The Female Music Producers?|url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/where-are-the-female-music-producers-269dfeac1def?sf18744299=1#.vyi8qh1pj|website=Cuepoint|date=18 March 2016 }}
Biography
Christy studied at the Bush Davies Ballet School as a child, before she decided to become a musician.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p23457/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Lauren Christy|last=Seida|first=Linda|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=21 May 2010}}
Career
By age nineteen, Christy had become a solo recording artist.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7454469/lauren-christy-reservoir|title=Lauren Christy, 'Me, Myself & I' Writer, Signs With Reservoir: Exclusive|magazine=Billboard }} She was signed to EMI Publishing and achieved a recording contract with Polygram Mercury records.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} In 1994, she received an American Music Awards nomination for Best New Artist.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} Her song "The Color of the Night" for the film Color of Night also garnered her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Song in an Original Motion Picture.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
Five years later, Christy moved into production as co-creator of the Matrix. Alongside creative partners, Christy's then-husband Graham Edwards and Scott Spock, the trio wrote and produced Avril Lavigne's debut album Let Go which included three international number one hits – "Complicated", "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm With You" – selling 20 million copies.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} "Complicated" led to the Matrix trio winning the Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of the Year, and they garnered seven Grammy nominations – including Song of the Year in 2003 for "Complicated" and again in 2004 for "I'm With You" along with Producer of the Year.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} Christy is also a two-time Juno award winner and a BMI Songwriter of the Year Award recipient.
The Matrix has worked with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Jason Mraz, Shakira, Korn, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, Busted, Tokio Hotel and Rihanna.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
Her solo songwriting work includes Enrique Iglesias's "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)", Kelly Clarkson's "I Forgive You", Jason Derulo's "Breathing"; Leona Lewis' "Your Hallelujah"; Ricky Martin's "Liar"; Chris Brown's "Time For Love"'; Jamie Foxx's "Baby's In Love"; Dua Lipa's "Blow Your Mind Mwah"; and Bebe Rexha's "I Got You" and "Busted".{{cite web|url=http://www.antimusic.com/news/16/November/04Bebe_Rexha_Compares_Music_Collaborations_To_Speed_Dating.shtml|title=Bebe Rexha Compares Music Collaborations To Speed Dating ::Bebe Rexha News ::antiMusic.com|website=www.antimusic.com}}
In 2014, she was nominated for a Grammy for her work on Chris Brown's song, "Time For Love" on the album "X", nominated for Urban Contemporary Album of the Year.
In 2016, she gained further recognition with her credits on G Eazy and Bebe Rexha's "Me, Myself and I". Christy has written Iggy Azalea's first single "Team" that was released on 18 March 2016, as well as winner of The Voice Jordan Smith's first single "Stand in the Light".{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}
In 2019, she worked in collaboration with Korn on three songs included in their 2019 release The Nothing. The titles include, "Cold", "Gravity of Discomfort", and "H@rd3r".Korn The Nothing album liner
Discography
;Albums
- Lauren Christy (Mercury Records, 1993)
- Breed (Mercury, 1997)
;Soundtrack appearances
- "The Color of the Night", from Color of Night (1994)
- "Breed", from Batman & Robin (1997)
- "Walk This Earth Alone", from Great Expectations (1998)
- "My Spot in the World", from 102 Dalmatians (2000)
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p23457}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120329061222/http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=intrview%2Fopar%2Fintrview_Lauren_Christy_Interview.html Interview, HitQuarters Jul 06]
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Category:English women songwriters
Category:English singer-songwriters
Category:English record producers
Category:Musicians from London
Category:English emigrants to the United States