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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Laura Pergolizzi (born March 18, 1981),{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Fix }} known professionally as LP, is an American singer, musician and songwriter from Brooklyn, New York. LP has released seven albums and three EPs. LP has written songs for other artists including Rihanna, Christina Aguilera, the Backstreet Boys, Leona Lewis, Mylène Farmer, Cher Lloyd and Céline Dion.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Early life

Pergolizzi was born on Long Island in 1981<ref name="iamlp bio">Template:Cite web</ref> to Italian-American parents, their paternal grandfather coming from Palermo and grandmother from Naples.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pergolizzi grew up in Huntington Station and attended Walt Whitman High School. When Pergolizzi was 16 years old, their mother died. In 2014, Pergolizzi wrote the song "Forever For Now" in memory of their mother.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They began using the name "LP" after moving to New York City in 2004.<ref name="thefreelibrary">Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

David Lowery of the band Cracker saw LP performing and featured them on "Cinderella", a hidden track on the band's 1998 album Gentleman's Blues,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> which features LP's backing vocals on two other tracks.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref> Lowery followed up by producing LP's debut album Heart-Shaped Scar, released in 2001 on Koch Records. LP's second album, Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol, was released in 2004 on Lightswitch Records. On the record, they collaborated with songwriter and music producer Linda Perry.<ref name="thefreelibrary" /> Despite extensive touring to promote it and favorable reviews, the album failed to gain widespread recognition.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2006–2010

In 2006, LP appeared at the music conference South by Southwest and reportedly sparked a bidding war among major music labels, eventually being signed by L.A. Reid to The Island Def Jam Music Group record label, part of the Universal Music Group. However, due to artistic differences, LP left the contract. In 2007, they signed with SoBe Entertainment, an independent label, with the album tracks they had written at the major label.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> "Love Will Keep You Up All Night", one of the tracks they wrote at The 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 the album Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol. "Wasted" was used as the theme song for the TV series South of Nowhere, which aired on Noggin's teen block, The N. MTV's The Hills also featured LP's song "Damage Is Done" in 2009, and it was released on iTunes.

During 2009, LP started writing songs for other artists, including several songs on Heidi Montag's album Superficial, released by Warner Music Group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> LP co-wrote the single "More Is More" and the album's tracks, "Twisted", "Hey Boy", and "Love It or Leave It". They also co-wrote other tracks for and with Montag, such as the Cathy Dennis co-written "Look How I'm Doin'", "I Do This", and "Who's That Girl". A song LP wrote with Alexander Kronlund, "Standing Where You Left Me", was released on Erik Hassle's debut UK album, Pieces, released by Island Records and Republic Records. LP moved to Los Angeles in 2010.<ref name="cnn">Template:Cite news</ref>

2011–2012

In August 2010, it was announced that LP had signed with RedOne's record label, 2011 Records. LP landed their first major breakthrough as a songwriter, co-writing the song "Cheers (Drink to That)", featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album, Loud, released in November 2010 on Def Jam Recordings. "Cheers" features a vocal hook performed by LP (taken from Avril Lavigne's "I'm with You"). In a 2010 interview with MTV News, Rihanna said: "I love that song ["Cheers"]. That is one of my favorite songs on the album. It makes you feel like celebrating. It gives you a great feeling inside like you want to go out and have a drink. ... People can't wait for the weekend."<ref name="mtv news">Template:Cite web</ref> LP's major label songwriting breakthroughs continued, and they co-wrote "Beautiful People", performed by Christina Aguilera. The song is featured on the Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album, which was released in November 2010 on RCA Records.

In June 2011, LP co-wrote "Afraid to Sleep", which was performed by NBC's The Voice finalist Vicci Martinez and reached #10 on the iTunes Top Singles Chart. In September 2011, LP signed a deal with Warner Bros. Records. Shortly thereafter, "Into the Wild", written and performed by LP, was prominently used in a Citibank national television advertisement campaign. In April 2012, LP released their first major-label album, Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios, a five-song live extended play, and started touring extensively, including at festivals such as SXSW, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Bumbershoot, Tropfest, Tokyo's Sonic Boom, and London's Hyde Park. In 2012, LP became the first female Martin Guitar ambassador.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2013–2017

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LP at the Zelt-Musik-Festival 2018 in Freiburg, Germany

In May 2012, LP was the Artist of the Week in Vogue magazine. Over the next two years, they completed recording an album that included collaborations with Billy Steinberg, Isabella "Machine" Summers (from Florence and the Machine), Josh Alexander, Claude Kelly, Justyn Pilbrow, Carl Ryden, and Rob Kleiner.<ref>Listing of the Forever for Now album on Discogs.com, (accessed March 7, 2015).</ref> The album was produced by Rob Cavallo, Warner Bros. Records' chairman and producer. On April 1, 2014, it was announced that LP's third full-length studio album would be titled Forever for Now and was scheduled to be released on June 3. The album was promoted by the lead single "Night Like This".<ref name=":0" /> A second single, "Someday", was released in June 2014 in Canada.<ref name="Someday" /> On September 16, a video for "Tokyo Sunrise" premiered on Time magazine's website.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In September 2015, the song "Muddy Waters" was released as the first single from LP's fourth studio album, Lost on You.<ref name="Muddy Waters" /><ref name="Lost on You CoS" /> In November 2015, one of LP's best-known songs, "Lost on You", was released to great success.

In June 2016, "Muddy Waters" featured in the closing scene of the season four finale of Netflix's original series Orange Is the New Black. It was also featured in the trailer for the NBC show Shades of Blue. "Muddy Waters" clarifies the ending of season 5, episode 4 of Starz Power. In November, the album's eponymous second single was released, while LP held a residency at the No Vacancy club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both songs originate from a collaboration with Mike Del Rio. The EP<ref name="Lost on You CoS" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Death Valley was released on June 17, 2016.

On April 25, 2017, LP appeared on the BBC Show "Later... With Jools Holland" and performed "Lost on You".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The song "Hi Ho Nobody Home" by David Baerwald featuring LP was used in an episode of Mr. Mercedes. In 2017 LP performed the song "Back Where I Belong" (Otto Knows featuring Avicii) for episode 5 of season 2 of Netflix's original series Sense8.Template:Citation needed

LP duets with Mylène Farmer on the single Template:Lang, released on June 22. The single immediately hit number 1 on the French iTunes chart upon release.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The track is the second single from Farmer's album Template:Lang.

2018–present

On June 15, 2018, LP announced on their Facebook page that they had been working on a new album.<ref name="Facebook 'Girls Go Wild'">Template:Cite web</ref> A day later, the first track from the record, "Girls Go Wild", was released.<ref name="Billboard">Template:Cite magazine</ref> "Recovery" was released later.

In September 2018, LP recorded two songs for Morrissey's new album of cover songs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In October 2019, the song "Strange" was featured in a commercial for the Samsung Galaxy phone.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In June 2019, LP gave an exclusive interview to ÖMC Dergi, Turkey's biggest digital music magazine, as part of the promotion of the album Heart to Mouth, and became the cover star of a magazine for the first time in Turkey.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sharing the cover photo of ÖMC Dergi, which introduced their album for the first time and gave an interview, LP posted on all their social media accounts, "Interview + Cover Artist for June!! Ankara – See you Soon!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The director and photographer Darren Craig took the photoshoot for ÖMC Dergi's June 2019 issue.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> LP performed three big concerts in Istanbul, İzmir, and Ankara after giving the interview.

"How Low Can You Go" and "The One That You Love" were released in 2020. "One Last Time", "Goodbye", and "Angles" were released in 2021. All five songs were released as singles for the album Churches, which was released on December 3 that year. In 2021, LP released the song "Fighter" with Imanbek.

In October 2022, LP was featured on the song "Line It Up" on American band Palaye Royale's album Fever Dream`.

In February 2024, LP appeared in a Russian hoodie in an Instagram video, which they said was a gift from their Russian fans. Their concert in Kaunas, Lithuania, was later canceled in response.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

LP appeared in Christian Louboutin's presentation at Paris Fashion Week in 2024 and sang "Lost On You".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Personal life

LP is a lesbian, and said in a 2016 interview: "It's not important to prove myself as a lesbian. But nevertheless visibility is important. We are normal people just like anybody else."<ref name=Mutterer>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=Ahmed>Template:Cite news</ref>

LP wrote the song "Lost on You" after a breakup with actress Tamzin Brown. LP was later in a relationship with American singer-songwriter Lauren Ruth Ward, who appears in the video. LP also dated Mexican actress Julieta Grajales; their relationship ended in 2022.<ref name=Connors-Provokr>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=LaurenRuthWard>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2023 LP began a relationship with Czech model Iveta Maurerová.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

LP is gender-neutral but said in 2018 they are "equally comfortable" being considered a "garden variety lesbian woman".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2021, LP shifted to using they/them pronouns, saying in an interview, "I’m kind of transitioning over to the they/them thing; it's more my kind of vibe".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As of May 2023, LP's official bio also uses the singular they.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
<ref name="BillboardLP">Template:Cite magazine</ref> 		BEL
(WA)
<ref name="WA" /> 		CZE
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		FRA
<ref name="Italy">Template:Cite web</ref> 		ITA
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		POL
<ref name="POL">Peak chart positions for studio albums in Poland: 		SVK
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		SPA
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		SWI
<ref name="SWI">Template:Cite web</ref> 		UK
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Heart-Shaped Scar — — — — — — — — — —
Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol
  • Released: June 29, 2004
  • Label: Lightswitch
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — — — — — —
Forever for Now
  • Released: June 2, 2014
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
 132 73 41 — — — 70 — — —
Lost on You
  • Released: December 9, 2016
  • Label: Vagrant
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
 —Template:Efn 4 4 6 8 5 12 61 7 17
  • POL: 40,000<ref name="CerProgi" />
Heart to Mouth
  • Released: December 7, 2018
  • Label: BMG, Vagrant
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 —Template:Efn 34 6 48 29 6 47 62 22 —Template:Efn
  • POL: 10,000<ref name="CerProgi" />
Churches
  • Released: December 3, 2021<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Label: PIAS
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 — 54 8 75 88 39 — — 33 —Template:Efn
Love Lines
  • Released: September 29, 2023<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Label: Ukerazy Productions, BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming
 — 20 — 85
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>		 — 67 — 57
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>		 26 —Template:Efn
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details
Live in Moscow
  • Released: May 29, 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Label: BMG, Vagrant
  • Format: Digital download, LP, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
Heat
<ref name="BillboardLP" /> 		US
SA
<ref name="BillboardLP" /> 		FRA
<ref name="FRA" /> 		POL
<ref name="POL" /> 		SWI
<ref name="SWI" />
Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios
  • Released: April 24, 2012
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Format: CD/DVD, digital download, LP
 6 6 — — —
Spotify Sessions<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
  • Released: October 2, 2012
  • Format: Streaming
 colspan="5" Template:N/a
Death Valley<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Released: June 17, 2016
  • Format: Digital download
 — — 75 4 41
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Rock
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		AUT
<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 		BEL
(WA)
<ref name="WA">Template:Cite web</ref> 		CZE
<ref name="CZ-singles">Template:Cite web</ref> 		FRA
<ref name="FRA">Peak chart positions for singles in France: 		GRE
<ref>Peaks in Greece: 		ITA
<ref name="Italy" /> 		POL
<ref name="POL1">Peak chart positions for singles in Poland: 		SVK
<ref name="SK-singles">Template:Cite web</ref> 		SWI
<ref name="SWI" />
"Good with You"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="thefreelibrary" /> 2007 — — — — — — — — — — Template:N/A
"Into the Wild" (Live) 2012 — — — — — — — — — — Into the Wild: Live at EastWest Studios
"Into the Wild" — — — — — — — — — — Forever for Now
"Night Like This"<ref name="night like this">Template:Cite web</ref> 2014 — — — — — — — — — —
"Someday"<ref name="Someday">Template:Cite web</ref> — — — — — — — — — —
"Muddy Waters"<ref name="Muddy Waters">Template:Cite web</ref> 2015 42 — — — 171 — — — — — Death Valley and Lost on You
"Lost on You"<ref name="Lost on You CoS">Template:Cite web</ref> 42 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 5
"Other People"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2016 — — 42 — 117 5 45 7 — —
  • FIMI: Platinum<ref name="FIMI" />
"N'oublie pas"
Template:Small 		2018 — — —Template:Efn — 1 — — — — — Désobéissance
"Girls Go Wild" — — —Template:Efn 1 — — 77 8 2 —Template:Efn
  • FIMI: Gold<ref name="FIMI" />
  • ZPAV: Gold<ref name="polcer" />
 Heart to Mouth
"Recovery"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> — — —Template:Efn — 70 — 89 — — —
"The One That You Love" 2020 — — —Template:Efn 50 — — — — 87 — Churches
"How Low Can You Go" —Template:Efn — —Template:Efn — — — — 23 86 —
"One Last Time" 2021 — — — — — — — — 82 —Template:Efn
"Goodbye" — — — — — — — — — —
"Fighter"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:Small 		— — — — — — — — — — Template:N/A
"Angels" — — — 98 — — — — — — Churches
"Golden"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2023 — — — — — — — — 79 — Love Lines
"One Like You"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> —Template:Efn — — — — — — — — —
"Love Song" — — — — — — — — — —
"Long Goodbye" — — — — — — — — — —
"Human"
Template:Small 		2025 — — — — — — — — — — Future Renaissance
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CZE
<ref name="CZ-singles" /> 		FRA
<ref name="FRA" /> 		POL
<ref name="POL1" /> 		SVK
<ref name="SK-singles" />
"No Witness" 2016 — — 33 — Lost on You
"Tightrope" — 56 — 58
"Strange" 44 — — —
"Death Valley" — 50 — —
"When We're High" 2017 — 123 18 —
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Music videos

Title Year
"Wasted"<ref>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> 2004
"Good with You"/"Cling to Me" 2007
"Someday" 2011
"Into the Wild" 2012
"Tokyo Sunrise" 2014
"Halo" 2016
"Lost on You"
"Night like This"
"Other People" (2 versions) 2016/2017
"Tightrope" 2017
"When We're High"
"No Witness"
"N'oublie pas" 2018
"Girls Go Wild"
"Recovery"
"Shaken" (Animated) 2019
"Lost on You" (Live in Moscow) 2020
"The One That You Love"
"How Low Can You Go"
"One Last Time" 2021
"Goodbye"
"Fighter"
"Angels"
"Conversation"

Songwriting credits

Year Artist Song Album
2007 Backstreet Boys "Love Will Keep You Up All Night" Unbreakable
2010 Erik Hassle "Standing Where You Left Me" Taken EP
Lolene "Limousine" Electrick Hotel
"Messed Up"
Heidi Montag "Look How I'm Doin'" Superficial
"More is More"
"Twisted"
"Hey Boy"
"I'll Do It"
"Love It or Leave It"
"Sex Ed" Template:N/A
Christina Aguilera "Beautiful People" Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2011 Rihanna "Cheers (Drink to That)" Loud
Hitomi "2010 ~金儲けのHeaven & Paradise~" SPIRIT
Greyson Chance featuring Charice "Waiting Outside the Lines" Remix rowspan="4" Template:N/A
Vicci Martinez (The Voice) "Afraid to Sleep"
2012 Luciana "I'm Still Hot"
Chiddy Bang "Happening"
Joe Walsh "Hi-Roller Baby" Analog Man
Rita Ora "Shine Ya Light" Ora
The Veronicas "Lolita" Template:N/A
Leona Lewis "Fingerprint" Glassheart
Mr. Downstairs "Superhero Heart" Superhero Heart EP
2013 Cher "Red" Closer to the Truth
"Pride"
2014 Karmin "Tidal Wave" Pulses
Cher Lloyd "Human" Sorry I'm Late
The Veronicas "Line of Fire" The Veronicas
2015 Ella Henderson "Mirror Man" Chapter One
Andee "Beautiful Bullet" Black and White Heart
Dave Audé featuring Jessica Sutta "Gonna Get U" Template:N/A
2016 Cazzette "Solo Para Ti" Desserts EP
Nick Fradini "Every Day" Hurricane
"Nothing to Lose"
The Years "The Fear" Street Queen
Hypercolor featuring Julietta "Animal" Template:N/A
2017 Will Heard "I Better Love You" Trust EP
Marina Kaye "Miracle" Explicit
Charlotte OC "Blackout" Careless People
"Medicine Man"
The Kooks "Broken Vow" The Best of... So Far
Serena Ryder "Rollercoaster" Utopia
Aria "Sunshine" Sunshine EP
Spoon "Tear it Down" Hot Thoughts
2019 Mylène Farmer "Des larmes" Désobéissance
Celine Dion "Change My Mind" Courage
EMIN "Pedestal" Good Love
Elisa "Thirst (For You Only)" Diari aperti
2021 Spencer Ludwig "Down-n-out in California" Template:N/A
2022 Noah Cyrus "I Just Want a Lover" The Hardest Part

Awards and nominations

Award Year Nominee(s) Category Result Template:Abbr
Žebřík Music Award 2020 LP Best International Female Template:Won <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Footnotes

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References

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