Jessica Ashley

Jessica Ashley
Birth name Jessica Ashley Karpov
Origin Queens, New York
Genres Contemporary R&B, Soul Pop
Occupation(s) Singer Songwriter Pianist Guitar Music Producer
Years active 2009 – present
Website Twitter

Jessica Ashley Karpov, better known as "Harlœ" and Jessica Ashley), is an American R&B singer, currently signed to M2V/Epic Records.[1] She gained popularity and a large following by posting YouTube cover videos for several years.[2]

In addition to her career as a recording artist, Karpov wrote songs for Kelly Clarkson, JoJo, MKTO,[3] Maude, Madison Beer, Charli XCX and Britney Spears. She is currently recording her debut studio album[4] with Evan Bogart[5] and Eman Kirakou.

Biography

Born Jessica Ashley Karpov in Queens, New York, she is the child of Laura and Igor Karpov. Her sister, Suzanne, is an Opera Singer.[6] She is of Russian and Romanian descent.[7] Ashley graduated from Lynbrook High School in Lynbrook, New York in 2010 and attended performing arts school, NYU Clive Davis School of Recorded Music,[8] in New York, New York.

She has been performing, singing and dancing, publicly since 2009. In 2016, she released her first single as Harlœ, "All in My Feelings." In 2012, she released an EP as Jessica Ashley, "Prelude", to critical acclaim.[9] Ashley released three singles off Prelude (Souvenir, 24 Hours and Neverland). Videos for the three singles accumulated millions of views on both YouTube and Vevo.[10] The video for Neverland featured actor, Juston Gaston,[11] and featured Ashley taking on the role of a contemporary Cinderella. In 2013, Ashley pursued a management contract with MGMT Company of Los Angeles, California. In April 2014, Ashley signed a record deal with Epic Records.[12]

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Album
2012 "Souvenir"[14] [14] [14] [14] Prelude
2012 "24 Hours"[15] [15] [15] [15] Prelude
2012 ""Neverland"[16] [16] [16] [16] Prelude

Songwriting discography

Title Year Artist Album
"Cool" 2014 Maude #HoldUp
"No More Second Chances"
(featuring Jessica Ashley)		 MKTO MKTO
"Unbreakable" Madison Beer Non-album single
"Kinda Miss You" 2015 Deborah Cox Work of Art
"Love Me Down" 2016 Britney Spears Glory
"Secret (Shh)" Charli XCX Vroom Vroom
"Thin Air"
(featuring Jordan Fisher)		 Olivia Holt Olivia
"Body Speak" Serayah Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2
"Heat" 2017 Kelly Clarkson Meaning of Life
"Medicine"
"Cruel"
"I Don't Think About You"

References

  1. ↑ Cardenes, Andrew. "Jessica Ashley Teams Up with Epic Records for her Debut Album". Next2Shine. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Staff, Writer. "YouTube Sensation Jessica Ashley Releases Full EP". Celebuzz. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Wass, Mike. "Why MKTO Should be on your Pop Radar". Idolator. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "New Music: Jessica Ashley". Your Music My World. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2013. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  5. ↑ Omer, Tony. "Livingston Taylor and New Singing Sensation at Old Whaling Church". MV Times. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Smith, Tim. "Maryland Opera Studio to give Reading of 'Scalia/Ginsburg' Opera by Baltimore Native". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "I'm mixed Romanian and Russian". Twitter.com. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  8. ↑ Staff, Writer. "Artist Alert: Jessica Ashley". FanLaLa. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  9. ↑ Gomes, Charlotte. "Jessica Ashley Releases Her Debut EP "Prelude"". YourMusicRefill. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  10. ↑ Brayl, Rob. "Jessica Ashley Enters the Building". BiggerthanBeyonce. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Staff, Writer. "Twist Chats with Jessica Ashley". Twist Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Cardenes, Andrew. "Jessica Ashley Teams Up With Epic Records For Her Debut Album". Next2Shine. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Staff, Writer. "J-14 Hot Music Alert: Jessica Ashley". J-14. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  14. ↑ Staff, Writer. "Exclusive Q&A: Jessica Ashley dishes on her Single "Souvenir" & Working with Justin Gaston". ClevverTV. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  15. ↑ Vinaixa, Josep. "Jessica Ashley 24 Hours". Josepvinaica.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  16. ↑ Rubenstein, Jenna Hally. "New Video: Jessica Ashley "Neverland"". MTV Buzzworthy. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
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