Harloe
Harloe | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Jessica Ashley Karpov |
Born | Queens, New York City, U.S. | July 10, 1992
Genres | Contemporary R&B, soul, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, music producer |
Instruments | Piano, guitar, vocals |
Years active | 2009–present |
Labels | |
Website | Harloe on Twitter |
Jessica Ashley Karpov (born July 10, 1992), better known as Harloe (stylized in all caps),[1] is an American singer and songwriter, based in Los Angeles.[2] In addition to her career as a recording artist, Karpov co-wrote and co-produced four songs on Kelly Clarkson's 2017 album Meaning of Life, including the singles "I Don't Think About You" and "Heat".[3] She has also written for Britney Spears, Charli XCX, Celine Dion, Zayn, K/DA, Sabrina Claudio, and Olivia Holt.[4][5]
Early life
[edit]Born in Queens, New York, Harloe is the child of Laura and Igor Karpov,[6] and is of Russian and Romanian descent.[2] Her sister, Suzanne, is an opera singer.[2] She graduated from Lynbrook Senior High School in Lynbrook, New York in 2010 and attended performing arts school at NYU Clive Davis School of Recorded Music in New York City.[2][7]
Career
[edit]As HARLOE (2016–present)
[edit]In 2016, she released her first single as Harloe, "All in My Feelings," featuring Dreezy.[4][5] In 2017 she released the single "More Than Ever".[citation needed]In 2018, She Co-Wrote and Produced, "K/DA's" first Single "POP/STARS", for "Riot Games", "League Of Legends", with Sebastien Najand, Lydia Paek, and Minji Kim. In 2019 she wrote for, and was featured on Robin Schulz's single "All This Love".[citation needed] In 2019, Harloe began releasing music through Roc Nation.[citation needed] She released the single and music video for "Rivers Run Dry" on 1 October 2019.[5] On 19 November 2019, she released the single and music video for "One More Chance".[8] Her debut EP as Harloe, also titled Rivers Run Dry, was released in spring 2020.[5]
Also in 2019, she provided the singing voice of Flora in the anime television series Carole & Tuesday.[9]
As Jessica Ashley (2009–2015)
[edit]She has been performing, singing and dancing, publicly since 2009.[2] In 2016, she released her first single as Harlœ, All in My Feelings. In 2012, she released an EP as Jessica Ashley, Prelude, featuring the singles "Souvenir", "24 Hours" and "Neverland".[1] The video for "Neverland" starred actor Justin Gaston, with Ashley taking on the role of a contemporary Cinderella.[10] In 2014, she signed a record deal with Epic Records.[11]
Discography
[edit]EPs
[edit]Title | Release details |
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Prelude |
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Rivers Run Dry |
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Singles
[edit]Year | Title | Album |
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2012 | "Souvenir" | Prelude |
"24 Hours" | ||
"Neverland" | ||
2016 | "All in My Feelings" | Non-album singles |
2017 | "More Than Ever" | |
2019 | "Rivers Run Dry" | Rivers Run Dry |
"One More Chance" | ||
2020 | "Crush On You" | |
"Just Ain't Christmas" | Non-album singles | |
2021 | "Liquid Truth" | |
"PWR RNGR" (featuring Mick Jenkins) | ||
"Overthinking" | ||
2024 | "Dreams" | |
"Free To Love" |
Guest appearances
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
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AUT [14] | GER [15] | SWI [16] | ||||
"Mr. Mystery" (Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley) | 2011 | — | — | — | ||
"No More Second Chances" (MKTO feat. Jessica Ashley) | 2012 | — | — | — | MKTO | |
"The Way We Were" (Mitch LJ & Luke Sky feat. Jessica Ashley) | 2014 | — | — | — | ||
"Over" (Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley) | — | — | — | The Lost Tape | ||
"Live & Learn" (Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley) | — | — | — | |||
"No More" (Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley) | 2015 | — | — | — | The Produce Section | |
"Just My Type" (Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley) | — | — | — | |||
"One More Night" (Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley) | — | — | — | |||
"All This Love" (Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ)[17] | 2019 | 32 | 26 | 28 | IIII |
Songwriting discography
[edit]Title | Year | Artist | Album |
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"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" | |||
"Fresh Air" | 2018 | Zayn | Icarus Falls |
"No Apologies" | Nick Jonas | (Unreleased track) | |
"Run My Mouth" | Ella Mai | Ella Mai | |
"Pop/Stars" | 2018 | K/DA | |
"The Hard Way" | 2019 | Celine Dion | Courage |
"As Long As You're Asleep" | Sabrina Claudio | Truth Is | |
"Our Song" | 2023 | Pink | Trustfall |
"I Won't Give Up" | 2023 | Kelly Clarkson | Chemistry |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gomes, Charlotte. "Jessica Ashley Releases Her Debut EP "Prelude"". YourMusicRefill. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Facts About Jessica Ashley – American RnB Singer". Glamour Path. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Ganz, Caryn (19 October 2017). "Kelly Clarkson Is Nobody's Puppet". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b Smith, Sydney (24 July 2017). "Rising Singer-Producer Harloe on Upcoming EP, Working as a Female in the Industry". Variance. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Kolomiets, Valeria. ""Rivers Run Dry" to the sound of HARLOE's newest single". Earmilk. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Smith, Tim. "Maryland Opera Studio to give Reading of 'Scalia/Ginsburg' Opera by Baltimore Native". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Artist Alert: Jessica Ashley". FanLaLa. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ Kushwaha, Brooke (19 November 2019). "HARLOE DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'ONE MORE CHANCE'". V Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "OnAir List -CAROLE & TUESDAY Official Site- – キャロル&チューズデイ". caroleandtuesday.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ "Twist Chats with Jessica Ashley". Twist Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
- ^ Cardenes, Andrew. "Jessica Ashley Teams Up With Epic Records For Her Debut Album". Next2Shine. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "J-14 Hot Music Alert: Jessica Ashley". J-14. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ @RocNation (13 March 2020). "Grammy-nominated songwriter @harloemusic just dropped her debut EP Woman dancing Listen now on @TIDAL Multiple musical notes rocnat.io/n/harloerrdtidal" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ – All This Love (Single)". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ – All This Love (Single)". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ – All This Love (Single)". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Robin Schulz – All This Love". Discogs. n.d.