eleveneleven was a record label founded in 2010 by Mike Hamlin,
Ellen DeGeneres and her production company,
A Very Good Production
A Very Good Production is an American film and television production company founded by comedian, television host, actress Ellen DeGeneres and Warner Bros. Television's Telepictures in 2003. It is known for producing the long-running series ''The ...
, in association with longtime affiliate
Warner Bros. DeGeneres announced it on her
talk show, saying that the label would concentrate on lesser known artists and that she had been looking for videos of performances on
YouTube. DeGeneres explained her choice of name, claiming that she often sees the number
11:11 11:11, 11-11, or 11/11 may refer to:
* 11:11 (numerology)
*''Eleven Eleven'', the literary journal of California College of the Arts
*11.11, also known as Singles Day, a day for unmarried people, popular among Chinese youth
*Double eleven (11.11) s ...
when looking at her clocks, that she found
Greyson Chance on the 11th, and that the singer's soccer jersey has the number 11. All of the artists on the label have been distributed via
Interscope Geffen A&M
Interscope Geffen A&M Records (IGA), is an American umbrella label owned by Universal Music Group, consisting of record labels Interscope Records, Geffen Records, and A&M Records.
History
Interscope Geffen A&M Records was established in 199 ...
.
Artists
*The first act to be signed to the label was
Greyson Chance, who gained fame after his cover of
Lady Gaga's "
Paparazzi" performed at a school in
Edmond, Oklahoma went
viral
Viral means "relating to viruses" (small infectious agents).
Viral may also refer to:
Viral behavior, or virality
Memetic behavior likened that of a virus, for example:
* Viral marketing, the use of existing social networks to spread a marke ...
.
*On September 16, 2010, DeGeneres announced her label's second signed artist, Tom Andrews, from the United Kingdom.
* In the fall of 2010, the label signed
Jessica Simpson
Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. After performing in church choirs as a child, Simpson signed with Columbia Records in 1997, aged seventeen. Her debut studio album, '' Swe ...
. She released her first album under the label called
''Happy Christmas'' in November 2010.
*In March 2011, DeGeneres announced that she had signed
Savannah Robinson
Savannah Noelle Robinson (born November 20, 1998) is an American R&B singer.
Background
She rose to prominence singing at local karaoke shows and vocal performances with her father Kevin Parker Robinson. Ryan Black heard Savannah in 2008 while ...
to her label and had her on the show to perform a duet with
Jennifer Hudson.
*In October 2011, DeGeneres announced that she had signed
Charlie Puth and Emily Luther to her label after seeing their cover of
Adele's "
Someone Like You". Puth & Luther performed the song on the show. On January 25, 2012, they came back to ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' and performed
Lady Antebellum's "
Need You Now" and an original written by Puth titled "Break Again" (co-written with Robert Gillies). Puth is no longer a part of the label.
The eleveneleven section on her official website shortlisted the four most popular acts from the web and asked for a democratic voting from her community to help her make an informed choice on the next artist to be signed to the label.
References
External links
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American record labels
Ellen DeGeneres
Record labels established in 2010
Warner Bros.