Laura Pergolizzi (born March 18, 1981), known professionally as LP, is an American singer, musician and songwriter from

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. LP has released seven albums and three

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. LP has written songs for other artists including

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, the

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and

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Early life

Pergolizzi was born on

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in 1981 to Italian-American parents, their paternal grandfather coming from

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and grandmother from

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. 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. They began using the name "LP" after moving to New York City in 2004.

Career

David Lowery of the band

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saw LP performing and featured them on "Cinderella", a hidden track on the band's 1998 album, '' Gentleman's Blues'', which featured LP's backing vocals on two other tracks. Lowery followed up by producing LP's debut album '' Heart-Shaped Scar'', released in 2001 through

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. LP's second album, ''Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol'', was released in June 2004 through Lightswitch Records. On the record, they collaborated with songwriter and music producer

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. However, in spite of extensive touring to promote the release and positive reviews from music critics, the album failed to gain widespread recognition.

2006–2010

In 2006, LP appeared at the music conference

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and reportedly sparked a bidding war amongst major music labels, eventually being signed by

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to their

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record label, part of the

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. However, due to artistic differences, LP left the contract. They signed with

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in 2007, an independent record label, with the album tracks they have written at the major label. "Love Will Keep You Up All Night", one of the tracks they had written at The Island Def Jam Music Group with

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, was released in late 2007 on the

album, ''

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''. LP wrote and performed "Wasted", from the album ''Suburban Sprawl & Alcohol''. "Wasted" was used as the theme song for the TV series ''

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'', which aired on Noggin's teen block,

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's '' The Hills'' also featured LP's song "Damage Is Done" in late 2009, and it was released on

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. During 2009, LP started writing songs for other artists, including several songs which ended up on

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's album, ''

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'' released by

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. LP co-wrote the single, " More Is More", as well as the album tracks, "Twisted", "Hey Boy" and "Love It or Leave It". They also co-wrote other tracks for and with Montag, such as the

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co-written, "Look How I'm Doin'", "I Do This" and "Who's That Girl". A song LP wrote with

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, "Standing Where You Left Me", was released on

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's debut UK album, ''

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'' released by

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and

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. LP moved to Los Angeles in 2010.

2011–2012

In August 2010, it was announced that LP had signed with

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's record label, 2011 Records. LP landed their first major breakthrough as a songwriter, co-writing

's song, "

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", featured on Rihanna's fifth studio album '' Loud'', released on November 12, 2010, on

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. "

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" features a vocal hook performed by LP (taken from

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's " I'm with You"). In a 2010 interview with

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, 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." LP's major label songwriting breakthroughs continued, and they co-wrote "Beautiful People", performed by

. The song is featured on the '' Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' album, which was released on November 22, 2010, through

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. In June 2011, LP co-wrote " Afraid to Sleep", which was performed by NBC's '' The Voice'' finalist

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and reached #10 on the iTunes Top Singles Chart. In September 2011, LP signed a deal with

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. Shortly after, " Into the Wild", written and performed by LP, was prominently used in a

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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

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, and started touring extensively including festivals such as

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as well as

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's Sonic Boom and

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's Hyde Park. In 2012, LP became the first female

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ambassador.

2013–2017

In May 2012, LP was featured as the Artist of the Week in ''

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'' magazine. Over the following two years, they completed the recording of their album that included collaborations with

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, Isabella "Machine" Summers (from

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, Justyn Pilbrow, Carl Ryden and

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. The album was produced by

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, 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, 2014. The album was promoted by the lead single "Night Like This". Following the album, a second single, "Someday", was released in June 2014 in Canada. On September 16, 2014, a music video for "Tokyo Sunrise" officially premiered on ''

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'' magazine's website. In September 2015, the song "Muddy Waters" was released as the first single from LP's fourth studio album '' Lost on You''. 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

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's original series ''

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''. It was also featured in the trailer for the

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''. "Muddy Waters" clarifies the ending of season 5, episode 4 of

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''Power''. In November, the album's eponymous second single was released, while LP held a residency at the No Vacancy club. Both songs originate from a collaboration with

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. An EP titled ''Death Valley'' was released on June 17, 2016. On April 25, 2017, LP appeared on the BBC Show "Later... With Jools Holland" and performed their single "Lost on You". The song "Hi Ho Nobody Home" by

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featuring LP was used in an episode of ''Mr. Mercedes''. In 2017 LP performed the song "Back Where I Belong" (

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featuring

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) for episode 5 of season 2 of

's original series ''

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''. LP duets with

on the single , released on June 22. The single immediately hit number 1 on the French

chart upon release. The track is the second single from Farmer's upcoming studio album, .

2018–present

On June 15, 2018, LP announced on their Facebook page that they had been working on a new album. A day later, the first track from the record, "Girls Go Wild" was released. "Recovery" was released later. In September 2018, LP recorded two songs for the singer

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for his new album of cover songs. In October 2019, the song "Strange" was featured on the commercial for the

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Galaxy phone. In June 2019, LP gave an exclusive interview to ''ÖMC Dergi'', Turkey's biggest digital music magazine, as part of the promotion of the new album '' Heart to Mouth'', and became the cover star of a magazine for the first time in Turkey. 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!" The director and photographer Darren Craig took the photoshoot for the ''ÖMC Dergi'' – June 2019 issue of the LP. LP performed three big concerts in

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, respectively, in Turkey after giving an interview to the magazine. "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 also released the song "Fighter" with

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. In October 2022, LP was featured on the song "Line It Up" by American band

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on their album ''Fever Dream''`. In February 2024, LP appeared in a Russian hoodie in an Instagram video, which they said to be a gift from their Russian fans. Their concert in Kaunas, Lithuania was later cancelled in response. LP appeared in

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's presentation at

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in 2024 and sang "Lost On You".

Personal life

LP is a

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, 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." LP wrote the song " Lost on You" after a breakup with actress Tamzin Brown, and LP was then in a relationship with American singer-songwriter Lauren Ruth Ward, who appears in the music video. LP also dated Mexican actress

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: their relationship ended in 2022. In 2023 LP began a relationship with Czech model Iveta Maurerová. LP is gender-neutral, saying in 2018 they are "equally comfortable" being considered a "garden variety lesbian woman." In 2021, LP shifted to using

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pronouns, stating in an interview "I’m kind of transitioning over to the they/them ronounthing — it's more my kind of vibe". As of May 2023, LP's official bio also uses the singular they.

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Music videos

Songwriting credits

Awards and nominations

Footnotes

References

External links

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discography at

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