Laura Welsh (born 1986) is an English

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singer from

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

. Welsh was lead vocalist with the group Laura & the Tears in the late 2000s, and released one EP with the group in 2009, entitled ''Love Live On''. Following the dissolution of the group, she moved to London and pursued a solo career, first under the moniker Hey Laura, and then simply as Laura Welsh. She began recording with

Emile Haynie Emile Haynie (born July 13, 1980), often credited simply as Emile, is an American record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, his range of production includes alternative rock, hip hop, indie and pop music. Haynie has worked with seve ...

and

Lightspeed Champion Devonté Hynes (born David Joseph Michael Hynes, 23 December 1985), also known as Blood Orange and formerly Lightspeed Champion, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, composer and director based in New York City. From 2004 to 2006, ...

and began releasing singles in 2013 through

Polydor Records Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in ...

. In 2014 she opened for

Ellie Goulding Elena Jane Goulding ( ; born 30 December 1986) is an English singer, songwriter, and activist. Born in Hereford and raised in Lyonshall, Goulding began writing songs at the age of 15. She released her debut single " Under the Sheets" through ...

and

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and was the vocalist on " Here for You", a single by

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which reached the UK charts. In the US, her self-titled EP reached #23 on the

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Heatseekers chart in 2014, and the single "Undiscovered", which appeared on the '' Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack'', peaked at #38 on the

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chart the following year. Her music video for "Cold Front" was co-directed and co-choreographed by Daniel "Cloud" Campos and features a performance by

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. She studied music at Birmingham College.

Discography

*''Laura Welsh'' EP (

, 2014) *''Soft Control'' (Polydor Records, 2015) *''See Red'' EP (TwentyTwoSeven Recordings, 2016)

References

External links

* English pop singers Musicians from Staffordshire Universal Records artists 1986 births Living people {{UK-singer-stub