Leona Naess
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| Leona Naess | |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
| Genres | Alternative Rock/Pop |
| Labels | Geffen Records |
Leona Kristina Naess, born in New York City, New York on July 31, 1974, is the singer/songwriter daughter of Norwegian mountaineer Arne Næss Jr. and Swedish designer Filippa Kumlin D'Orey and ex-stepdaughter of Diana Ross. She was educated at Institut Le Rosey during her childhood.
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[edit] Musical Career
Naess began her career in music in her teens, when she began singing and songwriting. At 18, she moved to New York to study music and anthropology at New York University. At the age of 23, Naess signed with the record label, MCA. [1]
Naess's first release on label MCA was "Comatised" (2000), from which the tracks "Charm Attack", featured in teen comedy film Whatever It Takes, and "Lazy Days", which appeared in the The O.C., appears. After touring with Eagle-Eye Cherry and David Gray, Naess released her second album, "I Tried to Rock You But You Only Roll" (2001). Naess then signed with Geffen Records, and released her third album, "Leona Naess" (2003). A song from this album, "Ballerina", appeared in the first season of the Showtime program, Weeds(2005), in the episode entitled, "Dead in the Nethers".
Naess is currently working on a fourth album, titled 'Thirteens'.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Trivia
- Naess was engaged to singer/songwriter Ryan Adams. [2]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ VH1.com. VH1.com bio.. Retrieved on September 10, 2006.
- ^ IMDb.com. IMDb.com Naess Trivia.. Retrieved on September 10, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Leona Naess Official Page
- Leona Naess' MySpace account
- LeonaNaess.org - Fan Site & Official Message Board
- Leona Naess Lyrics
- Leona Naess VH1 Bio
- Leona Naess' AllMusic Profile
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