Lisa Scott-Lee
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| Lisa Scott-Lee | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Born | 5 November 1975 | |
| Origin | St. Asaph, Wales | |
| Genre(s) | Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Instrument(s) | Singing | |
| Years active | 1997-present | |
| Label(s) | Concept Records | |
| Associated acts |
Steps | |
| Website | http://www.lisascottlee.com | |
Lisa Scott-Lee (born 5 November 1975 in St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales) is a British singer.
A graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, she is best known for her five years with one of the most successful UK pop groups of all time, Steps.
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[edit] Career story
[edit] Steps (1997-2001)
Lisa is best known for her five years with one of the most successful UK pop groups of all time, Steps. The group, which came together in 1997 and had 14 top 10 singles in the UK, split up at the end of 2001.The band went on to sell over 10 million records in the years they spent together. [citation needed]
[edit] Early solo projects and career (2002-2004)
She spent a short time managing her three younger brothers, including Andy in a group of their own called 3SL, but after no huge success they were dropped from their label, and split up.
Deciding she would go solo, Lisa was signed to Mercury Records and stepped back into the limelight in April 2003 for her first single, Lately, a song which she wrote. The single was released on 12 May of the same year and pulled into the singles chart at a respectable number 6.
On 8 September 2003 Lisa released her second single (also written by her), "Too Far Gone", which entered the charts at number 11.
Her third single was rumored to be a double a-side featuring "I'll Wait For You", a ballad, and "U Sure Do", a cover that Lisa had been performing at PA events, however it never saw the light of day. Mercury parted company with Lisa when they feared her success may be limited, she was left without a record company and as a result her album, 'Unleashed', was cancelled, although promotional samplers had already been released.
Lisa went on to be featured in the Girls of FHM music video for "Do You Think I'm Sexy?" in the summer of 2004, all the while preparing to release a new single.
The single, "Get it on", was a collaboration between Intenso Project and herself. At the time the song was created they had yet to score a record deal for the song and were forced to fund the video for it themselves. Eventually the Ministry of Sound picked the song (just the song, not them as a group or Lisa as solo) up and it was released on 28 November. Despite numerous personal appearances and various promotion events the song charted at a number 23.
Though the first attempt was not a great success, Lisa said she was "at a crossroads in her career". She was unsure if she would continue to work with Intenso Project or plan to release solo once more.
[edit] Totally Scott-Lee (2005)
In the summer of 2005, it was revealed that a camera crew from MTV had been following Lisa for nearly a year, tracking her life, and those of her husband (Johnny Shentall of Hear'Say), her brother (Andy Scott-Lee), manager (Nathan Moore), and her brother's girlfriend Michelle Heaton (of Liberty X). The show was to be the UK version of Newlyweds.
As time passed more information was revealed. The show, penned Totally Scott-Lee, originally Scott-Lee Unlimited, was to follow Lisa on her effort to put her career back on track. The challenge posed to Lisa was that she had to score a top ten hit with her next single, or she would be forced to quit the music industry. [1]
In a rush Lisa was signed to a small record label, Concept Records, and began recording songs for her next single. Concept chose "Electric" and starting making plans for its release. The single had to be released on 10 October 2005 in order to meet with deadlines for the MTV show.
The female head of Concept Records has gone on record (on the show and in private) several times saying that she was against the record being released on this date. [2] One of the main reasons for this was that it would have very little promotion time (5 weeks as opposed to the usual 8-10 weeks).
The song was released and, despite a television show backing her, it failed to reach the top ten, as "Electric" charted at number 13.
Other "highlights" of the show include Lisa's brother Andy proposing to his then-girlfriend Michelle Heaton in a restaurant, the constant arguments between Lisa and her family and an interesting insight into record company politics ("Electric" had initially only made number 26 during the mid-week predictions, but an error with the sales at Woolworths later pushed it to 15, finally to 13 on the following Sunday). The show was controversial and attracted widespread criticisms. The show has recently started screening in foreign markets.
[edit] Further solo career plans (2005-2006)
Following the failure of Electric to achieve its targeted top 10 position, Lisa's solo career was facing a major dilemma - what to do next. Record labels in Japan, Australia, Germany and South Africa were interested in her, so it was announced she was going to release Electric in those countries.
In December 2005, Lisa leaked the song "Boy on the Dancefloor", a song from her unreleased album, on her website as a Christmas gift to her fans for supporting her. The MP3 download came with this note "Merry Xmas from Lisa and all of the LSL team, we hope you love this free Xmas gift and have a great time singing and dancing along."
In February 2006, Lisa Scott-Lee won three Naomi Awards: Worst British Female Solo Artist, Worst Pop Act and Worst British Single (Electric).
On Lisa's official website it is announced that her first full length solo album will be called Never or Now. All that has been officially confirmed is that the UK version will be different to the international version. It's not known which countries have decided to release Never or Now. [3]
Lisa and Nathan parted ways in May 2006. Lisa also parted ways with her Australian management, Williamson Management. [citation needed]
In Australia, "Electric" spent two weeks in the Top 100, but failed to chart in the Top 40. Lisa went to South Africa and Germany to promote the single, but did not go to Australia. Despite the failure to chart, the album will be released in Australia. [3]
On October 1st, 2006, it was announced that Lisa will be "starting to film a great new TV show for mainstream TV" on her official website, details of the show are yet to be confirmed. [4]
[edit] Personal life
Lisa is a quarter Chinese by her grandfather.
Lisa's husband is the former Steps dancer and Hear'Say singer, Johnny Shentall.
Lisa is a long-serving ambassador of the charity Mencap.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Unleashed (Release Cancelled (2003))
- Never or Now (Released Date To Be Confirmed)
[edit] Singles
| Cover | Single Information |
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Lately |
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Too Far Gone
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Get It On (Featuring Lisa Scott-Lee)
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Electric
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Miscellaneous Material (B-Sides, Unreleased, Live)
- Back In Time (Unleashed Album Sampler)
- Bad Girl (Leaked Snippet)
- Burnt Out And Falling (Leaked Snippet)
- Boy On The Dancefloor (Gift from Lisa - Christmas 2005)
- Don't U Want My No? (Electric B-Side)
- Going Out To You (Leaked Snippet)
- Heaven (Performed at Live Appearances)
- I'll Wait For You (Unleashed Album Sampler)
- I'm Burning (Lately B-Side - Europe)
- Let Me Inside (Leaked Snippet)
- Make It Last Forever (Electric B-Side)
- Obscenely Delicious (Unleashed Album Sampler)
- Sleazy (Unleashed Album Sampler)
- Sunshine After The Rain (Available from Big Tunes 2)
- That's That (Too Far Gone B-Side)
- The Rhythm (Leaked Snippet)
- There Are Worse Things I Could Do (Greasemania)
- Tonomatic (Leaked Snippet)
- U Sure Do (Performed at Live Appearances)
[edit] References
- ^ Lisascottlee.com Official page for Totally Scott-Lee. Accessed: September 3, 2006
- ^ Generationsteps.co.uk Episode 4 of Totally Scott-Lee. (Accessed: September 3, 2006)
- ^ a b Lisascottlee.com Official forum message. Posted: 21st April 2006. Accessed: 3 September 2006
- ^ Lisascottlee.com Official forum message. Posted: 1st Oct 2006. Accessed: 24 October 2006
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Lisa Scott-Lee at the Internet Movie Database
- Generation STEPS Generation STEPS
