Fiona Culley
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Lichfield, Staffordshire, England |
| Genres | Country |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2013–present[1] |
| Labels | Marro Records |
| Website | www |
Fiona Culley is a British country music singer-songwriter currently residing in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Culley has released one single, "Anywhere with You", on Marro Records.
Career
[edit]Culley met Darius Rucker, frontman of Grammy Award-Winning band Hootie and the Blowfish in a coffee shop in London in 2013. This led her to signing with Marro Records and relocating to Nashville to begin writing and recording music.[2] Fiona became a YouTube sensation when her cover video of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" received over two million views overnight.[3] This led VH1 to name the video one of "5 Amazing Covers of Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud.'"[4]
Culley's single "Anywhere With You" was digitally released by Marro Records in March 2016.[5] “Anywhere With You” is co-written and produced with Chris Gelbuda, whose credits include “3am” with Meghan Trainor and “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”, featuring John Legend.[6]
Culley co-wrote and recorded a duet with Darius Rucker, "Life on the Line" that is the theme song to a Lionsgate film of the same name starring John Travolta, Sharon Stone, Kate Bosworth and others.[7] Culley also wrote two other songs for the movie's soundtrack.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chance encounter lands Lichfield singer Fiona Culley the opportunity of a lifetime « Express & Star". Expressandstar.com. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Fiona Culley: I sang to my music idol as he dined in Soho… now he's making me a star | Showbiz | London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran Cover) - Fiona Culley". YouTube. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "5 Amazing Covers Of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud"". VH1.com. 14 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Fiona Culley - "Anywhere With You"". Onestopcountry.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Darius Rucker Sounds Off On Emerging Artist Fiona Culley". Mi2N.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Stephen L. Betts (16 November 2016). "See Darius Rucker, Fiona Culley's Soaring 'Life on the Line'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 28 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine