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Lola Blanc is an American
singer, songwriter
, actress, and model
based in Los Angeles
, California
.
, raised in Michigan
, and now resides in Hollywood, California
. She began performing as a ventriloquist at the age of 9 and did so for several years, her performances including a routine at the Imperial Palace
for the Shari Lewis
Memorial Tribute in Las Vegas
in 1999. She moved to Los Angeles
at age 17 to pursue music, also working as an actress, model
, software model, and showcase artist
for en2go International Inc. Lola is currently working with a number of music producers.
, Dillon Pace
, Jonas Jeberg
, Jared Cotter
, Ted Bruner
, Victoria Horn
, Julie Frost
, Frank Romano
, Sheppard Solomon
, Morgan Taylor Reid
, Jon Levine
, Kinetics & One Love
, Damon Elliott
, Nicholas RAS Furlong
, Tom Meredith, Chris DeStefano, and more. She plays the lead role in the Interpol
music video "Lights
", and is featured in the Chrissie Hynde
music video "If You Let Me," as well as the Lifehouse
music video "Halfway Gone
," among others.
Lola wrote the song "Come Closer" for Suzie Rose, which was placed in season 3 of the CW's The Game. Her dance song "I'm Alive," produced by Tolga Katas
, was placed in the Kristin Cavallari
and Rob Schneider
movie, "Wild Cherry"
. She also did background vocals on the soundtrack for Repo! The Genetic Opera
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
singer, songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, actress, and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
based in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
History
Lola was born in GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, raised in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, and now resides in Hollywood, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. She began performing as a ventriloquist at the age of 9 and did so for several years, her performances including a routine at the Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace
Imperial Palace may refer to:Institutions*Kaiserpfalz in the Holy Roman EmpirePlaces:*Forbidden City, Beijing, China*Tokyo Imperial Palace , Tokyo, Japan*Heijō Palace, Nara Japan*Heian Palace, Japan...
for the Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis
Shari Lewis was an American ventriloquist, puppeteer, and children's television show host, most popular during the 1960s and 1990s...
Memorial Tribute in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
in 1999. She moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
at age 17 to pursue music, also working as an actress, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, software model, and showcase artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
for en2go International Inc. Lola is currently working with a number of music producers.
Collaborations
Lola has written songs with producers and songwriters such as Mandi PerkinsMandi Perkins
Mandi Perkins is a Canadian songwriter and lead singer of the band of Verona.-Early Career and School:Mandi Perkins was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her ambitions inspired a move to California to pursue both a career in music and to attend UC Berkeley where she graduated with Honors with a...
, Dillon Pace
Dillon Pace
Dillon Pace is a songwriter, producer and founding member of the band of Verona.-Early Career:Dillon Pace was born in Staten Island, New York and grew up playing shows and producing acts in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn music scene. In 2009 he met multi-platinum producer Toby Gad who signed him to...
, Jonas Jeberg
Jonas Jeberg
Jonas Jeberg , is a Danish songwriter and music producer best known for co'writing/ co'producing the smash hits I hate this part for Pussycat dolls and One step at a time for Jordin Sparks...
, Jared Cotter
Jared Cotter
Jared Lincoln Cotter is an American pop/R&B singer, songwriter and model. He has hosted a number of TV shows, and he co-wrote the number 1 song "Down" by Jay Sean.-Biography:...
, Ted Bruner
Ted Bruner
Ted Bruner is a musician, songwriter, and producer originally from St. Louis, Missouri. Bruner began his professional music career when his band Colony was signed to MCA Records in 1998. In 2002, he relocated to Los Angeles and began writing and producing for Rondor Music/Universal. He left...
, Victoria Horn
Victoria Horn
Victoria Horn is a contemporary songwriter who is active in London and Los Angeles. She has contributed numerous hit songs in many genres.-Personal life:Victoria Horn began studying the piano at age three and later learned the guitar...
, Julie Frost
Julie Frost
Julie Frost is an internationally known award winning American songwriter, singer, guitar player and music producer. She is the first American songwriter to win the Eurovision Song Contest, as co-writer of the song "Satellite", which won the contest in 2010 for Germany...
, Frank Romano
Frank Romano
Frank Romano is an American born guitarist, songwriter and record producer, influenced by a number of musical styles and backgrounds, but rooted primarily in a fusion of Rock, R&B, Funk and Pop.- Career :...
, Sheppard Solomon
Sheppard Solomon
Sheppard Solomon is an American songwriter.-Biography:Solomon attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York citr, upon graduation he formed two bands with signed to EMI and SIRE respectively...
, Morgan Taylor Reid
Morgan Taylor Reid
Morgan Taylor Reid is an American musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist and record producer based in Los Angeles, California...
, Jon Levine
Jon Levine
Jon Levine is a singer/songwriter best known as keyboardist and primary songwriter for the Canadian band Philosopher Kings. His brother is Jason Levine, of the pop band Prozzäk, and the former bassist of the Philosopher Kings. He is also the musical director for the childrens television show...
, Kinetics & One Love
Kinetics & One Love
Jeremy "Kinetics" Dussolliet and Tim "One Love" Sommers are an electronica/hip-hop duo from New York City. In 2010, they signed a publishing deal with Warner Music Group, making their commercial debut as songwriters by penning the chorus to B.o.B.'s platinum selling single "Airplanes" featuring...
, Damon Elliott
Damon Elliott
Damon Elliott , commonly known as Dame, is an American producer, writer, composer, recording artist and entrepreneur. His production genre’s include pop, hip hop, rock, R&B, gospel, and more recently, country....
, Nicholas RAS Furlong
Nicholas RAS Furlong
Nicholas Michael Furlong is an American songwriter, record producer, vocal producer, and engineer. He has worked with various artists such as Ryan Tedder, Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis, Big Time Rush, Cody Simpson, Far East Movement, Colbie Caillat, Mario, JC Chasez, Leon Thomas, Wynter Gordon, Guy...
, Tom Meredith, Chris DeStefano, and more. She plays the lead role in the Interpol
Interpol (band)
Interpol is an American indie rock and post-punk revival band from New York City. Formed in 1997, the band's original line-up consisted of Paul Banks , Daniel Kessler , Carlos Dengler and Greg Drudy . Drudy left the band in 2000 and was replaced by Sam Fogarino...
music video "Lights
Interpol (album)
Interpol is the fourth studio album by the American post-punk revival band Interpol, released on September 7, 2010 on Matador Records. The album was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village. "Lights" was released as a free download through the band's website, originally in May 2010...
", and is featured in the Chrissie Hynde
Chrissie Hynde
Christine Ellen "Chrissie" Hynde is an US musician best known as the leader of the rock/new wave band the Pretenders. She is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and has been the only constant member of the band throughout its history.-Early life and career:Hynde is the daughter of a part-time...
music video "If You Let Me," as well as the Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
music video "Halfway Gone
Halfway Gone
"Halfway Gone" is a song by American alternative band Lifehouse. It is the first single released from their fifth studio album, Smoke & Mirrors . It was first released via digital download in the United States and Canada on October 26, 2009. It was then solicited to mainstream radio on January 12,...
," among others.
Lola wrote the song "Come Closer" for Suzie Rose, which was placed in season 3 of the CW's The Game. Her dance song "I'm Alive," produced by Tolga Katas
Tolga Katas
Tolga Katas is a Turkish entrepreneur who began his career as a rock singer and songwriter, then left the spotlight to become a behind-the-scenes independent record producer and promoter...
, was placed in the Kristin Cavallari
Kristin Cavallari
Kristin Elizabeth Cavallari is an American television personality and actress. She is best known for her starring roles on the former MTV reality television programs Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and its spin-off, The Hills.-Early life:Cavallari was born in Denver, Colorado, the second of...
and Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider
Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in feature films, including starring roles in the comedy films Deuce Bigalow:...
movie, "Wild Cherry"
Wild Cherry (2009 film)
Wild Cherry is a 2009 American high school comedy film directed by Dana Lustig.-Plot:Helen , a high school senior, is in love with Stanford , her jock boyfriend, and has decided to give it all up to him. At least until she learns that her name is written in the high school football team's secret...
. She also did background vocals on the soundtrack for Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2008 horror-rock opera musical film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. The film is based on a play written and composed by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich....
.