Ingrid Michaelson
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| Ingrid Michaelson | |
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 Ingrid Michaelson performing at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI, Nov 20th 2008.
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| Background information | |
| Born | December 8, 1979 [1] |
| Origin | Staten Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Indie pop / folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Label(s) | Cabin 24 Records |
| Website | Official site MySpace |
Ingrid Ellen Michaelson (born 8 December 1979) is a New York-based indie-pop singer-songwriter best known for her single "The Way I Am." Her music has been featured in episodes of several popular television shows, including Scrubs, Grey's Anatomy[2] and One Tree Hill,[3] as well as in Old Navy's Fall 2007 Fair Isle advertising campaign.[4]
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[edit] Biography
Michaelson was born to artistic parents. Her father is composer Carl Michaelson and her mother Elizabeth Egbert is a sculptor and the Executive Director and President of the Staten Island Museum. Michaelson took up piano at age five, and trained until seven at Manhattan's Third Street Music School, continuing for many more years at the Jewish Community Center of S.I.'s Dorothy Delson Kuhn Music Institute. While there she met vocal coach Elizabeth McCullough, who worked with her through high school.[5] She is a graduate of Staten Island Technical High School and Binghamton University, where she received a degree in theater.[5] Her time at Binghamton is both mentioned in and the backdrop for the song, "The Hat." She grew up doing a musical theater group called "Kids On Stage". Later in life, she became a director until she decided to pursue her career in music.
In the fall of 2008, she opened for Jason Mraz on his Europe tour, touring in the UK, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany and France among others.
[edit] Television appearances
A number of Michaelson's songs have been used in the TV series Grey's Anatomy. "The Way I Am" was featured in "Six Days (Part 1)" (January 11, 2007), garnering attention from viewers. "Breakable" was featured in "Staring at the Sun" (16 November 2006). "Turn to Stone" was used in Season 5.
"Corner of Your Heart" was featured in "Testing 1-2-3" (13 September 2007)."Keep Breathing" was featured on the May 17, 2007 season 3 finale, "Didn't We Almost Have It All"."Sky", a Joshua Radin song in which Michaelson features was used in season 4 episode 15 "Losing My Mind". "Giving Up" was featured in the 22 May 2008 season 4 finale, "Freedom". "Turn to Stone", a new B-Side single from her upcoming album, "Everybody", was featured in the 7 May 2009 season 5 episode, "What a Difference a Day Makes".
Four of her songs have also appeared in One Tree Hill. "Masochist" was featured in Season 4, Episode 13: Pictures of You; "Overboard", was used in Season 4, Episode 14: Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers; "The Way I Am" was used in Season 4, Episode 19: Ashes of Dreams You Let Die; and "Can't Help Falling In Love" was used in Season 6, Episode 23: "Forever And Almost Always". Other appearances include "The Way I Am" and "Breakable" featured in The Real World: Denver. As well as "The Way I Am", "Die Alone" and "Far Away (Untitled)" in The Bad Girls Club. Old Navy featured "The Way I Am" in their fall/winter advertisement.
On Valentine's Day 2008, Michaelson was the musical guest on Good Morning America, the following day she appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly. She has also appeared on VH1, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The AT&T Blue Room, Live From The Artists Den, NPR's Bryant Park Project and Last Call with Carson Daly where she performed with Joshua Radin.
Her newly released song "Be OK" appears in The House Bunny and a Mott's Apple Juice commercial featuring actress Marcia Cross.
Michaelson has recently recorded a duet with Sara Bareilles called 'Winter Song', featured on the 'The Hotel Café Presents Winter Songs'. An animated music video has been released. They performed the song on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on December 9, 2008. This was also featured in "Grey's Anatomy"'s fifth season. 'Winter Song' was also featured on the penultimate episode of Scrubs, entitled My Chief Concern
[edit] Collaborations
Ingrid provided vocals on Joshua Radin's song Sky off of his Unclear Sky EP which was released in 2008.
In 2006, Ingrid teamed up with William Fitzsimmons on his song Goodnight which came from the album of the same name.
Ingrid and her friend Sara Bareilles co-wrote Winter Song which was featured on the 'The Hotel Café Presents Winter Songs', a compilation of both original recordings as well as classic holiday tracks sung by a lineup of female singer-songwriters.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart peak positions | Sales, certifications and notes | |||
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| Billboard 200 | Heatseekers | Independent Albums | Internet Albums | |||
| 2005 | Slow the Rain | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | Girls and Boys | 63 | 1 | 6 | 75 | |
| 2008 | Be OK | 35 | - | 2 | - | |
| 2009 | Everybody | |||||
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart peak positions | Album | ||||
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| U.S. | U.S. Pop |
U.S. Adult Top 40 |
U.S. AC |
Top 40 Recurrents |
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| 2007 | "The Way I Am" | 37 | 31 | 15 | 2 | 20 | Girls and Boys |
| 2008 | "Be OK" | 91 | - | - | - | - | Be OK |
| 2009 | "Maybe" | - | - | - | - | - | Everybody |
[edit] References
- ^ Singing Her Way From Obscurity to Fame on the Internet - New York Times
- ^ The Making of Musicians on MySpace. NPR Talk of the Nation (May 21, 2007). Retrieved on May 25, 2007.
- ^ One Tree Hill Featured Music. CW (n.d.). Retrieved on May 25, 2007.
- ^ Old Navy Commercial, Fair Isle Sweater Collection, Ingrid Michaelson, The Way I Am « Gary Savelson
- ^ a b Baby, Remember Her Name. Staten Island Advance AWE. (24 May 2007). Retrieved on August 14, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Official Myspace
- Interview from Amazon Wire Podcasts, Amazon.com, 17 April 2008
- Interview from Talk of the Nation, 21 May 2007
