Rosie Ribbons
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| Rosie Ribbons | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rosemary Ribbons |
| Born | 22 July 1983 |
| Origin | Dubbo, Australia |
| Genres | Pop Adult Contemporary |
| Years active | 2002–2003 |
| Labels | Telstar Records |
| Website | Official website Official MySpace |
Rosemary "Rosie" Ribbons (born 22 July 1983)[1] is an Australian-born, UK-raised singer. In the early 1980s, her English father (from North London), Ronald, visited Australia. He met and married Rosie's mother Carol, and the family moved to Pontardawe near Swansea when Rosie was four, to be near Ron's parents who had moved from London to South Wales for work prior to retiring.
Ribbons reportedly wanted to be a pop singer ever since she was eight years old. A big fan of Mariah Carey, she learned to mimic her singing, and also started to write her own songs. She lost interest during her final school year, passing only two GCSEs, English and Drama.
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[edit] Pop Idol
In 2001, bored with a supermarket job, Ribbons auditioned for ITV1's talent show Pop Idol. She performed her own song called "Colours," before auditioning in front of the judges to Hero by Mariah Carey and wowed the judges Simon Cowell, Nicki Chapman, Neil Fox and especially record producer Pete Waterman, who cried during the performance. She progressed through the competition, and made the top 50. She then easily won her heat, progressing to the top 10 with over half of the votes cast for her group. She was then named amongst the favorites to win, but was voted out by viewers a few weeks before Will Young was crowned winner on 9 February 2002, ultimately finishing in 6th place.
Although she did not win, Telstar Records signed her to a five album deal, reportedly worth £1,000,000.[2] After supporting Blue and Liberty X on tour, her first two singles "Blink"[3] and "A Little Bit" (a cover by Jessica Simpson) were both UK top-20 hits,[4][5] but due to Telstar's financial problems her contract was subsequently terminated.[2]
Even though this million-pound deal was terminated a promotional version of Ribbons's debut album did surface called Misbehaving and had the following tracklist:
- "Good Thing" (4:00)
- "A Little Bit" (3:59)
- "Blink" (3:11)
- "Deadly Sin" (3:28)
- "Heaven" (3:51)
- "Coming Up for Air" (3:44)
- "Trusted" (3:50)
- "No Space to Rent" (3:32)
- "Even Angels" (3:48)
- "Ain't That the Way" (4:04)
- "Colours" (4:05)
The album was originally titled Levitate and on the official artwork of the "Blink" single it states the forthcoming album to be Levitate.
[edit] After Telstar
In 2005 it was confirmed that Ribbons had returned to the studio to work on her new album. Three tracks had been confirmed to appear on the new album, "Nothing's Changed", "Butterfly Kisses" and "If Only The World Could Smile". Clips can be heard on her official myspace. Ribbons has also recorded a version of "Groove Is in the Heart", a sample of which can also be heard on her official myspace.
[edit] Australian Idol
In 2007, now living in Dubbo, Australia, Ribbons auditioned for Australian Idol. She was accepted into the Top 100, and made it to the Top 24. She performed in the 4th semi-finals 29 August 2007. Ribbons performed R.E.M's "Everybody Hurts". She was the last contestant to perform on the night. On 30 August 2007, Ribbons did not make the final 12, nor was she chosen to come back as a wild card, therefore she was officially eliminated.
[edit] After Australian Idol
Ribbons returned to the UK after Australian Idol and is currently performing and recording new music.[6]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Single | Month | Year | Country | Chart Position[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Blink" | November | 2002 | UK | 12 |
| "A Little Bit" | January | 2003 | UK | 19 |
| "Good Thing" | March | 2003 | UK | |
| "Heaven / Groove Is in the Heart" | April | 2003 | UK | |
| "Groove Is in the Heart / Naked" | May | 2003 | UK |
[edit] Albums
| Album | Year | Country | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misbehaving | 2002 | UK |
- A blank box indicates wasn't released
[edit] References
- ^ Rosie Ribbons on Myspace
- ^ a b "Rosie Ribbons". The Daily Telegraph. 27 Aug 2007. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/rosie-ribbons/story-e6frex79-1111114278468. Retrieved 5 Feb 2010.
- ^ "Rosie Ribbons is so excited about first single". BBC News. 8 October 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/music/newsid_2310000/2310947.stm. Retrieved 5 Jan 2010.
- ^ "Rosie Ribbons "A Little Bit"". http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=1562. Retrieved 5 Fen 2010.
- ^ "Blink, and you Missed Rosie". London: The Sun. 5 Apr 2003. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article160805.ece.
- ^ http://www.thismustbepop.com/2011/11/whatever-happened-to-pop-idol-final-10.html
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 460. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
