Ruelle (singer)

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Maggie Eckford (born c. 1986[1]), better known by her stage name Ruelle, is an American electronic pop singer-songwriter.[2][1] Her music is widely used on many television series, and she is the singer of the opening theme songs of Shadowhunters ("This Is the Hunt")[3][4][5] and The Shannara Chronicles ("Until We Go Down").[6][7][8][9][10]

Early life and education

Born the middle child of three sisters to a trucker in Mississippi, Ruelle was raised on a dairy farm.[1] She attended music school in Sydney, Australia.[1][11] Ruelle is now professionally based out of Nashville, Tennessee.[2] Eckford adopted the French word "Ruelle" as her stage name because she liked how it gave off a sense of darkness and mystery and how it had multiple meanings including "chamber" and "wolf".[11]

Music

Though Nashville is best known for country music and rock-and-roll, Eckford's first two albums, For What It's Worth (2010) and Show and Tell (2012), released under her birth name Maggie Eckford, were indie pop.[12][3][2][1] She then adopted the stage name Ruelle to represent a change in genre, moving toward electronic pop with a dark and cinematic style in the EPs Up in Flames (2015) and Madness (2016) and "Rival" (2017).[12][3][2][1]

Ruelle's first television placement was a song in a Japanese iPad commercial.[11] Besides the aforementioned theme songs for Shadowhunters and The Shannara Chronicles, Ruelle's songs have also been featured in numerous primetime television series, including Dancing with the Stars, Eyewitness, Guilt, How to Get Away with Murder, The Leftovers, The Originals, Pretty Little Liars, Quantico, Reckless, Revenge, Scream, Sleepy Hollow, So You Think You Can Dance, Teen Wolf, The Vampire Diaries, The Walking Dead, and Wynonna Earp.[12][3][2][13][14][11]

On film, she is featured on both the trailer[15] and the soundtrack[16] for The Loft as well as trailers for Bad Moms,[17] Before I Fall,[18] Free State of Jones,[17] and Keeping up with the Joneses.[17] Her song "Game of Survival" is featured in the 13 Reasons Why trailer; and "Madness" in Siren.

Ruelle has collaborated with electronic music producer Ki:Theory, provided the vocals on his song "Bringing Me Down".[19][20][21]

Ruelle's best-performing song on the Billboard charts is "I Get to Love You", which reached #15 on the Spotify Viral 50 on March 5, 2016.[22]

Discography

As Maggie Eckford

  • For What It's Worth (2010)
  • Show and Tell (2012)

As Ruelle

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Wright, Ashley (2015-08-11). "Exclusive Interview with Maggie Eckford (Ruelle)". The Society Cynic. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Roth, Rachael (2015-03-12). "Ruelle Reps Electro-Pop in Nashville". Culture Collide. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d Jones, Hannah (2016-06-20). "New Music Monday: Ruelle". Beyond the Stage. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Zoelling, Megan (2016-09-30). "7 Ruelle Songs That Made Shadowhunters Too Emotional to Handle". Bookstacked. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Ruelle: The Woman Behind the Music From THAT Clace Kiss". Freeform. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  6. ^ Cassidy, Mark (2015-11-30). "Check Out the Opening Title Sequence for The Shannara Chronicles". ComicBookMovie. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Empress Eve (2016-01-05). "'The Shannara Chronicles': Meet the Characters; Watch the Opening Title Sequence". Geeks of Doom. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ Jantz, Ryan (2016-01-05). "Music from The Shannara Chronicles: Season 1 Premiere". MTV. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  9. ^ Ossad, Jordana (2015-11-27). "Get Your First Look at the Stunning Opening Credits of 'The Shannara Chronicles'". MTV. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  10. ^ Butler, Bethonie (2016-01-05). "What is 'The Shannara Chronicles' and what is it doing on MTV?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ a b c d "YE talks to haunting songstress, Ruelle!". Young Entertainment. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ a b c Kellman, Andy. "Ruelle: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "Maggie Eckford / Ruelle". Razor and Tie Music Publishing. 2014. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  14. ^ "Ruelle Music on TuneFind". Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  15. ^ "The Loft (2014) Trailer". 2014-12-15. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  16. ^ "The Loft (2014) Soundtrack". Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  17. ^ a b c "About Ruelle Music". Ruelle Music. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  18. ^ "Before I Fall Soundtrack". SoundtrackMania. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
  19. ^ "Ki:Theory: Silence Vinyl LP". Ki:Theory. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  20. ^ "Premiere: Ki:Theory - "Bringing Me Down (ft. Ruelle)"". PureVolume. 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Ryan (2017-03-29). "Ki:Theory Releases New Single "Bringing Me Down" + Announces 'Silence' Album Pre-Orders". SoundFiction. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  22. ^ "Ruelle Chart History". Billboard. 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-04-09. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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