Sky Ferreira

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Sky Ferreira
Sky Ferreira at the Chateau Marmont.jpg
Ferreira at the Chateau Marmont in Hollywood, Los Angeles in December 2012
Background information
Birth name Sky Tonia Ferreira
Born (1992-07-08) July 8, 1992 (age 20)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres Synthpop, dance-pop, alternative pop,[1] folk[2][3]
Occupations Singer-songwriter, model, actress
Years active 2009–present
Labels Parlophone, Capitol, Polydor
Website www.skyferreira.com

Sky Tonia Ferreira (born July 8, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, model, and actress.[4] Ferreira's first EP, As If!, was released digitally on March 22, 2011. Her second EP, Ghost, was released on October 16, 2012 to generally positive reviews.[5]

Ferreira's "Everything Is Embarrassing" was named one of the best songs of 2012 by publications such as Pitchfork Media, The Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, Spin, Fact, and New York.[6][7][8][9][10] In 2013, Ferreira is scheduled to release her much-delayed debut album I'm Not Alright and will make her major motion picture debut in Eli Roth's The Green Inferno.[11]

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Early life [edit]

Sky Tonia Ferreira was born on July 8, 1992, in Los Angeles.[4][12] Ferreira is of Native American, Portuguese, and Brazilian descent.[13] Ferreira was raised by her grandmother. Ferreira grew up around family friend Michael Jackson, stating in an interview with BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat: "We just became friends with him. When I was born, I was raised around him, I always saw him. I had holidays with him and stuff like that."[14] At age thirteen, she started taking opera lessons to refine her singing voice.[15] She spent the next few years maintaining a Myspace profile where she uploaded various demos of self-written tracks. Shortly before her fifteenth birthday, she caught the attention of Swedish production duo Bloodshy & Avant by contacting them through the social networking site. The producers were impressed and subsequently decided to work with her.[16]

Ferreira is musically influenced by Madonna, Emma Bunton,[17] Michael Jackson, Prince, Blondie, Elton John, David Bowie, Serge Gainsbourg, Meja, Lil' Kim,[18] Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Alice Cooper, Nancy Sinatra, and The Runaways.[19][20]

Career [edit]

2009–11: As If! [edit]

After signing with Parlophone in July 2009,[21] Ferreira subsequently appeared in the music video for Uffie's "Pop the Glock" and starred in the 2010 independent drama film Putty Hill as Jenny.[22][23] In June 2010, Ferreira appeared on the cover of Jalouse magazine after being featured in Dazed & Confused, Interview, and Purple.[24][25] At the same time, she began to write and record material for her debut studio album with producers and co-writers Bloodshy & Avant, Greg Kurstin, Nicole Morier, Klas Åhlund, Colin Munroe,[26] Linda Perry,[27] and Frankmusik.[28]

Following the release of "17", "One" and "Obsession" as singles, it was announced through a press release the album would be released on January 11, 2011.[29] However, the album was postponed and an extended play titled As If! was announced for release on March 22, 2011 by Capitol Records.[30] The EP was preceded by the single "Sex Rules" on March 1, 2011.[31] Ferreira was concurrently featured in the advertisement campaign for Calvin Klein's CK One fragrance.[32] Ferreira appeared on the Spring/Summer 2011 cover of Vs. magazine, shot by photographer Ellen von Unwerth.[33] She also appeared in a fall ad campaign by Adidas, alongside Snoop Dogg and Big Sean.[34]

2012–present: I'm Not Alright [edit]

In October 2011, Ferreira announced in a magazine that she is still currently working on her debut album, but is changing her musical direction to a more Blondie-inspired sound, stepping away from electropop. A month later, Ferreira announced on her official Facebook page that the new album is expected to be released during the summer of 2012 and the first single in February 2012.[35] In December 2011, Ferreira announced that she was working with Jon Brion, Shirley Manson, and Greg Kurstin for her debut album.[36] On January 23, 2012, Ferreira revealed the title of her debut album, Wild at Heart.[37] On February 7, 2012, Ferreira confirmed "Swamp Girl" and "24 Hours" as the titles of two tracks from Wild at Heart.[38]

"Lost in My Bedroom", which according to Ferreira is "the most 'electro pop' on the record", surfaced online on March 2, 2012.[39] Ferreira stated that she will release two music videos for her first new single "Red Lips" on June 12, 2012.[40] As of June 2012, one video for "Red Lips" has been released, and the title of the debut album has been changed from Wild at Heart to I'm Not Alright.[41]

On August 8, 2012, Ferreira posted an outtake of her then-upcoming EP on her official Tumblr page, adding that the EP would be released in early September and is produced by Brion.[42] On August 30, it was announced that the EP is titled Ghost, along with the premiere of the track "Everything Is Embarrassing", co-produced by Dev Hynes and Ariel Rechtshaid.[43] Released on October 16, 2012, the EP features five songs, including "Red Lips" and "Everything Is Embarrassing", along with three new songs, "Lost in My Bedroom" (which was used in the December 13, 2012 episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy), "Ghost", and "Sad Dream". In her debut television performance, sang "Everything Is Embarrassing" on the Monday, January 7, 2013 episode of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[44][45] On October 11, 2012 a trailer for a film titled IRL was released featuring Ferreira.

In April 2013 Ferreira posted a picture of a CD labelled 'album final' and confirmed that the album was completed.[46]

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

Title Album details
I'm Not Alright

Extended plays [edit]

Title Album details
As If!
  • Released: 22 March 2011
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Capitol
Ghost
  • Released: 16 October 2012
  • Formats: CD, digital download
  • Label: Capitol

Singles [edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[47]		 US
Dance
[48]
"17" 2010 — — Non-album single
"One" 64 —
"Obsession" — 37
"Sex Rules" 2011 — — As If!
"Red Lips" 2012 — — Ghost
"Everything Is Embarrassing" 2013 — —

Music videos [edit]

Title Year Director
"17" 2010 Cass Bird[49]
"One" Rankin[50]
"Obsession" Marc Klasfeld[51]
"Traces" 2011 Rankin[52]
"Red Lips" 2012 Terry Richardson[41]
"Everything Is Embarrassing" Grant Singer[53][54][55]
"Sad Dream"
"Lost in My Bedroom" 2013
"Lost in My Bedroom" (Forever 21's Desert Disco version) Forever 21[56]

Music video appearances [edit]

Title Year Artist Director
"Pop the Glock" 2009 Uffie Nathalie Canguilhem[57]
"Wait" 2013 DIIV Sandy Kim[58]

Other appearances [edit]

Title Year Artist Album
"Teen Lovers" (The Shoes Remix) 2009 The Virgins Teen Lovers (single)
"Fucked from Above 1985" The Bloody Beetroots Romborama
"Without Lies" 2010 Aeroplane We Can't Fly
"Bang Bang" 2013 2Cellos In2ition

Filmography [edit]

Title Year Role
Putty Hill 2010 Jenny
IRL 2013 Angel
The Green Inferno 2013 Kaycee

References [edit]

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External links [edit]

Sky Ferreira
Extended plays
Singles
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