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{{Infobox Musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| Name = Holly Brook
| Name = Skylar Grey
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| Background = solo_singer
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| Birth_name = Holly Hafferman<ref>{{Citation | last = | first = | author-link = | date = 17 July 2010 | title = String of hits gives Da Kid a break | periodical = Music Week }}</ref>
| Birth_name = Holly Hafermann
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| Born = {{birth date and age|1986|2|23}}
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| Origin = [[Mazomanie, Wisconsin|Mazomanie]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| Genre = [[Folk rock]], [[alternative pop]]
| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[piano]]
| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter|singer-songwriter]], [[Record producer|record producer]], [[Musician|musician]]
| Years_active = 2004–present
| Years_active = 2010–present
| Label = [[Machine Shop Recordings|Machine Shop]] <small>(2004-2008)</small>
| Label = Wonderland Music
| Associated_acts = [[Fort Minor]], [[Duncan Sheik]], Generations
| Associated_acts = [[Alex da Kid|Alex Da Kid]]
| URL = [http://www.hollybrookmusic.com/ HollyBrookMusic.com]
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'''Skylar Grey''' is a Grammy-nominated<ref>[http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/12/01/eminem-scores-10-nominations-to-lead-grammy-race/ List of 53rd Grammy Nominees] via The Wall Street Journal</ref> American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She has helped write sections of all three versions of "[[Love the Way You Lie]]" by [[Eminem]] and [[Rihanna]] (along with performing piano, background vocals and serving as co-producer on the ''Piano Version''), and is a featured guest on "I Need A Doctor" which she sang the chorus for [[Dr. Dre]] and Eminem.<ref>[http://www.detnews.com/article/20101119/ENT10/11190324/Eminem-is-‘SNL’-bound-after-week-of-online-leaks Eminem on SNL+"I Need A Doctor" leak] via The Detroit News</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/68404/235196 Dr. Dre reunites with Eminem] via RollingStone</ref><ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/17/new-music-dr-dre-f-eminem-skylar-grey-i-need-a-doctor/ Dr. Dre & Eminem - "I Need A Doctor" (feat. Skylar Grey)] via Rap-Up</ref> She also co-wrote "[[Last Train to Paris|Coming Home]]" with [[Jay-Z]] which is a single on the upcoming ''[[Last Train to Paris]]'' album by [[Diddy]]-[[Dirty Money (group)|Dirty Money]]<ref>[http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/coming-home-feat-skylar-grey/id403746927 Diddy-Dirty Money & Skylar Grey - "Coming Home"] via iTunes</ref><ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/15/dawn-and-kalenna-call-diddy-dirty-moneys-coming-home-a-gift/ Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey - "Coming Home"] via Rap-Up</ref> (with her vocals also being featured on the song), along with writing "Castle Walls" by [[T.I.]] and [[Christina Aguilera]]<ref>[http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/23/rap-up-tv-alex-da-kid-builds-castle-walls-for-ti-and-christina-aguilera/ Alex Da Kid names Skylar Grey as writer for "Castle Walls" by T.I. & Christina Aguilera] via Rap-Up</ref>, which is a single on T.I.'s upcoming ''[[No Mercy (T.I. album)|No Mercy]]'' album. Producer [[Alex da Kid|Alex Da Kid]] has signed her to a production deal on his Wonderland Music imprint.<ref>[http://m.billboard.com/features/hitmaker-alex-da-kid-talks-eminem-s-lie-1004109717.story#/features/hitmaker-alex-da-kid-talks-eminem-s-lie-1004109717.story Alex Da Kid signs Skylar Grey to Wonderland Entertainment] via Billboard</ref> She has also written songs for [[Rob Thomas]]<ref>[http://twitter.com/SkylarGrey/status/17150467774 Skylar Grey writes for Rob Thomas] via Twitter</ref> and [[Avril Lavigne]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaO_cYzeZ6o Skylar Grey and Alex Da Kid in the studio with Avril Lavigne] via YouTube</ref>
'''Holly Brook''' is a multi-instrumental [[singer-songwriter]] from [[Mazomanie, Wisconsin]].


Skylar Grey is managed by Todd Mandel.<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/skylargrey Skylar Grey managed by Todd Mandel of Lucky44] via MySpace</ref>
==Biography==
Involved in music at an early age, Brook performed professionally as a child in a folk duo with her mother called Generations.<ref>Samara Kalk, [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81154171.html Rhythm Profile], ''[[Wisconsin State Journal]]'', December 27, 2001.</ref> Together, they independently produced three albums, "Dream Maker", "Lift Me", and "Millennial Child/Waiting For You". Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Holly Brook started her first band at the age of fifteen after 'sneaking' into bars, working with jazz musicians including Jeff Eckles and [[Leo Sidran]] in Madison Wisconsin. Two years later, in 2003, Brook moved to [[Los Angeles]] and recorded a demo, which led to her being signed by [[Linkin Park]] guitarist [[Brad Delson]] to the band's [[vanity label]], [[Machine Shop Recordings]], in the fall of 2004. Holly's voice was featured on the [[Fort Minor]] song by [[Mike Shinoda]] "[[Where'd You Go]]" which won MTV VMA ringtone of the year award in 2006.


Grey earned a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year for her writing contributions to "Love the Way You Lie".<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/column/photos-of-the-week/news/eminem-bruno-mars-lady-gaga-lead-2011-grammy-1004133371.story Eminem, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga Lead Grammy Nominations] via Billboard</ref>
Working with producer Jonathan Ingoldsby, Holly Brook released her debut album, ''[[Like Blood Like Honey]]'', June 6, 2006. She landed opening spots for tours with well known acts including [[Jamie Cullum]], [[KD Lang]], [[Daniel Powter]], [[Teddy Geiger]], and [[Duncan Sheik]], who soon invited her to join him in his sets. She continues to tour and work with Sheik on various projects.


== Discography ==
In May 2008, Brook was released from her contract with Machine Shop.{{Fact|date=July 2009}}
=== Singles ===
==== As featured performer ====
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" rowspan="2"|Year
!align="left" rowspan="2"|Song
!align="center" colspan="4"|Peak chart positions
!align="center" rowspan="2"|Album
|-
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Hot 100]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?begin=51&order=position U.S. Chart Positions] via Billboard</ref>
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Pop Songs|U.S. Pop]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/hot-100?begin=51&order=position U.S. Chart Positions] via Billboard</ref>
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|U.S. R&B]]
!align="center" width="40"|<small>[[Hot Rap Tracks|U.S. Rap]]
|-
|align="center" rowspan=2|2010
|align="left"|"[[Last Train to Paris|Coming Home]]" <small>([[Diddy]]-[[Dirty Money (group)|Dirty Money]] feat. Skylar Grey)</small>
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center"|&mdash;
|align="center" rowspan="1"|''[[Last Train to Paris]]''
|-
|}


=== As songwriter ===
In 2009, Brook lent both her song "[[O'Dark:Thirty EP|It's Raining Again]]" and her image to a promotional campaign for Ciao Water.<ref>[http://vimeo.com/6305561 Ciao Water - Promotional Video feat. Holly Brook]</ref><ref>[http://ciaowater.com/ Ciao Water - Official Website]</ref>
<!-- Writing credits on tracks from any other albums other than Grey's own albums -->

{|class="wikitable"
Brook has appeared on albums by other artists, including [[Brie Larson]]'s ''[[Finally Out of P.E.]]'', [[Apathy]]'s [[Wanna Snuggle?]], and [[Fort Minor]]'s ''[[The Rising Tied]]''. Brook has toured with [[Duncan Sheik]] as part of his band, and appears on his 2009 album ''[[Whisper House]]''. Beginning in 2010 she also appeared in the theatrical version of "Whisper House," playing one of the two lead ghost vocalists along with [[David Poe]].<ref name='LATimes1'>{{cite news | first=Charles | last=McNulty | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Theater review: 'Whisper House' at San Diego's Old Globe* | date=2010--01-24 | publisher= | url =http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/01/theater-review-whisper-house-at-san-diegos-old-globe.html | work =The Los Angeles Times | pages = | accessdate = 2010-01-31 | language = }}</ref> She released her 7-song ''[[O'Dark:Thirty EP]]'' on June 2010.<ref>http://www.hollybrook.bandcamp.com/</ref>
!Year

!Song
Brook has also had several of her songs featured on television programs, such as ''[[Conviction (TV series)|Conviction]]''<ref>[http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/singer_300/344_holly_brook.html Holly Brook featured in "Conviction" via AskMen]</ref>, ''[[The City (MTV series)|The City]]'' ("Going Under"<ref>[http://twitter.com/JensenReed/status/26399389591 Holly Brook featured in MTV's "The City" via Twitter]</ref>, "High And Low"<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr1HdykOf48 Holly Brook featured in MTV's "The City" via YouTube]</ref>), and ''[[Boston Legal]]'' ("[[Where'd You Go]]").
!Artist(s)

!Album
==Releases==
|-

|rowspan="6"|2010
''Main Article: [[Holly Brook discography]]''
|"[[Love the Way You Lie]]" <small>(with [[Alex da Kid|Alexander Grant]] and [[Eminem|Marshall Mathers]])</small>

|[[Eminem]], [[Rihanna]]
===Albums===
|''[[Recovery (Eminem album)|Recovery]]''
*''[[Like Blood Like Honey]]''<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Like-Blood-Honey-Holly-Brook/dp/B000FIHMZI/ Holly Brook - "Like Blood Like Honey" on Amazon]</ref> (2006)
|-
*''O'Dark:Thirty'' (TBD)
|"[[Love the Way You Lie#Part II|Love the Way You Lie, Pt. II]]" <small>(with Alexander Grant and Marshall Mathers)</small>

|Rihanna, Eminem
===EPs===
|rowspan="2"|''[[Loud (Rihanna album)|Loud]]''
*''Holly Brook EP'' (2005)
|-
*''[[O'Dark:Thirty EP]]''<ref>[http://hollybrook.bandcamp.com/ Holly Brook - BandCamp Page]</ref> (2010)
|"Love the Way You Lie (Piano Version)" <small>(with Alexander Grant)</small>

|Rihanna
===Other tracks===
|-
*''Small Town Girl'' <ref>[http://www.ourstage.com/tracks/CFAKBCJCUOPY-small-town-girl "Small Town Girl" by Holly Brook on OurStage.com]</ref>
|"[[Coming Home (Diddy-Dirty Money song)|Coming Home]]" <small>(with Alexander Grant and [[Jay-Z|Sean Carter]])</small>
*''Haunted'' <small>(2007 version)</small><ref>http://hollybrook.bandcamp.com/track/haunted</ref>
|[[Diddy]]-[[Dirty Money (group)|Dirty Money]], Skylar Grey
*''Christmas Day''<ref>http://hollybrook.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-day</ref>
|''[[Last Train to Paris]]''
*''Little Spirit Theme''<ref>http://hollybrook.bandcamp.com/track/little-spirit-theme</ref>
|-
*''High And Low'' as heard on MTV's The City. (c) 2009 <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr1HdykOf48</ref>
|-

|"I Need A Doctor" <small>(with Alexander Grant, Marshall Mathers, and Andre Romelle Young)</small>
=== Compilation appearances ===
|[[Dr. Dre]], Eminem, Skylar Grey
*''[[Sweet Tracks (Best Buy)#Sweet Tracks 2006|Sweet Tracks 2006]]'' (song: "Candy Maker")
|''[[Detox (Dr. Dre album)|Detox]]''
*''[[Maximum Ride Soundtrack]]'' (songs: "What I Wouldn't Give", "Wanted")
|-

|"Castle Walls" <small>(with Alexander Grant and [[T.I.|Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.]])</small>
=== Guest appearances ===
|T.I., [[Christina Aguilera]]
*[[Brie Larson]] – ''[[Finally Out of P.E.]]'' (song: "Done with Like")
|''[[No Mercy (T.I. album)|No Mercy]]''
*[[Fort Minor]] – ''[[The Rising Tied]]'' (songs: "[[Where'd You Go]]", "Be Somebody")
|-
*[[Duncan Sheik]] – ''[[Whisper House]]''
|}
*[[Love N' Dancing]] - "[[Just Like This]]"
*[[Apathy]] – ''Wanna Snuggle'' (songs: "No Sad Tomorrow", "Victim")
*badassjackson - ''Hero 2.0''<ref>http://badassjackson.bandcamp.com/track/hero-20-feat-holly-brook</ref>
*Candace Kreitlow & Katie L. Waldren - ''Winter In Me''<ref>http://hollybrook.bandcamp.com/track/winter-in-me</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Myspace|skylargrey}}
*[http://hollybrook.bandcamp.com/ Official BandCamp] - CDs and downloads
* {{Twitter|skylargrey}}
*{{official|http://www.hollybrookmusic.com}}
*{{myspace|hollybrook}}


{{Holly Brook}}


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Skylar Grey

Skylar Grey is a Grammy-nominated[2] American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She has helped write sections of all three versions of "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem and Rihanna (along with performing piano, background vocals and serving as co-producer on the Piano Version), and is a featured guest on "I Need A Doctor" which she sang the chorus for Dr. Dre and Eminem.[3][4][5] She also co-wrote "Coming Home" with Jay-Z which is a single on the upcoming Last Train to Paris album by Diddy-Dirty Money[6][7] (with her vocals also being featured on the song), along with writing "Castle Walls" by T.I. and Christina Aguilera[8], which is a single on T.I.'s upcoming No Mercy album. Producer Alex Da Kid has signed her to a production deal on his Wonderland Music imprint.[9] She has also written songs for Rob Thomas[10] and Avril Lavigne.[11]

Skylar Grey is managed by Todd Mandel.[12]

Grey earned a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year for her writing contributions to "Love the Way You Lie".[13]

Discography

Singles

Year Song Peak chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100[14] U.S. Pop[15] U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2010 "Coming Home" (Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey) 24 30 — — Last Train to Paris

As songwriter

Year Song Artist(s) Album
2010 "Love the Way You Lie" (with Alexander Grant and Marshall Mathers) Eminem, Rihanna Recovery
"Love the Way You Lie, Pt. II" (with Alexander Grant and Marshall Mathers) Rihanna, Eminem Loud
"Love the Way You Lie (Piano Version)" (with Alexander Grant) Rihanna
"Coming Home" (with Alexander Grant and Sean Carter) Diddy-Dirty Money, Skylar Grey Last Train to Paris
"I Need A Doctor" (with Alexander Grant, Marshall Mathers, and Andre Romelle Young) Dr. Dre, Eminem, Skylar Grey Detox
"Castle Walls" (with Alexander Grant and Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.) T.I., Christina Aguilera No Mercy

References

  1. ^ "String of hits gives Da Kid a break", Music Week, 17 July 2010
  2. ^ List of 53rd Grammy Nominees via The Wall Street Journal
  3. ^ Eminem on SNL+"I Need A Doctor" leak via The Detroit News
  4. ^ Dr. Dre reunites with Eminem via RollingStone
  5. ^ Dr. Dre & Eminem - "I Need A Doctor" (feat. Skylar Grey) via Rap-Up
  6. ^ Diddy-Dirty Money & Skylar Grey - "Coming Home" via iTunes
  7. ^ Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey - "Coming Home" via Rap-Up
  8. ^ Alex Da Kid names Skylar Grey as writer for "Castle Walls" by T.I. & Christina Aguilera via Rap-Up
  9. ^ Alex Da Kid signs Skylar Grey to Wonderland Entertainment via Billboard
  10. ^ Skylar Grey writes for Rob Thomas via Twitter
  11. ^ Skylar Grey and Alex Da Kid in the studio with Avril Lavigne via YouTube
  12. ^ Skylar Grey managed by Todd Mandel of Lucky44 via MySpace
  13. ^ Eminem, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga Lead Grammy Nominations via Billboard
  14. ^ U.S. Chart Positions via Billboard
  15. ^ U.S. Chart Positions via Billboard
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