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Lauv
File:Lauv aka Ari Leff.jpg
Background information
Birth nameAri Staprans Leff
Born (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 (age 30)[1]
San Francisco, California, United States
Occupation(s)Singer
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active2015–present
Websitelauvsongs.com

Ari Staprans Leff (born August 8, 1994), known by his stage name Lauv, is an American musician. His debut EP, titled Lost in the Light,[2] was released in 2015.[3][4] He is best known for his singles "I Like Me Better", and "The Other".

Early life

Leff was born in San Francisco, in 1994. As a child, he was interested in music and took piano and viola lessons before learning how to play the guitar at the age of 11.[5] At the age of 14, before he ever had any sort of relationship, he was obsessed with writing love songs and breakup songs.[6] After finishing Radnor Middle School in Wayne, Pennsylvania, he attended high school, where he played in several bands and studied jazz before moving on to electronic music.[5]

Leff graduated from New York University, majoring in music technology.[5]

Career

During his college years, Leff strayed from his intensely personal song-writing style and focused on writing and producing for other artists. But during his sophomore year, he stumbled upon an illuminating interview with Paul Simon, in which Simon described his song-writing approach as a process of uncovering his innermost buried feelings. The interview helped Leff to get in touch with the way he used to write.[6]

Shortly after, Leff adopted the stage name Lauv, Latvian for 'lion' (lauva). This is a nod to his mother's heritage; his first name, Ari, meaning 'lion' in Hebrew; and to his own zodiac sign, Leo.[6][7]

Then, while recovering from a break-up in 2014, he revealed his feelings through co-writing "The Other" with Michael Matosic.[5]This was a fusion of rhythm and blues and indie-pop with influence from jazz guitar. He felt that the song was special to him, so he did not want to give it up to another artist.[8] He released the song under his stage name. The song gained blog attention and went viral, peaking at number three on blog aggregator Hype Machine,[9] and hitting the Global Top 100 on Spotify.[6]

After graduating, Leff signed to the publishing company Prescription Songs.[6]

In 2015, Leff released his debut EP, Lost in the Light, which featured "The Other".[2]

Then, apart from releasing a single titled "Question" featuring Travis Mills, Leff worked on writing and producing songs for other artists. Most notably, he co-wrote and co-produced "No Promises" for Cheat Codes and Demi Lovato.[7]

On May 19, 2017, Leff released the single "I Like Me Better",[10] an up-tempo track which also achieved popularity. The song was inspired by his relationship which started two months after he had first moved to New York City to further his studies.[7]

In the same year, he headed his own Late Nights, Deep Talks tour in which he performed in eight cities across the United States. The tour began on May 23 in Los Angeles and concluded on June 7 in New York City. On July 9, he also performed in Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[10]

It was announced on September 4, 2017, that Leff would be joining Ed Sheeran as the supporting act on his Divide Tour in Asia.[11] Several of Ed Sheeran's Asian tour dates had to be cancelled or rescheduled as a result of injuries sustained from a bicycle accident, but Leff went on to proceed with promotional tours in cities such as Manila, Philippines[12] and Jakarta, Indonesia, officially kicking off the Divide tour with Ed Sheeran in Singapore on November 11, 2017.

Leff will embark on his first world tour[13] 'I Met You When I Was 18.' beginning January 18, 2018 in Seattle, Washington.[needs update]

Discography

EP

Year Title
2015 Lost in the Light[2]
2017 Lauv (Japan)[14]

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[15] 		AUS
[16] 		AUT
[17] 		CAN
[18] 		DEN
[19] 		GER
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		SWE
[22] 		SWI
[23] 		UK
[24]
2016 "Question"
(featuring Travis Mills)[25] 		— — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Breathe"[26] — — — — — — — — — — Lauv (EP)[14]
"The Other"[27] — — — — — — — — — —
2017 "I Like Me Better" 1 8 5 62 27 7 13 25 23 58
"Easy Love"[14] — — — — — — —[A] —[B] — — Lauv (EP)
"Paris in the Rain" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles
2018 "Getting Over You"[33] — — — — — — — — — —
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[34] 		AUS
[35] 		CAN
[36] 		NZ
[37] 		SWE
[38] 		SWI
[39] 		UK
[40]
2017 "A Different Way"
(DJ Snake featuring Lauv)[41] 		23 59 78 —[C] 65 63 85 Non-album single

Notes

  1. ^ "Easy Love" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[31]
  2. ^ "Easy Love" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Swedish Heatseekers Chart.[32]
  3. ^ "A Different Way" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[42]

Writing credits

Year Title Artist
2015 "Faking It" Olivia Noelle
2016 "Broken" (featuring Adam Lambert) Tritonal
"No Party" Daniel Skye
"Plastic" Laura Roy
"Because of Me" Billy Gilman
2017 "All My Love" (featuring Conor Maynard)[43] Cash Cash
"Boys"[44] Charli XCX
"No Promises" Cheat Codes
Demi Lovato
"Sorry for Myself" CADE
"Made of Gold" Olivia Noelle
"How Was I" Jessica Jarrell
"Idea of You" Arty featuring Eric Nam
"Beg" Jack & Jack
"Cross Your Mind" Wingtip feat. morgxn

Tours

Headlining

  • Late Nights, Deep Talks Tour (2017)
  • I Met You When I Was 18. World Tour (2018)

Supporting

References

  1. ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995
  2. ^ a b c Lauv (October 3, 2015). "Lauv - "Lost In The Light - EP" (Official Full Stream)". Retrieved May 27, 2017 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "On The Rise: An Interview with Lauv".
  4. ^ "Lauv - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Spotify". play.spotify.com. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Lauv | Summerfest, The World's Largest Music Festival". Summerfest - The World's Largest Music Festival. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "INTERVIEW: LAUV Reveals The Touching Inspiration Behind 'I Like Me Better' | 103.5 KTU". 103.5 KTU. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  8. ^ "INTERVIEW: LAUV Reveals The Touching Inspiration Behind 'I Like Me Better' | 103.5 KTU". 103.5 KTU. Retrieved July 22, 2017. LAUV's first single "The Other," was the first song that felt special enough to him that he didn't want to give it up to another artist
  9. ^ "I'm watching Lauv at Ones To Watch!". Ones To Watch. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Lauv Premieres New Song 'I Like Me Better' Before Upcoming Tour: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  11. ^ "Independent singer, songwriter and producer Lauv will join Ed Sheeran through his Asia tour, 14 date run commencing in Osaka". Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  12. ^ "Lauv 2017 Manila [DOLBY]". YouTube. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  13. ^ Lauv. "a boy on his first world tour". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c "エド・シーランの来日公演の前座を務めるラウヴ、ニュー・シングル"Easy Love"を本日リリース". NME Japan (in Japanese). October 6, 2017.
  15. ^ "Lauv – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  16. ^ Peaks in Australia:
  17. ^ "Discographie Lauv – austriancharts.at". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  18. ^ "Lauv – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  19. ^ "Track Top-40 Uge 33, 2017". Hitlisten. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  20. ^ "Lauv – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  21. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 2, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  22. ^ "Discography Lauv – swedishcharts.com". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  23. ^ "Discographie Lauv – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  24. ^ "Lauv | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  25. ^ "Lauv - Question feat. Travis Mills (Official Audio)". Lauv. June 9, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017 – via YouTube.
  26. ^ "Lauv - Breathe (Official Audio)". Lauv. October 7, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2017 – via YouTube.
  27. ^ "Lauv - The Other (Official Audio)". Lauv. March 6, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017 – via YouTube.
  28. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. December 25, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  29. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Lauv)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  30. ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Lauv – I Like Me Better". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  31. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  32. ^ "Swedish Heatseekers Chart – 13 October 2017". Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  33. ^ "Lauv - Getting Over You [Official Audio]". Lauv. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ "Lauv – Chart history (Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  35. ^ Peaks in Australia:
  36. ^ "Lauv – Chart history (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  37. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 2, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  38. ^ "Discography Lauv – swedishcharts.com". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  39. ^ "Discographie Lauv – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  40. ^ "Lauv | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  41. ^ "A Different Way (feat. Lauv) - Single by DJ Snake". Apple Music (US).
  42. ^ "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. October 2, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  43. ^ LAUV (7 July 2017). "All My Love - Cash Cash (feat. Conor Maynard)".
  44. ^ LAUV (26 July 2017). "Boys - Charli XCX".

Official website

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