Lelia Elizabeth Broussard is an American musician and member of indie pop duo Jupiter Winter. As a solo artist she has released four albums independently as well as a number of EPs and singles.Former Philly singer-songwriter Lelia Broussard in the running for Rolling Stone cover
Early life and education Broussard was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana.Time to Vote: Chatting With Atlantic Records & Rolling Stone Contest Finalists Lelia Broussard and The Sheepdogs At the age of 10 her family moved to Philadelphia where she began playing the guitar and writing songs.Lafayette native Lelia Broussard a finalist to appear on Rolling Stone's cover
Career Broussard began her career by playing open mic shows in the Philadelphia music scene. After radio appearances and concerts she released her debut EP "Louisiana Soul" when she was 15.Soloists return to borough She would go on to release her first full-length album "lil-yah" at 17, recorded at Morningstar studios in the summer of 2005.
After moving to New York, Broussard released her second album "Rise" in 2007 whose title song was featured on MTV's The Hills (TV series).Interviewing Lelia Broussard + Alexa Wilkinson
Broussard's third album "Masquerade" in 2010 was largely funded through a kickstarter campaign.Lelia Broussard gets help from fans to release new album The album was produced by Dan Romer who contributed heavily to its instrumentation.Music Review: Lelia Broussard - Masquerade
Broussard became one of two finalists in the "Choose The Cover of Rolling Stone" contest where she performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.Cover Contest Finalists Compete in Jimmy Fallon’s Battle of the Instant Bands Broussard was involved in another music competition in 2012 when she was chosen to compete on the American television vocal talent show The Voice.Lelia Broussard Eliminated, Suzanna Choffel Advances for Team Blake on ‘The Voice’ with ‘Dog Days Are Over’
Broussard formed indie rock band Secret Someones as bassist with Bess Rogers, Hannah Winkler, and Zach Jones in the summer of 2013.http://thatmusicmag.com/secrets-secret-someones-milkboy/| Secret’s Out on Secret Someones at Milkboy In 2015 the band would release their debut album on Cherrytree Records.Someones' 'Let You Go': Exclusive Video Premiere
Broussard began touring with Synthwave act The Midnight in 2019 as bassist, guitarist and vocalist.The Midnight REVIEW: '80s synthwave duo give show-stopping performance
Discography
lil-yah (2005) Rise (2007) Waiting On The 9 (2008) Masquerade (2011)
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