Dana Parish
| Dana Parish | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Pop Music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer/Songwriter |
| Labels | Company X |
| Website |
danaparish |
Dana Parish is a New York-based singer and songwriter known for her powerful voice and emotional delivery. Growing up outside Philadelphia, she was writing and recording by thirteen. Parish went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music.[1]
Parish's first single, "Not My Problem", from her debut album Uncrushed,[2] charted at #23 on Billboard,[3] and she soon became one of the highest-charting independent artists. Parish bested herself, and broke into the Top 10, with the second single from the album, "Let It Go By". This led to several appearances on major morning and talk shows, including The CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America, and KTLA. Clear Channel selected Parish as their Featured Artist for sixteen weeks in a row.[4]
In 2012, she, along with Hollander and Jeff Franzel, penned the #1 song in China, "Someday I'll Fly" by G.E.M. Parish's writing appeared on Celine Dion's 2013 release, Loved Me Back to Life.[5][6][7] Along with her husband, Andrew Hollander, Parish contributed two tracks to the #1 record, "Thankful" and "Always Be Your Girl".[8] In 2014 the Parish/Hollander collaboration "Broken Ones" performed by Jacquie Lee, The Voice Season 5 finalist, was a chart success.[4] Most recently, Dana co-wrote the new Idina Menzel (Warner Brothers) single "I See You", the song "Goddess" by Stanaj (Lava Records) which debuted at #6, New Politics single (Warner Brothers), "West End Kids", and is currently working on the forthcoming albums of Stanaj (Lava), Idina Menzel (Warner Brothers), Jojo (Atlantic), DC (Atlantic UK) and Lea Michelle (Columbia).
Discography
Studio albums
- It Was Beautiful, Company X Records (2006)
- Uncrushed, Echo-Vista Group (2009)
Singles
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US Adult Contemporary | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Not My Problem" | - | 23[3] | Uncrushed | Combustion |
| 2007 | "Let It Go By" | - | Top 10 | Uncrushed | Combustion |
| 2008 | "Today" | - | - | Max Pink Productions | |
| 2009 | "Watch Me Fly"[9] | - | - | Max Pink Productions |
References
- ↑ Leggett, Steve. "Artist Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ "Uncrushed iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- 1 2 "Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- 1 2 "Dana Parish & Andrew Hollander". three.com. three.com. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ della Cava, Marco (November 2, 2013). "For Celine Dion, new album was all about choice". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Hampp, Andrew. "Celine Dion Shows Edge, and Tries Out New Characters, on "Loved Me Back to Life"". Billboard.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Rosenbloom, Etan. "New Music Tuesday: Dana Parish on Celine Dion's "Loved Me Back to Life"". ASCAP.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Lewak, Doree (November 2, 2013). "NYC songwriter Dana Parish finds big break with Celine Dion". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
- ↑ Dana Parish (March 31, 2009). "Watch Me Fly - Single". iTunes.com. Max Pink Productions. Retrieved March 3, 2015.