Leddra Chapman

Leddra Chapman is a British singer-songwriter from Brentwood in Essex. Leddra (birth name Anna Chapman) was born in 1990 and is 21 years old. Her debut single, "Story", was released on 2 November 2009 and is from her debut album, Telling Tales, which was produced by Peter-John Vettese and released for download on 29 November 2009.^[1] She is a student at London College of Music and she is also an ambassador for clothing company Quiksilver.

Leddra had four singles playlisted by BBC Radio 2 from her debut album - "Story", "Summer Song", "A Little Easier" and "Edie". These all have music videos which can be viewed through Vevo.

Leddra has been interviewed by industry intelligence magazine, Five Eight, and mentioned by Music Ally. Chapman has mixed to good reviews by critics. She has performed with the likes of Ed Sheeran who she is good friends with.^[2] Music Week magazine have described her as "filling a similar space to early Alanis Morissette and Joni Mitchell".^[3]

Music career

Leddra Chapman picked up an acoustic guitar and wrote her first song aged 12. She continued writing until she had enough songs to play live at local venues. As her career took off and she began touring nationally, she also taught herself to play piano and produce her own demos at her home studio. This resulted in an invite to play at Manchester's In The City Music Conference. Leddra played a 30-minute set to a capacity crowd at the Warchild Acoustic Showcase and was subsequently chosen as a Best of ITC in Music Week magazine, who described her as 'filling a similar space to early Alanis Morissette and Joni Mitchell'.

In 2009 she worked on completing her debut album Telling Tales with musical collaborators, releasing the record in late November 2010. Praised by critics as 'pitch-perfect acoustic pop' (The Independent)^{[citation needed]}, the album yielded single 'Story', which was championed by Sir Terry Wogan throughout his final months presenting the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show. "Story" was subsequently B-Listed on Radio 2 for seven consecutive weeks. This culminated in a televised live performance of "Story" on ITV's This Morning. The follow-up single "Summer Song" was also playlisted by BBC Radio 2. Leddra and her live band followed this up with a two-month UK tour that included sell-out shows in London.

Collaborations

Leddra Chapman has worked with Ed Sheeran and covered Cee Lo Green's 'F**k You' she had also worked with 'up and coming' rapper Olly B and featured on one of his songs called 'Enemy Lines'.

On 5th of March 2012 the song 'Tables Turn' by R'n'B artist Redzz was released whereby Leddra had a featuring role in singing the chorus, the song also featured cameo roles by DJ Ironik, A Squeezy and Isaac Ssebandeke.

Discography

Albums

EP's

Singles

Promotional Singles

As Featured Artist

References

External links

• Leddra Chapman on Myspace
• Official website
• Leddra Chapman's Youtube Channel

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