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Olen üpriski kindel, et paljud on kas ise vaadanud või
vähemalt midagi kuulnud sarjast „Gossip Girl“, mis räägib New Yorgi rikaste
noorte elust. Algselt keskenduti rohkem Blake Lively tegelasele Serenale, kuid
vaatajate poolehoidu võitis tema parim sõber/vaenlane Blair Waldorf, keda
kehastab andekas Leighton Meester.
Leighton on 25-aastane nätilejatar
ja laulja. Just tema lauljakarjäärist tahtsin kirjutada. Ma ei ütleks, et ta on
megasuperstaar nagu Beyoncé või Lady Gaga ning hääleulatuse poolest pole ta
kindlasti Adele ega ka Mariah. Enamik teavadki vaid tema nägu „Gossip Girli“
plakatitelt, reklaamidest või sarjast, aga üldjuhul ei seostata tema nime
muusikamaailmaga. Olgem ausad, tema suurem läbilöök selles valdkonnas saabus
hoopiski koostöös bändiga Cobra Starship, kelle loos „Good Girls Go Bad“, mida
saatis ülemaailmne edu, ka Leighton kaasa teeb.
Tunnistan, et päris paljudest tema
enda lugudest ma palju ei pea, ent mõned on siiski pilku (või peaksin äkki ütlema
kõrva) püüdnud. Kõige enam naudin tema esitust Check In The Darkiga ühel live-showl, mis toimus 2011. aasta suvel,
kus nad esitasid pala „The Stand In“. Võluv ja intiimne esitus ning miks mitte
seda siin ka teiega jagada :)
Ja kuna lubasin artistide kohta ka
fakte esitada, siis mõned faktid:
- Leighton on suurema osa elust elanud NYC’s ja LA’s, ent sündis hoopiski Texases ja kasvas üles Floridas
- Ta on võitnud 2 Teen Choice Awardi ja ühe Hollywood Awardi
- Ta mängib kitarri
- Moelooja Vera Wang valis Leightoni hiljuti enda parfüümi Lovestruck reklaaminäoks
I’m pretty sure a lot of you have
either watched or at least heard of a show called „Gossip Girl“, which is about
a bunch of privileged young adults living in NYC. At first, the show focused more
on Blake Lively’s character Serena, but due to a huge sucsess in fanbase, it
has moved towards Blair Waldorf (blayed by the talented Leighton Meester), best
friend/occasional enemy of Serena, being
in the centre of attention.
Leighton is a 25-year old actress,
singer. And I wanted to talk about her
singing career. I wouldn’t claim that she’s a megasuperstar like Beyoncé or
Gaga and her voice range definitely isn’t as great as Adele’s or Mariah’s. The
majority of people know her face from „Gossip Girl“ commercials or from the
show, but usually don’t associate her name with the music industry. Let’s be
honest, her breaktrough in this field was a collaboration with Cobra Starhip
and their hit-song „Good Girls Go Bad“ which had a worldwide sucsess.
I must admit, I’m not a big fan of
many of her songs, but some of them have catched my eye (or should I say ear). I
personally like a song „The Stand In“ the most by her, she performed it at a Check
In The Dark concert with them and I was blown away by how wonderful and
intimate it sounded.. So why not share it with you guys. Hope you enjoy it as
much as I do :)
And since I promised to add some
facts about the arstists I post about, then here are some random facts about
her:
- Although Leighton has lived the most of her life in NYC and LA, she was actually born in Texas and brought up in Florida
- She’s won 2 Teen Choice Awards and one Hollywood Award
- She plays a guitar
- Fashion designer Vera Wang recently picked Leighton as the face of her new fragrance Lovestruck
