Ricki Lee

Ricki -Lee Babbington (舊姓的 Coulter )(生 于1985年11月 10 日)是一位生于新西蘭的澳大利亞的流行歌星 。在通過Shock Records發行了自己的首張專集Ricki -Lee并且下定決心朝獨唱事業進軍之前，她早已因參加了2004年澳洲偶像決賽而名聲大震，在2006年，她做為眾多成功年輕女歌手的一員開始了長達一年的修煉，她環游了整個國家并且發布了一張同名白金銷量唱片，但為了能夠專心自己的獨唱事業,Ricki -Lee選擇了在2007 年中暫時離開。2007 年8月11日Coulter 帶著她的第二張唱片Brand New Day 重新回到了我們的視野中來。 “Brand New Day ”標志了Ricki -Lee 在自己的那張已經被公認為黃金唱段的同名專集成功后重回獨唱舞臺，同時也是代表了她作為澳洲超級偶像級年輕女歌手不可獲缺的一員的回歸。 第一單曲“Can ’t Touch It ”由Brian Kierulf 與Josh Schwartz 共同填詞，他們曾經為Britney Spears ，Backstreet Boys ，50Cent 和Nick Carter 寫過歌。此曲由Andrew De Sylva 擔任制作人。 雖然Ricki-Lee出生於紐西蘭, 但在她還不到一個月大時父母就遷居至澳洲。Ricki-Lee 崛起於第二屆Australian Idol(2004), 在比賽過程中, Ricki-Lee是相當受到歡迎的參賽者, 評審對她也很讚賞, 只可惜, 在競爭前六強時, 以"The Beatles - We Can Work It Out" 一曲落敗飲恨第七名。縱然如此, Ricki-Lee還是沒有放棄她的音樂夢想, 在2005年發行了她個人的首張專輯, 更在2006年加入了在澳洲人氣最高的女子團體"Young Divas", 不過在今年六月她透過官網宣布將離團專心於自己的個人歌唱事業。Ricki-Lee的單曲一向在澳洲都能拿到不錯的成績, 最新單曲"Can't Touch It" 最好成績在澳洲單曲榜#2。 Ricki-Lee was born on November 11th 1985 in Australia. After a brief forage into an athletic lifestyle; Ricki-Lee was forced to find a new passion after a leg injury. Shortly thereafter, her mother discovered that Ricki-Lee had a phenomenal voice, and from the age of fifteen, she was a participant in musical theatre, performing in productions of Hair, Cats, Rent, Miss Saigon, and many more. In 2004, Ricki-Lee auditioned for the second season of Channel Ten's Australian Idol, a spin off of the Idol franchise. Ricki-Lee's immense stage presence as well as talent propelled her all the way to the final twelve contestants. Ricki-Lee was one of the judge favorites, as well as a fan favorite, however was unexpectedly voted out of the competition the week of the final seven. Ricki-Lee was expected to sign with Sony BMG, which signs most of the Idol finalists, however instead, she signed with Australia's largest independent record company, Shock Records. She recorded her debut album "Ricki-Lee" in Melbourne, Australia, and the final lineup included big names like Audius Mtawarria, and Israel. The first single from "Ricki-Lee" was "Hell No!", which debuted on the ARIA charts at #5, and spent three weeks in the top ten. "Hell No!" stayed in the top 40 for nearly three months, and eventually was certified Gold. Her second single, "Sunshine", was also certified Gold after debuting at #8 on the ARIA charts. Her third single from the same album, "Breathe", a beautiful ballad, eventually went to #14 on the ARIA charts. The album itself debuted at a modest #30. Following the strong success of her solo career, Ricki-Lee reunited with three other Australian Idol ladies, Paulini, Kate DeAraugo, and Emily Williams, in early 2006. Together, the four ladies created the "Young Divas", which was merely a promotional tool for the four ladies through Sony BMG, however following the success of their #2 single, "This Time I Know It's For Real', which eventually was certified Platinum, the ladies embarked on a three month tour around Australia, causing Ricki-Lee to postpone her wedding. As the "Young Divas", the ladies released a second single, a cover of Lonnie Gordon's "This Time I Know It's For Real". The single debuted at #14, and eventually rose to #9, and was certified Gold. After the strong reception of their second single, the four ladies decided to record a full-length album. The album was a monumental success, debuting at #4, and eventually being certified Double-Platinum. A third single was released, "Searchin'", however the single only hit #40 on the ARIA charts. In April 2007, after a difficult period of personal debate, Ricki-Lee decided she was going to leave the Young Divas, in order to continue pursuing her solo career. She immediately went back into the studio to work on her second solo album. The first single off that album was "Can't Touch It", Coulter's biggest success to date, debuting at #2, and eventually certified gold. She released her second solo album, "Brand New Day", on August 11th 2007. The album debuted at #37. Her second single, "Love Is All Around", debuted at #5 on the ARIA charts and was also eventually certified Gold. Her third single off her second album, "Can't Sing A Different Song", will be released to radio February 2008. She is also signed, as of late 2007, to Japan's music label "Pony Canyon", and Europe's "Ministry Of Sound".