Laci O’Leary
Laci O’Leary | |
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 Laci O’Leary in 2015. | |
| Born | Laci O’Leary September 30, 2001 Cabra, Temuair |
| Nationality | Aisling |
| Citizenship | No[1] |
| Occupation | Signer/songwriter • dancer |
| Years active | 2014 - |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Needlegrass, needle rock |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, keyboard |
| Labels | Astridian Voice (2012 - ) |
| Notes | |
1: Denotes if individual is a citizen (yes) or subject (no) of the Empire. For more details regarding Republic citizenship see here | |
Laci O’Leary is an Aisling signer/songwriter and musician from Cabra, a small town located in the sparsely populated Tamaris division in eastern Temuair. She began her professional music career at age 11, making her the youngest Aisling musician to become internationally famous, and has been preforming since the age of 8. She was signed by Killann Voice, a minor record label, in 2012. She primarily preforms contemporary rural rock music, though tends to incorporate elements of traditional needlegrass music into her songs, resulting in her being attributed as one of the first needlerck musicians. She has rapidly become one of the highest earning singers in Temuair. She is the only needlegrass artist whose debut album was ranked on the Luas Hot 100 charts. In addition, O'Leary was Temuair's best selling artist in 2017, managing to outperform albums from several pop pop music superstars, including Jeana Shealy and Marisa Hart.
Despite her age and cooperatively recent rise to fame, she is becoming widely regarding as an Aisling sex symbol. She has stated, however, that she does not desire this label and actively tries to downplay her sexuality. In a 2015 interview with Tabellone she replied "I firmly believe in the virtues instilled in by my mother and papa, and I want to represent those virtues in my music to my fans. I can't, and won't do that by acting like, well...like a whore."
Early life
Laci O’Leary was born to Nicole O’Leary and Tibor O’Leary of Cabra in 2001. Her father worked in the Matey Mine outside of the small town, while her mother was a substitute teacher for the County Cabra School System. Her family was considered to be below the poverty line during her childhood.
Career
O’Leary began her signing career at age 8 when she participated in the County Deshure Talent Show. A talent scout attending the show contacted her parents after the show and offered Noemi a chance to preform in a variety of commercials. She continued to preform in talent shows, as well as participating in her high school choir. At age 10, she began preforming with several school friends, playing a variety of charity events, weddings and other venues.
Killann Voice contacted O’Leary in 2014 expressing an interest in signing her for a record and tour deal. The spokesmen for Astridian Voice told her that, as a company, they were highly interested in promoting awareness for Killann issues and couture, and that Laci was the "embodiment of Killann ideals, virtue and culture." Her contract took effect in 2012 and runs for four years.
O’Leary was invited to preform at the 2015 Signboard Summer Festival located at the Wyse Arena outside Mileth. She is the first needlegrass/needle rock artist to attend.
In 2019, Entre invited needlegrass signer Laci O’Leary to attending a studio recording session with them. Though O’Leary had announced a temporary retirement from her musical career to finish her degree, she agreed to sit in with the band while the recording of Whispers. She was invited to tour with the band on its 2020 Whispers tour but declined, citing a desire to remain in school. Her parts will be preformed by Noreen Raíña
Personal life
In addition to her musical career, Laci is pursing higher education at Falmore Regional University, one of the most well-known schools in the Vi Castin region. She currently takes correspondence courses while touring. In a 2015 interview with Luas she stated "I grew up poor, all my friends grew up poor, I want to make sure no one has to grow up poor in Killann again." According to her agent, Noemi donates over three-fourths of her musical earnings to charities. Following the release of Another Stormy Night in 2017, O’Leary announced she would not be touring in 2018 before taking some time off to focus on her schooling. She hopes to have completed her degree in social services by 2022. She stated definitively that she is not done making music, but that she wants to ensure she has a future.
Discography
| Year | Album | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||||||||
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| Luas | Luas Hot 100 |
Le Pouls Musique Folklorique |
Tabellone | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Honest Hearts are Hard to Mend |
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6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2012 | Let the Players Play' |
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12 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2014 | Still Like the Wind |
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1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2015 | A Peace of my Heart |
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1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2016 | Gentle Waters |
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2 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2017 | Another Stormy Night |
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1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||
Awards and nominations
| Year | Awards | Category | Work | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Luas | Act of the Year Award | A Peace of my Heart | Won |