Michelle Leonard

Michelle Leonard (born 5 June 1973) is a British singer and songwriter. She was raised in Germany, going to English schools there and shared her music teacher with artists such as Tanita Tikaram. EMI music publishing signed her when she was 17. As an artist, Leonard's songs included "Feel So Perfect". The song was used for a pan-European C&A campaign which went on for three years, with different films around the song. She was the headliner in Munich at the new year's celebrations in 2000. AXE (LYNX) also used one of her songs in their advertising. "Feel So Perfect" was released by Cape featuring Michelle Leonard.

Leonard's voice can be heard on a number of songs such as "Such a Surge" with "Instant Replay" or on several dance tracks such as "The Mob" with falling (dance hit which she recorded when she was 17: The theme from Twin peaks). Between 2001 and 2004, Leonard was involved in a number of experimental projects and performed at several art happenings and underground events around the world.

Between 2006 and 2007, Leonard has co-written multiple songs that charted in Europe.[1] As a writer she is signed to Universal music publishing / edition Tinseltown. Although she is based in Cologne she frequently travels to write with other writers and artists. Her co-writes include: Hanna Pakarinen's "Save My Life Tonight" (on 2004's When I Become Me, Finnish #2, Platinum), Nu Pagadi's "Virus" (on Your Dark Side, which made #6 in Switzerland), Hanna Pakarinen's "Out Of Tears" (on Gold album Stronger), Nico Weidemann's "Sag Mir Wann" (Perfekte Welle Compilation). Translated the Busted single "Hurra Hurra Die Schule Brennt". Performance and music director for the German theater abroad project in New York / Public Theater. The musical "Electric Society" was staged on 12 November 2005 in Cologne, Germany.

Co-written songs released in 2006 include:

• former No Angels member, Sandy Mölling's album (top 20 in Germany) Frame of Mind, released 26 May; co-written tracks include: "It's Over", "Venom", "Occupied", "Living Without You" (released as a single in November 2006; made #36 in Germany and #71 in Austria), "Tattooed On Me".
• Album: Mike Leon Grosch's Absolute, released 26 May (reached #2 in Germany); co-written tracks: "This Ride" and the Swiss number 2 single "Don't Let It Get You Down".
• Vanilla Ninja: Love is War (top 20 in Germany, #1 in Estonia), released 19 May. Co-written tracks: "Kingdom Burning Down", "Dangerzone" (single released 21 April), "The Band That Never Existed", "Rockstarz" (single released September 2006, #86 in Germany), "Battlefield", "Insane in Vain", "Silence", "Love is Just a War" (int. album track), "Say My Name" (int. album track).
• Joachim Witt's Bayreuth 3 (limited edition), US release, 27 January; co-written track: "Der Turm".
• Valentine's October 2006 album Blue Merry-Go-Round (on EMI Germany); co-written tracks: "You and Me" (single released in August 2006[2]), "Cruel to Myself", "Hell Yeah".

Co-written songs released in 2007 include:

• Orange Blue with the tracks "Superstar" and "I Am Not Afraid".
• Nouveau Riche from Sweden with the tracks "Atomic Love" and "Another Day".
• Elin with "Superficial".
• Peilomat with "Grossstadtkinder" and "Jenny".
• several songs for Sistanova September 2007.
• top ten hit "Lovesongs - They Kill Me" by Cinema Bizarre as well as "Get Off" and "Heaven Sent".
• several tracks on the My Winter Storm album from Tarja Turunen ("Lost Northern Star", "Ciárans Well" and "Calling Grace"); the album made #1 in Finland.
• "If I Love You" on Lisa Bund's 2007 album Born Again (Sony BMG); the album made #66 in Austria and #88 in Switzerland.[3]

Leonard is also a guest lecturer at the Popakademie for Songwriting.

External links

• MySpace site