Candice Melonakos ( born Kandice Melonakos ; born December 20, 1987, Augsburg , Germany ), is best known by the pseudonym Lola Blanc ( English Lola Blanc ) - an American singer, actress, writer and model. Described as “rising star” and “boudoir beauty” Playboy [1] , “funky pop singer” from Vibe.com [2] , “one cocky chick” from Refinery29 [3] and “one of those worth a look ”from Ladygunn Magazine [4] . She is a co-author of the 2013 Britney Spears song “ Ooh La La ”, which was successful in the charts , which in 2014 reached the 3rd place in Next Big Sound chart [5] .
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| Years of activity | 2011 - n. at. |
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Appeared in the television series American Horror Story: Hotel . She is also a freelance columnist for Vice.com . Among the many topics of her publications are ageism in the music business and her own experience of life under the influence of a sectarian preacher [6] .
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Biography
Born in Bavaria, Germany, she grew up mainly on a farm in Fremont , Michigan . She was raised by a Mormon father of Greek-American descent, who worked for the CIA and the mother of a motivational speaker [7] . For most of her childhood, she wrote songs and acted as a ventriloquist and auctioneer [8] with her mother and brother, who performed magic and escape art. [9] .
When Blanc was not even ten years old, her mother fell under the influence of a swindler who posed as a senior hierarch Mormon church . Playing on the religious feelings of the mother, he involved her in his community, where she became a victim of trafficking . Blank discovered her mother’s correspondence with the “prophet” and also believed him. She was separated from her mother until one of the sectarians, having lost faith in the "prophet," contributed to family reunification [10] . In the end, Blank moved to Los Angeles, where he now lives and makes music.
Career
Lola Blank wrote songs and collaborated with authors such as Sophie , Ammo , Fernando Garibei , Jimmy Harry , John Levine and etc.
Initially, Blank wrote along with Francesca Hall and producer Ammo Britney Spears " Ooh La La " song for her own project; the name of the song beat her name. When Dr. Luke heard this, he thought it would be a perfect project for Spears and asked Bonnie Mackey and J. Kash to rewrite the text so that the song better matches Spears and the movie “The Smurfs 2 ” [11] .
Acting
She starred in such television series as CBS , American Horror Story: Hotel and Life in detail ; also appeared in several short indie films. In 2011, she played the role of the green-eyed girl in the film Joshua Leonard , Lies . In 2015, she played the Undertaker role in Max Lendis' online short film , “Fighting is not a struggle” [12] .
Collaborations
Blank photographs and collaborates with fashion brands including Vera Wang Princess , Make Up For Ever , Pinup Girl Clothing and Lime Crime Makeup. YouTube person Michelle Fan used several Blanc songs in her videos (Shangri-La, April Fools and Bad Tattoo) [13] [14] .
Blank also starred in several music videos; starred in the Interpol music video for the song “ Lights ” [15] and in the Tiger Army video “Prisoner of the Night” [16] , as well as in the LMFAO video “ Sexy and I Know It ” [17] and in the Lifehouse video on the song " Halfway Gone " [18] .
Notes
- ↑ Butler, Vanessa. Femme on Fire: Lola Blanc (inaccessible link) . Playboy.com . Date of treatment April 25, 2016. Archived May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Lola Blanc Has The Perfect Song For Broke People Who Want To Be 'Like Beyoncé' . Vibe.com (December 24, 2014). Date of appeal April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Manders, Hayden. Lola Blanc's New Video is Sweeter Than Candy . Refinery29 . Date of treatment April 23, 2014.
- ↑ We're Looking at You Kid! Ones to Watch . Ladygunn . Date of treatment February 1, 2014.
- ↑ Next Big Sound: April 19, 2014 . Billboard.com . Date of treatment April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Blanc, Lola. Apparently, 27 Is Too Old to Be a Woman in the Music Industry . Date of treatment June 5, 2015.
- ↑ Lazarte, Kalvin. Ooh La Lola . MilkMade.com (November 11, 2013). Date of treatment December 16, 2013.
- ↑ Frederick, Brittany. Music Talk: Get to Know Lola Blanc . StarPulse.com . Date of appeal April 26, 2012.
- ↑ The Extraordinary Life of Lola Blanc . Ladygunn Magazine . Date of treatment April 6, 2016.
- ↑ Blanc, Lola. I Grew Up Believing in a False Prophet (February 6, 2015). Date of appeal April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Lola Blanc Recommends Living "Like Beyonce" . Idolator.com (February 5, 2015). Date of appeal April 25, 2016.
- ↑ Lola Blanc - IMDb . IMDb.com . Date of treatment April 7, 2016.
- ↑ Soho Glam . YouTube channel: Michelle Phan . Date of treatment April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Color Explosion: Party Makeup . YouTube channel: Michelle Phan . Date of treatment April 23, 2014.
- ↑ Woo, Kin. Interpol - Beneath the Lights . Dazed Digital . Date of treatment July 23, 2010.
- ↑ Handley, Gen. TIGER ARMY'S NICK 13 TALKS ABOUT 'V ••• -,' THE BAND'S FIRST ALBUM IN NEARLY A DECADE . Noisey.com . Date of treatment April 7, 2016.
- ↑ Rogers, Mandy. EQ Discovery: Lola Blanc (inaccessible link) . EQ Music Blog . Date of treatment April 26, 2012. Archived on April 28, 2012.
- ↑ 'Halfway Gone' music video . Date of treatment November 27, 2009.
Links
- lolablanc.com - the official website of Lola Blank
- Lola Blank on the Internet Movie Database