Heather Bright
Heather Bright | |
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| Birth name | Heather Dawn Bright |
| Also known as | Bright Lights |
| Born | Spartanburg,South Carolina,U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | 333 Recordings |
| Website | www |
Heather Dawn Bright,also known by her stage nameBright Lights,is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer.
Early life[edit]
Bright, whose father was a pastor during most of her childhood, began her music career singing in churches at a very early age. At 19, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts to pursue a recording career and attendBerklee College of Music.In 2005, she was chosen to appear as a contestant on the UPN reality TV seriesRoad To Stardom with Missy Elliott,where she competed for a recording contract. Following her appearance on the show, Bright moved to New York City where she began her career as a songwriter.[1]
Career[edit]
Bright's first release came in 2009 withAshley Tisdale's "Hot Mess" off her second studio albumGuilty Pleasure.[2]Guilty Pleasuredebuted at No. 12 on theBillboard200 charts.[3]She went on to write for a host of other artists[4]includingBritney Spears,[5][6]Usher,[7]Toni Braxton,[8]The Wanted,[9]Far East Movement,[10]Karmin,[11]andAllison Iraheta.[12][13]Her most successful song to date is Justin Bieber's single"Somebody To Love"[14]which peaked at No. 15 on theBillboardHot 100charts[15]and reached Top 10 in Canada.[16]"Somebody To Love" was the second single off Bieber's album,My World 2.0.
In addition to her songwriting career, Bright Lights is also an artist in the electronic genre.[17]Her first artist release came in 2010 with producer Justin Michael.[18]The song, "Trouble", was released throughUltra Recordsand garnered the "hot shot debut" on theBillboarddance charts, eventually peaking at No. 22.[19]She has since written and recorded several hits in the electronic dance field includingPorter Robinson's "Language",Hardwell's andDyro's "Never Say Goodbye",and3LAU's "How You Love Me". She was also featured onZedd'sClarityalbum.[20]Her first solo record "Runaway" landed at number 5 on the Billboard Dance Charts and featured 3LAU.
She has performed at many dance venues and festivals around the world includingUltra Music Festival[21]andElectric Daisy Carnival.[22]
Discography[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [23] | |||||
| 2015 | "Heartless" | — | |||
| 2016 | "Runaway" (featuring3LAU) |
5 [24] | |||
| 2017 | "Billion Dollar Love" | — | |||
| 2018 | Gringa (featuringFito Blanko) |
6 | |||
| 2019 | "Down for Life"[25] (with 3LAU) |
— | |||
| 2020 | "War For Love"[26] (with Kaleena Zanders and Kandy) |
— | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
Featured artist credits[edit]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance |
NL |
UK |
UK Dance | ||
| 2010 | "Trouble" (Justin Michael featuring Heather Bright) |
24[27] | — | — | — |
| 2011 | "Stars Come Out" (Zeddfeaturing Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — |
| 2012 | "Don't Blame the Party (Mode)" (Bingo Playersfeaturing Heather Bright) |
— | 55[28] | — | — |
| "We Are the Sun" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "More" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "So Bad" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Light It Up" (Flinch featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "I Dare You" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Language" (Porter Robinson) |
— | — | 9[29] | 3[30] | |
| "Follow You Down" (Zeddfeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Never Say Goodbye" (HardwellandDyrofeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
| "Escape" (3LAU,Paris and Simo featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Ghost" (Pink is Punk andBenny Benassifeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "How You Love Me" (3LAU featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
| "Dear Life" (Dannicfeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Where Are You Now" (Zeds Deadfeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Somehow" (Dash Berlinand3LAUfeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Let Me Be Your Home" (Hardwellfeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | "Forever" (Dannic featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
| "Believe" (Thomas Gold featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Open Eyes" (Kyle Tree featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Every Step I Take" (Wildstylezfeaturing Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | "Paradise" (Laidback Lukeand Made in June featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | |||||
Songwriting credits[edit]
| Year | Artist | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Ashley Tisdale | Hot Mess | Guilty Pleasure |
| Justin Bieber | Somebody To Love | My World 2.0 | |
| 2010 | Fantasia | Even Angels | Back To Me |
| Far East Movement | Don't Look Now | Free Wired | |
| Toni Braxton | Hands Tied | Pulse | |
| 2011 | Britney Spears | Trouble For Me[5] | Femme Fatale |
| Karmin | Crash Your Party | Crash Your Party – Single |
References[edit]
- ^Zahn, Lily"Bright Ideas","ASCAP Radar Report" September 15, 2010.
- ^"Ashley Tisdale – Guilty Pleasure (CD, Album) at Discogs".discogs. n.d.RetrievedDecember 2,2016.
- ^"Guilty Pleasure – Ashley Tisdale"
- ^"ASCAP 'Bright Ideas'".ascap.com.
- ^ab"Britney Spears Didn't Write Femme Fatale Tracks: Does It Matter?".MTV. Archived fromthe originalon April 10, 2011.
- ^"Britney Spears – Femme Fatale (CD, Album) at Discogs".discogs. July 24, 2011.RetrievedDecember 2,2016.
- ^"Somebody to Love".AllMusic.
- ^"Toni Braxton 'Hands Tied'".MTV. Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2014.
- ^"The Wanted 'Last to Know'".Billboard.
- ^"FM ft. Keri Hilson" Free Download of the Week "".Stereotypesonline.com. Archived fromthe originalon February 21, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
- ^"New Music: Karmin's single" Crash Your Party "Comes Out Today!".twistmagazine.com. Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2011.
- ^"Allison Iraheta's 'Just Like You': Track-by-track".USA Today.December 1, 2009.
- ^"UK Charts – Heather Bright".UK-Charts.com.
- ^"Justin Bieber – My Worlds (CD) at Discogs".discogs. March 23, 2010.RetrievedDecember 2,2016.
- ^"Justin Bieber album and song chart history".Billboard.
- ^"Somebody to Love – Justin Bieber".Billboard.
- ^"Heather Bright on Beatport".beatport.com.
- ^"Justin Michael & Kemal (3) – Trouble (CD) at Discogs".discogs. September 23, 2010.RetrievedDecember 2,2016.
- ^"Dance/Club Play Songs"
- ^"Heather Bright Featured".beatport.com.
- ^"Live Sets from Ultra Music Festival 2012""The Dankles" March 28, 2012.
- ^"EDC 2012 Bingo Players ft. Heather Bright".edc2012.com. Archived fromthe originalon April 25, 2012.RetrievedAugust 24,2012.
- ^"Bright Lights Chart History".Billboard.RetrievedAugust 9,2019.
- ^"Bright Lights ft. 3LAU, Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay Charts".Billboard.
- ^Sweeney, Farrell (June 24, 2019)."3LAU and Bright Lights reconnect for 'Down For Life'".Dancing Astronaut.Archived fromthe originalon July 12, 2019.RetrievedJuly 12,2019.
- ^Bain, Katie (September 18, 2020)."First Spin: The week's best new dance tracks from Holly & Baauer, Kygo, Sofi Tukker, Gorgon City & more".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon October 3, 2020.RetrievedOctober 3,2020.
- ^"Justin Michael ft. Heather Bright, Billboard Dance/Club Play Charts".Billboard.
- ^"Heather Bright – Dutch Charts".dutchcharts.nl/.
- ^Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
- For "Language":"Chart Archive > 25 August 2012".Official Charts Company.
- ^Peak positions for the Dance singles in the UK:
- For "Language":"Chart Archive > 25 August 2012".Official Charts Company.
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