Dia Frampton
Dia Leif Frampton (born October 2, 1987 in Draper , Utah ) is an American singer-songwriter . She is a member of the band Meg & Dia along with her sister and was runner-up in the first season of The Voice . Her debut album Red was released in 2011.
biography
Childhood and youth
Dia Frampton attended school in St. George , Utah and later in Las Vegas , where she graduated in 2005. In 2004 she founded the band Meg & Dia together with her sister . The band had a recording deal with Warner Music , which ended in 2010.
Participation in The Voice
In the spring of 2011, she took part in the talent show The Voice , originally just to make the album Cocoon better known, but she stayed on the show longer than expected and joined Blake Shelton's team . She reached the finals where she sang a duet with Miranda Lambert , eventually finishing second. As of July 7, 2011, a total of 480,000 copies of her performances had been sold for download on The Voice . In 2011, Frampton was named 'Favorite Reality Show Personality' by Entertainment Weekly magazine .
| show | song | Original interpreter | Start number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind audition | Bubbly | Colbie Caillat | 16 |
| Battle round | You Can't Hurry Love (vs. Serabee) | The Supremes | |
| Quarter Finals (Week 1) | Heartless | Kanye West | 4th |
| Semifinals | Losing my religion | SEM | 3 |
| final | I Won't Back Down (with Blake Shelton) | Tom Petty | 2 |
| Inventing Shadows | Dia Frampton | 5 | |
| Final (result announcement) | The House That Built Me (with Miranda Lambert ) | Miranda Lambert | 4th |
Solo career
Dia Frampton's debut single The Broken Ones was released on November 15, 2011, her first solo album, Red , on December 6, 2011. Frampton wrote all of the songs on the album herself, some as a co-author. Red reached number 106 on the album charts and number one on the heatseaker charts in the United States. In 2011 she went on tour with her former coach Blake Shelton and in 2012 with The Fray . In early 2012, Frampton went on tour himself with the Canadian singer Andrew Allen in the opening act.
In 2013, Frampton worked on a new album that should be quieter and softer than the first. Together with the producer duo The Crystal Method , released their new single Over It, including a music video , in December 2013 . In 2014 she was heard in the song We Are Giants on Lindsey Stirling 's second album Shatter Me , and she also contributed the vocals to the single Stay by the Australian DJ tyDi . In 2014 she appeared on Lindsey Stirling's tour. Together with Joseph Trapanese she founded the duo Archis, whose first EP was released on February 23, 2015.
In October 2016 she released the single Golden Years , which is about the "golden years" of life. For Dia herself, it was the time when she toured across the United States in a used minibus with her four best friends. Golden Years is the lead single of their second album Bruises , which was released on March 3, 2017.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 US
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| 2011 | Red |
US106 (1 week) US |
First published: December 6, 2011
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more publishments
- 2016: Golden Years
- 2017: Yule Tunes
- 2017: Bruises
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
|
US
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| 2011 | Heartless |
US57 (4 weeks) US |
First published: June 2011
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| Losing my religion |
US54 (2 weeks) US |
First published: June 2011
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| Inventing Shadows |
US20 (1 week) US |
First published: July 2011
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| I won't back down |
US57 (1 week) US |
First published: July 2011
with Blake Shelton |
More singles
- 2011: The Broken Ones
- 2016: Golden Years
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dia Frampton: An interview about me by YOU! . diaframpton.blogspot.com. January 30, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Jason Bracelin: Dia Frampton keeping busy with 'Voice' tour, planning solo debut . In: Las Vegas Review Journal . July 29, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Slide starts The Voice tour . July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Gary Trust: 'American Idol' Vs. 'The Voice': Who Won the Billboard Chart Battle? . Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Gina Carbone: Dia Frampton Wins Favorite Reality Show Personality Over Michael Stagliano . In: wetpaint . December 12, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- ↑ Gayle Thompson: Blake Shelton Says Dia Frampton Earned Her Spot on His Tour . In: the Boot . February 3, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ DIA FRAMPTON embarks on Sold Out Tour with The Fray . Business Wire. April 27, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Jay Minter: Andrew Allen On Tour With The Voice Runner-Up Dia Frampton . In: Kenton Magazine . January 14, 2012. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved on December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Dia Frampton talks new album and new year resolutions . In: The Straits Times , January 1, 2013. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Chelsea Lewis: The Crystal Method ft. Dia Frampton release music video for 'Over It' . In: The Celebrity Cafe . December 1st, 2013. Archived from the original on December 5th, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Joey Nolfi: Hear Dia Frampton's Triumphant Comeback Single 'Golden Years' - Exclusive . In: Entertainment Weekly . 5th October 2016.
- ↑ a b Chart sources: US
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frampton, Dia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frampton, Dia Leif (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer-songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd October 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Draper , Utah , United States |