Ivyrise

Ivyrise
Ivyrise performing in Rennes, France in 2013
Background information
Origin Portsmouth, England
Genres Rock
Alternative
Years active 2008 – present
Website www.ivyrise.com
Members Ben Falinski
Mark Nagle
Josh Thaxton-Key

Ivyrise is a band originating in Portsmouth, England

Career

Ivyrise was formed in 2008 by lead singer and songwriter Ben Falinski and began touring the UK as support for Kula Shaker before working with producer Paul Simm to record debut single "Tips". Since then, Ivyrise has worked with alternative rock producer Alan Moulder, famed for his work with The Killers, Nine Inch Nails and Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins, A lead singer Jason Perry, as well as French producers Trak Invaders and Yves Jaget. [1]

On 28 April 2008, Ivyrise released the single"Tips", which entered the BBC Radio 1 Independent Chart at #5 in the UK. The single also entered both the HMV and 7 Digital Top 20 Bestsellers List during its first week of release.[2] In May 2008, Ivyrise toured the UK in support of the first single and won a competition run by thelondonpaper to support Bon Jovi on the Lost Highway Tour,[3] opening for Bon Jovi on 28 June 2008 at Twickenham Stadium.[4] Ivyrise's second release, "Disguise", entered the BBC Radio 1 Independent Chart in the UK at #2 on 6 October 2008. The single was remixed by Jason Nevins.[5]

In 2009 Ivyrise released the single 1000 Feet receiving airplay on Absolute Radio for the first time in the UK. The band travelled to Paris at the end of 2009 to record the single Line Up The Stars.

Ivyrise signed a record deal in France with My Major Company/Warner Music Group in 2010 and went to Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas with Jason Perry in February 2011 to record their first studio album. Ivyrise toured as main support for British band McFly in March/April 2012. The Keep Calm And Play Louder Tour called at 30 places throughout the UK and was the band's most extensive UK tour to date. The single Line Up The Stars was released in 2012 and received airplay from BBC Radio 1 Absolute Radio Kerrang Radio and other stations in the UK and United States.

A special bilingual English/French version of Line Up The Stars featuring Swiss singer Dania Giò was released in France and other francophone markets. That version peaked at #90 in the French official singles chart in August 2012 and gained substantial airplay on NRJ Group and Virgin Radio (France).

Members

In popular culture

In October 2012, Ivyrise recorded the Jean-Jacques Goldman hit "Je te donne" with Ben Falinski appearing in duo with Leslie Bourgoin. The bilingual French/English song is featured on the album Génération Goldman, which was released in France on 19 November 2012 and went immediately to #1 in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec, being certified a diamond album with sales in excess of 500,000 within the first month of release. The album has sold over 1.2 million copies worldwide as of August 2015.

Ivyrise were the sole British act on the album with singer Ben Falinski interpreting the bilingual French / English song co-written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. The track has charted in SNEP, the official French Singles Chart reaching #38. A music video[6] was also prepared for the single which has received in excess of 16 million views on YouTube as of August 2015.

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album Notes
UK FRA
[7]
2012 "Line Up the Stars" – – TBA
"Line Up the Stars"
(feat. Dania Giò )		 – 90 Non-album release Special release in France and francophone markets
Others

Collaborations

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Singles Peak chart positions
BE-
WAL
[8]		 FRA
[9]
Je te donne 3
(Ultratip) 		38

References

  1. ↑ "Ivyrise website". Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Ivywise on Myspace". Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  3. ↑ "The London Paper". The London Paper. Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  4. ↑ Rob Virtue,"Bon jovi supported by royal docks band". The Wharf 2 July 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  5. ↑ "Brit band Ivyrise tipped for success". The Mirror 6 July 2008. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
  6. ↑ Music video for "Je te donne" by Leslie and Ivyrise
  7. ↑ Lescharts.com Ivyrise discography (SNEP, France)
  8. ↑ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/109062/Leslie-and-Ivyrise-Je-te-donne. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=ivyrise&cat=s. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

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