Rosie Ribbons
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Rosie Ribbons | |
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Birth name | Rosemary Ribbons |
Born | Wales | 22 July 1982
Origin | Pontardawe, Wales, United Kingdom |
Genres | Pop |
Years active | 2002–2012 |
Labels | Telstar Records |
Website | Official website |
Rosemary "Rosie" Ribbons (born 22 July 1983) is a Welsh singer-songwriter. She achieved fame by being one of the finalists in the ITV1 talent show Pop Idol. Subsequently, she went on to have two UK top 20 hits.
Early life
In the early 1980s, her English father (from north London), Ronald, visited Australia. He met and married Rosie's mother Carol, and the family moved to Pontardawe near Swansea when Rosie was four, to be near Ronald's parents who had moved from London to South Wales for work prior to retiring.
Ribbons reportedly wanted to be a pop singer since she was eight years old. A big fan of
.Pop Idol
In 2001, bored with her supermarket job, Ribbons auditioned for
Ribbons progressed through the competition and made the top 50. She won her heat by a landslide with a version of "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams, receiving over half of the total votes cast for her group. At this juncture Ribbons was named amongst the favourites to win, but was voted out by viewers a few weeks before Will Young was crowned winner on 9 February 2002, ultimately finishing in 6th place.
Telstar
Although Ribbons did not win Pop Idol,
Even though this million-pound deal was terminated, a promotional version of Ribbons's debut album did surface under the title Misbehaving. The track list included her self-written Pop Idol audition song "Colours", among the following:
- "Good Thing" (4:03)
- "A Little Bit" (4:02)
- "Blink" (3:15)
- "Deadly Sin #8" (3:30)
- "Heaven" (3:52)
- "Coming Up for Air" (3:45)
- "Trusted" (3:51)
- "No Space to Rent" (3:32)
- "Even Angels" (3:48)
- "Ain't That the Way" (4:09)
- "Colours" (4:13)
According to the forthcoming album information on the official artwork of the "Blink" single, this unreleased debut was originally titled Levitate. The album would finally be released by Phoenix Music International who acquired the Telstar back catalogue in 2018[4]
In 2005 Ribbons returned to the studio to work on a new album. Three tracks were recorded and due to appear on this album ("Nothing's Changed" and "If Only the World Could Smile"). Clips of these recordings could be heard on her official Myspace page, however, no new album or singles were released.
Australian Idol
In 2007, now living in Dubbo, Australia, Ribbons auditioned for Australian Idol with another original song, "Butterfly Wings". This time the judges did not ask for a second, more familiar song. She was accepted into the Top 100 and went on to make the Top 24. In the fourth semi-finals on 29 August 2007 Ribbons sang R.E.M.'s "Everybody Hurts". She was the last contestant to perform on the night. On 30 August 2007, Ribbons did not make the final 12, nor was she chosen to come back as a wild card, therefore she was officially eliminated from the competition.
Recent career
Ribbons returned to the UK after Australian Idol to perform and record new music.
In March 2012 Ribbons was the featured vocalist on the title track of the Alonestar EP "Warrior", a release which also featured English singer-songwriter and
Discography
Singles
Year | Month | Single | Chart Position[8]
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2002 | November | "Blink" | 12 |
2003 | January | "A Little Bit" | 19 |
Albums
Year | Album | Chart |
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2003 | Misbehaving/Levitate (released 2018) | - |
References
- ^ a b "Rosie Ribbons". The Daily Telegraph. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Rosie Ribbons is so excited about first single". BBC News. 8 October 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- ^ "Rosie Ribbons "A Little Bit"". Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Pop Activism [@Pop_Activism] (12 February 2018). "POP ACTIVISM ALERT!! INCOMING ROSIE RIBBONS!! Out worldwide exc Europe (European release to follow). All thanks to us enquiring with the label that gained the assets. THIS IS NOT A DRILL!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Whatever Happened To... The Pop Idol Final 10?". This Must Be Pop. 30 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ "Review: The Next Room ft Rosie Ribbons & MC Neat – Turning Point". ukgarage.org. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ^ Administrator (9 January 2010). "Home". Alonestar.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.