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Leah Haywood | |
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| Birth name | Leah Jacqueline Cooney |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Epic |
Leah Jacqueline Cooney, known professionally as Haywood (formerly Leah Haywood), is an Australian record producer, songwriter and singer.
Born in New Zealand, she grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and recorded a top-40 album, Leah,[1] released in 2001 on Epic Records, which contained her top-10 single, "We Think It's Love".[1] Two more top-40 hits followed with "Crazy" in 2000 and "Takin' Back What's Mine" in 2001.[1] She also performed backing vocals for Celine Dion on "That's the Way It Is", the 1999 hit single from Dion's album All the Way... A Decade of Song.[2] Haywood's song "Summer of Love" was the theme for Channel Ten Australia at the Start of 2002. She opened for Ricky Martin on the Australian leg of his International tour.[2]
Haywood was nominated as Best Female Artist at the Australian Record Industry Association (ARIA) Music Awards of 2001.[3] "We Think It's Love" was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work at the 2001 Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Awards.[4] In 2002, Haywood and husband, Daniel Pringle, relocated to Los Angeles to run Dreamlab, their production and songwriting company.[2][5]
- ^ a b c "Discography Leah Haywood". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ^ a b c "Leah Haywood Biography". Artist Direct Music. ARTISTdirect, Inc. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "ARIA Awards - History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "APRAAMCOS Nominations - 2001". Australasian Performing Right Association. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Dreamlab official MySpace site". MySpace. Retrieved 15 November 2009.