Heather Dawn Bright, also known by her stage name Bright Lights, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer.
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 |
Early life
editBright, 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 attend Berklee College of Music. In 2005, she was chosen to appear as a contestant on the UPN reality TV series Road 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
editBright's first release came in 2009 with Ashley Tisdale's "Hot Mess" off her second studio album Guilty Pleasure.[2] Guilty Pleasure debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 charts.[3] She went on to write for a host of other artists[4] including Britney Spears,[5][6] Usher,[7] Toni Braxton,[8] The Wanted,[9] Far East Movement,[10] Karmin,[11] and Allison Iraheta.[12][13] Her most successful song to date is Justin Bieber's single "Somebody To Love"[14] which peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts[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 through Ultra Records and garnered the "hot shot debut" on the Billboard dance charts, eventually peaking at No. 22.[19] She has since written and recorded several hits in the electronic dance field including Porter Robinson's "Language", Hardwell's and Dyro's "Never Say Goodbye", and 3lau's "How You Love Me". She was also featured on Zedd's Clarity album.[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 including Ultra Music Festival[21] and Electric Daisy Carnival.[22]
Discography
editAs lead artist
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [23] | |||||
| 2015 | "Heartless" | — | |||
| 2016 | "Runaway" (featuring 3lau) |
5 [24] | |||
| 2017 | "Billion Dollar Love" | — | |||
| 2018 | Gringa (featuring Fito 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" (Zedd featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — |
| 2012 | "Don't Blame the Party (Mode)" (Bingo Players featuring 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" (Zedd featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Never Say Goodbye" (Hardwell and Dyro featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
| "Escape" (3lau, Paris and Simo featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Ghost" (Pink is Punk and Benny Benassi featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | "How You Love Me" (3lau featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
| "Dear Life" (Dannic featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Where Are You Now" (Zeds Dead featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Somehow" (Dash Berlin and 3lau featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| "Let Me Be Your Home" (Hardwell featuring 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" (Wildstylez featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | "Paradise" (Laidback Luke and 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. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Guilty Pleasure – Ashley Tisdale"
- ^ "ASCAP 'Bright Ideas'". ascap.com.
- ^ a b "Britney Spears Didn't Write Femme Fatale Tracks: Does It Matter?". MTV. Archived from the original on April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Britney Spears – Femme Fatale (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs. July 24, 2011. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Somebody to Love". AllMusic.
- ^ "Toni Braxton 'Hands Tied'". MTV. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
- ^ "The Wanted 'Last to Know'". Billboard.
- ^ "FM ft. Keri Hilson "Free Download of the Week"". Stereotypesonline.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
- ^ "New Music: Karmin's single "Crash Your Party" Comes Out Today!". twistmagazine.com. Archived from the original on 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. Retrieved December 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. Retrieved December 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 from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Bright Lights Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 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 from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved July 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 from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 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.