Review of Feel Me on About.com:Dance Music
(About.com: Dance Music)
DJ Ron Slomowicz interviews Leana for About.com:Dance Music:
"We were introduced to Leana, the Swedish Diva, with a photo her walking away from us on the cover of her debut single "Dance With a Stranger." No longer a stranger to clubland, her string of club hits – "Embrace Me," "I Just Died in Your Arms," "Faith" and "Pack Your Bags," have all stormed the Billboard Club Chart. Her new CD, Feel Me, is a great club soundtrack..."
(About.com: Dance Music)
Duane Wells interviews Leana for GayWired:
"Here the Swedish bombshell talks about her new music, being inspired by Bette Midler, her love affair with ABBA, being a gay man trapped in a woman’s body, the effect breast-feeding has had on her tour schedule and why her gay back up dancers are sometimes more popular in her own household than she is."
(GayWired)
Pack Your Bags No. 4 on DJ Times.
(DJ Times)
Pack Your Bags added to all Footlocker stores' video rotation.
Leana and Pack Your Bags hits the No 3 position on MusicWeek's Club/Pop Chart.
Leana and Pack Your Bags reaches the UK and is No 12 on MusicWeek's Club/Pop Chart.
Pack Your Bags is Billboard Dance Chart Hot Shot Debut.
Leana's Pack Your Bags enters as highest newcomer at #24 on Rickett's Record Pool .
11/15/07
Pack Your Bags available for download at eMusic.
(eMusic)
Pack Your Bags added to POWER rotation on DANCE HITS at Radioio.
(radioio)
Leana interview in Envy Man Magazine.
(Envy Man Magazine)
I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight is No. 8 on DJ Times.
Starfleet Music Pool reviews I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight:
"Very hot tracks, great female vocals, here comes a number 1 hit!" (Starfleet)
Gustavo Garzon directs Leana's new video for the upcoming single Pack Your Bags.
The set oozes with Girl Power!
Leana rounds off Utah Pride at Club Sound.
Photos by Brek Joos Studios.
May 19th, Leana opens up her home for the Swedish School of Los Angeles' annual fundraiser. Comedian-actor Will Ferrell and his Swedish wife Viveca Paulin-Ferrell will receive an award for their contributions to the school as well as conduct the live auction.
(Press Release LA Times)
Leana releases her version of I Just Died In your Arms Tonight. The track was recorded in Sweden with Swedish producer Douglas Carr and is remixed by Eric Kupper and Solar City VS DJ Rico .
(My Space)
Leana's Embrace Me is No. 1 on FMQB!
(FMQB)
Leana's Embrace Me is No. 7 on Billboard Dance Chart.
(Billboard)
Leana's Embrace Me is No. 3 on Rickett's Record Pool.
Leana live at HERE in West Hollywood at 9 pm.
Tom Whitman presents Player Sundays at HERE.
(HERE)
 
Photos by Asa Ny
Embrace Me No. 13 on Billboard Dance Chart.
(Billboard)
Embrace Me No. 19 on Billboard Dance Chart.
(Billboard)
Embrace Me Most Added Pick on DJ Times National Chart.
(DJ Times)
After signing up on Leana's mailing list, Waikee Kwan won two tickets to the Grammy Awards.
(Grammy Awards) January
2007
Leana gives
away tickets to the Grammy Awards Feb 10th 2007 at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles.
Sign
up on her mailing list for a chance to win
(Grammy
Awards)
Embrace
Me No.1 on Billboard Break Out Chart
(Billboard)
Perfect
Beat first to offer Embrace Me for download/purchase.
(Perfect
Beat)
Leana's
Faith #43 on Top 100 Club Chart - 2006 About Dance Music
(About
Dance Music)
Exclusive
preview of Leana's new single Embrace Me, remixed by Soul Seekerz,
on her MySpace!
(My
Space)
Leana has
10 000 friends on MySpace!
(My
Space)
Another
raving review of Faith In Myself:
"The
tunes in Faith In Myself are ABBA-esque and Club-esque too and have
those “New Age” sensibilities that inspire and feel great."
(Phenomenews)
Faith continues
to spread across Europe and is this week No. 3 on Fresh
40 , Spain's No. 1 DJ Pool.
(Fresh
40)
Faith #7
(1
Digital Music Pool)
Leana
Live in Las Vegas, kicking off the VMC in style.
Leana
Hot News in Spain...
(Fresh
40)
08/28/06
Leana
#4 on Keystone Record Pool in Canada!
Leana
is No.5 in the Pop Chart!
Faith
is also No.6 in the Club Chart Breakers Chart! (MusicWeek)
Faith
Triumphs in the UK: No.13 On MusicWeek's Pop Chart. (MusicWeek)
Faith
No.18 On Billboard Dance Chart. (Billboard)
"Leana's
second single "Faith" is part of the soundtrack for the upcoming
romantic comedy "How To Go Out On A Date In Queens" directed by
Michelle Danner starring Jason Alexander and Rob Estes among others.
The film makes it's theatrical release on July 28." (BuddyHollywood)
Dance
With A Stranger reaches #19 on Keystone Record Pool in Canada.
Faith
at #11, For The Record, New York.
Faith
at #5, Starfleet Dance Chart. (Starfleet)
Faith is in
the air--we are grateful for all the airplay!
Support
Leana by requesting Faith :
KTU
103.5 New York, NY (Request)
92.7
Energy San Fransisco, CA (Request)
WMPH
Super 91.7 Wilmington, DE (Request)
KNHC
C89.5 Seattle, WA (Request)
WCDV
Diva 103.3 Bat Rouge, LA (Request)
WDVW
Diva 92.3 New Orleans, LA (Request)
Energy
92.7/101.1 Phoenix, AZ (Request)
Faith
can also be heard and requested on:
XM
Radio Channel 81 BPM
Sirius
The Beat
Music
Choice
Faith
#22 On Billboard Dance Chart. (Billboard)
Leana Receives
Glowing Review:
"Leana
is in the front running for
the next diva to take control of setting discos ablaze. Her appeal
isn’t from her golden locks of flowing hair or effervescent
vocals, but her understanding of what makes a song connect with
listeners."
(Jacob
Richardson, EOM Entertainment)
Faith is this
week's most requested track on 1Dance FM...check it out: (1Dance.FM)
Dance
With A Stranger reaches #19 on Keystone Record Pool in Canada.
Faith
hits #10 on Nightclubbing Hawaii.
Faith
climbs to #16 on San Fransisco's Soundwork's Chart. (Soundworks)
Faith
enters Billboard Dance Chart at #43. (Billboard
Hot Dance)
Canadian
DJs discover Leana and Dance With A Stranger enters Keystone Record
Pool at #40. (Keystone
Dance Music Pool)
Faith
#33 on DJ Times. (DJ
Times national Dance Chart)
05/23/06
Faith
available for download. (eMusic)
05/23/06
Faith
climbs to #23 on DDK Dance Chart. (Dance
Kings)
05/23/06
Faith
enters at #21 on Central Ohio Record Pool Dance Chart. (Central
Ohio Record Pool)
05/22/06
Faith
enters as highest newcomer at #16 on Hawaii DJ Associations Dance/Crossover
Chart.
05/18/06
Faith enters as highest
newcomer at #17 on Starfleet Dance top 50. (Starfleet)
05/17/06
Faith
enters as highest newcomer at #21 on Rickett's Record Pool Dance
top 50.
05/15/06
Smother
Magazine reviews: "Faith In Myself is a nice aside
from what you typically hear from dance pop artists. ...real-life
eclecticisim separates Leana from the rest of the pop world."
(Smother)
05/15/06
Leana's
new track Faith, remixed by StoneBridge, released.#1
on Break Out Dance on the Starfleet Music Pool Chart and #5 on Billboard
Break Out. Listen exclusively on Leana's myspace. (MySpace)
04/06/06
Leana featured
on Kweevak.com:"Forget Volvos, we have a new favorite Swedish
import!" (Kweevak's
industry blog)
03/24/06
Russell
A. Trunks interviews Leana for Exclusive Magazine: "Last year,
she got on the floor to “Dance With A Stranger,” and suddenly her
ethereal, inspirational dance-pop vibe (think Enya and Dido meet
Madonna) has become a worldwide sensation..." (Flying
the Flag of Faith)
03/05/06
Leana and
Dance With a Stranger nominated for Best HiNRG/Euro Track at the
IDMA, International Dance Music Awards! Click here to vote for the
Swedish Diva: (Final
Nominees Ballot, 21st Annual International Dance Music Awards)
03/01/06
Leana and
Dance With a Stranger featured in video programming in all Footlocker
stores: (Import
Sound and Vision)
02/15/06
Leana performs
at "And Let the Singer be Heard" at the Delano Hotel March
26th. (WMC The
List)
01/15/06
Dance With
A Stranger holds #9 on the Top 100 Dance Hits of 2005 on Fusion
Radio Chicago.
01/01/06
Leana's
Faith In Myself receives four out of four stars in GayWired:
"Faith
In Myself, [is] a refreshingly subtle, calm and enjoyable take on
the dance/pop music genre. Equal parts ABBA and Dido, Swedish import
Leana is so genuine on her debut offering, you find yourself smiling,
bouncing up and down and having a "Mamma Mia" moment."
11/01/05
Listen to Leana on web radio:
Fusion Radio Chicago: fusionchicago.com
Energy Dance Hits Radio, Oklahoma City: energyhitsradio.com
Florida Megamix, Orlando: live365.com
The Beat on SIRIUS: sirius.com/TheBeat
09/24/05
Leana Live at Relay for Life |
Leana
performs at Relay for Life, Hollywood Park at 9 pm (1050 S Prairie
Ave Inglewood, CA 90301)
Relay for Life is a 24-hour team event to fight cancer. It raises
awareness of cancer in the community and raises money to support
the programs and services of the American Cancer Society.
Leana introduces the Luminaria Ceremony. White bags with sand
and a candle line the track. Each one is dedicated IN HONOR
OF a cancer survivor, or IN MEMORY OF those who have lost their
battle. Luminarias encircle the track and light the way as Relay
participants walk through the night. |
Images
from Leana's performance at the Roxy.
08/29/05
"Dance
With A Stranger" climbs the DJ Times National Dance/Crossover
Chart to #7 (www.djtimes.com).
08/15/05
"Dance
With A Stranger" enters DJ Times National Dance/Crossover Chart
at #25 as the most added track of the week.
08/11/05
"Dance
With A Stranger" enters the Swedish Hit List at #13.
08/06/05
Leana
performs at Stockholm PRIDE 2005.
"Dance With A Stranger" is the official
song of Stockholm PRIDE 2005. Visit www.stockholmpride.org for more
information.
07/05
Leana
and Swedish Diva Records sign distribution deal with Universal Music,
Sweden.
07/23/05
"Dance With A Stranger" climbs to #9
on the Billboard Dance Club Play List
07/16/05
"Dance With A Stranger" climbs to #12 on the Billboard
Dance Club Play List
The Roxy Theatre
9009 W. Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood, CA 90069
www.theroxyonsunset.com
Date: July 28th
RSVP:
310-278-9457
Edgemar Center for the Arts
2437 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Tel. 310-392-7327
www.edgemar.org
Dates: July 22nd, 23rd,
29th, 30th, 31st & Aug 1st
Time: 8 pm
Key Club
9039 Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood,CA 90069
Tel. 310.274.5800
Dates: July 14th
Time: 10 pm
___________________________________________________
6/24/05
"Dance With A Stranger" climbs to #18 on the Billboard Dance Club Play List
6/11/05
"Dance With A Stranger" climbs to #39.
6/6/05
Leana's first video, directed by Gustavo Garzon finalized.
[]
6/4/05
Dance With A Stranger enters Billboard's Hot
Dance Club Play, #44
Leana's first single,
"Dance With A Stranger" is released. Remixes by Chris Cox (Jennifer
Lopez, Shakira), Pete Lorimer (most #1 on the Billboard Club Play
Chart, Seal, Dido), Eric Kupper (Mariah Carey, Everything But The
Girl), Mike Rizzo (Jewel, Kylie Minogue) and Peter Rafelson (Madonna,
Stevie Nicks).
05/06/05
Dance With A Stranger goes straight to Billboard # 1 Break Outs for Hot Dance
Club Play.
PerfectBeat(www.perfectbeat.com)
writes:"The Mike Rizzo and Chris Cox remixes of 'Dance With
A Stranger' are really awesome. Leana has a powerful, sexy and
very distinctive voice. A Swedish Diva indeed!"
(W.A., 05/06/2005)
04/17/05
Leana performs with Chris Cox at the Avalon in
Hollywood.
03/05/05
Chris Cox premiers a remix of Dance With A Stranger at Montage in San Diego.
Chris Cox is a Grammy nominated remixer and producer with 36 #1 Billboard Dance
Chart Hits; Britney Spears, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are only a few
of the artists he has collborated with.
03/21-27/05
20th Anniversary of the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach; Pete Lorimer
and Peter Rafelson host private party to introduce Leana.
|
