Adrienne Leopold

Adrienne Leopold's passion for music began early, as a young child growing up in Toronto. Both then and now, she's been influenced the most by artists who share her love and respect for the power of songwriting. Ever since she can remember, Adrienne has loved to express herself in her own words. At the age of 7 she was writing children's books. By 13, she'd learned to combine her love for words with music, and started writing songs. Now, she loves all genres of music, but her first love is country. Curious, since she's a born and bred big city girl. Regardless of her roots she can't deny or ignore how country music has touched her heart and soul feelings that she'd like to share with audiences everywhere.

From the very beginning, Adrienne instinctively knew that her songs had a natural home in country music because of its intimate way of telling a story with a powerful, personal message. It was, after all, Adrienne's own inspiration to become a singer/songwriter to share her own stories to move and inspire. As a teenager, and then in her university years, Adrienne continued to write, rehearse, and dream of sharing her songs. Nights and weekends were consumed with vocal training classes that ultimately led to live performances at talent showcases. A degree in human resources from the University of Toronto, and a natural desire to help people, seemed a safe, satisfying career fit for Adrienne. But deep down, she knew it was her music that could make a bigger, better difference. And that's what led her to the door of Juno award winning producer Justin Gray. Justin produced several of Adrienne's songs songs which drive straight to the heart with her powerful, personal, introspective lyrics, and magical melodies. It's fresh accessible music that speaks to us all.

After completing her demo, Adrienne immediately began receiving recognition for her music. Her song Don't Mind Me received airplay on several online radio stations, charting among top country artists. She was a top 15 Finalist in the 2007 Country 95.3 Canada Day Jam Idol Competition. Competing against both professional and amateur songwriters, Adrienne's song Waiting, co-written with Graham Verdon, was a Finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition (ISC), placing in the top 15 of its category out of 15,000 entries from around the world. And her song Give Those Lips a Try placed third overall in the 2012 international Song of the Year contest, supporting VH-1's Save the Music Foundation. Adrienne took a temporary hiatus from actively writing but is back with her same passion and purpose. "Just live for today and not for regret, and make the most of it" says Adrienne. "I want to reach people on a deeper level. Songwriting and singing gives me a unique opportunity to connect with an audience totally my own way. It's very rewarding to hear from people about the impact that my music has made on them. To me, that's what it's all about."

Singer-Songwriter

SINGER-SONGWRITER

Toronto, Ontario