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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Lemke was born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] |
Lemke was born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]] in 1987,<ref name="madison" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/RGZFevJl7W/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/RGZFevJl7W |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|via=[[Instagram]]|author=Alicia Lemke|date=October 22, 2012|title=Alice and the Glass Lake on Instagram: "My father circa 1970 looks like Ron Burgundy. #omg"}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and attended [[Madison West High School|West High School]]. She appeared in Children's Theatre of Madison productions numerous times.<ref name="madison" /> She then attended [[Swarthmore College]] in [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Berklee College of Music]] in [[Boston]].<ref name="madison2">{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/ct/entertainment/music/two-years-after-her-death-madison-musician-guest-stars-on-new-eminem-album/article_cda00106-a147-5627-8e11-7eb6353aa015.html|title=Two years after her death, Madison musician guest stars on new Eminem album|date=December 20, 2017|author=Rob Thomas|publisher=The Capital Times|website=madison.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618142244/https://madison.com/ct/entertainment/music/two-years-after-her-death-madison-musician-guest-stars-on-new-eminem-album/article_cda00106-a147-5627-8e11-7eb6353aa015.html|archive-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref> Lemke then moved to New York and began performing in clubs. Fans urged her to adopt a stage name to avoid confusion with [[Alicia Keys]], so she chose the name Alice and the Glass Lake, which she chose as an ode to a lake in northern Wisconsin at which her family had a cabin.<ref name="madison" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aliceandtheglasslake.com/bio.html|website=Alice and the Glass Lake|title=Bio}}</ref> In 2009, Lemke created a [[YouTube]] channel where she uploaded videos of covers and original compositions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/aklemke1/about|title=A. Lemke|via=YouTube}}</ref> |
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⚫ | On June 20, 2012, Internet celebrity [[Matt Harding]] released "[[Where the Hell is Matt?]] 2012", which used the song "Trip the Light", composed by [[Garry Schyman]] and sung by Lemke.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk – Where the Hell is Matt? 2012] – YouTube</ref> In 2013, she opened a show for for [[Fleetwood Mac]].<ref name="isthmus">{{cite web|url=https://isthmus.com/music/alicia-lemke-alice-glass-lake/|title=The music she left behind|date=January 5, 2017|author=Holly Henschen|location=Madison, WI|publisher=Red Card Media}}</ref> That year, she had also played at the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] in Tennessee.<ref name="isthmus" /> In August 2013, she released her first EP of electronic dream pop.<ref name="isthmus" /> In November, she was labeled as a rising star or artist to watch by ''Live Fast Magazine'' and ''Pigeons & People''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://livefastmag.com/2013/11/rising-star-alice-and-the-glass-lake/|title=Rising Star: Alice and the Glass Lake|date=Nov 11, 2013|author=Vivianne LaPointe|publisher=Live Fast Magazine|website=livefastmag.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234138/https://livefastmag.com/2013/11/rising-star-alice-and-the-glass-lake/|archive-date=September 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2013/04/12-female-artists-you-should-know/alice-and-the-glass-lake|title=12 Female Artists You Should Know|website=complex.com|date=April 22, 2013|author=harmonicait|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618135925/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2013/04/12-female-artists-you-should-know/alice-and-the-glass-lake|archivedate=June 18, 2021}}</ref> In December of that year, she was diagnosed with a rare form of [[leukemia]] while on vacation in [[France]].<ref name="isthmus" /><ref name="madison" /><ref name="madison2" /> |
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She then moved to [[New York City|New York]], doing gigs around clubs in the city. It was during that time that she developed her voice as a musician.<ref name="madison" /> People in New York and [[Los Angeles]] urged her to change her name to avoid confusion with [[Alicia Keys]], so she chose the name Alice and the Glass Lake, which she chose as an ode to a lake in northern Wisconsin at which her family had a cabin.<ref name="madison" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://aliceandtheglasslake.com/bio.html|website=Alice and the Glass Lake|title=Bio}}</ref> On July 9, 2009, Lemke created a [[YouTube]] channel where she would upload videos of covers and original compositions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/aklemke1/about|title=A. Lemke|via=YouTube}}</ref> |
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On June 20, 2012, [[Matt Harding]] released "[[Where the Hell is Matt?]] 2012". The video features Matt and many others dancing in 71 locations, comprising 55 countries and 11 [[List of US states|US states]]. The video uses the song "Trip the Light", composed by [[Garry Schyman]] and sung by Alicia Lemke.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwe-pA6TaZk – Where the Hell is Matt? 2012] – YouTube</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2013, she opened for [[Fleetwood Mac]].<ref name="isthmus">{{cite web|url=https://isthmus.com/music/alicia-lemke-alice-glass-lake/|title=The music she left behind|date=January 5, 2017|author=Holly Henschen|location=Madison, WI|publisher=Red Card Media}}</ref> That year, she had also played at the [[Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival]] in Tennessee.<ref name="isthmus" /> In August 2013, she released her first EP of electronic dream pop.<ref name="isthmus" /> In November, she was labeled as a rising star or artist to watch by ''Live Fast Magazine'' and ''Pigeons & People''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://livefastmag.com/2013/11/rising-star-alice-and-the-glass-lake/|title=Rising Star: Alice and the Glass Lake|date=Nov 11, 2013|author=Vivianne LaPointe|publisher=Live Fast Magazine|website=livefastmag.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234138/https://livefastmag.com/2013/11/rising-star-alice-and-the-glass-lake/|archive-date=September 26, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2013/04/12-female-artists-you-should-know/alice-and-the-glass-lake|title=12 Female Artists You Should Know|website=complex.com|date=April 22, 2013|author=harmonicait|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618135925/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2013/04/12-female-artists-you-should-know/alice-and-the-glass-lake|archivedate=June 18, 2021}}</ref> In December of that year, she was diagnosed with a rare form of [[leukemia]] while on vacation in [[France]].<ref name="isthmus" /><ref name="madison" /><ref name="madison2" /> |
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===Death and posthumous releases=== |
===Death and posthumous releases=== |
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Lemke died on August 9, 2015, from |
Lemke died on August 9, 2015, from leukemia.<ref name="madison">{{cite web|url=https://madison.com/ct/entertainment/music/a-year-after-her-death-madison-musician-alicia-lemke-s/article_d09c2dd9-53a4-5000-9589-30f4d69b6c16.html|title=A Year After Her Death, Madison Musician Alicia Lemke's life-affirming music finally surfaces |date=December 17, 2016|author=Rob Thomas|work=The Capital Times}}</ref> She had been sending notes to her producer about her then-upcoming album ''Chimaera'' up to two days before her death.<ref name="isthmus" /> The album was posthumously released on November 18, 2016. ''CrypticRock'' gave it five stars out of five,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crypticrock.com/alice-and-the-glass-lake-chimaera-album-review/|title=Alice and the Glass Lake – CHIMÆRA (Album Review)|date=November 18, 2016|author=CrypticRock|publisher=CrypticRock|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> and labeled it as one of its top five [[pop rock]] albums of 2016,<ref name=crypticrocktop5>{{cite web|url=https://crypticrock.com/crypticrock-presents-best-albums-2016/|title=CrypticRock Presents: The Best Albums of 2016|author=CrypticRock|date=December 20, 2016|publisher=Cryptic Rock|access-date=February 24, 2022}}</ref> saying, "Full of hope, pain, and angelic vocals, this is a must listen and surely secures this talented artist's legacy."<ref name= crypticrocktop5 /> |
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[[Kiesza]], whom Lemke met in college and was close friends with, wrote the song "Dearly Beloved" in Lemke's memory. The song was released on January 6, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7662746/kiesza-interview-dearly-beloved-second-album-stuart-price|title=Kiesza on "Immense Tragedy" Preceding Second Album: "I Had to Let Myself Heal"|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 23, 2017|author=Jason Lipshutz|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127181126/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7662746/kiesza-interview-dearly-beloved-second-album-stuart-price|archive-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref> |
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Canadian singer [[Kiesza]], a longtime froend, wrote the song "Dearly Beloved" in Lemke's memory. The song was released on January 6, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7662746/kiesza-interview-dearly-beloved-second-album-stuart-price|title=Kiesza on "Immense Tragedy" Preceding Second Album: "I Had to Let Myself Heal"|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=January 23, 2017|author=Jason Lipshutz|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127181126/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7662746/kiesza-interview-dearly-beloved-second-album-stuart-price|archive-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref> Lemke posthumously appeared on [[Eminem]]'s 2017 album, ''[[Revival (Eminem album)|Revival]]'', in the title track "Revival (Interlude)". The vocals were taken from an unreleased song submitted to Eminem in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/a/paul-rosenberg-explains-how-deceased-singer-alice-and-the-glass-lake-inspired-eminem-s-revival|title=Paul Rosenburg Explains How Deceased Singer Alice and the Glass Lake Inspired Eminem's 'Revival'|website=Genius|date=January 25, 2018|author=Chris Mench}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/8095496/eminem-paul-rosenberg-interview-billboard-cover-story-2018|magazine=Billboard|title=Eminem Paul Rosenburg Interview|year=2018}}</ref> |
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Two of |
Two of Lemke's songs appeared in the 2017 Canadian film ''[[Suck It Up (film)|Suck It Up]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madisonmovie.org/2017/01/23/slamdance-grieving-does-funny-things-to-a-person-in-sparkling-suck-it-up/|title=Slamdance: Grieving does funny things to a person in sparkling "Suck It Up"|date=January 23, 2017|author=Rob Thomas|website=madisonmovie.org|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116142228/https://madisonmovie.org/2017/01/23/slamdance-grieving-does-funny-things-to-a-person-in-sparkling-suck-it-up/|archive-date=January 16, 2021}}</ref><ref name="madison2" /> Her song "Luminous" appeared in an episode of the fourth season of the television series ''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575888/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title="Awkward." Crowning Moments (TV Episode 2014) - Soundtracks|publisher=[[IMDb]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618145627/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3575888/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|archive-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref> an episode of the fourth season of ''[[Station 19]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13446116/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title="Station 19" We Are Family (TV Episode 2020) - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618150053/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13446116/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|archive-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref> and an episode of the first season of ''[[Billions (TV series)|Billions]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4700648/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|title="Billions" YumTime (TV Episode 2016) - Soundtracks|publisher=IMDb|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618150315/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4700648/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|archive-date=June 18, 2021}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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===Appearances=== |
===Appearances=== |
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* [[Eminem]]: ''[[Revival (Eminem album)|Revival]] (2017) |
* [[Eminem]]: ''[[Revival (Eminem album)|Revival]]'' (2017) |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 14:25, 14 November 2024
Alice and the Glass Lake | |
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Born | Alicia Lemke February 3, 1987 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Died | August 9, 2015[1] | (aged 28)
Other names | Alice Lake |
Years active | 2009–2015 |
Spouse | Adam Agati[2] |
Website | www |
Alicia Lemke (February 3, 1987 – August 9, 2015), known professionally as Alice and the Glass Lake, was an American singer.
Biography
Lemke was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1987,[1][3] and attended West High School. She appeared in Children's Theatre of Madison productions numerous times.[1] She then attended Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and Berklee College of Music in Boston.[4] Lemke then moved to New York and began performing in clubs. Fans urged her to adopt a stage name to avoid confusion with Alicia Keys, so she chose the name Alice and the Glass Lake, which she chose as an ode to a lake in northern Wisconsin at which her family had a cabin.[1][5] In 2009, Lemke created a YouTube channel where she uploaded videos of covers and original compositions.[6]
On June 20, 2012, Internet celebrity Matt Harding released "Where the Hell is Matt? 2012", which used the song "Trip the Light", composed by Garry Schyman and sung by Lemke.[7] In 2013, she opened a show for for Fleetwood Mac.[2] That year, she had also played at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee.[2] In August 2013, she released her first EP of electronic dream pop.[2] In November, she was labeled as a rising star or artist to watch by Live Fast Magazine and Pigeons & People.[8][9] In December of that year, she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia while on vacation in France.[2][1][4]
Death and posthumous releases
Lemke died on August 9, 2015, from leukemia.[1] She had been sending notes to her producer about her then-upcoming album Chimaera up to two days before her death.[2] The album was posthumously released on November 18, 2016. CrypticRock gave it five stars out of five,[10] and labeled it as one of its top five pop rock albums of 2016,[11] saying, "Full of hope, pain, and angelic vocals, this is a must listen and surely secures this talented artist's legacy."[11]
Canadian singer Kiesza, a longtime froend, wrote the song "Dearly Beloved" in Lemke's memory. The song was released on January 6, 2017.[12] Lemke posthumously appeared on Eminem's 2017 album, Revival, in the title track "Revival (Interlude)". The vocals were taken from an unreleased song submitted to Eminem in 2012.[13][14]
Two of Lemke's songs appeared in the 2017 Canadian film Suck It Up.[15][4] Her song "Luminous" appeared in an episode of the fourth season of the television series Awkward,[16] an episode of the fourth season of Station 19,[17] and an episode of the first season of Billions.[18]
Discography
Studio albums
- Chimaera (2015)
Extended plays
- Shades of Motion (2010)
- Imaginary (2011)
- The Evolution EP (2013)
Appearances
References
- ^ a b c d e f Rob Thomas (December 17, 2016). "A Year After Her Death, Madison Musician Alicia Lemke's life-affirming music finally surfaces". The Capital Times.
- ^ a b c d e f Holly Henschen (January 5, 2017). "The music she left behind". Madison, WI: Red Card Media.
- ^ Alicia Lemke (October 22, 2012). "Alice and the Glass Lake on Instagram: "My father circa 1970 looks like Ron Burgundy. #omg"". Archived from the original on December 26, 2021 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c Rob Thomas (December 20, 2017). "Two years after her death, Madison musician guest stars on new Eminem album". madison.com. The Capital Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Bio". Alice and the Glass Lake.
- ^ "A. Lemke" – via YouTube.
- ^ – Where the Hell is Matt? 2012 – YouTube
- ^ Vivianne LaPointe (November 11, 2013). "Rising Star: Alice and the Glass Lake". livefastmag.com. Live Fast Magazine. Archived from the original on September 26, 2020.
- ^ harmonicait (April 22, 2013). "12 Female Artists You Should Know". complex.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ CrypticRock (November 18, 2016). "Alice and the Glass Lake – CHIMÆRA (Album Review)". CrypticRock. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b CrypticRock (December 20, 2016). "CrypticRock Presents: The Best Albums of 2016". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Jason Lipshutz (January 23, 2017). "Kiesza on "Immense Tragedy" Preceding Second Album: "I Had to Let Myself Heal"". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020.
- ^ Chris Mench (January 25, 2018). "Paul Rosenburg Explains How Deceased Singer Alice and the Glass Lake Inspired Eminem's 'Revival'". Genius.
- ^ "Eminem Paul Rosenburg Interview". Billboard. 2018.
- ^ Rob Thomas (January 23, 2017). "Slamdance: Grieving does funny things to a person in sparkling "Suck It Up"". madisonmovie.org. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021.
- ^ ""Awkward." Crowning Moments (TV Episode 2014) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ ""Station 19" We Are Family (TV Episode 2020) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.
- ^ ""Billions" YumTime (TV Episode 2016) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021.