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For the American stage actress of the 1890s–1920s, see Mrs. Leslie Carter.
Leslie Barbara Carter
Background information
Born(1986-06-06)June 6, 1986
Tampa, Florida, U.S.[1]
DiedJanuary 31, 2012(2012-01-31) (aged 25)
Chautauqua County, New York, U.S.
GenresPop, rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1999–2012
LabelsDreamWorks Records (1999-2001)

Leslie Barbara Carter (June 6, 1986 – January 31, 2012) was an American pop singer best known as the sister of fellow singers Nick and Aaron Carter.

Life and family

Leslie Carter was born in Tampa, Florida, the third of five children of Jane Elizabeth (née Spaulding) and Robert Gene Carter.[2][3][4] She was born at the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where the Carter family lived and worked at the time.[4] She was the older sister of Aaron Charles (born December 7, 1987), and younger sister of Nickolas Gene (born January 28, 1980).[2] She also had two sisters: Angel Charisma (a model and Aaron's twin; born December 7, 1987), and B.J. (Bobbie Jean; born 1982).[2][5] She had an older half-sister, named Virginia "Ginger" Marie (born 1972), from her father's first marriage. After Carter's parents divorced in 2003 her father married Ginger Elrod on April 1, 2004[6] and had a son in 2005.[2]

In 2008, Leslie Carter married Mike Ashton and moved to Toronto, where she gave birth to a daughter in 2011.[2]

Career

Early recordings

She signed a record deal with Dreamworks Records in 1999 and began recording her debut album. This album was set for release in June 2000, but it was delayed because Dreamworks wanted to test Carter's fan base before releasing the album in order to ensure its success. Her single, "Like Wow!" appeared on the Shrek soundtrack[7] and received minor radio airplay, peaking at 15 on the Hot 100.[8]

Her debut album Like Wow! was set for release on April 10, 2001.[9] However, Dreamworks later canceled the release, the cancellation followed a number of reported problems from the set of her debut music video.[10] Promo copies later became available online and Metal Mike Saunders of The Village Voice described it as "the best bubblegum album of the entire '97-Y2K era."[10]

The Other Half

Carter started a small club tour in Canada in December 2005, and had a showcase in New York City on January 19, 2006, with hopes it would lead to a new record deal. The songs performed on this tour had her abandoning her bubblegum pop roots for a more mature, pop rock-oriented sound. Carter co-wrote her material with.High Holy Days guitarist Dave Thompson. In late 2006, Leslie Carter created the band The Other Half with her backup musicians Mike Ashton, DJ Porter, Casey Clowater, Paul Davidson, and Dave Thompson. [citation needed]

The final line-up consisted of Carter (vocals), Ashton (drums), Jason Eldon (electric guitar), and Sean Smit (bass guitar, back-up vocals). In September 2009, the band mutually decided to split up. Carter was seen writing music and performing her own songs for her siblings on the family's reality show House of Carters. [citation needed]

Death

On January 31, 2012, at age 25, Carter was pronounced dead on arrival at Westfield Memorial Hospital in Westfield, New York.[11] Cause of death was an overdose on prescription medication. [11]

Discography

Singles

Albums

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Zus van Backstreet Boy Nick Carter overleden - Muziek nieuws - De Morgen (Sister of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter deceased - Music News - De Morgen)". demorgen.be. 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2012-02-01. Leslie werd op 6 juni 1986 geboren in Florida (Leslie was born on June 6, 1986 in Florida.)
  2. ^ a b c d e Sarah Fitzmaurice (2012-02-01). "Leslie Carter, sister of singers Nick and Aaron dies aged 25 | Mail Online". dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  3. ^ Laudadio, Marisa (2009-02-16). "Nick Carter Gets Buff - DUIs, Substance Abuse, Nick Carter". People.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  4. ^ a b "Bio: AaronCarter.com The Offical site". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2003-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-02. Aaron Charles Carter--namesake of his Grampa Charles Douglas Spaulding" ... "Leslie was born in Florida, at the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where the Carter family lived and worked at the time.
  5. ^ "Carter Family Attorney Speaks to Frivolous Lawsuit Filed Against Bobby Jean Carter Also Naming Robert & Nick Carter". PR Newswire. July 22, 2005. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  6. ^ "Bob Carter Marries Ginger Elrod". popdirt.com. 2004-04-03. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
  7. ^ Rockingham, Graham (3 May 2007). "Don't write off these two as has-beens". The Hamilton Spectator. (Torstar Corporation). Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Smash Mouth, Baha Men Highlight 'Shrek' Soundtrack". Billboard. 2001. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  9. ^ Moss, Corey (January 31, 2001). "Leslie Carter: It's Her Party". mtv.com. (MTV). Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  10. ^ a b c Metal Mike Saunders (2002-11-19). "Tween-Pop Suppressed!". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2012-02-01. Weirdly, the deer-in-the-headlights crossroads weekend of Leslie Carter's stillborn stardom was documented extensively in a February 2001 Esquire feature article about former hardcore-porn director ... turned rock-video maven ... Gregory Dark. The site to watch Greg work at, bizarrely enough, was Leslie Carter's first video shoot. All heck had broken loose (between the video production company reps, label A&R reps, the singer's handlers, and the video director in charge himself) when Leslie showed up with 'issues' (namely, she was real-life chunky à la latter-day Nick Carter...). After a grueling day of endless takes nearing the eight hours permitted by child labor laws, a cautionary tale of why 14-year-olds maybe shouldn't be aspiring pop stars doing a $350K video shoot unraveled....
  11. ^ a b Murphy, Eileen (February 1, 2012). "Leslie Carter Dies: Toxicology Tests Underway". ABC News.

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