eleveneleven was a record label founded in 2010 by Mike Hamlin,
Ellen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres ( ; born January 26, 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the sitcom ''Ellen'' from 1994 to 1998, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award for " The Puppy Episode". Sh ...
and her production company,
A Very Good Production, in association with longtime affiliate
Warner Bros.
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DeGeneres announced it on her
talk show
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, saying that the label would concentrate on lesser known artists and that she had been looking for videos of performances on
YouTube
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. DeGeneres explained her choice of name, claiming that she often sees the number
11:11 when looking at her clocks, that she found
Greyson Chance
Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to national attention in 2010 with his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a grade school music festival which went viral on YouTube, ga ...
on the 11th, and that the singer's soccer jersey has the number 11. All of the artists on the label have been distributed via
Interscope Geffen A&M.
Artists
*The first act to be signed to the label was
Greyson Chance
Greyson Michael Chance (born August 16, 1997) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. He rose to national attention in 2010 with his performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" at a grade school music festival which went viral on YouTube, ga ...
, who gained fame after his cover of
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
's "
Paparazzi
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" performed at a school in
Edmond, Oklahoma
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went
viral.
*On September 16, 2010, DeGeneres announced her label's second signed artist, Tom Andrews, from the United Kingdom.
* In the fall of 2010, the label signed
Jessica Simpson. She released her first album under the label called
''Happy Christmas'' in November 2010.
*In March 2011, DeGeneres announced that she had signed
Savannah Robinson to her label and had her on the show to perform a duet with
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
.
*In October 2011, DeGeneres announced that she had signed
Charlie Puth
Charles Otto Puth Jr. (; born December 2, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter. His initial exposure came through the viral success of his song videos uploaded to YouTube. Puth initially signed with the record label eleveneleven after p ...
and Emily Luther to her label after seeing their cover of
Adele
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (, ; born 5 May 1988), professionally known by the mononym Adele, is an English singer and songwriter. After graduating in arts from the BRIT School in 2006, Adele signed a rec ...
's "
Someone Like You". Puth & Luther performed the song on the show. On January 25, 2012, they came back to ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'' and performed
Lady Antebellum
Lady A (formerly known as Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals, guitar) ...
's "
Need You Now" and an original written by Puth titled "Break Again" (co-written with Robert Gillies). Puth is no longer a part of the label.
The eleveneleven section on her official website shortlisted the four most popular acts from the web and asked for a democratic voting from her community to help her make an informed choice on the next artist to be signed to the label.
References
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American record labels
Ellen DeGeneres
Record labels established in 2010
Warner Bros.