Jessica Ashley Karpov (born July 10, 1992), better known as Harloe (stylized in

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), is an American singer and songwriter, based in Los Angeles. In addition to her career as a recording artist, Karpov co-wrote and co-produced four songs on

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's 2017 album ''

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'', including the singles "

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" and "

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". She has also written for

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, Zayn,

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, and

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Early life

Born in

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, New York, Harloe is the child of Laura and Igor Karpov, and is of Russian and Romanian descent. Her sister, Suzanne, is an

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. She graduated from

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in 2010 and attended performing arts school at NYU Clive Davis School of Recorded Music in New York City.

Career

As HARLOE (2016–present)

In 2016, she released her first single as Harloe, "All in My Feelings," featuring

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. In 2017 she released the single "More Than Ever". In 2018, She Co-Wrote and Produced, "K/DA's" first Single "

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", for "

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", "League Of Legends", with Sebastien Najand, Lydia Paek, and Minji Kim. In 2019 she wrote for, and was featured on

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's single " All This Love". In 2019, Harloe began releasing music through

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. She released the single and music video for "Rivers Run Dry" on 1 October 2019. On 19 November 2019, she released the single and music video for "One More Chance". Her debut EP as Harloe, also titled ''Rivers Run Dry'', was released in spring 2020. Also in 2019, she provided the singing voice of Flora in the anime television series ''

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''.

As Jessica Ashley (2009–2015)

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, with Ashley taking on the role of a contemporary

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. In 2014, she signed a record deal with

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Discography

EPs

Singles

Guest appearances

Songwriting discography

References

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