Heather Holley is an American

music producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, vocal producer, composer,

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, and Pro Tools engineer, whose credits have yielded combined sales of over 29 million albums. She specializes in artist development and is known for her role in launching

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's career. She and Elicit Productions partner Rob Hoffman (

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, Etta James), wrote and produced the recordings that led to Aguilera's signing to

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. Holley has also developed and/or worked with artists including Meredith O'Connor; Holly Brook aka

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;

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; Nikki Williams; Katie Costello;

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;

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; Rebekah del Rio; Kat Perkins;

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; and

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. Her songs have been featured in prime time television series such as ''

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'', '' 90210'', ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...

'', ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series o ...

'', ''

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So You Think You Can Dance ''So You Think You Can Dance'' is a franchise of reality television shows in which contestants compete in dance. The first series of the franchise, created by '' Idols'' producers Simon Fuller and Nigel Lythgoe, premiered in July 2005 and ha ...

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, The Hills,

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''; feature films and trailers including '' Pursuit of Happyness'', ''

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'', and David LaChappelle's ''

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''; and runway shows for New York Fashion Week and ad campaigns for global brands such as

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, and

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. Heather has been interviewed for VH1's ''Driven: Christina Aguilera'' and two E! Entertainment Christina Aguilera Specials. In their show at the 2017

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, Le Petit Cirque performed to Heather's song ''We All Need A Hero''.

Christina Aguilera

In 1997, Heather Holley and Rob Hoffman were asked to write and produce a demo for a then unknown, former ''

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'' member named Christina Aguilera. Their work led to Aguilera's signing with

. Her self-titled debut album includes a song from Christina's demo called ''Obvious'', which was written by Holley and produced by Hoffman. The album has sold over 17 million copies worldwide and garnered Aguilera a

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in 2000. In 2002, Holley and Hoffman contributed to Aguilera's second album ''

Stripped Stripped may refer to: Music * "Stripped" (song), by Depeche Mode, 1986 * ''Stripped'' (Christina Aguilera album) or the title song, 2002 * ''Stripped'' (Daniel Ash album), 2014 * ''Stripped'' (Macy Gray album), 2016 * ''Stripped'' (Pretty Ma ...

'', producing and co-writing the songs '' Soar'', '' Stripped Intro'', '' Stripped Interlude'', and ''I Will Be'', which was the B-side of the "

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" single. ''Soar'' was featured in soundtracks and trailers for ''

'', ''

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'', and ''

The Pursuit of Happyness ''The Pursuit of Happyness'' is a 2006 American biographical drama film directed by Gabriele Muccino and starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner, a homeless salesman. Smith's son Jaden Smith co-stars, making his film debut as Gardner's son, Chri ...

''. In 2004, Holley and Hoffman were commissioned by Mercedes to write and produce a new Christina Aguilera song '' Hello (Follow Your Own Star)'' for the international advertising campaign launching the Mercedes Benz A Class. The campaign included Mercedes Benz television spots with Aguilera, Giorgio Armani, and Boris Becker, and the end of the campaign featured a concert event in Milan where Aguilera performed ''Hello'' for the first time. The commercial featuring the song won a German advertising award and became a Radio hit in Europe, charting at #25 in Germany and at #6 in Italy. In 2006, Heather's song "Here to Stay" was included on Christina's '' Back to Basics'' album and featured in a worldwide Pepsi commercial campaign. In 2015, ''Soar'' was featured in Christina's World Hunger Relief PSA.

Charting

*Christina Aguilera debut album #1 Us Billboard 200 Album chart *Christina Aguilera "Stripped" #2 US Billboard 200 Album chart *12th Annual Unisong International Songwriting Contest Winners – Siren Song by Caitlin Lowery, Heather Holley * No Secrets (album) – Album charted #1 Billboard US Top Heatseekers. *First Ladies of Disco #6 Billboard Dance Club Chart

Appearances

*''VH1 Driven: Christina Aguilera'' *''E! Entertainment Special: Christina Aguilera 2003'' *''E! Entertainment Special: Christina Aguilera 2009''

Published articles

*"Soaring With Christina Aguilera" – published in the Wall Street Journal on January 11, 2011.

Discography

References

External links

*
HeatherHolleyMusic.com

Heather Holley at AllMusic.com

Heather Holley Soundcloud
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