Laura Elsie Dickinson (born September 23, 1979) is an American musician and actress from California who is a vocalist for featured songs on the Disney Channel's programs ''

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'', ''

Sofia the First ''Sofia the First'' is an American animated fantasy children's television series. The show follows a young peasant girl named Sofia (Ariel Winter), who becomes a princess after her mother marries the king of Enchancia. Episodes focus on her adv ...

'', and ''

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''. On December 12, 2014, she released her debut album, '' One for My Baby – To Frank Sinatra with Love'', on Music & Mirror Records in celebration of Frank Sinatra's 99th birthday and centennial year.

Career

Growing up in Los Angeles, Dickinson began studying piano, tap, ballet and acrobatics at age three. Her first recording session was at age five. Her mother is a singer and classical pianist, while her father was a singer who founded Buffalo Springfield Again with

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members Dewey Martin and

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. She began long affiliation with the Walt Disney Company in 1995. In 2001, she met

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and founded the a cappella group Groove 66 at

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theme park. She also began directing, arranging, and co-producing the group in 2004 under the name Vybration. Since 2004, Dickinson has been the Principal Vocalist and Vocal Contractor for

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in Laguna Beach, California. This job led to her meeting

Danny Jacob Danny Jacob (born October 8, 1956) is an American composer, songwriter and guitarist. His credits include composing the score for the television series ''Phineas and Ferb'', and co-producing the music for the series ''Sofia The First''. He is a t ...

, a guitarist, composer, and producer. They collaborated on ''

The Emperor's New School ''The Emperor's New School'' is an American animated television series created by Mark Dindal that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between January2006 and November2008. It is the second sequel to the 2000 film ''The Emperor's New Groove ...

'' and on demos for the TV series ''

''. Dickinson was a voice actor and vocalist for the series from 2007–2015. In 2007, she joined the music group

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on their Acoustic Mainlines tour, which ended at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. She sang background vocals on their album, ''Sweet Heart Sweet Light'' (2012), and toured with them throughout North America in May 2012. Their Huh? tour included an appearance on '' Late Night with David Letterman'' and concluded with headlining the

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. She has been the opening act for Lyle Lovett and

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (born August 3, 1926), known professionally as Tony Bennett, is an American retired singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. Bennett is also a painter, having created works under his birt ...

. In 2016, Dickinson began working with Alan Chang as

Michael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer. A four-time Grammy Award winner, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American Songboo ...

's vocal contractor. She directed the choir on his album '' Nobody but Me'' and is the featured vocalist on the first song, "I Believe In You." In 2019, she sang on the track "THE WAY IT USED TO BE" from the Watchmen (soundtrack).

External links

Official website

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dickinson, Laura 1979 births Living people Actresses from California American voice actresses People from Azusa, California Singers from California 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers