Ricki-Lee

Ricki -Lee Babbington (旧姓的 Coulter )(生 于1985年11月 10 日)是一位澳大利亚的流行歌星 。在通过Shock Records发行了自己的首张专集Ricki -Lee并且下定决心朝独唱事业进军之前，她早已因参加了2004年澳洲偶像决赛而名声大震，在2006年，她做为众多成功年轻女歌手的一员开始了长达一年的修炼，她环游了整个国家并且发布了一张同名白金销量唱片，但为了能够专心自己的独唱事业,Ricki -Lee选择了在2007 年中暂时离开。2007 年8月11日Coulter 带着她的第二张唱片Brand New Day 重新回到了我们的视野中来。
 
“Brand New Day ”标志了Ricki -Lee 在自己的那张已经被公认为黄金唱段的同名专集成功后重回独唱舞台，同时也是代表了她作为澳洲超级偶像级年轻女歌手不可获缺的一员的回归。
 
第一单曲“Can ’t Touch It ”由Brian Kierulf 与Josh Schwartz 共同填词，他们曾经为Britney Spears ，Backstreet Boys ，50Cent 和Nick Carter 写过歌。此曲由Andrew De Sylva 担任制作人。
 
虽然Ricki-Lee出生於纽西兰, 但在她还不到一个月大时父母就迁居至澳洲。Ricki-Lee 崛起於第二届Australian Idol(2004), 在比赛过程中, Ricki-Lee是相当受到欢迎的参赛者, 评审对她也很讚赏, 只可惜, 在竞争前六强时, 以&The Beatles - We Can Work It Out& 一曲落败饮恨第七名。纵然如此, Ricki-Lee还是没有放弃她的音乐梦想, 在2005年发行了她个人的首张专辑, 更在2006年加入了在澳洲人气最高的女子团体&Young Divas&, 不过在今年六月她透过官网宣布将离团专心於自己的个人歌唱事业。Ricki-Lee的单曲一向在澳洲都能拿到不错的成绩, 最新单曲&Can't Touch It& 最好成绩在澳洲单曲榜#2。
 
Ricki-Lee was born on November 11th 1985 in Australia. After a brief forage into an athletic lifestyle; Ricki-Lee was forced to find a new passion after a leg injury. Shortly thereafter, her mother discovered that Ricki-Lee had a phenomenal voice, and from the age of fifteen, she was a participant in musical theatre, performing in productions of Hair, Cats, Rent, Miss Saigon, and many more. In 2004, Ricki-Lee auditioned for the second season of Channel Ten's Australian Idol, a spin off of the Idol franchise. Ricki-Lee's immense stage presence as well as talent propelled her all the way to the final twelve contestants. Ricki-Lee was one of the judge favorites, as well as a fan favorite, however was unexpectedly voted out of the competition the week of the final seven. Ricki-Lee was expected to sign with Sony BMG, which signs most of the Idol finalists, however instead, she signed with Australia's largest independent record company, Shock Records. She recorded her debut album &Ricki-Lee& in Melbourne, Australia, and the final lineup included big names like Audius Mtawarria, and Israel. The first single from &Ricki-Lee& was &Hell No!&, which debuted on the ARIA charts at #5, and spent three weeks in the top ten. &Hell No!& stayed in the top 40 for nearly three months, and eventually was certified Gold. Her second single, &Sunshine&, was also certified Gold after debuting at #8 on the ARIA charts. Her third single from the same album, &Breathe&, a beautiful ballad, eventually went to #14 on the ARIA charts. The album itself debuted at a modest #30. Following the strong success of her solo career, Ricki-Lee reunited with three other Australian Idol ladies, Paulini, Kate DeAraugo, and Emily Williams, in early 2006. Together, the four ladies created the &Young Divas&, which was merely a promotional tool for the four ladies through Sony BMG, however following the success of their #2 single, &This Time I Know It's For Real', which eventually was certified Platinum, the ladies embarked on a three month tour around Australia, causing Ricki-Lee to postpone her wedding. As the &Young Divas&, the ladies released a second single, a cover of Lonnie Gordon's &This Time I Know It's For Real&. The single debuted at #14, and eventually rose to #9, and was certified Gold. After the strong reception of their second single, the four ladies decided to record a full-length album. The album was a monumental success, debuting at #4, and eventually being certified Double-Platinum. A third single was released, &Searchin'&, however the single only hit #40 on the ARIA charts. In April 2007, after a difficult period of personal debate, Ricki-Lee decided she was going to leave the Young Divas, in order to continue pursuing her solo career. She immediately went back into the studio to work on her second solo album. The first single off that album was &Can't Touch It&, Coulter's biggest success to date, debuting at #2, and eventually certified gold. She released her second solo album, &Brand New Day&, on August 11th 2007. The album debuted at #37. Her second single, &Love Is All Around&, debuted at #5 on the ARIA charts and was also eventually certified Gold. Her third single off her second album, &Can't Sing A Different Song&, will be released to radio February 2008. She is also signed, as of late 2007, to Japan's music label &Pony Canyon&, and Europe's &Ministry Of Sound&.