- Music
- 12 Jun 06
Dubliner inks deal with Jive Records
18-year-old Lesley Roy has signed to Jive, the US label that also has Britney Spears, R. Kelly, Justin Timberlake and her fellow Dubliner Laura Isibor on its roster.
Able to play guitar since the tender age of 7, the Balbriggan native is currently recording her debut album in LA with two “hotshot producers” who can’t yet be named.
The deal is a major coup for Glen Herlihy and his Religion Music team who’ve nurtured Roy these past couple of years and released her Evanescence-y ‘There’ll Be Angels’ single.
She’s also picked up a heavyweight manager in the form of Kim Kiman was formerly involved with The Rolling Stones.