Biography

Singer/songwriter Laura Roppé was raised in San Diego, California, avidly listening as a child to Carly Simon and Fleetwood Mac. In early 2008, Laura made a demo of her songs with her cousin Matthew Embree of Rx Bandits, and brought it to Grammy-nominated producer Steve Wetherbee of Golden Tracks Studio in Escondido, California. He absolutely loved Laura's songs and strongly encouraged her to make a full length album. Even before her album was completed, Laura was selected as the Runner Up in the Kenny Chesney's Next Big Star Contest (San Diego). A little while later, Laura's full-length debut album was self-released in the US in late 2008 -- all songs written by Laura. A chance encounter with the producer of San Diego's top rated radio morning show resulted in airplay for "Float Away" on Clear Channel radio, and an avalanche of positive response ensued. This exposure eventually led to a record deal with London-based label, Right Recordings.

Support from fans, family and friends became a Godsend for Laura when, in October 2008, Laura was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer and immediately underwent seven months of chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Laura finished her cancer treatments in May 2009, just in time for the release of Laura's album "Girl Like This" and single "Float Away" in the UK.

In August 2009, Laura's song "Float Away" was aired on BBC Radio 2 -- the Wake Up To Wogan Show (the top rated radio show in the UK) -- among many other BBC stations and radio shows (BBC Merseyside, BBC Manchester, BBC Bristol, BBC Wales, etc.). The result: "Float Away" shot up from No. 76 to No. 5 on the Amazon UK chart in just one day! The music video for "Float Away" -- shot on the coast of England by renowned video director Steve Graham (Oasis, Paul McCartney, Annie Lennox, Lenny Kravitz videos to his credit) -- will be released in October 2009.


Laura has been invited to perform her hit "Float Away" at the Los Angeles Music Awards in Hollwood, CA, in November 2009, where Laura's album "Girl Like This" has been nominated Album of the Year, and "Float Away" for Single the Year! The show will be broadcast around the world to an audience of 18 million.