Jessica Ashley Karpov (born July 10, 1992), better known as Harloe (stylized in all caps),[1] is an American singer and songwriter, based in Los Angeles.[2] In addition to her career as a recording artist, Karpov co-wrote and co-produced four songs on Kelly Clarkson's 2017 album Meaning of Life, including the singles "I Don't Think About You" and "Heat".[3] She has also written for Britney Spears, Charli XCX, Celine Dion, Zayn, K/DA, Sabrina Claudio, and Olivia Holt.[4][5]

Harloe
Background information
Birth nameJessica Ashley Karpov
Born (1992-07-10) July 10, 1992 (age 32)
Queens, New York City, U.S.
GenresContemporary R&B, soul, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, music producer
InstrumentsPiano, guitar, vocals
Years active2009–present
Labels
WebsiteHarloe on Twitter

Early life

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Born in Queens, New York, Harloe is the child of Laura and Igor Karpov,[6] and is of Russian and Romanian descent.[2] Her sister, Suzanne, is an opera singer.[2] She graduated from Lynbrook Senior High School in Lynbrook, New York in 2010 and attended performing arts school at NYU Clive Davis School of Recorded Music in New York City.[2][7]

Career

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As HARLOE (2016–present)

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In 2016, she released her first single as Harloe, "All in My Feelings," featuring Dreezy.[4][5] In 2017 she released the single "More Than Ever".[citation needed]In 2018, She Co-Wrote and Produced, "K/DA's" first Single "POP/STARS", for "Riot Games", "League Of Legends", with Sebastien Najand, Lydia Paek, and Minji Kim. In 2019 she wrote for, and was featured on Robin Schulz's single "All This Love".[citation needed] In 2019, Harloe began releasing music through Roc Nation.[citation needed] She released the single and music video for "Rivers Run Dry" on 1 October 2019.[5] On 19 November 2019, she released the single and music video for "One More Chance".[8] Her debut EP as Harloe, also titled Rivers Run Dry, was released in spring 2020.[5]

Also in 2019, she provided the singing voice of Flora in the anime television series Carole & Tuesday.[9]

As Jessica Ashley (2009–2015)

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She has been performing, singing and dancing, publicly since 2009.[2] In 2016, she released her first single as Harlœ, All in My Feelings. In 2012, she released an EP as Jessica Ashley, Prelude, featuring the singles "Souvenir", "24 Hours" and "Neverland".[1] The video for "Neverland" starred actor Justin Gaston, with Ashley taking on the role of a contemporary Cinderella.[10] In 2014, she signed a record deal with Epic Records.[11]

Discography

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Title Release details
Prelude
  • Released: 8 May 2012[12]
  • Label: Nocturne
  • Formats: Digital download
Rivers Run Dry
  • Released: 13 March 2020[13]
  • Label: Roc Nation
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

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Year Title Album
2012 "Souvenir" Prelude
"24 Hours"
"Neverland"
2016 "All in My Feelings" Non-album singles
2017 "More Than Ever"
2019 "Rivers Run Dry" Rivers Run Dry
"One More Chance"
2020 "Crush On You"
"Just Ain't Christmas" Non-album singles
2021 "Liquid Truth"
"PWR RNGR"
(featuring Mick Jenkins)
"Overthinking"
2024 "Dreams"
"Free To Love"

Guest appearances

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
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GER
[15]
SWI
[16]
"Mr. Mystery"
(Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley)
2011
"No More Second Chances"
(MKTO feat. Jessica Ashley)
2012 MKTO
"The Way We Were"
(Mitch LJ & Luke Sky feat. Jessica Ashley)
2014
"Over"
(Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley)
The Lost Tape
"Live & Learn"
(Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley)
"No More"
(Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley)
2015 The Produce Section
"Just My Type"
(Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley)
"One More Night"
(Spadez feat. Jessica Ashley)
"All This Love"
(Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ)[17]
2019 32 26 28 IIII

Songwriting discography

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Title Year Artist Album
"Cool" 2014 Maude #HoldUp
"No More Second Chances"
(featuring Jessica Ashley)
MKTO MKTO
"Unbreakable" Madison Beer Non-album single
"Kinda Miss You" 2015 Deborah Cox Work of Art
"Love Me Down" 2016 Britney Spears Glory
"Secret (Shh)" Charli XCX Vroom Vroom
"Thin Air"
(featuring Jordan Fisher)
Olivia Holt Olivia
"Body Speak" Serayah Empire: Original Soundtrack Season 2 Volume 2
"Heat" 2017 Kelly Clarkson Meaning of Life
"Medicine"
"Cruel"
"I Don't Think About You"
"Fresh Air" 2018 Zayn Icarus Falls
"No Apologies" Nick Jonas (Unreleased track)
"Run My Mouth" Ella Mai Ella Mai
"Pop/Stars" 2018 K/DA
"The Hard Way" 2019 Celine Dion Courage
"As Long As You're Asleep" Sabrina Claudio Truth Is
"Our Song" 2023 Pink Trustfall
"I Won't Give Up" 2023 Kelly Clarkson Chemistry

References

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  1. ^ a b Gomes, Charlotte. "Jessica Ashley Releases Her Debut EP "Prelude"". YourMusicRefill. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Facts About Jessica Ashley – American RnB Singer". Glamour Path. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ Ganz, Caryn (19 October 2017). "Kelly Clarkson Is Nobody's Puppet". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Smith, Sydney (24 July 2017). "Rising Singer-Producer Harloe on Upcoming EP, Working as a Female in the Industry". Variance. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Kolomiets, Valeria. ""Rivers Run Dry" to the sound of HARLOE's newest single". Earmilk. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ Smith, Tim. "Maryland Opera Studio to give Reading of 'Scalia/Ginsburg' Opera by Baltimore Native". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Artist Alert: Jessica Ashley". FanLaLa. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  8. ^ Kushwaha, Brooke (19 November 2019). "HARLOE DEBUTS MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'ONE MORE CHANCE'". V Magazine. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. ^ "OnAir List -CAROLE & TUESDAY Official Site- – キャロル&チューズデイ". caroleandtuesday.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Twist Chats with Jessica Ashley". Twist Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  11. ^ Cardenes, Andrew. "Jessica Ashley Teams Up With Epic Records For Her Debut Album". Next2Shine. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  12. ^ "J-14 Hot Music Alert: Jessica Ashley". J-14. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  13. ^ @RocNation (13 March 2020). "Grammy-nominated songwriter @harloemusic just dropped her debut EP Woman dancing Listen now on @TIDAL Multiple musical notes rocnat.io/n/harloerrdtidal" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ – All This Love (Single)". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ – All This Love (Single)". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Robin Schulz feat. Harlœ – All This Love (Single)". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Robin Schulz – All This Love". Discogs. n.d.