Leah Haywood

Leah Jacqueline Cooney, known professionally as Haywood (formerly Leah Haywood), is an Australian record producer and songwriter.

Born in New Zealand, she grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and recorded a top-40 album, Leah, released in 2001 on Epic Records, which contained her top-10 single, "We Think It's Love". Haywood's song "Summer of Love" was the theme for Channel Ten Australia at the Start of 2002. She opened for Ricky Martin on the Australian leg of his International tour. "We Think It's Love" was nominated for Most Performed Australian Work at the 2001 Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Awards. In 2002, Haywood and husband, Daniel Pringle, relocated to Los Angeles to run Dreamlab, their production and songwriting company.

Career Haywood was born in New Zealand, but moved to Perth, Western Australia, at a young age, where she trained on piano and vocals before moving to Sydney by 1999. A second single, "Backbeat", was released in June with "Bleeder", the third single, released in August. In April 2022, Haywood and her husband were nominated at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards for their work on Justin Bieber's Justice album track, "Off My Face". Haywood's second studio album (and first under the "Haywood" stage name), Pressure on My Heart, was released in July 2022. Label: Sony Music Australia (499827.2) Format: CD

Released: 15 July 2022 Label: Palm Tree Records (Joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment) Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumAUS Leah "Crazy" 31 "Takin' Back What's Mine"2001 18 "Summer of Love" 87 "Just to Make You" 2002 — "Cheers to Us" (featuring Loote)2021 —Pressure on My Heart "Backbeat" — "Bleeder" — "Swear On Love" (with Petey Martin) — "New York" —Pressure on My Heart "Thinking of God" 2022 — "Human to Fall Apart" — "I Told You" (with Loote & Petey Martin) —

Note After resuming her music career in 2021, from "Cheers to Us" onwards, Haywood began being credited as just "Haywood".

Production and songwriting credits

Awards and nominations APRA Awards The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Most Performed Pop Work ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Year Nominated work / Recipient Category Result 2001 Takin' Back What's Mine - Leah Haywood Best Female Artist

Grammy Awards The Grammy Awards, or Grammys, are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The ceremony honors outstanding achievements in the music industry, with awards of the most popular interest presented during the live televised event. Year Nominated work Category Result 2022 Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) - Justin Bieber (as a writer and producer on the album) Album of the Year