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Lucy Schwartz

b. 1989

American singer-songwriter

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Born 1989. Lucy Schwartz is an American singer-songwriter, composer, singer, musician and film director.

Lucy Nicole Schwartz (born December 7, 1989) is an American singer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. She has become well known for writing and performing original songs for film and TV, including songs for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, Nashville, Parenthood, Shrek Forever After and What Maisie Knew.

Career In 2010, Schwartz released her second album, Life in Letters.

In 2011, she had a duet with Aqualung on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn and released the EP, Keep Me.

Schwartz has toured with Lilith Fair, with Sarah McLachlan and Sheryl Crow, and opened for the Weepies, Brandi Carlile, the Civil Wars, Agnes Obel, Toad the Wet Sprocket, A Fine Frenzy, Joshua Radin and the Belle Brigade.

Her songs have been used in over a dozen television programs, including Grey's Anatomy, Army Wives and The Good Wife. Schwartz wrote the international theme song for NBC's show, Parenthood, and she has written original songs for numerous films, including Twilight, Shrek Forever After, Mother and Child, Post Grad, Monte Carlo, Adam and the Meg Ryan comedy, The Women.

Her single "Boomerang" appeared in the closing credits of the fourth season finale of the television series Arrested Development, for which her father, David Schwartz, composed the soundtrack. She had previously performed the vocal recordings "Mr. F" and "For British Eyes Only" in a faux-English accent for the series.

"Black Roses", a song written by Schwartz, is sung by the character of Scarlett O'Connor (portrayed by Clare Bowen) in the TV show Nashville. It peaked at number 29 on the US Country chart.

She has worked with the charities Heifer International, CHOC Children's Hospital, Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, Songs of Love for Japan, and Symphony of Hope: The Haiti Project.

Discography Albums and EPs Winter in June (2007) Help Me! Help Me! EP (2010) Life in Letters (2010) Keep Me EP (2011) Timekeeper (2013) Dark Fairytale EP (2024)

Original songs in movie soundtracks "Beautiful" — The Women (opening song) (2008) "Count On Me" — The Women (end title song) (2008) '"Paper Plane" — Center Stage 2: Turn it Up (2008) "Little One" — Mother & Child (end title song) (2009) "Turn Back Around" — Post Grad (2009) "Gone Away" — Adam (2009) "Darling I Do" (with Landon Pigg) — Shrek Forever After (2010) "I Want The Sky" — Monte Carlo (2011) "Cold" (with Aqualung) — The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (2011) "Feeling of Being" — What Maisie Knew (2012) "I Don't Know a Thing" — Remember Sunday (2013) "Blue Sky" — Remember Sunday (2013)

TV theme songs "When We Were Young" — Parenthood (international theme song) (2010) Rutherford Falls (with David Schwartz and the Halluci Nation) (2021)

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Occidental College
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Lucy Nicole Schwartz

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lucy Schwartz?

American singer-songwriter

When was Lucy Schwartz born?

Lucy Schwartz was born on 7 December 1989 in Los Angeles.

What is Lucy Schwartz's occupation?

Lucy Schwartz is a singer-songwriter, composer, singer, musician and film director.

What nationality is Lucy Schwartz?

Lucy Schwartz is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lucy Schwartz

· Wikidata: Q6698492

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