Michelle Leonard

Michelle Leonard (born 5 June 1973) is a German / British singer and songwriter, now based in Berlin. Leonard has written and co-written multiple songs, both singles and for albums, that have achieved gold and platinum status. Leonard is known internationally for her work with AURORA and Paul van Dyk, as well as for her collaboration with Robin Schulz (under the stage name Solamay). As a songwriter, Leonard is currently signed to Budde Music Publishing.

Biography Leonard grew up in Germany, where she attended British schools. EMI Music Publishing signed her when she was 17. She had just released her first single at 16, which was a cover version of "Falling," a 1990 song by Julee Cruise that later became popular as the Twin Peaks theme song.

Leonard's first original songs included "Feel So Perfect," which was released by Cape, became a radio hit, and was used for a three-year, pan-European C&A advertising campaign. Multiple music videos and short films were created around the song. Many of her co-written songs have been used in advertisements for companies including Axe, RMS (Radio marketing services), Ford Ka and Vodafone Germany.

Some of Leonard's biggest songwriting hits have been performed by other artists. Her greatest achievements in this field have included AURORA's "Running with the Wolves," "Rooftop" by Nico Santos, and "Love Is You" by Thomas Godoj. In 2005, Leonard also worked on the song "Instant Replay" with Such a Surge, which was released on their album Alpha.

Leonard was also the performance and music director for the German Theatre Abroad project in New York and directed the musical "Electric Society," which was staged on 12 November 2005 in Cologne, Germany. In 2009, she was a judge on the German casting television show Popstars and released her debut album Fragile.

Since 2005, Leonard has been a lecturer at the Popakademie (University of Popular Music and Music Business), the Columbia College Chicago, and at the SRH Hochschule der populären Künste (College of Popular Arts) in Germany for Songwriting. In 2011, Leonard started the co-publishing company "DOLSIRA" with Universal Music Publishing, Germany, and in 2018, started "EERA" in cooperation with BMG Rights Management. In 2015, she started her own solo-artist project, Solamay, which has achieved platinum status.

Discography

As songwriter YearTitle AlbumChart PositionComment 2002Hurra, Hurra, die Schule brennt Busted – Busted (Album) 19 (7 weeks) 20 (8 weeks) 2005Out Of Tears

(7 weeks) Virus Nu Pagadi – Your Dark Side (Album) 1 (12 weeks) 5 (10 weeks) 19 48Der Turm Joachim Witt – Bayreuth 3 [Limited Edition] (Album) 35 (3 weeks) Don't Let It Get You Down Mike Leon Grosch– Don't Let It Get You Down (Single) 1 (11 weeks) 6 (10 weeks) 2 (14 weeks) 12 (4 weeks) Dangerzone Vanilla Ninja – Dangerzone (Single) 21 (9 weeks) 23 (6 weeks) 29 (3 weeks) 32 (8 weeks) 28 (2 weeks) 66 (1 week) 11 (4 weeks) Atomic Love, Another Day Nouveau Riche – Pink Trash (Album)Various Songs Jesus on Extasy – Stay With Me (Single) 1 (Alternative Charts)Love Is You Thomas Godoj – Love Is You (Single) 1 (13 weeks) 1

(8 weeks) JP No. 11Blown Away Oliver Wimmer – Blown Away (Single) 1 (10 weeks) CH Airplay Charts No. 1Little Riding Hood Rap Sarah Brightman – Little Riding Hood Rap (Single)Touching And Kissing, My Obsession, Je Ne Regrette Rien, In Your Cage, Heaven Is Wrapped in Chains, I Don't Wanna Know (If You Got Laid), Out Of Love, Sad Day (For Happiness), Tears in Vegas Cinema Bizarre – ToyZ / BANG (Album) 24 (1 week) 44 (1 week) 15 (9 weeks) 49 (4 weeks) 12 (6 weeks) 11 (16 weeks) 15 (4 weeks) 59 (2 weeks) 36 (1 week) 12 (3 weeks) Shooting Stars Kindervater – Future Trance Vol.61 (Compilation) 3 (Compilation Charts) 2 (12 weeks) 5 (8 weeks) Gloria Joachim Witt – Gloria (Single) 74 (2 weeks) Gloria, Jetzt Geh, Tränen, Blut, Königreich, Beben, Licht Im Ozean, Komm Nie Wieder Zurück, Leichtsinn, Untergehen Joachim Witt – DOM (Album) 6 (6 weeks) 43 (1 week) 43 (3 weeks)Kein Rausch Betty Dittrich – Gute Jungs, böse Mädchen (Album)Lock U in a Rocket, Love Love Love Zibbz – Ready? Go! (Album) 14 (4 weeks) Gotta Remember To Forget You Angy – Drama Queen (Album)SP No. 30 (1 week)Recognise Me Sofi de la Torre – Rubinrot (Soundtrack)Zu Ende Mega Mega – Behalt Die Nerven (Album)Grüne Welle MC Fitti feat. Bonnie Strange – Geilon (Album) 2 (11 weeks) Snapshot f(x) – Pink Tape (Album)21 (US Heatseekers Albums – Billboard)Billboard World Album Charts No. 1, KR No. 1, JP No. 30Gloria Gregorian – Masters Of Chant 9 (Album) 14 (13 weeks) 16 (4 weeks) 2015Schlachtbank Eisbrecher – Schock (Album) 2 (33 weeks) 11 (3 weeks) Running with the Wolves Aurora – Running with the Wolves (EP) 5 (Aqua Charts)Title track Vodafone Campaign Germany, UK Mix Charts No. 5,

NO Dance Charts No. 182016UFO

(6 weeks) Running with the Wolves, Warrior, Eyes of a Child, Wisdom Cries Aurora – All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend (Album) 24 (4 weeks) 50 41 28 150NO No. 1 IE No. 66

NL No. 17

AU No. 67Recognise Me Sofi de la Torre – Smaragdgrün (Soundtrack)Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Film/DVD Charts DE #3)2017Jealousy Alice Merton – No Roots (EP) 5 3 14 (Billboard Top Alternative Albums)Billboard US Top Rock Albums No. 30My Girls, Bff, Vergiss Mein Nicht Hanni & Nanni – Mehr Als Beste Freunde (Film Soundtrack)Charming Horses Remix Edit Jam feat. Solamay – Invaded (EP)Hey Road, Send You An Angel, Still in Love, Volle Kraft Voraus Russkja – Kosmopoliturbo (Album) 27 (1 week) Krieger, Alle in Einem Boot, Wo Geht Der Teufel Hin, Herz Auf, Der Wahnsinn Eisbrecher – Strumfahrt (Album) 1

(24 weeks) 5 (29 weeks) 100 (1 week) Dig Deep Lxandra – Dig Deep (Single)Trick Nicki & Freddi & The Sixties – Ku'damm 59 (Soundtrack)Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Ku'damm 59"Never Let You Down Michael Schulte – Never Let You Down (Single)Not Yours Halie – Not Yours (Single)Rooftop, Heatwave Nico Santos – Streets Of Gold (Album) 25 (3 weeks) 69 (1 week) 19

(1 week)

66

(1 week) 15 (5 weeks in Austria) 18 (4 weeks in Switzerland) 20 (3 weeks in Finland) 10 (6 weeks in Sweden) 22 (2 weeks in the UK) 3 (12 weeks in Norway) 2025Wankelmut, Emma Wells - Sun Goes Down (Single) YearTitle AlbumChart PositionComment 2009FragileDebut album

Singles YearTitle