Reigan Derry

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Reigan Derry
Derry at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards
Derry at the 2014 ARIA Music Awards
Background information
Birth nameReigan Elisse Derry
Born (1988-09-19) 19 September 1988 (age 32)
Maida Vale, Western Australia
GenresAlternative pop[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active
  • 2006–2011
  • 2014–present
LabelsSony
Associated actsScarlett Belle

Reigan Elisse Derry (born 19 September 1988), also known mononymously as Reigan,[2] is an Australian singer and songwriter.[3] Derry rose to fame after placing eleventh on the fourth season of Australian Idol in 2006. The following year, she became a member of the Australian pop duo Scarlett Belle, who disbanded in 2011. Three years later, Derry placed fourth on the sixth season of The X Factor Australia. She subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia and released her debut extended play, All of the Pieces, in December 2014. Currently Reigan works as a club singer for various agencies in Sydney and the Gold Coast.

Early life[]

Reigan Elisse Derry was born on 19 September 1988 in Maida Vale, Western Australia.[4] Derry began singing at an early age and took on classical lessons at the age of fourteen.[5] She was a student at Perth Modern School, where she completed a music scholarship majoring in voice.[4][5] During her high school years, Derry had already worked with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra and was an understudy in the musical The King and I at the Regal Theatre.[5] She was also a member of a Christian band called Djreamz.[4] Prior to entering Australian Idol, Derry worked as a receptionist.[6] Reigan is of Anglo Burmese ancestry.

Career[]

2006–2011: Scarlett Belle[]

At the age of eighteen, and after a brief stint on Australian Idol, Reigan relocated from Maida Vale to Sydney to pursue a pop career with Australian girl group, Scarlett Belle.[5] The group signed a record deal with US label Def Jam Recordings in 2007.[7] Based between Los Angeles and Sydney, Scarlett Belle began to work on their debut album with Ne-Yo, Snoop Dogg, JR Rotem, Nate Dogg and StarGate, as well as Australian producers Rudy Sandapa and Israel Cruz.[8] However, in 2008, Scarlett Belle were dropped from Def Jam Recordings and founding member Hayley Aitken left the group, leaving Derry and fellow member Tamara Jaber as a duo.[9] They later signed with Sony Music Australia[10] and released their debut single "Closure" in June 2010,[11] which peaked at number 38 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[12]

Scarlett Belle released their second single in August 2010, a cover of Cruz's 2009 song "Freak Tonight".[13] Featuring guest vocal appearances from Cruz and rapper Miracle, the song peaked at number 29 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[12] Their third and final single "Lover Boy" was released in November 2010, but failed to impact the charts.[14] In May 2011, it was announced that Scarlett Belle had disbanded to pursue their solo careers.[15]

2012-13: "With You"[]

In August 2013, Reigan Derry featured on the song "With You" by OLIC.

2014–2018: The X factor, All of the Pieces and December[]

Reigan Derry was a 26-year who auditioned for The X Factor singing "Someone like You" by Adele and progressed to the super bootcamp round of the competition. For the first challenge of bootcamp, Derry was placed into a group with two other contestants from her category to perform a song together for the judges. Derry made it to the second bootcamp challenge, where she performed a ballad version of "Numb" by Linkin Park to the judges and a live audience of one thousand. She then progressed to the home visits round in Las Vegas and performed "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars in front of her mentor Redfoo and guest mentor Nicole Scherzinger. Redfoo later selected Derry for the live shows. Derry was in the bottom two for the first time in week eight, with Jason Heerah, another act in the Over 25s category, but was saved after the judges' vote went to deadlock and Heerah was eliminated. After the eliminations of Rochelle Pitt in week six and Heerah in week eight, Derry became the last remaining contestant in Redfoo's category. Derry was in the bottom two again in week ten, this time with Marlisa Punzalan, but was eliminated after the judges' vote went to deadlock and she received the fewest public votes.

On 29 October 2014, it was announced that Derry had received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.[16] Derry's debut extended play, All of the Pieces, was released on 12 December 2014 and features studio recordings of selected songs she performed on The X Factor.[16][17][18] The EP's title track was serviced to Australian radio stations on 27 November 2014 as Derry's debut solo single,[16][19] and debuted at number 33 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[20] Derry's second single "Feels Like Heaven" was released on 4 September 2015, as the lead single from her upcoming debut studio album, and debuted at number 37 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[20][21] On 2 October 2015, she released "Always Know My Truth" as the album's second single, which did not chart.[22] She worked on the album for nine months in Australia, Sweden and the UK with several songwriters, including Jake Gosling, Adam Argyle, Jon Hume, Trinity and David Ryan Harris.[23] In March 2016, it was speculated that Derry had been dropped by record company Sony Music, along with other X Factor finalists Nathaniel Willemse, Marlisa Punzalan and Dean Ray.[24]

Performances on The X Factor[]

2019: "You Gotta Be" and "Set You Free"[]

In March 2019, Reigan featured on a Bombs Away's cover version of "You Gotta Be" and Some's Blonde's "Set You Free". In 2021, she provided the vocals for a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" by Jolyon Petch,[35] which reached number 16 on the ARIA Singles Chart[36] and number one on the ARIA Club Tracks chart.[37]

Artistry[]

Aside from singing, Derry also plays the guitar and piano.[38] Reigan includes a variety of singers and musician's as her musical influences.

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

List of extended plays
Title Album details
All of the Pieces
December
  • Released: 11 December 2015 (Australia)[39]
  • Label: Sony Music Australia
  • Format: Digital download

Singles[]

List of singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[20]
"With You"
(OLIC featuring Reigan)[40] 		2013 — non-album single
"All of the Pieces" 2014 33 All of the Pieces
"Feels Like Heaven" 2015 37 non-album single
"Always Know My Truth"[22] — non-album single
"You Gotta Be"
(Bombs Away featuring Reigan)[41] 		2019 —[A] non-album single
"Set You Free"
(Some Blonde and Reigan)[43] 		— non-album single
"You Love"
(RIP Youth & Bombs Away featuring Reigan)[44] 		2020 — non-album single
"Greatest Day"
(Double Touch featuring Reigan)[45] 		— TBA

Notes[]

  1. ^ "You Gotta Be" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart.[42]

Other charted songs[]

List of non-single songs
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
[46] 		NZ
[47]
"Chandelier" 2014 81 —
"Stay with Me" 20 28
"Bang Bang" 53 —
"Dog Days Are Over" 61 —
"Burn for You" 78 —
"Only Love Can Hurt Like This" 63 —
"—" denotes a song that did not chart in that country.

Music videos[]

List of music videos
Title Year Director(s)
"All of the Pieces" 2014 Gemma Lee[48][49]
"Feels Like Heaven" 2015 Mitchel Tuul and Hugh Martin[50]
"You Gotta Be" 2019 Matthew and Thomas Coleman[51]

References[]

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  13. ^ "Freak Tonight – Single by Scarlett Belle". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Lover Boy – Single by Scarlett Belle". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
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  40. ^ "With You (featuring Reigan Derry)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  41. ^ "You Gotta Be (featuring Reigan)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  42. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks". Australian Recording Industry Association. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  43. ^ "Set You Free - single". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  44. ^ "You Love single". Apple Music. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  45. ^ "Greatest Day - single". Apple Music. September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  46. ^ Peak chart positions for other charted songs on the ARIA Singles Chart:
  47. ^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  48. ^ "Michelle Nagy". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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  50. ^ Feels Like Heaven – Reigan. Vevo. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  51. ^ Bombs Away feat Reigan - You Gotta Be (Official Video). YouTube. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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