Heather Bright | |
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Birth name | Heather Dawn Bright |
Also known as | Bright Lights |
Born | Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | 333 Recordings |
Website |
www |
Heather Dawn Bright, also known by her stage name Bright Lights, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer.
Bright, whose father was a pastor during most of her childhood, began her music career singing in churches at a very early age. At 19, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts to pursue a recording career and attend Berklee College of Music. In 2005, she was chosen to appear as a contestant on the UPN reality TV series Road To Stardom with Missy Elliott, where she competed for a recording contract. Following her appearance on the show, Bright moved to New York City where she began her career as a songwriter. [1]
Bright's first release came in 2009 with Ashley Tisdale's "Hot Mess" off her second studio album Guilty Pleasure. [2] Guilty Pleasure debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 charts. [3] She went on to write for a host of other artists [4] including Britney Spears, [5] [6] Usher, [7] Toni Braxton, [8] The Wanted, [9] Far East Movement, [10] Karmin, [11] and Allison Iraheta. [12] [13] Her most successful song to date is Justin Bieber's single "Somebody To Love" [14] which peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts [15] and reached Top 10 in Canada. [16] "Somebody To Love" was the second single off Bieber's album, My World 2.0.
In addition to her songwriting career, Bright Lights is also an artist in the electronic genre. [17] Her first artist release came in 2010 with producer Justin Michael. [18] The song, "Trouble", was released through Ultra Records and garnered the "hot shot debut" on the Billboard dance charts, eventually peaking at No. 22. [19] She has since written and recorded several hits in the electronic dance field including Porter Robinson's " Language", Hardwell's and Dyro's " Never Say Goodbye", and 3LAU's "How You Love Me". She was also featured on Zedd's Clarity album. [20] Her first solo record "Runaway" landed at number 5 on the Billboard Dance Charts and featured 3LAU.
She has performed at many dance venues and festivals around the world including Ultra Music Festival [21] and Electric Daisy Carnival. [22]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Dance [23] | |||||
2015 | "Heartless" | — | |||
2016 | "Runaway" (featuring 3LAU) |
5 [24] | |||
2017 | "Billion Dollar Love" | — | |||
2018 | Gringa (featuring Fito Blanko) |
6 | |||
2019 | "Down for Life"
[25] (with 3LAU) |
— | |||
2020 | "War For Love"
[26] (with Kaleena Zanders and Kandy) |
— | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Dance |
NL |
UK |
UK Dance | ||
2010 | "Trouble" (Justin Michael featuring Heather Bright) |
24 [27] | — | — | — |
2011 | "Stars Come Out" ( Zedd featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — |
2012 | "
Don't Blame the Party (Mode)" ( Bingo Players featuring Heather Bright) |
— | 55 [28] | — | — |
"We Are the Sun" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"More" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"So Bad" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Light It Up" (Flinch featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"I Dare You" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"
Language" (Porter Robinson) |
— | — | 9 [29] | 3 [30] | |
"Follow You Down" ( Zedd featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2013 | "
Never Say Goodbye" ( Hardwell and Dyro featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"Escape" ( 3LAU, Paris and Simo featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Ghost" (Pink is Punk and Benny Benassi featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2014 | "How You Love Me" (3LAU featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"Dear Life" ( Dannic featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Where Are You Now" ( Zeds Dead featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Somehow" ( Dash Berlin and 3LAU featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Let Me Be Your Home" ( Hardwell featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2015 | "Forever" (Dannic featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"Believe" (Thomas Gold featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Open Eyes" (Kyle Tree featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Every Step I Take" ( Wildstylez featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2017 | "Paradise" ( Laidback Luke and Made in June featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Year | Artist | Song | Album |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Ashley Tisdale | Hot Mess | Guilty Pleasure |
Justin Bieber | Somebody To Love | My World 2.0 | |
2010 | Fantasia | Even Angels | Back To Me |
Far East Movement | Don't Look Now | Free Wired | |
Toni Braxton | Hands Tied | Pulse | |
2011 | Britney Spears | Trouble For Me [5] | Femme Fatale |
Karmin | Crash Your Party | Crash Your Party – Single |
Heather Bright | |
---|---|
Birth name | Heather Dawn Bright |
Also known as | Bright Lights |
Born | Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 2006–present |
Labels | 333 Recordings |
Website |
www |
Heather Dawn Bright, also known by her stage name Bright Lights, is an American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producer.
Bright, whose father was a pastor during most of her childhood, began her music career singing in churches at a very early age. At 19, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts to pursue a recording career and attend Berklee College of Music. In 2005, she was chosen to appear as a contestant on the UPN reality TV series Road To Stardom with Missy Elliott, where she competed for a recording contract. Following her appearance on the show, Bright moved to New York City where she began her career as a songwriter. [1]
Bright's first release came in 2009 with Ashley Tisdale's "Hot Mess" off her second studio album Guilty Pleasure. [2] Guilty Pleasure debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 charts. [3] She went on to write for a host of other artists [4] including Britney Spears, [5] [6] Usher, [7] Toni Braxton, [8] The Wanted, [9] Far East Movement, [10] Karmin, [11] and Allison Iraheta. [12] [13] Her most successful song to date is Justin Bieber's single "Somebody To Love" [14] which peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts [15] and reached Top 10 in Canada. [16] "Somebody To Love" was the second single off Bieber's album, My World 2.0.
In addition to her songwriting career, Bright Lights is also an artist in the electronic genre. [17] Her first artist release came in 2010 with producer Justin Michael. [18] The song, "Trouble", was released through Ultra Records and garnered the "hot shot debut" on the Billboard dance charts, eventually peaking at No. 22. [19] She has since written and recorded several hits in the electronic dance field including Porter Robinson's " Language", Hardwell's and Dyro's " Never Say Goodbye", and 3LAU's "How You Love Me". She was also featured on Zedd's Clarity album. [20] Her first solo record "Runaway" landed at number 5 on the Billboard Dance Charts and featured 3LAU.
She has performed at many dance venues and festivals around the world including Ultra Music Festival [21] and Electric Daisy Carnival. [22]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Dance [23] | |||||
2015 | "Heartless" | — | |||
2016 | "Runaway" (featuring 3LAU) |
5 [24] | |||
2017 | "Billion Dollar Love" | — | |||
2018 | Gringa (featuring Fito Blanko) |
6 | |||
2019 | "Down for Life"
[25] (with 3LAU) |
— | |||
2020 | "War For Love"
[26] (with Kaleena Zanders and Kandy) |
— | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Dance |
NL |
UK |
UK Dance | ||
2010 | "Trouble" (Justin Michael featuring Heather Bright) |
24 [27] | — | — | — |
2011 | "Stars Come Out" ( Zedd featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — |
2012 | "
Don't Blame the Party (Mode)" ( Bingo Players featuring Heather Bright) |
— | 55 [28] | — | — |
"We Are the Sun" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"More" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"So Bad" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Light It Up" (Flinch featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"I Dare You" (Savoy featuring Heather Bright) |
— | — | — | — | |
"
Language" (Porter Robinson) |
— | — | 9 [29] | 3 [30] | |
"Follow You Down" ( Zedd featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2013 | "
Never Say Goodbye" ( Hardwell and Dyro featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"Escape" ( 3LAU, Paris and Simo featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Ghost" (Pink is Punk and Benny Benassi featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2014 | "How You Love Me" (3LAU featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"Dear Life" ( Dannic featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Where Are You Now" ( Zeds Dead featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Somehow" ( Dash Berlin and 3LAU featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Let Me Be Your Home" ( Hardwell featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2015 | "Forever" (Dannic featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"Believe" (Thomas Gold featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Open Eyes" (Kyle Tree featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
"Every Step I Take" ( Wildstylez featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — | |
2017 | "Paradise" ( Laidback Luke and Made in June featuring Bright Lights) |
— | — | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. |
Year | Artist | Song | Album |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Ashley Tisdale | Hot Mess | Guilty Pleasure |
Justin Bieber | Somebody To Love | My World 2.0 | |
2010 | Fantasia | Even Angels | Back To Me |
Far East Movement | Don't Look Now | Free Wired | |
Toni Braxton | Hands Tied | Pulse | |
2011 | Britney Spears | Trouble For Me [5] | Femme Fatale |
Karmin | Crash Your Party | Crash Your Party – Single |