Ashley Parker Angel
Background information
Birth name	Ashley Ward Parker
Born	August 1, 1981 Redding, California United States
Genre(s)	Pop/Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Singing
Years active	2006—Present (solo) 2001—2003 (O-Town)
Label(s)	Universal Music Group Blackground/Universal
Associated acts	O-Town
Website	Official website

Ashley Parker Angel (born Ashley Ward Parker on August 1, 1981 in Redding, California, USA) is a musician and aspiring actor, best known as a member of the now-defunct boy band O-Town. He received his current last name from his step-father, Ron Angel. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (512x640, 52 KB) File links No pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_USA.svg‎ REDIRECT File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Elvis Presley Stevie Nicks Jodie Foster Janet Jackson Meryl Streep Jessica Lange Faye Dunaway Madonna (entertainer) Trent Reznor Diana Ross User:Mtiedemann... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Shasta Lake. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rock is a form of popular music with a prominent vocal melody accompanied by electric guitars, a bass guitar, and drums. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with speech. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment Group, is the largest business group and family of record labels in the record industry. ... Blackground Records is an American record label, owned by entertainment attorney and artist manager Barry Hankerson and his son Jomo Hankerson, and distributed through Universal Music Group // Company history Blackground Records began operations as The Midwest Group, a management firm owned by Barry Hankerson. ... O-Town O-Town is a boy band formed from the first series of the MTV-produced reality television series Making The Band, in 2000. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Shasta Lake. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... O-Town O-Town is a boy band formed from the first series of the MTV-produced reality television series Making The Band, in 2000. ...

O-Town

During the production of the reality show that gave birth to O-Town, Making the Band, many of Ashley's co-workers considered him perfect for the role of a boy band member, as a result of his passion, enthusiasm, talent, and boyish good looks. He is often considered the group's heartthrob. Making the Band is an ABC/MTV reality television series that exists in separate iterations, each iteration focusing on a specific music act. ...

O-Town went on to sell over 5.6 million albums worldwide. However, the popularity of the group never approached the success of other bands in their genre. Once Making the Band had finished its television run, O-Town floundered. The members signed numerous contracts, many that didn't benefit them. Ashley, like other members of the band, was left without financial security, despite wide-spread media exposure. O-Town disbanded in 2003.

Personal life

After O-Town's dismissal, Angel embarked on an effort to start a solo career. In the meantime he has established a more normal life outside the public eye. In May 2005 he became engaged to Tiffany Lynn, with whom he now has a son, Lyric Lynn-Angel.

Solo work

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In 2006 Angel starred in an MTV reality series There and Back, which chronicled his life in the aftermath of the break-up of O-Town and his transition to a career as a solo artist. The show chronicled his financial struggles, the production of his new album, his relationship troubles and the birth of his first son. The theme song to the show was "Soundtrack to Your Life", a song from his first solo album. The song was produced by The Matrix following the firing of Soul Power as producers. The lyrics are: "Your life is, a flashback, a question, a photograph, a statement, a story, a struggle, a chance to laugh. Cause if you don't laugh, you cry, a last crescendo when you die, so hit the rewind and listen, to the playback, the soundtrack to your life." MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... There and Back: Ashley Parker Angel is an MTV reality television series. ... Soundtrack to Your Life is a pop rock song by singer Ashley Parker Angel. ... The Matrix is a music production team. ...

The first single "Let U Go" made the Billboard top 20. He also opened for Ashlee Simpson during her June–July 2006 tour. He was joined on tour by Devin Bronson [1], who is best known for his guitar work with Kelly Osbourne and Avril Lavigne. Devin played lead guitar for Angel. For the ATB (André TanneBerger) single, see: Let U Go (ATB). ... Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer–songwriter and actress, and the younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson. ... Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne (born October 27, 1984 in London, England) is a singer, sometime actress, television personality and fashion designer. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27, 1984) is a Juno Award-winning, Grammy-nominated Canadian singer, songwriter, model, and occasional actress. ...

Other work

• Angel is known in the video gaming world as the voice of Alex in the Lunar series dating back to Sega CD and also made an appearance in the Sega Saturn game Magic Knight Rayearth as the voice of Ferio.

• In December 2002, Angel made a cameo appearance in the MTV cartoon series Clone High.

• Angel also appeared in the 1999 straight-to-video movie Longshot along with the other members of O-Town as well as many other teen celebrities such as Britney Spears, 'N Sync, and LFO.

• Angel has also competed on the television program Celebrity Cooking Showdown. The show had such low ratings that the finals were aired online as opposed to on television. Angel made it to the finals but did not win, partly because he lacerated his hand with a knife during the challenge.

• He also had an episode of "My Own" which appears on MTV (where teens can find people that are most like the celebrity of their dreams) based on him.

• He will be playing Link Larkin in Hairspray starting on January 2007.

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Solo Music

His first single " Let U Go" debuted on MTV's Total Request Live March 14, 2006, and on March 24 he reached #1. The single soon to be shipped to radio station outlets is his first as a solo artist and his first from the breakup of O-Town. His solo debut album Soundtrack to Your Life was released on May 16, 2006. It debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top-200 Albums Chart, selling over 72,000 copies. It will be also in the 2006 FIFA World Cup video game. On April 1 2006, the song was the #1 on iTunes. For the week of April 29, 2006 "Let U Go" debuted at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. For the ATB (André TanneBerger) single, see: Let U Go (ATB). ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Total Request Live (commonly known as TRL) is the flagship television series on MTV that features popular music videos. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... Soundtrack To Your Life is the solo debut album by singer Ashley Parker Angel. ... FIFA has licensed Football World Cup video games since 1986, of which only a few were received positively by the critics, but given the popularity of the competition, they all did positively on the market, and the license is one of the most sought-after. ... iTunes is a digital media player application, introduced by Apple Computer on January 10, 2001 at Macworld Expo in San Francisco,[1] for playing and organizing digital music and video files. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

New project

Angel is now moving in a new direction and his new project will involve him becoming involved in acting again. Angel will make his broadway debut on Friday, January 19th, 2007, starring in Hairspray on Broadway and playing the role of Link Larkin.

Discography

With O-Town

Main article: O-Town#Discography

• 2001 O-town
• 2002 O2

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Solo

Albums

Soundtrack to Your Life Soundtrack To Your Life is the solo debut album by singer Ashley Parker Angel. ...

• Released: May 16, 2006
• Chart positions: #5 (U.S.), #123 (Canada)
• U.S. sales: nearly 150,000 copies
• Singles:
  • 2006 "Let U Go"
  • 2006 "Soundtrack to Your Life"
  • 2006 "Where Did You Go?"

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Singles

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External links

• Official American Site
• MySpace

Unofficial

• There & Back on MTV.com
• Ashley Parker Angel on MTV Overdrive

New Projects

• Ashley Parker Angel in Hairspray the Musical