Birth name Amber Lily Solberg Years active 2004–present | Website amberlily.com Name Amber Lily | |
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Born January 18, 1997 (age 27)
Los Angeles, California ( 1997-01-18 ) Genres Pop, R&B, Hip-Hop, Dance Occupation(s) Singer, actress, dancer Labels Island Def Jam Digital Distribution | ||
Amber Lily - Our Time Has Come (Live)
Amber Lily Solberg (born January 18, 1997), better known as simply Amber Lily, is an American singer, actress, and dancer from San Francisco, California. She was featured on Radio Disney's "Next Big Thing", or "N.B.T.".
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- Amber Lily Our Time Has Come Live
- Amber lily radio disney s nbt profile
- Early life and first studio album 1997 2008
- Radio Disneys Next Big Thing 2009 2010
- Record deal 2010 present
- Albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Other appearances
- References
Amber lily radio disney s nbt profile
Early life and first studio album (1997-2008)
Amber Lily Solberg was born on January 18, 1997 near Los Angeles, California, to parents Eric Solberg and Maria Elena Baduria. She is half Norwegian and half Filipino. Solberg began singing at the age of 5, where she sang Christina Aguilera's song "Reflection" at her school's first grade talent show. Later on, at age 7, she starred in her first musical theater production. On August 8, 2008, she released her first full-length album, Amber Lily, which contained 9 original songs, each co-written by Solberg and Simone Sello, who produced the entire album.
Radio Disney's Next Big Thing (2009-2010)
Amber Lily was a featured artist on Disney's "Next Big Thing", or "N.B.T", alongside 4 other acts, which were announced late 2009. Two original singles were featured on the show: "2 2 2 L8" and "Next To You." They were later featured on her second album, Coming to Life. Amber Lily did not win the competition, but has been featured on Radio Disney's channel, the same thing happens with Alex Cook and "N.B.T." winners, Nigel Pilkington, Dan Russell and Emma Tate.
Record deal (2010-present)
Amber Lily was signed to Island Def Jam Digital Distribution in late 2010 or early 2011. With them she recorded her second album Coming to Life, which was released on June 7, 2011. The album contains 13 original tracks, including the two singles from Radio Disney's "Next Big Thing": 2 2 2 L8 and Next To You.
On August 7, 2011, she released a single, entitled Overloadin', which was written by herself and Ben Charles. A music video was released on October 20, 2011, and was directed by DJ Cosgrove. The video includes cameos from So Random! stars Allisyn Ashley Arm and Audrey Whitby. The song has also been featured on Radio Disney. On March 3, 2012 Amber Lily debuted another new song, Don't Know What To Do. The music video was released on February 24, 2012. The song is currently playing on Radio Disney. She is also currently working on a second EP.
In 2012, she auditioned in San Francisco, CA for the second season of The X Factor, singing Starships by Nicki Minaj. All four judges said yes. She made it through to the Bootcamp round, but was eliminated in the last round of it.