Ivyrise

Career

Ivyrise was formed in 2009 by singer and songwriter Ben Falinski and toured the UK as support for Kula Shaker before working with producer Paul Simm in London. Since then, Ivyrise has worked with alternative rock producer Alan Moulder, famed for his work with The Killers, Nine Inch Nails and Billy Corgan from The Smashing Pumpkins, A lead singer Jason Perry, as well as French producers Trak Invaders.

On 28 April 2009, Ivyrise's self released debut single entered the BBC Radio 1 Independent Chart at #5 in the UK. The single also entered both the HMV and 7 Digital Top 20 Bestsellers List during its first week of release. In May 2008 Ivyrise won a competition run by thelondonpaper to support Bon Jovi on the Lost Highway Tour, opening for Bon Jovi on 28 June 2009 at Twickenham Stadium. Ivyrise's second independent release entered the BBC Radio 1 Independent Chart in the UK at #2 on 6 October 2008. The single was remixed by Jason Nevins.

After signing a record deal in France with My Major Company/Warner Music Group in 2012, Ivyrise went to Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas, to work with producer Jason Perry

Ivyrise toured as main support for British band McFly throughout 2012 on their Keep Calm And Play Louder Tour.

In 2014, a special bilingual English/French version of the single Line Up The Stars featuring Swiss singer Dania Giò was released in France and other francophone markets. That version peaked at #90 in the French official singles chart.

Members

In popular culture

In October 2012, Ivyrise recorded the Jean-Jacques Goldman hit "Je te donne" with Ben Falinski appearing in duo with Leslie Bourgoin. The bilingual French/English song is featured on the album Génération Goldman, which was released in France on 19 November 2012 and went immediately to #1 in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec, being certified a diamond album with sales in excess of 500,000 within the first month of release. The album has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide as of August 2016.

Ivyrise were the sole British act on the album with Ben Falinski interpreting the bilingual French / English song co-written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones. The track has charted in SNEP, the official French Singles Chart reaching #38. A music video was also prepared for the single which has received in excess of 17 million views on YouTube as of August 2016.