Dirty Harry (musician)
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| Birth name | Victoria Harrison | |
| Born | May 10, 1982 | |
| Origin | England | |
| Genre(s) | Rock / Pop | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals,Guitar | |
| Website | http://www.dirtyharryrocks.com/
http://www.dirtshire.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl http://www.reverbnation.com/dirtyharryrocks |
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Dirty Harry, born Victoria Harrison, is a British rock singer who is now based in Los Angeles.
Originally recording as "Dirty Harry", Harry managed to record two singles (the limited release industrial pop track "Eye" and the similarly styled "Nothing Really Matters") on her own label, Dirty World Records, before rebranding as Harry.
The debut album ("The Trouble with... Harry") followed in April 2003, with the album and subsequent singles released through Telstar Records. "The Trouble with... Harry" charted at #37 in the UK album chart.
In 2003 Cosmetics giants Rimmel used "Imagination" - Harry's industrial pop cover of Belouis Some's hit - to front a TV advertising campaign. The song was also the lead track on Harry's 'Under the Covers' EP which also featured the video for the song.
In 2004 Telstar Records went bankrupt and Harry relocated to Australia for a while before returning to England and then to Hollywood to provide vocals on Tommy Lee's solo album. Whilst in Los Angeles, Harry worked on several collaborations and began work on the follow-up to "The Trouble with... Harry".
In late 2006 Harry was chosen as the face and voice of internet retail giant buy.com’s $30 million national US marketing campaign, recording a song for, and appearing in the TV advert for the company.
New demo tracks ("Dirty Boys and Girls" and "Drunks of London Town") were uploaded to Harry's myspace and she has recently (Novermber 2006) finished recording her eagerly awaited second album ("Songs From the Edge"). Recorded in Los Angeles, the album was produced by multi-platinum Grammy nominated producer Luke Ebbin (Bon Jovi, Rival Schools) and features Curt Schneider engineering and playing bass, David Levita on guitar and Victor Indrizzo on drums. On the 28th November 2006, four tracks from the new album were uploaded to Dirty Harry's myspace page:
- Frayed at the Edges
- Takes One to Know One
- Welcome To What Is Meant To Be
- Dirty Boys and Girls
Several other songs have also been mentioned for inclusion on the album including "Do You Remember Those Days", "Fake It Like You" and "Sweet Sound of Rock n Roll".
In January 2007, eight tracks from "Songs From the Edge" were added to Dirty Harry's Reverbnation page, including the four previously uploaded to myspace and four new tracks:
- Stepping Stones
- Let Go Of Me
- Drunks of London Town
- Do You Remember Those Days?
In February 2007 Dirty Harry was confirmed as part of the line-up for 2007's SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas but it was soon announced via the official website that due to a "...recent opportunity Harry will not be performing at SXSW this year and instead will be preparing to hit the road on tour." This was followed up by the announcement that in March Dirty Harry would play a gig at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, supporting British band Razorlight, a show at Los Angeles' Key Club in early April and further shows in both Los Angeles and New York.
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[edit] Collaborations
- In 2004 Harry performed a duet on Raymond Watts' album Pigmartyr. The track was called "Take".
- In 2006 Dirty Harry appeared as guest vocalist on "Making Me Crazy" for Tommy Lee's solo album Tommyland as well as recording two tracks ("Set Fire to Me" and "Never Stop") with Crystal Method for DJ Hyper's album We Control.
- In the same year, she sang alongside Dani Filth in Cradle of Filth's recording of "Temptation" (a cover of Heaven 17) for the album Thornography. She was also in the music video for the song alongside the band.
[edit] Television appearances
In 2003 she appeared in a controversial episode of Channel 4 television program Faking it, where she was to help transform a choir girl into a "rock chick"[1]. Controversy arose when participant Laura-Jane Foley claimed she had been misrepresented by the show, however the episode in question had already run into trouble before it even aired, with regular sponsors Smirnoff refusing to be associated with its scenes of "irresponsible drinking" in which Harry appeared hungover after a night out.
Her filmwork also includes a role as Sophie Johnstone in the 1992 TV series Homeward Bound and a small role as lady of the night, Maria, alongside Jonny Lee Miller in the 1999 British film Plunkett & Macleane.
In May 2003 Harry appeared on "Re:covered" (a TV show on the BBC) where she performed "Imagination" and a cover of Blondie's hit "One Way Or Another".
[edit] Discography
Album
- The Trouble with... Harry (2003) (released under the name Harry) - reached #37
- Songs From the Edge (2007)
EP
- Under the Covers (2003) (released under the name Harry) - reached #43
Singles
- "Eye" (2000)
- "Nothing Really Matters" (2001)
- "So Real" (2002) (released under the name Harry) - reached #52
- "Follow Me" (2003) (released under the name Harry) - reached #82
Digital Releases
- All 11 tracks from the album Songs From the Edge were made available to purchase from Dirty Harry's official website, Reverbnation and Myspace profiles in February 2007.
