Luan Parle is an award-winning singer-songwriter, performer, educator and founder of Songs of Our Place.

 

Luan’s professional music career began at the age of twelve when she signed her first record deal. She later signed with Sony Music, went on to release four studio albums, achieve national chart success and receive the Meteor Ireland Music Award for Best Irish Female.

 

As a recording artist and performer, Luan has toured extensively throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe and the United States, appearing on major stages including London’s Hammersmith Apollo. Her recordings achieved national chart success, with singles including Ghost spending several months in the Irish Top 10 and her music featuring on numerous compilation albums.

 

Her career took her from Ireland to London and Los Angeles, where she wrote and recorded with some of the music industry’s most respected songwriters and producers. These included Grammy Award-winning producer Bill Bottrell and legendary songwriter Billy Steinberg, whose writing credits include iconic hits such as Like a Virgin, True Colours, Eternal Flame and I Drove All Night. Working across a wide range of genres with internationally renowned writers and producers helped shape Luan’s songwriting and broaden her creative approach.

 

Luan signed to Elton John’s management company early in her career and toured extensively with James Blunt. She also shared the stage with Elton John at London’s Hammersmith Apollo across three sold-out performances, experiences that further established her international performing career.