Euphoric, enthralled, edgy and overwhelmed by her miraculous melodiousness, the gift of song means EVERYTHING to the inimitable IVY LEVAN.
IVY LEVAN is a noire-diva goddess, known as much for her prettily pale beauty, her impossibly perfect silhouette, her butterflies, her kerfuffle, her tears and tantrums as she is for being one of the beyond-talented singers the Left Coast has to offer. Currently riding high on the crest of her newly debuted (and rather off-the-cuff) video (see below) “C.R.E.A.M,” she secured a double-whammy by garnering the attention of more than one big-hitting recording studio. Tender as a butterfly and tough as a nail she is synonymous with glamour, goth, rawness, punk-rock, puppies, clothes, stiletto heels, avant-garde film, sex, seduction, life and love, ever since she warbled her way to Los Angeles via numerous nerve-wracking detours.
Growing-up in a fragile, semi-creative household in Oklahoma and later in Arkansas, Ivy embraced music from a tender age. Her mom was a kind of new age beatnik and her dad was a Rockabilly Hall of Famer who made himself indefinitely scarce from the time she was about 1. Reared mostly by her mom thereafter, Ivy started singing Gospel (go figure!) and doing talent shows and beauty pageants right through her rebellious, chain-smoking teens. Then in an angsty pivot, she dropped-out of high school and ran until she could run no more all the way to Tenseltown’s wide-open field of dreams.
Fast forward a few years and with numerous modeling campaigns/cameos under her belt, Ivy is making a name for herself in the rough-and-tumble music scene with her witty, sexy, stylish persona and her intoxicating voice. Beautiful, funny and so stylish she could ruin your retinas, the 24 year-old model-cum-artist is about to go stratospheric. Achieving massive commercial and critical success by expertly straddling both mainstream and avant-garde genres, she’s on the ride of her life. Possessed of a subversive, Björk meets Amy Winehouse kind of zeal, Ivy is seen as a gritty-gorgeous performer whose hollow-point bullet penetration – especially in her incendiary vixen guise – is entertainment as seducing as that of any other femme fatale who comes to mind.
Raw and rare, Ivy Levan’s galloping, unfettered talent and breakneck commitment to her art know no boundaries!
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“C.R.E.A.M” IVY LEVAN from Daniel Carberry on Vimeo.
shame. she’s STILL trying to fuck her way to the top, and her music still fucking sucks. i wonder how many stds she has..
Amazing artist!!! great voice, great song, great look, great sound…unbelievable! I want more IVY!!! Thanks for bringing something NEW & different to the world.
This article is Ivy in a nutshell! Can’t wait to see her make it to the top!! This article talks a lot about Ivy’s dark edgy side, but what a lot of people dont know is that she has a such a kind soul. She is incredibly smart and has always been a free spirit. Luv you Iv.
I keep waiting for her to make the big time, I knew she could do it!!
Hot Damn, love her!
Its about time she is getting noticed, Iv’e been waiting for years for her to succeed. Im so happy 🙂
can’t wait to hear more from Ivy! She’s edgy and sexy but has some swag too! Love her unique sound.
Honestly, I was not sure about that song before listening but it’s pretty cool ! Congrats Ivy 😉
WOW!!!! I seriously love this!!! Dark and sexy and dangerous….Can’t wait to hear more!!!!