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Leslie Carter

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Leslie Carter
Carter in 2004
Born
Leslie Barbara Carter

(1986-06-06)June 6, 1986
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
DiedJanuary 31, 2012(2012-01-31) (aged 25)[1]
Westfield, New York, U.S.
Resting placeChautauqua Cemetery, Chautauqua, New York, U.S.
Other namesLeslie Barbara Ashton
OccupationSinger
Years active1999–2012
Spouse
Mike Ashton
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(m. 2008)​
Children1
Relatives
Musical career
Genres
LabelsDreamworks Records
Formerly of
  • The Other Half

Leslie Barbara Ashton (née Carter; June 6, 1986 – January 31, 2012) was an American pop singer. In 2001, she debuted through DreamWorks Records with the single "Like Wow!". Originally set to release her debut album through the label, it was later canceled. From 2006 to 2009, Carter was a member of the band she founded, The Other Half.

Personal life and family

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Leslie Carter was born in Tampa, Florida, the third of five children of Jane Eleonora Schneck (1958–) [2] (née Spaulding, previously Carter) and the late Robert Carter (1952–2017).[3][4][5][6] She was born at the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where the Carter family were living and working at the time.[5] She was the older sister of singer Aaron Carter[7] (1987–2022) and his twin sister Angel Conrad (née Carter)[8] and the younger sister of Bobbie Jean Carter (1982–2023) and Nick Carter (1980–). She also had an older half-sister named Ginger (1972–2023) and a younger half-brother named Kaden.[9][10] On September 12, 2008, Leslie Carter married Mike Ashton and moved to Toronto, Ontario, where she gave birth to a daughter in 2011.[11]

Leslie Carter experienced depression and mental illness.[12] Prior to her death Leslie was planning to go to rehab for her addiction with help from Aaron.[13] In 2019, her widower, Mike Ashton, was granted a restraining order against her brother Aaron. Later, Aaron claimed his sister raped him for three years, from the ages of 10 to 13.[14]

Career

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Early recordings

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Carter signed a record deal with DreamWorks Records in 1999 and began recording her debut album. This album was set for release in June 2000, but it was delayed because DreamWorks wanted to test Carter's fan base before releasing the album in order to ensure its success. Her single "Like Wow!" appeared on the Shrek soundtrack[15] and received minor radio airplay, peaking at No. 99 on the Billboard Hot 100.[16] Her debut album Like Wow! was set for release on April 10, 2001.[17] However, DreamWorks later canceled the release. The cancellation followed a number of reported problems from the set of her debut music video.[18] Promo copies later became available online, and "Metal Mike" Saunders of The Village Voice described it as "the best bubblegum album of the entire '97–Y2K era."[18] The album also included a cover of "They Don't Know" by Kirsty MacColl.[19]

The Other Half

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Carter started a small club tour in Canada in December 2005, and had a showcase in New York City on January 19, 2006, with hopes it would lead to a new record deal. The songs performed on this tour had her abandoning her bubblegum pop roots for a more mature, pop rock-oriented sound. Carter co-wrote her material with High Holy Days guitarist Dave Thompson. In late 2006, Carter founded the band The Other Half, which included her backup musicians Mike Ashton, DJ Porter, Jose Batista, Casey Clowater, Paul Davidson, Daniel Resanovic and Dave Thompson. The final line-up consisted of Carter (vocals), Ashton (drums), Jason Eldon (electric guitar), and Sean Smit (bass guitar and back-up vocals). In September 2009, the band mutually decided to split up.

Carter was seen writing music and performing her own songs for her siblings on the family's reality show House of Carters.

Death

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On January 31, 2012, at age 25, Carter, who had complained of feeling ill after falling in the shower,[20] was found unresponsive at the home of Robert and her stepmother Ginger Elrod Carter, in Mayville, New York while she was visiting them.[21] Leslie had fallen asleep after she fell in the shower and did not wake up.[22] Leslie Carter was pronounced dead on arrival at Westfield Memorial Hospital in Westfield, New York.[23]

While not attributing a cause of death, a Chautauqua County, New York, police incident report and supplemental "Overdose Follow Up" report said Carter had an overdose and was taking the prescription medications olanzapine (Zyprexa), cyclobenzaprine (a muscle relaxant) and alprazolam (Xanax).[21][24] A decade later, Leslie's younger brother Aaron also died of a multiple drug overdose involving Xanax.[25] Leslie's daughter was 10 months old at the time of her mother's death.[26] Her funeral took place at Freay Funeral Home in Mayville, New York.[27] Nick Carter did not attend the funeral; according to Nick, he stayed away because his family blamed him for Leslie's death and wanted him to be absent from the funeral.[28] Leslie Carter is buried in Chautauqua Cemetery in Chautauqua, New York.

Discography

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Albums

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  • Like Wow!  – unreleased (2001)

Singles

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Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Zus van Backstreet Boy Nick Carter overleden - Muziek nieuws - De Morgen (Sister of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter deceased - Music News - De started a band "the other half" with Daniel Resanovich Morgen)". Demorgen.be. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012. Leslie werd op 6 juni 1986 geboren in Florida (Leslie was born on June 6, 1986 in Florida.)
  2. ^ "HCSO Arrests Public Records Results".
  3. ^ "Bob Carter, Father of Aaron and Nick Carter, Dies at 65". Variety.com. May 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Laudadio, Marisa (February 16, 2009). "Nick Carter Gets Buff - DUIs, Substance Abuse, Nick Carter". People. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Bio". AaronCarter.com (official site) site. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003. Retrieved February 2, 2012. Aaron Charles Carter—namesake of his Grampa (Charles) Douglas Spaulding. Leslie was born in Florida, at the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where the Carter family lived and worked at the time.
  6. ^ "Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff Incident Report". via ABC News. January 31, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
  7. ^ "Nick Carter Reacts to Death of Younger Brother Aaron: 'My Heart Has Been Broken'". People.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  8. ^ Webber, Stephanie (February 9, 2014). "Nick & Aaron Carter's Sister Angel Weds, Backstreet Boy Is No Show". Usmagazine.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Carter Family Attorney Speaks to Frivolous Lawsuit Filed Against Bobbie Jean Carter Also Naming Robert & Nick Carter". Scott Alan Salomon, Esq., press release via PR Newswire. July 22, 2005. Archived from the original on January 7, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  10. ^ "Aaron Carter's Siblings: Everything To Know About His 7 Brothers & Sisters After His Death". Msn.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Leslie Carter: 5 Things You Don't Know". Usmagazine.com. February 2, 2012.
  12. ^ "Leslie Carter Ashton's Depression and Death". People.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "Aaron Carter Gets Giant Butterfly Face Tattoo in Honor of Late Sister: 'Wanted to Make Her Proud'". People.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "Aaron Carter Claims He Was Raped by Late Sister Leslie". Entertainment Tonight. September 19, 2019.
  15. ^ Rockingham, Graham (May 3, 2007). "Don't write off these two as has-beens". The Hamilton Spectator. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  16. ^ "Like Wow! - Leslie Carter". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved July 18, 2012.
  17. ^ Moss, Corey (January 31, 2001). "Leslie Carter: It's Her Party". mtv.com. (MTV). Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  18. ^ a b Metal Mike Saunders (November 19, 2002). "Tween-Pop Suppressed!". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on November 7, 2009. Retrieved February 1, 2012. Weirdly, the deer-in-the-headlights crossroads weekend of Leslie Carter's stillborn stardom was documented extensively in a February 2001 Esquire feature article about former hardcore-porn director ... turned rock-video maven ... Gregory Dark. The site to watch Greg work at, bizarrely enough, was Leslie Carter's first video shoot. All heck had broken loose (between the video production company reps, label A&R reps, the singer's handlers, and the video director in charge himself) when Leslie showed up with 'issues' (namely, she was real-life chunky à la latter-day Nick Carter...). After a grueling day of endless takes nearing the eight hours permitted by child labor laws, a cautionary tale of why 14-year-olds maybe shouldn't be aspiring pop stars doing a $350K video shoot unraveled....
  19. ^ Moss, Corey (January 31, 2001). "Leslie Carter: It's Her Party". Mtv.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  20. ^ "Leslie Carter Cause of Death: Drug Overdose, Says Police Report". E! Online. February 2, 2012.
  21. ^ a b Marikar, Sheila (February 2, 2012). "Leslie Carter Overdosed, Was Under the Influence of Several Drugs, According to Police Report". ABC News. Archived from the original on February 2, 2012.
  22. ^ "Leslie Carter, Aaron Carter's Sister, Was Depressed, On Drugs". People.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  23. ^ Murphy, Eileen (February 1, 2012). "Leslie Carter Dies: Toxicology Tests Underway". ABC News.
  24. ^ "Incident Report" and "Overdose Follow Up", Chautauqua County Office of the Sheriff, January 31, 2012
  25. ^ "Aaron Carter Drowned in Bathtub After Taking Xanax and Huffing Compressed Air: Coroner".
  26. ^ "Leslie Carter's Death: Questions Remain, Funeral Planned". ABC News. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  27. ^ "Leslie Carter Laid to Rest in "Wonderful and Touching" Funeral". Eonline.com. February 6, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  28. ^ "Nick Carter: My family blamed me for my sister's death". Today.com. September 25, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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