Logan Henderson
Logan Phillip Henderson (born September 14, 1989)[4][5] is an American actor and singer. He played the role of Logan Mitchell on the Nickelodeon series, Big Time Rush, and is a former member of the Big Time Rush band.
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Born | Logan Phillip Henderson [1][2][3] September 14, 1989 Temple, Texas, U.S. |
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Genres | Pop |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | Herø |
Associated acts | Big Time Rush |
Website | loganhendersonmusic |
Early life and career
Henderson was born in Temple[6] and raised in North Richland Hills, Texas. His father is a school therapist and his mom works in the pharmaceutical industry who are musically gifted and loved music.[7]
He had a role as "Teenage Boy #2" on the television program Friday Night Lights[8] before moving to California at the age of 18, to pursue an acting career.[3]
2009–14: Big Time Rush
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Henderson's breakthrough role was Big Time Rush.[2][3][9] He played Logan Mitchell, the person who is always getting the group out of trouble. Henderson and the rest of Big Time Rush made an appearance at the 2010 and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards and performed at the 2011 Kids' Choice Awards. He also appeared in an episode of BrainSurge during the week of April 18–22, 2011. Henderson and Big Time Rush made a guest appearance on Figure It Out sometime in June 2012.
Henderson signed with Sony Music Entertainment and Columbia Records as a part of Big Time Rush in 2009. After releasing four promotional singles including "Big Time Rush", "City Is Ours", "Halfway There", and "Til I Forget About You" the group released their debut album B.T.R. on October 11, 2010. Henderson co-wrote on the song "Oh Yeah" off of B.T.R.. The album peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200, and at #1 on the iTunes digital albums list. It was later certified Gold in the U.S. and Mexico. They released their second album Elevate on November 21, 2011. Henderson co-wrote "Time of Our Life" with Nicholas "Ras" Furlong. In addition, Henderson co-wrote three songs off Elevate including "Music Sounds Better With U", "Love Me Love Me" and "Superstar". The band's third album, 24/Seven was released on June 11, 2013. Henderson co-wrote many of the songs on this album as well, including the title track "24/Seven".
2017–present: Solo career
After the band's hiatus in 2014, Henderson took an additional 3-year break to focus on his personal life. In December 2016 the singer announced the release of his debut solo single "Sleepwalker". Released on January 27, 2017, the track introduced his new sound, described by the producer Nicholas Furlong as the track boasting a “dark grunge pop sound”, it was a departure of the music of BTR. His second single "Bite My Tongue" was released on September 15, 2017, continuing the sonic direction of his first solo release. Its accompanying video received rave reviews from critics and fans alike, complimenting his evolution of music from Big Time Rush. A third single "Speak of the Devil" was released to digital download on October 30, 2017. On February 15, 2018 a single titled "Acoustic Sessions" was released featuring his first three singles in acoustic form.
The singer teased the release of his forthcoming debut album on his social media, posting pictures from the photo shoot including one post with the album's track list. On May 14, 2018, Henderson announced the title of his debut album, Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams - Pt. 1, being released on May 18, 2018.
Artistry
Musically classified as a Lyric Tenor with 3 Octave vocal range.[10] As a lyricist and record producer, most of his songs' lyrics revolve based on his personal stories and other's stories. For his debut EP, He elaborates on confronting tough personal battles in order to get closure and the payoff in getting comfortable with vulnerability.[11]
Henderson grew up listening Aretha Franklin[12]Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Elvis Costello and Prince [7]
Some of the artists who inspired him are James Brown, Ben Folds, Kanye West, Death Cab for Cutie, Prodigy, Coldplay, The Killers, and Radiohead.[13] He also listed Elton John as his huge influence and his inspiration.[14]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details |
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Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams - Pt. 1[15] |
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Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams - Pt. 2 |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Pop [16] | |||
"Sleepwalker"[17] | 2017 | — | Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams – Pt. 1 |
"Bite My Tongue"[18] | — | ||
"Speak of the Devil"[19] | — | ||
"Pull Me Deep"[20] | 2018 | 40 | Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams – Pt. 2 |
"End of the World"[21] | — | ||
"Disappear"[22] | 2019 | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Passing Time"[23] | 2015 | Heffron Drive | Happy Mistakes (Unplugged) |
Tours
- Spring Tour (2018)
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Friday Night Lights | Teenage Boy #2 | Episode: "Who Do You Think You Are?" |
2009–2013 | Big Time Rush | Logan Mitchell | Main role, 75 episodes |
2011 | Brain Surge | Himself | Episode: "April 22, 2011" |
2011 | Nick News | Himself | Episode: "Lies We Tell In Middle School" |
2011 | Hand aufs Herz | Himself | Episode: "August 4, 2011" |
2012 | How to Rock | Himself | Episode: "How to Rock an Election" |
2012 | Big Time Movie | Logan Mitchell | Television movie |
2013 | Marvin Marvin | Himself | Episode: "Big Time Marvin" |
2015 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Beaver Logan (voice) | Episode: "Tunnel of Love" |
References
- "Happy Birthday Logan Henderson!". Nick.com. September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- Martin, Denise (November 22, 2009). "Child's Play". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- Atlas, Darla (January 18, 2010). "Texas Actor Joins 'Big Time Rush' Debut". Dallas Morning News.
- "Logan Henderson". Starpulse.
- "Logans Bio". The Official Logan-P-Henderson.Com website. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
- "Henderson performed in the 106.1 KISS FM AT&T THANKS Sound Studio". YouTube. June 1, 2018.
- "'Big Time' actor Logan Henderson began show-biz journey in North Texas". Fanpop. STAR TELEGRAM. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- Blair, Iain (December 4, 2009). "Big Time Rush" (pdf). Variety (V Plus Youth Impact Report '09): A18. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- Martin, Denise. "'Big Time Rush' Is A Little Bit 'Entourage,' A Little Bit 'Monkees'." Boston Globe. November 26, 2009.
- "Logan Henderson's Vocal Profile (Eb3-D5)". YouTube. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- Martin, Paley (June 1, 2018). "LOGAN HENDERSON ON FINDING HIS VOICE AND GETTING PERSONAL IN DEBUT SOLO LP". Tidal. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- Papadatos, Markos (August 22, 2018). "Logan Henderson talks 'Pull Me Down,' remembers Aretha Franklin". Digital Journal. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Logan Henderson Premieres His New Single, 'Disappear'". Pop Crave. July 11, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- Whelan, Addie (June 1, 2019). "Logan Henderson Releases "Rocketman" Cover". Beyond The Stage. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- "Echoes of Departure and the Endless Street of Dreams, Pt. 1". iTunes. May 18, 2018.
- "Pop Songs Chart: February 16, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- "Sleepwalker - Single". iTunes.
- "Bite My Tongue - Single". iTunes.
- "Speak of the Devil - Single". iTunes.
- "Pull Me Deep - Single". iTunes.
- "End of the World - Single". iTunes.
- "Disappear - Single". iTunes.
- "Passing Time (feat. Logan Henderson)". iTunes. April 28, 2015.