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Lea Michele Announces New Album + Live Shows Coming in 2017

By: Jan. 06, 2017
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SCREAM QUEENS star Lea Michele announced this week that she'll release a new album and will perform in live stage shows in 2017.

"2017 is off to an amazing start!" she posted on Instagram. "Excited to announce my new album will be released soon! Another New Year's surprise... There will be limited live shows coming sooner than you think! Stay tuned!"

Michele is best known for her role as Rachel Berry on the FOX comedy-drama series GLEE. She began working professionally as a child actress on Broadway in productions such as LES MISERABLES, Ragtime, and Fiddler on the Roof. In 2006, she originated the role of Wendla Bergmann in the Broadway rock musical Spring Awakening. Michele made her film debut in 2011, starring in the romantic comedy New Year's Eve. In 2014, she voiced Dorothy Gale in the animated film Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.

In 2012, Michele signed to Columbia Records, beginning her music career. Her first single, "Cannonball", was released on December 10, 2013. Her debut album, Louder, was released on March 4, 2014, debuting at number 4 on the Billboard 200. Michele released her first book, Brunette Ambition, on May 20, 2014, which debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list. Her follow-up book, You First: Journal Your Way To Your Best Life, was released on September 22, 2015.




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