Perfectionist

Perfectionist, originally titled The Perfectionisthttps://web.archive.org/web/20101101225058/https://fashionindie.com/interview-with-natalia-kills/https://pagesix.com/2010/08/11/exclusive-look-inside-natalia-kills-perfectionist-album/, is the debut studio album by Natalia Kills that was released on April 1, 2011.
== Background ==
=== Getting Signed ===
Teddy Sinclair released her demo "Shopaholic" on MySpace in late 2007 and Perez Hilton blogged about it.Listen To This: So Fresh! January 9, 2008. Perez Hilton's blog about "Shopaholic". The next day, she had millions of plays on MySpace and was on top of the MySpace Unsigned Chart.Natalia Kills: Interview September 15, 2011. Interview with Gigwise. After receiving lots of requests to perform at venues, she sold her clothes on eBay and bought a ticket to Los Angeles.
She met with labels and producers while in California. While shopping, a DJ approached her and asked if she was a singer. She gave him her MySpace account and he took her to meet will.i.am later that evening. Five Minutes With Natalia Kills July 21, 2011. Interview with W Magazine.Arjan chats with Natalia Kills December 24, 2010. Interview with Arjan Timmermans. He instantly wanted to sign her, but she waited to see how things went.
A month later, will.i.am went to England and asked Sinclair to go to the studio with him. On his last day in England, she agreed to go. They went to New York and wrote music. 
While presumably already working with will.i.am, Sinclair independently released an extended play entitled Womannequin on October 9, 2008.iTunes link for Womannequin She took the concept of perfection from this project and expanded on it.AN INTERVIEW WITH NATALIA KILLS // THE PERFECTIONIST November 29, 2010. Interview with A Big City Died.
After she got comfortable with will.i.am and working in the studio professionally, she was signed to Cherrytree Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, in November of 2008.Natalia Cappuccini MySpace September 25, 2008.Natalia Cappuccini MySpace January 5, 2009.Billboard Article Production for her debut album started and she relocated to the United States.Natalia Kills On Her Album Perfectionist and Lady Gaga December 1, 2010. Teen Vogue Article.
=== Album Production ===
This concept and title came first.Natalia Kills: Pop's Axe-Wielding Heroine May 21, 2011. Interview with Elle. She was inspired by her favorite artists' cinematic visuals, love for foreign films, and how people are always searching for the ideal in every situation.Interview: Natalia Kills – Singer, Songwriter and Producer May 21, 2010. Interview with Clayton Perry. She then created a film based around this concept, which she deemed as avant-garde, surreal, and hyper-creative. The film was made about herself and had an "accompanying soundtrack." Lastly, she came up with the idea of making an album around perfectionism.
In an interview with Dipdive in mid 2010 while the album was still called The Perfectionist, Sinclair mentioned that the first single would be a song called "Perfectionist." It is unknown what happened to this song.Post mentioning "Perfectionist" song July 7, 2010. Fuck Yeah Natalia Kills on Tumblr.
Teddy teased the album on September 1, 2010, when she simply tweeted, "Perfectionist."https://twitter.com/teddysdotnet/status/22697615385
On October 29, 2010, Teddy announced that her album would be released in early 2011.https://twitter.com/cherrytreerec/status/29102297297
The album cover was revealed on Kills' website on March 11, 2011.https://web.archive.org/web/20110313012656/http://www.nataliakills.com:80/site/category/news
==Leak History==
*March 12, 2011 - An album preview is leaked on iLeaks.https://fuckyeahnataliakills.tumblr.com/post/3806568148/click-here-to-listen-to-a-preview-of-natalias
*March 31, 2011 - Full album is leaked.https://fuckyeahnataliakills.tumblr.com/post/4233985381/news-natalia-kills-debut-album-has-leaked
==Concept==
Unlike the title suggests, the album is not about striving for or having perfection; it's about working your way through a naturally imperfect life in the most perfect way possible. Teddy stated in an interview with Alex Kazemi:"The album has nothing to do with perfection; perfectionism and perfection are absolutely separate. It’s about dealing with things that have gone horribly wrong... dealing with struggle in the most perfect way and finding happiness through imperfection, through heartache, through betrayal, [and] through being broke and not being successful." In a later interview with Direct Lyrics, Teddy stated:"I'm a perfectionist. I think we all are to be honest. We're all looking for the best in everything in our lives; dating, career, appearance, [and] money. My album is about the disappointments, frustrations, and aspirations that come with looking for the ideal and finding out that nothing is ever truly perfect."
== Track Listing ==
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==Original Photoshoot==
==Official Photoshoot==
==Trivia==
*Teddy decided on the album title before writing any of the songs.
*In August of 2010, tracks "Perfection," "Kill My Boyfriend," and "Acid Annie" were not featured on the track list.https://pagesix.com/2010/08/11/exclusive-look-inside-natalia-kills-perfectionist-album/
*In an interview with Vincent-Ko, Teddy revealed that her favorite tracks on the album are "Love is a Suicide," "If I Was God," "Nothing Lasts Forever," and "Break You Hard."
*"Acid Annie" was the last song recorded for the album.https://www.directlyrics.com/kevipod-interviews-natalia-kills-news.html
==Credits ==
*Executive Producers: will.i.am and Martin Kierszenbaum
*A&R: Martin Kierszenbaum and Neil Jacobson
* A&R Coordination: Nick J. Groff and Andrea Ruffalo
*Photography : Lauren Dukoff
*Art Direction and Design: Julian Peploe Studio
*All Songs Mastered at: Oasis Mastering Studio
*All Songs Mastered by: Gene Grimaldi
=== Thank you===
==References==
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