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“”’Lucia Cole”'” is the identity of a fictitious singer, created as a [[hoax]] in late 2014. One of at least |
“”’Lucia Cole”'” is the identity of a fictitious singer, created as a [[hoax]] in late 2014. One of at least known false identities adopted by a prolific catfisher between 2014 and 2016, the “Lucia Cole” identity was the only one to receive significant coverage. In April 2015, ”[[Bossip]]” published an interview with a singer-songwriter named Lucia Cole. The interview subject presented themselves as a 22 year-old former child star who’d grown up with an abusive father. The interview also reported that Lucia Cole was in talks to appear in an upcoming [[Tyler Perry]] film. |
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In May 2015, an album credited to Lucia Cole entitled “Innocence” was released to [[iTunes]], [[Spotify]], [[Tidal (service)|TIDAL]], and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], ostensibly through [[Republic Records]]. American basketball player [[Shaquille O’Neal]] shared the album to his followers on [[Twitter]], saying “Can you say new Mariah Carey? It’s fire”. The album was subsequently identified as mostly songs originally recorded by [[Jessica Simpson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ganz |first=Jacob |date=17 July 2015 |title=Can You Have An Album On iTunes If You Don’t Exist? |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/07/17/423612001/can-you-have-an-album-on-itunes-if-you-dont-exist |website=[[National Public Radio]]}}</ref> |
In May 2015, an album credited to Lucia Cole entitled “Innocence” was released to [[iTunes]], [[Spotify]], [[Tidal (service)|TIDAL]], and [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], ostensibly through [[Republic Records]]. American basketball player [[Shaquille O’Neal]] shared the album to his followers on [[Twitter]], saying “Can you say new Mariah Carey? It’s fire”. The album was subsequently identified as mostly songs originally recorded by [[Jessica Simpson]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ganz |first=Jacob |date=17 July 2015 |title=Can You Have An Album On iTunes If You Don’t Exist? |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/07/17/423612001/can-you-have-an-album-on-itunes-if-you-dont-exist |website=[[National Public Radio]]}}</ref> |
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“Lucia Cole” is the identity of a fictitious singer, created as a hoax in late 2014. One of at least five known false identities adopted by a prolific catfisher between 2014 and 2016, the “Lucia Cole” identity was the only one to receive significant coverage. In April 2015, Bossip published an interview with a singer-songwriter named Lucia Cole. The interview subject presented themselves as a 22 year-old former child star who’d grown up with an abusive father. The interview also reported that Lucia Cole was in talks to appear in an upcoming Tyler Perry film.
In May 2015, an album credited to Lucia Cole entitled “Innocence” was released to iTunes, Spotify, TIDAL, and Amazon, ostensibly through Republic Records. American basketball player Shaquille O’Neal shared the album to his followers on Twitter, saying “Can you say new Mariah Carey? It’s fire”. The album was subsequently identified as mostly songs originally recorded by Jessica Simpson.[1]
A Twitter account for Cole had 64,200 followers on July 17, 2015, most of which were bot accounts.[2][3]
- ^ Ganz, Jacob (July 17, 2015). “Can You Have An Album On iTunes If You Don’t Exist?”. National Public Radio.
- ^ Ulloa, Nina (July 17, 2015). ““New Artist” Sells Old Jessica Simpson Songs on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and TIDAL”. Digital Music News. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ Notopoulos, Katie (July 29, 2015). “How Teen Boys On The Internet Uncovered The Greatest Catfish Of Our Time”. BuzzFeed News. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
