Leslie Barbara Ashton (née Carter; June 6, 1986 – January 31, 2012) was an American pop singer.

[3][4][5][6] She was born at the Garden Villa Retirement Home, where the Carter family were living and working at the time.

[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.

[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.

[19] 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.

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.

[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.