Laura Izibor, a 21-year old Irish/Nigerian soul-singing songwriter and pianist from Dublin, has already started to make waves on the music scene. She started creating a buzz last year with her debut single ‘From my heart to yours’ released by Atlantic, as well as opening shows for the likes of Angie Stone, The Roots, Al Green and Aretha Franklin. Songstress Franklin picked her after hearing her play at a gig in the states from the side stage. Izibor mentions in a recent interview it was ‘one of my favourite scary moments’.At just 15 she entered and won, Ireland's prestigious 2FM Song Contest before making Irish music history in 2006 by becoming the first unreleased artist ever to be nominated for a Meteor Irish Music Awards, Ireland's equivalent to the Brits, which she won too.
If you think you’ve heard her music before but can’t think where, it may be due to the her tracks appearing in films such as PS I Love You and TV shows such as Grey's Anatomy and MTV's The Hills, which she wrote all by herself… impressive for such a young talent.
Compared to the likes of Ms Hill and Ms Keys she also co-produced and recorded in Dublin, New York, Atlanta and Philadelphia. There is something about her which reminds me of Marsha Ambrosius from Floetry… (I think it’s in the eyes?).
Anyhow, they're going mad for her in Ireland. "The soul of Ireland," was the headline of one Irish newspaper article and you can’t blame them. I’m sure if she was back home in Nigeria they would be claiming her too.
If you can’t wait till the release of the second single, check out her debut … http://video.stv.tv/bc/entertainment-music-videos-20081017-laura-izibor/
The single Shine is released on 23 February, and the album Let the Truth Be Told on 9 March.
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