Lately I have been interested in girl singers. Such singers as Madonna,
Cindy Lauper, Pat Benetar, Pink, Jewel, and so on. Their music inspires
me. So, while I was looking for a topic for class, I noticed an article called
'Cool music girls". It's about six bold chicks who march to their own beat.
Each girl has her own way of singing. They all have a CD out. Their ages
range from 22 to 31, so they're not teeny boppers. They explain how they
became interested in what they write/sing about.
Neko Case is 31. She has been writing songs since she was 15. Her
album "Blacklisted" gives off the feeling of lost and homesick.
Lamya is 28. She started writing songs at age 11. Her big inflences
are writers not musicians. She writes classical and lyrical.
Norah Jones is 22. She dropped out of college her sophmore year and
moved to the Big Apple. Started singing in local gigs and finally got signed
to Blue Note Records. Her deput CD, Come Away with Me, combines jazz
with pop, with a little Texas twang.
Rosey is 29. Her lead track from her debut Cd, Dirty Child is about
trying to fing the perfect love in your self, rather in other people.
Aimee Allen is 29. Last year she scored a deal with Elektra Records.
Her deput album is called "I'd Start A Revolution If I Could Only Get Up
Last but not least, Shelia Nicholls, age 29. Left her tiny town in
England to Las Angeles at 19. She worked her butt off to get where she is
today. Her latest CD, "Wake" shows off her emotionally charged singer-
...