Read + Write + Report
Home | Start a blog | About Orble | FAQ | Sites | Writers | Advertise | My Orble | Login

Duffy: I'm under your spell.

May 3rd 2008 12:17
Have people heard Duffy??

No seriously, have you heard Duffy??

This is not good for a blogger, but I'm speechless...I'm blown away...I'm also relatively easily excited about new music...

Ok, Duffy is a new Welsh singer literally taking the charts by storm. Her international debut single "Mercy" has already topped the UK charts on downloads alone. Said song is also generating buzz in the US and Australia where it will be released next.

A bit more about her...her full name is Aimee Anne Duffy, but takes her surname as her professional stage name. In my opinion, she actually reminds me of Dusty Springfield, but apparently, Duffy has not taken a liking to this comparison (on musical aspects alone, I thought that would've been a compliment!). She is a mere 23 years old, and is part of an emerging group of new female artists dubbed "The New Amy's (after Amy Winehouse). British artist Adele and Australian Gabrielle Cilmi also form part of this group.


Duffy was born and raised in Wales and also has a twin sister. She competed in the Welsh equivalent to Pop Idol but came runner up. She played in jazz clubs and got introduced to a manager who then got musicians to collaborate with her. Those musicians now form the backbone of her band.

I really really like her sound, her voice and the songs that she is producing. I guess it does have an "Amy" vibe to it, but I think all these supposed new "Amy's" each bring a uniqueness to their own music as well.

Right, so if in case you haven't heard or seen her, here's the US version of her video (which I happen to like more the the original version she did for the UK release...)




I hope everyone's toes are tapping and their fingers are clicking. I can't dance and I'm still bopping to this song...hmm, I shouldn't have admitted that...

89
Vote


   
Subscribe to this blog 


Just this blog This blog and DailyOrble (recommended)

   

   

   


Comments
2 Comments. [ Add A Comment ]

Comment by Tracy

May 3rd 2008 23:36
Gosh, that's quite a voice..

Comment by May

May 4th 2008 07:59
Tracy, that is quite a voice indeed. I've been listening to her album Rockferry. I highly recommend it.

Add A Comment

To create a fully formatted comment please click here.


CLICK HERE TO LOGIN | CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Name or Orble Tag
Home Page (optional)
Comments
Bold Italic Underline Strikethrough Separator Left Center Right Separator Quote Insert Link Insert Email
Notify me of replies
Notify extra people about this comment
Is this a private comment?
List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this comment


One per line max of 30

List the Email Addresses or Orble Tags of the people you would like to be notified about this private comment thread. Only the people in this list will be able to see or reply to your comment.


One per line max of 30

Your Name
(for the email going out to the above list, it can be different to your Orble Tag)
Your Email Address
(optional)
(required for reply notification)
Submit
More Posts
1 Posts
1 Posts
1 Posts
50 Posts dating from April 2008
Email Subscription
Receive e-mail notifications of new posts on this blog:
0

May's Blogs

I have no other blogs :(
Moderated by May
Copyright © 2006 2007 2008 On Topic Media PTY LTD. All Rights Reserved. Design by Vimu.com.
On Topic Media ZPages: Sydney |  Melbourne |  Brisbane |  London |  Birmingham |  Leeds     [ Advertise ] [ Contact Us ] [ Privacy Policy ]