Up and Coming Artist Alert!

Lianne La Havas

Lianne La Havas. Ring any bells? I thought not.

This 23 year old songstress has been slowly but consistently building a fan base on both sides of the Atlantic. 

Rather than trampolining herself into the charts as an unknown artist, La Havas who is from Streatham, South London (my neck of the woods) has been quietly showcasing her talent by releasing songs with accompanied videos online via her website and Youtube.

Similarly to my experience of discovering the late Amy Winehouse during a Jools Holland performance back in 2005, I was truly captivated whilst Lianne La Havas sung ‘Age’ on the show. This lead me to search for more songs from the half Jamaican, half Greek singer.

Her latest track is a great definition of Lianne La Havas as an artist. ‘Lost & Found’ is deep, sultry and soulful and while it would be easy to compare her vocal style to Corrine Bailey Rae and Erykah Badu, this surely can not be denied.

The sweet melody of the song is soothing in contrast to the raw emotion heard as she sings of a destructive relationship, “You broke me, and taught me to truly hate myself”

'Lost & found' is from the compelling and liberating EP 'Live In LA'. If she continues to bring out this class of music, she is certainly the one to watch.

Lianne La Havas - 'Lost & Found' Music Video