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Sooz Kempner

About Me

MyGen Profile Generator Barbra Streisand meets Kate Bush meets Russell Brand...the voice of some skanky old diva, the looks of a 14 year old who will eventually grow into herself. I'm 23 and despite singing and performing since I was 7 I've only been able to go for it 'professionally' since completing my degree in scriptwriting (yes it IS a real degree ACTUALLY!) in Summer 2006. I've returned to the UK having been in Ayia Napa for 3 months as Christina Aguilera impersenator (don't ask). I have a real feel for rock performing and currently front rock covers band, The Spoilers where I get to go frickin nuts and leap around and scream my lungs out. Just finished the 8 week summer run of NewsRevue at London's Canal Cafe Theatre, and am playing the lead in After The Turn, a new musical coming to London in 2009.

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Member Since: 8/9/2007
Band Members: Me, just me.....Sooz. I took piano lessons from the age of 6 (that translates to 16 years of piano playing, but I'm no Chopin), sang a little solo in the school play at 7 and was hooked ever since. I've had classical coaching from 13 and like to take a lesson every now and then to iron out the bad habits (chin down bitch!). I write songs (mostly about love and magical lands....no joke, sorry), I sing anything from Radiohead to musical theatre to Queen and even a bit of Gershwin when I feel like it.....you name it, I'll sing it to varying degrees of success.
Influences: Now you're asking for trouble. Well, I'd like to say that I'm totally un-influenced and am incredibly unique, but the truth is just about every musician I've ever heard influences me. In Cyprus I was nick-named L.V (out of that film what's called Little Voice). I personally take most of my cues from Streisand, Freddie Mercury, Jeff Buckley, Pink Floyd, Led Zep and Tori Amos. Gosh, how pretentious.
Sounds Like: On a bad day I sound like a zip. On a good day I sound a bit like Barbra Streisand if she was a bit nervous. I've been compared to Kate Bush, Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey (there's a compliment in there somewhere) and, in my finest hour, was compared to Maria Callas by a massive Callas fan. Then again, I've also been compared to the Scrat from Ice Age and Little My from The Moomins.
Record Label: Unsigned

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