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Wednesday 28 July 9:59 a.m.
Eliza Doolittle – strong of opinion, smiley of face, loud of tights – was born in Camden, north London 21 years ago. Informed by the stresses of modern city life, teenage aggro, classic pop, old soul and the appeal of simple, strong melodies built from clanking percussion and jazzy licks, Eliza’s eponymous debut album is bursting at the seams with life and enthusiasm and vigour - just like its creator.
Raised by a piano-playing dad and singing mum, Eliza’s been writing songs since she was 12. “Mr Mysterious” was one of the first – I was listening to Destiny’s Child, and I thought I had to write about a boy. It actually put me off writing about boys forever,” she laughs. Another early composition was ‘Without Your Presence,’ which she still likes and wants to give to Leona Lewis. “It’s a bit of a diva song. It’s really pretty.”
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Ultimately, Eliza wants people who listen to her music to have fun. “I want to write songs people can sing along to. I can think of nothing more exciting than travelling the world and playing to audiences and having them sing your words along with you”. To that end, she’s been developing her live act, now surrounding herself with “the most incredible musicians – they’re offbeat, really cool, and they’re singing the songs with me too” and is bracing herself for her first ever tour in February. “When I first played live I would shake with fear, and my voice would tremble. But I do it for the love of it. There’s nothing I love more than playing live”.