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Aimee Mann

Aimee Mann was born in Richmond, Virginia, and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the young snakes; the band released the EP Bark Along with the Young Snakes in 1982, and a compilation album was issued in 2004. In 1983, seeking a return to "sweetness and melody", she co-founded with Berklee classmate and boyfriend Michael Hausman the new wave band 'Til Tuesday, which achieved minor success in 1985 with its first album, Voices Carry.

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Mieka Pauley

Mieka Pauley began as a solo artist in Boston. Her haunting voice and heartbreaking lyrics gained her more than a few fans, securing her bills with Citizen Cope, KT Tunstall, Natasha Bedingfield, Ben Kweller, Mason Jennings, John Legend, the Avett Brothers and many others. She won the first ever Starbucks Emerging Artist Award and the New York Songwriters Circle Songwriting Contest, and she was named Cosmopolitan Magazine's Fun Fearless Female Rockstar of the Year.

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Laura Imbruglia

Quirky, punk/folk musician from the suburban Central Coast, just north of Sydney, Australia, an area that continues to provide a setting for some of her tart, witty lyrics. Laura Imbruglia performs both as a solo act and with a band. She is also the younger sister of Natalie Imbruglia. Known for her sense of humour ("Don

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Susie Wilkins

Inspired by the blues, Susie Wilkins started writing songs at the tender age of 14, and debuted at the Hong Kong Fringe Club's Open Mic Night when only 16. Her impressive vocal talent and maturity as a performer garnered rave reviews, and she quickly established herself as a dominant force on the Hong Kong music scene. Eventually, the allure of a new challenge brought her back to London, where she became a regular favourite at world-famous venues such the Borderline and the Troubadour, generating a passionate and loyal following.

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Mindy Smith

Mindy Smith (born June 1, 1972 on Long Island, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. Mindy rose to fame in 2003 when she was the first artist signed to contribute to the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton, on which she sang a cover of Parton's classic "Jolene". Later Dolly Parton followed by adding backing vocals to a new mix of the song, which was then featured on Smith's debut album that was released in January 2004, One Moment More.

Nathalie Nahai

A classically trained violinist and vocalist, Nathalie Nahai began writing and arranging songs whilst still at school. Self-taught on guitar, she began performing publicly in 2004, taking time from her studies at Central Saint Martins (College of Art and Design) to record her debut album in the States, with top engineer Kristofer Sampson and multi-platinum Grammy award winning producer Don McCollister. In August 2008 she will release her debut album 'Fortune Teller' on Fuzzy Muskrat Records.

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Laura Jansen

Laura Jansen , a Dutch-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and musician, chronicles those little things, like cutting her hair, buying pink floral sheets, and venturing out for a drink with the guy down the hall, on her debut album Bells, a dreamy collection of piano-driven alt-pop songs with lush arrangements and intimate, intelligent lyrics reflecting the thoughts and hopes of an independent girl alone in the world.

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