VV Brown
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VV Brown (* 24. October 1983 in Northampton , England ; actually Vanessa Brown ) is a British soul-pop - musician .
biography
Before Vanessa Brown started her own career, she worked as a background singer and songwriter for other performers. Among other things, she co-wrote the hits I Don't Need a Man by the Pussycat Dolls and Denial by the Sugababes . For the television series Las Vegas in 2005 she also recorded her own song entitled Whipped . In 2008 she started a real solo career.
She started with the single Crying Blood and immediately received very positive reviews. Among other things, she was included in the BBC's Sound of 2009 list at number 7 of the most hopeful talents. The Daily Mail , the Independent and even the Los Angeles Times predicted a prosperous future for her.
With her single Shark in the Water and her debut album Traveling Like the Light , she made it into the UK Top 40 in 2009 . Later that year she also got involved in the Young Soul Rebels charity .
Discography
Albums
- Traveling Like the Light (2009)
- Samson & Delilah (2013)
- Glitch (2015)
Singles
- Whipped (2005)
- Crying Blood (2008)
- Leave! (2009)
- Shark in the Water (2009)
- Game Over (2009)
- Children (2011; featuring Chiddy Bang )
- Samson (2013)
- The Apple (2013)
- Faith (2014; featuring Kele Okereke )
- Shift (2015)
Other
- I Got Soul (2009) as a member of the Young Soul Rebels
swell
- ↑ Chart positions: UK chart statistics / chart discography Switzerland / USA
- ↑ BBC Sound of 2009: VV Brown , BBC, December 5, 2009
- ^ The next big thing: VV Brown , Mail Online, October 2, 2008
- ↑ Talent 2009: VV Brown heads our list of Britain's brightest young stars , The Independent, December 27, 2008
- ↑ 2009 artist to watch: VV Brown , LA Times, December 23, 2008
Web links
- official MySpace page (English)
- VV Brown at Allmusic (English)
- Portrait on OhFancy
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SURNAME | Brown, VV |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Brown, Vanessa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pop musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1983 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Northampton , England |