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Emelee
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Emelee is a singer/songwriter whose enchanting voice reaches well beyond the range of the average 18 year old. Her sound is sweet, yet soulful, and crystal clear like the sunshine twinkling over the Great Lakes she grew up around. Since she was a young girl, that’s all she wished for--- to share her rare gift, and now her dreams are unfolding. With an album’s worth of pop, r&b and dance songs, she is poised to be a rising star in 2005 and well beyond. “When I was 12, I told my mom, that’s what I want to do for the rest of my life. I want to be a singer.” She says. Though still a teenager, Emelee has paid her dues in the music industry. She recorded a demo soon after declaring her desire to make music. RJ Rice, the President of Detroit-based, Barak Records, the label behind the success of hip-hop group, Slum Village discovered her tape and the rest is history. She found herself on a plane with her mother whisked away from her Toledo, Ohio home to Los Angeles. She was courted by Randy Jackson of the Jackson Family fame, and primed to get in the studio. Yet west coast label woes temporarily shelved her hopes. Undaunted, the vivacious young singer returned to Ohio, but began to make weekly treks to Detroit, recording with a host of seasoned producers and performing on the local scene. During these car journeys, she listened to some of her inspirations like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. With Rice’s unyielding conviction in her talent, she patiently kept writing new music. T
