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Artist
Sharliza Jelita
12+ albums
Allpopdanceelectronicelectronica
about
Singaporean Sharliza Jelita bursts like brightly coloured confetti onto the music scene with her energetic live performance and eclectic music. Combining Hot Chip, Janelle Monae, Stereolab and Sesame Street, the result is her indie electro alt-pop debut album ‘Strange Things’, released in June 2012. Sharliza's life is one furnished with events that have served as a rich pallet of inspiration. This traverses a cross-cultural discovery after being orphaned at 15, independently experimenting with different countries, lifestyles and people. Her varied experience and eccentric outlook on life makes for observational songwriting with a sense of humour that covers infidelity, money, lack of sun and rebellious independence. It was the likes of Duran Duran, Suede and Radiohead that drew Sharliza Jelita to UK shores. She fronted a band called the Rrrs and quickly became guitarist in the electro-pop collective Death Metal Disco Scene (featured in Dorian Lynskey’s First Sight feature in The Guardian). Now based in London, her live performances are what draw in the crowds, regularly throwing in all manner of theatrical props from mechanical rabbits, feathers and flying fridge magnets, which have led to it being described as ‘Hot Chip meets Sesame Street’. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.