Emelee

Emelee is a singer/songwriter whose enchanting voice reaches well beyond the range of the average 17 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 soul, R&B, and Hip Hop 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 do do for the rest of my like.  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.  Twistin' turnin' all around/ Movin' shakin' up and down/ the music's in my head/ Oh this feels so right being here tonight/ You've got me hypnotized.

"I write about how I imagine it would be going to a club, or how I would feel as a character in a movie, or the problems people have in school."

Her uncanny talent for nailing powerful vocals is obvious with a listen to her collaborations with producers, B.R. Gunna, who created masterpieces for Slum Village, who also appear on her project.  Emelee's sultry voice blends with the heavy soul that is akin to Detoit's musical substance.  "I love being on stage singing for so many people."

Despite the spotlight around her career, she's got a solid head on her shoulders and is close to her mom, dad, sister, and brother.  A high school senior, she's enrolled in college level vocal music courses and has played leading roles in musicals.  She even designs her clothes and handbags.  But she's still a girl who deals with typical growing up stuff---like boys and trying to understand the world around her.  "I think people are too judgemental.  They stereotype and they don't give other people a chance."  However, with Emelee's beautiful voice, she is an easy chance to take as she steals hearts one by one.

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