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Apr022009

The young singer

When I’ve interviewed talented people before they’ve usually been older than 13. Not so this young girl, who was voted one of six winners in France’s largest TV talent show for children which is decided by the public. As a result, they have a single being written for them, due out in June and are currently working on the video. 

 

Between rehearsals, we had a chat...

  

DH: When did you first discover you can sing?

Grace Rose: My mother says that I sung before I could speak, but the earliest I remember is when I got a karaoke machine for my sixth birthday. I went to Sylvia Young theatre school in London when I was seven for a year every Saturday morning, and the singing teacher wanted to move me up into the 14-year-old group, but we then left to live in South Africa, so it never happened, but it really encouraged me.

 

DH: So have you had singing lessons since then?

Grace Rose: About three months ago I started lessons again this time with an ex-opera singer, who I adore, for half an hour once a week. I was starting to find that I was a bit stuck on my own and needed some help. I can really hear the difference since I’ve been going and my range has improved so I can hit notes and do songs I couldn’t have before.

 

DH: What kind of music do you like? Who inspires you?

Grace Rose: I listen to all types of music. My influences include Peggy Lee, Duffy, Amy Winehouse, Doris Day and Maria Mena. My favourite types of music are Jazz, R&B and Soul. My favourite bands are Oasis, The Cranberries, The Kooks, The Saturdays, Baby Shambles and Destiny’s Child.

 

DH: Who are you listening to at the moment, on your ipod?

Grace Rose: My ipod is glued to my ear on the way to and from school and my recent downloads include Duffy, Enrique Iglesias, The Eagles, James Morrison and Beyoncé.

 

DH: What are your favourite and worst subjects at school?

Grace Rose: My favourite is English and my worst is history.

 

DH; So what happens next?

Grace Rose: We’ve been signed by Heben Music (Warner France) and are on iapiap Canal J regularly.

 

I’m also in a school band called Full Stop. I’m on vocals with Adrien Deverdun on guitar, Alexandre Gimard on bass and Romain Girardi on drums and we’re performing as part of the Easter celebrations in the principality of Monaco, on Saturday April 11 from 3pm on Rue Caroline, so we’ve been rehearsing every Sunday for the last few weeks!

 

 

And the single is being released in June, so that’s exciting and a really big break for me. I can’t believe my luck. I get flown to Paris for the filming of the TV shows, and mid-May for the recording of our single. That will be my first experience of a professional recording studio so it will be amazing. The group's name will be announced just before the single is released, so I can’t wait to find out what we’re actually going to be called. If that goes well we should get to make an album, so fingers crossed!

 

You can follow Grace Rose's journey by visiting:

http://www.youtube.com/user/gracerose2

 

http://www.skyrock.com/m/blog/

 

Reader Comments (26)

Grace chante trop bien et elle est adorable
I love she !!

April 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterLovely

grace tu es trop belle et chantes trop bien

bisous ma chérie (mdr)

xxxx
laurine

May 17, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterlaurine

Elle Je l"adOore Je la sOuutiiens vrémment a foNd méme sa new ekipe Siix-co !De grOs BiisOùùx a Ma Grace Ke jéme fooreuuh !

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterOoo-Kit-Kat-ooO

Tu chantes trop bien.
bisous Sarah (L".

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSARAH

merci tous le monde

je t'aimeeeeeeeeeeee

gracerose

xxxx

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered Commentergracerose

Tu es suuper belle et, tu as une voix en ...... Or !! Ch'suis contente de voir que tu as gagnée !! Parce que tu sais, j'ai créer plein de compte sur CanalJ et je me suis connectée avec tout mes compte et j'ai voté pour toi. Voilà comment tu as réussi pour gagner !

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterAtika

super ce que tu fais continue comment c est manifique

coucou grace tu es une fille trop sympa je t'apprécie beaucoup ainsi que tes camarades de la troupe je vous soutiendrais toujours gros bisous a toi

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterpauline

Grace Rose ma Chérie je l'adore Grave , Elle à une voix en Or elle chante super super bien rien a dire sur ca
Ma Chérie Grace <3
Je T'adore
Je T'aime <3
Bisous
Yasmina

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterYasmina

Ma Chérie ta une voix en Or <3
Continue comme sa t'ira loin , je serais toujours la pour te soutenir quoi qu'il arrive .
Bisous <3
Je T'adore <3
Je T'aime <3
Yasmina

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterYasmina

Tu à une voix magnifique ma chérie
Contente de te connaitre serieux
Je T'aime <3

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterYasmina

Ma Chérie , ta une voix en magnifique
Trop Contente de te conaitre

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterYasmina

Tes adorable ma Chérie , Belle , Gentille , Rigolote etc
Tes une fille en Or avec un gros O
Je T'aime
Yasmina

May 20, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterYasmina

merci tous le monde!!!!!

je taimeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

bcp de bisousssssszzzzzzzzzzzz

gracerose

xxxx

May 21, 2009 | Unregistered Commentergracerose

Elle est vraiment géniale, elle a une voix magnifique, je lui souhaite beaucoup de bonheur et une belle continuation dans le musique. Nous sommes tous derière elle!

Bisous Grace, on t'aime!

May 21, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterDéborah

Coucou Grace , tu as un talent inesperé profite bien car beaucoup de gens t'envient !

Bisous la Miss

Siix-co 'sky'com =))

May 25, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterSiix-co.skyblog.com

mama tes trop belle et trop gentille j'atten avec impasience ton clip a toi et ton groupe
sur se bisoux ciaoooooo

May 27, 2009 | Unregistered Commentersophiia

coucou gracerose!!

tu es vraiment adorable!! :)

wissam de l'algérie..

June 7, 2009 | Unregistered Commenterwissam

MERCI ENCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

je vous aimes FORT FORT

bizzzzzzzzzooooouuuuuuuuuuuuzzzz

gracerose

(des Six'Co)

June 14, 2009 | Unregistered Commentergracerose

Ma Chérie ta une voix en Or <3
Continue comme sa t'ira loin , je serais toujours la pour te soutenir quoi qu'il arrive .
Bisous <3
Je T'adore <3
Je T'aime <3
sophiia
que dire sur toi apart que tu est manifiquement genial tu es super rien a dire jt'e jure jt'aime trop tu chante trop bien tu es trop belle et tropppppppppppppppppppppp gentille
tu es vrament une fillen en OR
sophiia <3

June 16, 2009 | Unregistered Commentersophiia

je vous aimes tous.............merci pour lachez des comzzzz

bizzzzzzzzzouzzzzzzzzzzzzz

gracerose

xx

June 26, 2009 | Unregistered Commentergracerose

tu chante trop bien srx une voi en or

September 19, 2009 | Unregistered Commentermath-iilde07

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March 30, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterMika

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