I'll Find Him Next To Me

What would happen if you mixed Celine Dion, Adele, and Beyoncé?

Answer: Emeli Sandé

Emeli (whose actual first name is Adele, funny enough), has been on the music scene in England for the past couple years. After participating in some songwriting contests (and winning), she joined the ranks of Simon Cowell and wrote for some of his projects, including Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle, and Cheryl Cole.

But I guess recently that Emeli got tired of writing for other people and started writing for herself. And I think she made a great decision. She falls under the category of R & B/Soul with a nice flare of bouncy piano pop.

She just released her first solo album (not available in the US yet) titled Our Version of Events this past February and it peaked at #1 on the UK charts. The album will be released in the US this June, so not too long. And because of this, I get those error messages saying some of her stuff is not available in my country. Luckily however, we have access to this gem:

I love when music isn't always sad and about heartbreak like "My Heart Will Go On," "Someone Like You," or "Irreplaceable." This song is about confidence in your significant other. It's so beautiful. And I hope that one day I'll find someone I can sing this about.

THIS could get big. It could be her breakthrough song. She just needs to release it officially in the US; then, I think, it could go far!

Also, she's starting to get some notoriety: she just won a Brit Award for Critic's Choice. This award has previously gone to Adele, Florence + the Machine, Ellie Goulding, and Jessie J. We'll see if she lives up to the success of past winners!

Other songs that's she's released as singles include "Daddy," "Heaven," and was featured on Professor Green (British rapper)'s single "Read All About It," all of which live up to the sound that critics are describing as "richly melodic, classically powerful, retro-futurist soul-pop."

She also has a couple acoustic songs from her upcoming album. This is on of my faves: "Maybe." This acoustic and then this live performance lets me know she can actually sing and isn't in need of autotune!

Watch out for her this year!

Call Me Maybe

Ok. I just heard this yesterday. And I can't get it out of my head. You'd think because this is a teeny-bopper type song similar to "Love You Like A Love Song" that you'd immediately hate it. But when you give it a chance, you'll find yourself trying to stop singing it to yourself, yet wanting to learn all the lyrics. Just take a listen for yourself (and the video is cute and funny):

Her voice is fun, it's sweet and invites you to bop along. I can't get over the violin-sounding riff! Ahhhhhh!

If you didn't catch it, her name is Carly Rae Jepsen. She's a singer/songwriter from Canada. She finished third in the fifth season of Canadian idol. She just got picked up by the same people who signed Justin Bieber. She's got a Colbie Caillat feel, and with a slight accent, she sounds like the best of Hilary Duff, Ashley Tisdale, and Ashlee Simpson combined. I'm saying this not as an insult, but it's just what I think I hear and to give y'all a comparison.

Either way, I think: THIS could get BIG. "Call Me Maybe" will be Carly Rae's breakthrough song, and it's gonna be, as Donald Trump would say, EUWGE!

And I'm actually gonna try this move and see if that someone who recently caught my eye will "call me maybe." ;)