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" Here&amp;#039;s the truth. It&amp;#039;s not that T-Pain isn&amp;#039;t amazing. But, in a world full of Auto-Tune sometimes you just a need a true, organic and unaltered vocal. Thankfully, Ebru, an up-and-coming London-based soulstress is just what the doctor ordered, and then some. At only 22, Ebru&amp;#039;s talents are well beyond her years. With vocal agility reminiscent of old soul singers like Ella Fitzgerald and more recent voices like Amy Winehouse and Jill Scott, listening to Ebru sing is like taking a trip down memory lane. It is quite fitting then, that Ebru&amp;#039;s first single &amp;quot;Set Me Free&amp;quot; (download it for free at ebruofficial.com!) is a fresh new take on the old classic &amp;quot;You Keep Me Hanging On&amp;quot; originally made famous by The Supremes. But, don&amp;#039;t be fooled by her first single. In addition to massive vocal chops, Ebru is a skilled songwriter. In fact, this 22-year-old can already boast that she&amp;#039;s gotten to work with famed songwriter Rod Temperton (he wrote Michael Jackson&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Thriller!&amp;quot;). And, though Ebru is still &amp;quot;unsigned&amp;quot; the music biz in the U.K. is slowly taking note. Just recently, &amp;quot;Set Me Free&amp;quot; aired on major U.K. urban radio station KISS 100. So with all the makings of a Top-40 artist, one has to wonder - how is it possible that Ebru remains unsigned? (Read: If the industry is smart she will have a record deal within the next six months). But, if you ask her Ebru will tell you that while she&amp;#039;s open to a major label, a record deal is not her main focus. &amp;quot;Independent or signed,&amp;quot; she says, &amp;quot;It doesn&amp;#039;t really bother me, as long as my music is real, heartfelt and getting to the people. That is my main goal.&amp;quot; And speaking of goals, the ambitious Ebru has her sights set on breaking through the ever-daunting walls of the U.S. market. While there have certainly been crossover success stories like Corinne Bailey Rae and Duffy, even the most well-known acts in the U.K. often find it difficult to achieve mainstream U.S. success. But once again, Ebru is not fazed. &amp;quot;To some degree,&amp;quot; she says, &amp;quot;I feel breaking the U.S. market may be difficult but I think we&amp;#039;re living in a time where being British is the &amp;#039;in thing.&amp;#039; The success of artists like Leona Lewis and Estelle outside the U.K. has paved the way for artists like myself to get through.&amp;quot; Though the music industry is full of uncertainty, there is one thing we know for sure. Just like the great soul voices that came before her...Ebru&amp;#039;s voice will be heard. Look out for her new EP to be released mid-August! Listen to Ebru on MySpace and her official Website! Get to know her on Facebook and Twitter! What do you think of Ebru? Who else is on your iPod this summer? - Jenna Hally Rubenstein   "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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