The tempo of this track is much slower than the original played by Phoenix, but none of the energy is lost, and in fact, with the sonic guitar riffs deeper into the song, might even be intensified. The opening track is Birdy’s interpretation of Phoenix’s hit song “1901.” It softly starts with the defining sound of a grand piano and is backed by a smooth rhythm section that supplements the piano and the amazing voice of Birdy. “It’s just an introduction to my style,” the artist explains on her website, although “Without a Word,” which is one of her own songs, appears on the album as well. What has resulted is Birdy’s first album, consisting of covers of songs that she describes as her influence. When she was 12 she uploaded a video of herself performing one of her own songs on YouTube and from that got a look from Warner Brother’s Records.

The 15-year-old prodigy learned the piano at the age of seven, quickly mastering it and making up her own songs just a year later as an eight year old.īirdy was beginning what has become a promising career in music. Jasmine Van den Bogaerde, who goes by her long-time nickname Birdy, rose to recognition how millions of other musicians in this modern age have attempted: on YouTube. The enchanting voice of up-and-coming singer and pianist Birdy is wonderfully exposed in her self-titled, debut album.

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