LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Lie To Me’ - Twinnie
We love this wonderful stripped and acoustic live version of Twinnie’s hit song ‘Lie To Me’. The song is the title track of Twinnie’s recent EP and has a real Shania Twain vibe. Twinnie has also recently won the BCMA’s award for ‘Best Breakthrough Act’.
Named by Rolling Stone as one of the stand-out acts at this year’s Country2Country festival, recently signed to a global major label and with acclaim for her extraordinary, storytelling songs snowballing, Twinnie is finally ready to put out her debut album and reveal her real self.
That Twinnie can sing will come as no surprise to anyone who watched her in West End musicals - We Will Rock You, Rock Of Ages and Footloose among them - although her gorgeous, gravelly, country-tinged vocals still caught many off guard when she self-released her debut EP in 2016.
Produced by Jon Green (James Bay, James Morrison, Paloma Faith), the EP hit No.2 on the iTunes country chart, propelling its single Home onto radio. Within weeks, Twinnie had management (Craig Logan’s LME, home to Dido and Anastacia) and major labels competing to sign her. At a guess, she says, she had already written hundreds of songs in the past couple of years.
“For years I’ve been back and forth to Nashville for writing,” says Twinnie. “I’ve written in London, LA, New York, Sweden and at home at the end of my bed. I taught myself to play piano and guitar and put together a band. Everywhere I worked, I’d go out at night and play. Every job I’ve done has been to pay for myself to make music.”
For a decade, Twinnie has led a double life. While becoming a star of stage and screen, conquering the West End and working with Hollywood royalty, Twinnie has quietly pursued her real dream. Or rather, not so quietly of late.
By design, her life since has been an unpredictable adventure involving performing backing vocals and dancing for Justin Timberlake, Pharrell & Robin Thicke on the Blurred Lines tour, Michael Bublé, The Wanted amongst others on the Graham Norton Show, X Factor, and Strictly. She also adds her vocals on Ed Sheeran’s signing Jamie Lawson’s album. She has starred in TV and film. Currently she’s in cinemas in The Wife, (rumoured to be an Oscar nominated movie) alongside Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce and Christian Slater.
Throughout it all, Twinnie worked on her music. She was offered the opportunity to join forces with Ben Earle and form a duo after they had been writing a lot together however Twinnie had her heart set on being a solo artist. Earle later formed The Shires with Crissie Rhodes instead – Twinnie co-wrote Black and White and First Flight Out featured on the duo’s gold-selling debut album, Brave.
“I never really envisaged myself in a duo’ says Twinnie. “It’s that gut feeling again. I love writing with Ben, he’s one of my favourite writers to this day! I find it amazing how things work out, I knew that being anything other than a solo artist wouldn’t be right for me. The Shires have been integral through their success in breaking down the door for UK country acts. I’m so proud of Ben and Crissie and was overjoyed that I got to be a small part of their first album ‘Brave’ ”
Twinnie’s debut album is due in the spring of next year. For now, she’s busy writing more songs and finding new fans. Among her admirers already is Bryan Adams, who caught her set at Cornbury festival last year and invited her to duet with him on the main stage.
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