Strong Female Musical Artists of Cherrytree/Interscope, Part 3

Elly Jackson

Most Tokio Hotel fans devour new interviews with the fierce foursome. When Bill Kaulitz mentioned La Roux on several occasions, I was moved to look into La Roux myself. Turns out La Roux is not just one person, but a duo comprised of lead singer, keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Eleanor Kate Jackson and keyboardist, co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid.

Elly first grabs you with her unique style and sweeping hair. The first video up for viewing was ‘Bulletproof’. This single was released in Aug. of 2009. When listening to it, you can’t help but be drawn to the great dance beat and amazing vocals. Listening to Elly brings happiness to your ears!

Strong individualism is Elly’s life theme. When interviewed by The Los Angeles Times, she says of stylists that try to change her look to something more girlie:

 "They don't think you're serious. Like, 'Seriously, you don't want these Jimmy Choos?' No, you could give me a room of them and I wouldn't care. But if you put me in a room of Gucci loafers, I'd live in there."

Her sound is considered electro-pop, though she doesn’t think much of the labels people put on music today that don’t fit a traditional mold. Her early influences were folk singers, such as Carole King and Nick Drake. But as a teenager, she was more influenced by rave music. David Bowie was one of her favorites (just like Bill!).

The androgynous style, 90’s musical influences, and relentless independence all contributed to explain why Bill admired La Roux. Elly is an artist who lives by her own rules and is true to herself.

I recently gave a listen to another of La Roux’s singles, In For The Kill. After falling in love with 2 of their songs, it was time to buy the whole album, entitled La Roux.

To find out more about La Roux and Elly Jackson, go to Cherrytreerecords.com.