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I Want People To Be Able To Understand The Meaning Behind My Songs

Ellen McLaughlin discusses her solo career after leaving her musical duo with Katie Cox. She says people have been supportive of her solo work and she is glad they understand why she wanted to pursue a solo career. While she still plans future albums with Cox, for now she wants to explore different areas of the music industry as a solo artist. Her long term goal is to perform on the opera stage but for now she is focused on promoting her current solo album and touring.

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I Want People To Be Able To Understand The Meaning Behind My Songs

Ellen McLaughlin discusses her solo career after leaving her musical duo with Katie Cox. She says people have been supportive of her solo work and she is glad they understand why she wanted to pursue a solo career. While she still plans future albums with Cox, for now she wants to explore different areas of the music industry as a solo artist. Her long term goal is to perform on the opera stage but for now she is focused on promoting her current solo album and touring.

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Q&A “ I want people to be

E
llen Mclaughlin on her solo ca- able to understand the
reer so far, how she is finding meaning behind my
singing and performing with out songs.”
her musical colleague Katie Cox and
what her plans are for her futuruye.

H
ow does it feel being famous Ellen: Definitely! I think music is beautiful in love what I’m doing.
across Britain not only as a dou- other languages and I want people to be able
ble act, but a solo artist? to understand the meaning behind my songs.
I believe that the key to being a great musical Now we know your first album has
Ellen: Well, I’ve been going to interviews artist, weather it be classical or rock, is to been a huge success in the UK, but
and sign ups all over Britain and every- reach as many people as you can from all are you thinking about starting your
one’s been really supportive. I’m just glad over the world. I know it would be difficult but second album?
that people appreciate and understand I like a challenge!
why I wanted to go solo. It’s made me real- Ellen: Not just yet, no [laughs] I’m
ize that all the hard work is worth it in the concentrating on getting this album to
end! Which do you prefer: singing live, or recording get to the best place it can be. I’m
in the studio? having a short rest before I start tour-
How was Katie when she found out you’d - ing because I know that’s going to be
be leaving her? Ellen: Both are great, in the studio you get to draining but I can’t wait to get started!
know everyone who you work with really well
Well I’d spoke to her about it before. I think and the end result is great! The success is And your plans for the future?
it’s important to have everything out in the something you can share with all your co- Well I’m keeping all my attention on
open for a good duo to work. She was workers. Singing live is so nerve-wracking, my current album and the tour. I want
completely fine with it and 100% support- but the crowd’s reactions are great! It’s also to make sure that I can make the
ive which really helped! She knows it’s not good to know that you can achieve something best out my singing alone that I can.
the end of our career though, its only a on your own; it’s a supportive feeling knowing Good first impressions are very im-
short break if you like that you can make it on your own. portant to me…

Why did you decide to go solo? Can you see yourself on the opera stage one
day?
Ellen: Don’t get me wrong, I love working
with Katie and our duet career is far from Ellen: Obviously its my long term dream, but I
over, but I felt it was time for a change. We know I’ve got plenty of time to reach my ambi-
haven’t split, we still plan to do future al- tions. I admire the work of Andrew Lloyd-
bums together, but for now I want to try a Webber, it would be great to work with a star
solo career. I feel I am ready to explore dif- like him, but I’m happy where I am now and I
ferent areas of the music industry.

How did you get interested in music to


begin with?

Ellen: I suppose it all started from when I


went to boarding school in London. I used
to play violin and my parents made me
practice regularly. I started to sing at about
12 years old. I loved playing music and de-
cided I would start singing too. It just went
from there really..

Have you ever thought of changing your


music to another language to reach to fans
worldwide? Ellen Mclaughlin London
March 2010
Photo taken by Ali Kelly

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