DURING the course of preparing my American Connection Show a couple of weeks ago I came across a name I had not heard of before.

I liked the song I had heard, called It Gets Better, by an artist known as Claudia Lee, and duly played it on the show saying that I would love to hear her album.

I received an email from her manager thanking me and offering me her latest release. What I had not realised is that Lee is only 15 years old, and is an actress who currently stars in the television series Hart Of Dixie, which airs here in Britain on the Really Network (UKTV). She also co-starred on the Disney XD television series Zeke and Luther. Her release has some great songs, brilliant musicianship and impressive vocals from someone so young.

It’s reminiscent of the first album I heard from Leanne Rimes, who also started her career at a tender age. Lee proves that she is also a good songwriter, as four of the 12 tracks are written by her.

With a talent like this at 15, I know that the world is going to be hearing a lot more of Claudia Lee in the future. Well done that young lady.

As a taster, join me on this week’s American Connection Show on euvue.co.uk as I’ll be playing three tracks as she takes up our Album Of The Week slot.

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