A lot of the album is upbeat and lively," says Deigman. "You can hear how
much fun we had making it. My best memories are of watching the band in
Eliot's studio in Sheffield. Everything was played live, often recorded in
just one take. We went back to the way music used to be made - no
computers, full horn and string sections. We even had a grand piano in
there."
Born in Buckinghamshire, now based in London, Deigman was five when, at a panto in Wycombe with her mother,
she ran down the aisle and tried to clamber on stage. She has hardly been off a stage since.
There was a stint at the National Theatre, several TV series (including one in which her character helped take a real boy band hostage)
and, aged 13, the feature film Last Orders with Bob Hoskins and Michael Caine.
By 15, Deigman was writing songs and sending off demos, although it was
when she went to boarding school for sixth form that she knew her heart lay
in music.
Some of Emma’s album was co-written with Eliot Kennedy, to whom Deigman sent a
demo almost two years ago.
For a year, Deigman commuted to Sheffield for writing sessions and to
record with a huge band of veteran musicians in Kennedy's studio. Among the
album's highlights are boogie piano-driven, It Was You, on
which Deigman sings about 'a loveable S.O.B.' and missing her Jimmy Choo
shoes, an inspired reworking of Teddy Pendergrass' Love TKO and sensual,
brass-backed ballad Heart And Soul.
Recently, Deigman has been playing live with
her own band after a show at West London's Troubadour, they immediately
offered her a residency. In November, she shared a stage with Kenny Thomas
and in December, played to a crowd of two and a half thousand at London's
City Hall, alongside Peter Kay and BryanAdams.
Hey Emma. hope you are well. just wondering when your album will be available. saw you live on the last tour date of the Girls Aloud Tour in Newcastle and i thought you were great!!!
Hi Emms, just typing this as I listen to/watch your webcast from the Bedford - wish I could've bene there to support you in person! Sounding great hun. Looking forward to hearing more from you soon. xx
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