Artist Profile

For my artist profile I am using a female, Lillia Dunkley, aged 17. I chose this gender and age so it differs from other indie music magazine. The indie cultured music is up and coming quick in this day and age, and this is another new break-through artist which has managed to succeed in the music industry through all the tough competition. Indie/rock music has always been an inspiration in her life, and after growing up listening to older music such as The Beatles, she was always planning on making her own indie sounds, through her voice and guitar. The success started in 2010 when she simply started uploading videos of herself playing the guitar and singing. After a few months she was picked up by some simple music producers, before finally signing a record deal in late 2010. After her first song ‘Fear Not’ was brought out in 2011, she was starting to become a massive success already in the UK, after the song stayed in the top 10 in the UK Top Indie 40 for an impressive 13 weeks. By this time an album had been released, which also made a massive impact on the indie music scene. For this, she won a Grammy award for ‘Best New Artist’ during the end of 2011. Music is the only thing she’s ever really focused on in life, and is all she has wanted since the age of 9 when she realised her talent. Currently, she’s 17 and still enjoying the new, unusual fame.