Miss Renee Simone Byron Bay songbird brings soulful tunes to Port Macquarie. Looking for a great way to bring in the New Year? The Fig is very excited to present one of the rising stars of the Australian music industry, Miss Renee Simone, with her five piece band. Likened to ‘an early Sade’ by legendary blues guitarist Eric Bibb, the Jamaican heritage, UK born Miss Renee Simone has been skyrocketing to fame since she wowed audiences and judges as lead vocalist with The Blackbirds on Australia’s Got Talent in 2010. Miss Renee was spotted by Xavier Rudd not long after her national TV appearance and was enlisted as a backing vocalist on his Koonyum Sun album. The requests keep coming. In 2012 she was invited to record with Angus Stone, who compared her voice to “layers of tiramisu topped with smooth chocolate sauce”. She was also called on by UK soul legend Omar to sing a duet with him on his Australia tour in place of Erykah Badu. In late 2012, Miss Renee stepped out as a solo artist and in December launched her debut album, ROAR, in honour of powerful, empowered and accomplished women. Miss Renee’s music is largely influenced by the divas of Soul and Jazz – Josephine Baker, Nina Simone and Billie Holiday – as well as contemporary artists Neneh Cherry, Lauryn Hill, Sade, Erykah Badu, Morcheeba, Massive Attack and Portishead. Don’t miss your chance to get up close and personal with Australia’s brightest new voice in Soul Jazz.
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