Dionne Bromfield's online launch party

09/10/2009

Teen sensation Dionne Bromfield unleashes her debut LP Introducing.. on Monday, the first release on her godmother Amy Winehouse's Lioness record label.

And you can hear it all first here in our exclusive listening party from 7pm Saturday.

Thirteen-year-old Londoner Dionne became a worldwide web smash after a clip of the pair jamming together appeared on YouTube.

Her appearance on this week's Strictly.. - backed by her multi-million selling friend and patron - brings her Motown-style soul to an even bigger telly audience.

Free music - Introducing Dionne Bromfield

Amy said: "The first time I heard Dionne sing, I couldn't believe what I was hearing - such an amazing voice from such a young girl. I'm just so proud of her. I'm very lucky to have a record label. I've got all these people that I love, that are really talented - and Dionne is my number one".

Dionne explains: "Mostly I listen to Motown - that's proper music. And these songs I've chosen, I just grew up around them. My mum had lots of old Motown LPs, and when you're brought up listening to something you start singing the way these people are singing.

The album was recorded by producer Jon Moon who worked on the deluxe edition of Amy's Back To Black and whose credits also include N-Dubz, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters and Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens).

Dionne says: "The first song we did was Ain't No Mountain High Enough. I played it to Amy and she said, 'Oh my God, that's the nuts!' Eventually we started doing more and more songs and it turned into an album."

Backed by Amy's regular touring band, Dionne recorded a wide variety of songs from the 1960s and early '70s: early Tamla Motown favourite Beechwood 4-5789, a hit for The Marvelettes in 1962; He's So Fine, a US number one for The Chiffons in 1964; Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do), co-written and originally recorded by Stevie Wonder in '67 and later covered by Aretha Franklin in 1973; and My Boy Lollipop, a UK number one for Millie in 1964.

When choosing each song for the album, Dionne had simple criteria.

"You need a good melody and a good lyric," she says. "To write a really great song, you have to really mean it. If you put your all into it, if you really feel it, you're showing what you feel and what you want others to feel about that song."

To pre-order the album go to : http://zaphod.uk.vvhp.net

Your comments

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I love the kind of music Dionne sing. And with her voice all songs are really perfect !!! I love that girl.

By Alice. Posted October 12 2009 at 9:14 PM.

Spotted in the press that Dionne was gonna be singing on Strictly. Thought she sang really well on TV and was obviuosly comfortable with singing to an audience. Have just listened to the album & really enjoyed it. Dionne is very lucky to have a godmother who is in the music business & who believes in her 100%

By Clive. Posted October 11 2009 at 4:19 PM.

saw dionne on strictly last night after waiting 2 hours for what we thought would be amy making her comeback,and could not beleive how good she was this girl has a great career in front of her wether shes amys godaughter or not .but if amy is guiding her on her singing i take my hat off to her she has done a great job well done amy .lets be hearing more from you to soon

By chrissy pearce. Posted October 11 2009 at 12:51 PM.

I can´t say I go along with the choice of every song on the album, but make no mistake, this girl is good. Well done Dionne!

By Michael J. Posted October 11 2009 at 6:33 AM.

Sounds really good......like the songs.........can't believe that she is only 13.....

By V. Posted October 10 2009 at 10:35 PM.

I acutally like some of the songs.

By A. Posted October 10 2009 at 4:04 PM.

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