Sixteen Year Old Pop Princess Lea Marie Aims To Follow The Career Succession Of Madonna For Today's Generation Z

    /24-7PressRelease/ - LOS ANGELES, CA, March 13, 2008 - SINGER/SONGWRITER/PRODUCER LEA MARIE SET TO RELEASE
DEBUT SELF-TITLED CD MAY 20

"Lea Marie's got it all - the voice, the songs, and the look," states Jason Blume, an industry veteran and songwriter for artists such as Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. "I've worked with countless songwriters and have rarely found any who show as much talent and promise."

She's an amazing singer/songwriter, and at 16 years old one of the youngest producers in the business. Trained in dance at the age of 3 and classical piano and guitar since the age of 10, Lea Marie advanced quickly and was labeled a musical prodigy before her career even began. On May 20, she will share her talent worldwide with the release of her self-titled debut CD, "Lea Marie". Five of the album's tracks, "World of Wonders", "Your Brother's Girl", "The Player", "Alex", and "Memories", are currently available for preview on Lea Marie's website and her MySpace page. The tracks and their accompanying videos have already created significant buzz with over 2,500 plays per week combined.

The encouraging response is partially due to Lea Marie's review by Music Connection Magazine. In October 2007, the publication named "World of Wonders" and "Your Brother's Girl" the "#1 Pop Demo of 2007". "Hard to imagine a package that's tighter than this one," wrote Music Connection. "In every way, 16-year-old (Lea) Marie's music and visual presentation are commercially viable."

For Lea Marie, positive feedback and career-building reviews are simply the results of a lifetime of hard work. "Music has always been a part of me," says Lea Marie. "I've been a singer from the time I could walk." The performer's talent was initially recognized in 2001 when, at 8 years old, Lea Marie was chosen for the role of Shirley Temple and danced along side tap-legend Gregory Hines in Showtime Network's feature film, "Bojangles". One year later, Lea Marie appeared in the starring role of Baby Jane for the world premiere of the musical, "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"

This year, Lea Marie is set to make her mark as a viable asset to the music industry. In a business so fiercely competitive, "Lea Marie's talent and work ethic put her at the top of my list of teen singer/songwriters most likely to succeed," states John Braheny, author of "The Craft and Business of Songwriting". Fortunately, Lea Marie seems to have it all figured out and she has the accolades to prove it.

For more information on Lea Marie, visit her website at www.LeaMarieMusic.com or MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/leamariemusic.

For media inquiries contact Evette Fergerson at (323) 286-7173 or email [email protected].

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