Introducing Charlene Soraia
04 October 2011
Introducing the captivating voice of Charlene Soraia
Charlene Soraia
Our fabulous new campaign, Twinings Gets You Back To You,
includes our brand new TV advert, featuring the outstanding voice
of Charlene Soraia, with Wherever You Will Go. Why not
download it now.
Born in Sydenham to hardcore hippy parents, Charlene first
picked up a guitar at the tender and impressionable age of 5. It
belonged to her dad but she secretly plucked away at it until the
strings broke. She didn't own up. But by then she had fallen head
over heels in love with the instrument and her dad knew it. So he
bought her a guitar of her own and Charlene spent hours teaching
herself to play and honing her innate talent. And she was good. So
good in fact that she performed in public for the first time aged
just 8 years old. She hasn't looked back since. By the age of 10
her life ambition, if the music career failed, was to become a
luthier (how many 10 year olds even know what that is?) and after a
few years practice she rebuilt a 1973 Japanese 335 guitar when she
was 17.
It was around age 9 that Charlene first fell in love with
David Bowie. By 10 she discovered the experimental
sounds of The Beatles and got deep into '60's
psychedelia and intricate jazz guitarists before exposure to
artists like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and
King Crimson led to her encyclopedic
knowledge and deep love of prog rock. I kid you not. This girl is
as far from the run of the mill singer songwriter as you can
get.
Charlene's love of the guitar and the above musical genres has
developed her distinctive fret flexing style that is incredible to
listen to and mesmerizing to watch. Her unique talent and hippified
individuality also won her a coveted place at the Brit School,
where her peers were Adele, ROX and Kate
Nash. Even at such a young age she has captivated
sufficiently to be invited to tour with the likes of
Stephen Fretwell, Howard Elliot Payne, Kami
Thompson and Jon Allen.
And now, at the age of 22years, Charlene has an album to be
released in February 2012, but most recently has re-recorded The
Calling's Wherever You Will Go, featured on our brand new
advert. We believe that Charlene has the most captivating
voice, and we are delighted that the song is now available to
download on itunes. We hope you enjoy it as much as we
do.
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