Sparkling

Talent. Its not something that's requisite for kid singers. Don't get me wrong, most of the Mousketeers in Mickey's club are fairly talented but for every Christina Aguilara blowing that old soul truth, there's a Britney Spears sexy whispering her way to better record sales. If talent were the deal breaker in this equation Avril Lavigne would've slipped off her skateboard and broken her neck years ago.

So imagine my surprise when I stumbled across 15 year old Amy Diamond. Another product of pop heavy Sweden this little girl is the real deal and easily my youngest friend on Myspace. She broke out in Sweden at the age of 12 with her debut single "What's In It for Me" off of her album This is Me Now. The song tore up the Swedish charts making it all the way to number #1 even though some Swedish TV stations wouldn't show her video because she was so young. From the wholesome look of the video it's hard to understand what they didn't like. She's dressed like a normal, well adjusted tween should be. "Hit Me Baby One More Time" this is not. To prove she's packin bone fide chops, and not just studio wizardry, I included a video of her singing her newest single, "Don't Cry Your Heart Out", live. You might not like your tunes quite this sachrine but you can't front on her pipes. She's like a teenage, bubblegum version of Neko Case.


Amy Diamond - "What's In It for Me?"


Amy Diamond - "Don't Cry Your Heart Out"