Exclusive Gabriella Cilmi Interview - page 2

07 July 2008

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How difficult is being away from home?

At first it was a bit because I come from a family where most of my relatives live within walking distance from my house, so I'm used to people just popping in whenever they feel like it, so that was hard at first. But I have been pretty lucky because most of my family see me as a why to come and see Europe, they park their things up at my house then go and travel, my dad and my brother are coming up, then a cousin and some family friends so I'm never alone.

And you are being compared to the like of Amy Winehouse how are you finding that?

I guess most female singer in the UK are compared to her at the moment it's nice to be compared to someone as talented as her, her album was pretty wicked, but it's nice to be looked at in your own light too, I stared writing my album before I really knew that she existed, so it's fine I'm kind of used to it but it's nice to be looked at in your own light too.

There have been a string of singer/songwriters coming through this year including Duffy and Sara Berellis what makes you different?

Well I grew up in Australia so I have seen different things and I write about different things and I guess there is a lot of fun to my music, they are so much that kind of pop/retro records that are quite serious but I have put an element of fun into mine.

And you supported James Blunt in Australia earlier in the year how was that?

Yeah it was awesome, really cool. I had been on tour more in the UK than I had in Australia so I had probably seen more of the UK than of my own country so it was nice to be back on tour at home, I got to go to Perth and I had never been there before and Adelaide, it was fun. And James was a really nice guy.

Finally what is next for you?

I will be playing V Festival and T in the Park and a couple of festivals in France, which should be awesome, and I release my second single in August.

Gabriella's new single Save the Lies is released 11th August.

FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw

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