![]() “I do feel quite prepared for the things ahead,” she says. ![]() And although she’s only now catching her ‘big break’, she says observing her former Coronation Street star mother living her life in the public eye has made her wary of fame and its dark side. People wait near the stage door for you to come out and they’ve got pictures for you to sign – it’s really surreal.”Įmilie trained with Carol Godby’s Theatre Workshop in Bury from a young age, before appearing on Britain’s Got Talent and The Voice in her teenage years. And it’s been so amazing meeting some of the fans after the show. “Before the first show, Mikey was like, ‘Are you going to read the reviews?’, and I said, ‘I’ll read the first one and if I don’t like it, I won’t read the rest.’ Luckily it was a good one. “My mum and I have always loved singing together at home, but to be able to do it in front of hundreds of people every night is just another level. “It’s been incredible,” she says, smiling. The last year has seen Emilie embark on her first on-stage venture as part of the Greatest Days tour, in which she is performing alongside Kym. Having children really does give you that extra fire in your belly to achieve your biggest ambitions because you’re no longer just trying for yourself, you’re trying for them too.” “I really want to emphasise to my son that, if you really want to do something, don’t let anything stop you. “My favourite song is called Little Boy, Little Girl, which is about them,” she says. There’s something on the album for everyone, no matter your taste.”Įmilie – whose accountant fiancé Mikey Hoszowskyj is the father of Teddy, four – is stepmother to his daughter Polly, seven, and credits the children with inspiring several tracks on her album. A couple of songs have a bit of a Muscle Shoals vibe. There are some songs thatĭo have that nostalgic country sound in them, but I’d definitely say my music is a blend of a few genres.”Įmilie – who cites the likes of Amy Winehouse, Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston and Michael Bublé as some of her favourite artists – adds, “It’s soulful, it’s bluesy, a little bit like Norah Jones, but also completely different to anything else that’s out there. ![]() “With it having been recorded in Nashville, everyone always thinks it’llīe country music, but it’s not. Fast-forward, they flew me over to Nashville to record my music and it’s been all go ever since.”ĭespite Stories having been made stateside, Emilie insists her vocals are far from those of country musicians. “And I thought, if I don’t do it now, when will I? I thought, even if it doesn’t get me anywhere, at least I’ll know that I tried. “Straightaway they said, ‘We need to do this’,” she recalls. It was then that Kym introduced her daughter – whose father is Kym’s ex-partner David Cunliffe – to a handful of producers, who were amazed with the potential of Emilie’s vocals. “But Mum knew I’d never given up my passion.” ![]() “I’d taken a break from music for a little while to have my little boy Teddy and then Covid hit,” she says. You have to continually work hard.”Įmilie admits, however, that it was Kym, 46, who encouraged her to take the ultimate leap into the music industry after she’d suffered a confidence knock when becoming a mother herself in 2019 at the age of 21. That’s one of the things I’ve learnt from my mum – nothing comes easy. I’ve worked really hard to get where I am. Sometimes those skills are in your genes – my mum is an amazing performer – but I am my own person. “If I couldn’t sing or act and I just wanted to be famous, then fair enough, but I can do those things. They’ll have their opinions and I can’t change that, but I’d tell them to come and hear me sing or watch me perform and then make up their minds. “Some people are always going to say I’m only in the position I’m in because of who my mum is. At the moment, she may be recognisable as the daughter of singer, actress and presenter Kym Marsh, but it’s clear when we catch up with her that she hopes her own debut album Stories will catapult her out of her mum’s shadow and earn her kudos as an artist in her own right. ![]() When we ask which record she’d like to play to set the mood of our shoot, she surprises us further by opting for Patsy Cline’s 1961 country-pop hit, I Fall To Pieces.Įmilie credits her upbringing for opening her eyes to the depth and breadth of the music industry. The 25-year-old looks as though she’s walked straight in from the music scene of 70s LA, channelling the carefree aesthetic of Stevie Nicks. Meeting Emilie Cunliffe at our record store shoot in the heart of Manchester, it’s impossible not to wonder whether the singer-songwriter was born in the wrong decade. ![]()
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