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With her sophomore release Fire Within, the now 17-year-old Birdy proves that she has serious talent as a musician and, perhaps more importantly, a songwriter. And because her album contained almost entirely covers, critics questioned whether or not she could find success as an original artist. In an industry dominated by songwriters such as Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran, not writing one’s own music can lead to a loss of credibility as an artist. However, despite being a songwriter, all but one song on her first self-titled album were covers. Beginning her career with a cover was a risky move, but her piano-driven spin on a well loved song gave her the momentum she needed to kick start her career.
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After winning the UK’s talent competition Open Mic UK at the age of 12, she debuted her rendition of “Skinny Love” as her first single. But for Jasmine van den Bogaerde, better known by her stage name Birdy, the viral nature of the internet catapulted her into stardom, garnering her first video nearly 50 million views. In a world where the internet has the ability to bury musicians under thousands of people just like them, few are able to make names for themselves in the growing online music industry. When a 14 year old girl released a Bon Iver cover on YouTube in 2011, nobody could have predicted the success that soon followed her. OctoAlbum artwork for Birdy’s “Fire Within”
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