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Published: 4 December 2008

Record of the Week

FIONA BEVAN
The Balance

BLUR bassist Alex James loved this girl when she first auditioned for the Orange Unsigned Acts competition this year.
If you’ve been watching the Channel 4 search for the next big thing you’ll have seen Kentish Town singer-songwriter Fiona enchant the judges with her cheeky smile, Annie-esque blonde afro and sweet but not saccharine jazz/folk voice.
She was promptly put through to the next round – helped by entranced judge Alex – but on Sunday sadly failed to make it to the tour stage.
Fiona launched her new single The Balance at the Luminaire, Kilburn, on Tuesday – a melodic, wistful love song, reaching for the high notes of Joni Mitchell but a little softer.
And from listening to her MySpace page, it’s clear this not the end of this girl.

Pictured: Fiona Bevan. Courtesy of Ben Broomfield

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