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interview: elizabeth tan Everyone who upload videos to YouTube can easily be called a YouTube star these days, but it takes a certain essence of attraction to get noticed. With all these singer-songwriters popping up everywhere these days, especially after seeing what our very own Zee Avi had accomplished, you’d be surprise by how many talented Malaysians are singing their hearts out on YouTube. Elizabeth Tan happens to be one of the few that stood out for us. GUMBALL’s Associate Editor, Miranda Yeoh has been telling me about how amazing this girl for weeks, but it was her cover of Joe Flizzow’s “Havoc” that caught my attention. Yup, I’m convinced and we predict big things happening for Elizabeth Tan in 2014.
Welcome back to KL! Tell us what you were doing before coming home? I was studying in Dallas, Texas before coming home. I was there for two years, and it was a life-changing experience for me! How old are you this year? I just turned 20 a little over a month ago. 20 is such an awkward age. Oh yes it is. So is it Elizabeth Tan or Elizabeth Swan? I go by both, but my family name is Tan. I go by the name Elizabeth Swan because my father’s pen name is Swan, and I thought it was cool, so I just took it.
What were your early music memories? Hmm. My earliest music memory was recording for a children’s album at the age of 4. I could barely read so they had to draw pictures of a couple of words for me! I actually still vaguely remember the notebook with all the pictures in mid-sentences. Wow nice! When did you realize, “oh, I could really sing”? Well, I have pretty much been singing my whole life, but my singing never really stood out. It was only after taking vocal lessons while I was in Dallas that I learned to experiment with different styles, which was when I found this new jazzy/soul/folk style and sound that I love. I remember thinking for the first time I actually didn’t sound too bad! So what are your big music plans for 2014? Right now, what I can say is that I’ve been meeting with some people who have shown interest in me as an artist. We are planning to meet a producer soon, and hopefully, one of my songs will be recorded and released in the early part of 2014. From then on, we’ll have to see. To be honest, I’m not so sure what to expect – I’m just telling myself that I’ll cross the bridge when I come to it, but till then, just enjoy the journey and whatever it may bring! |
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