Lethy

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Catherine "Lethy" Davys
Born June 4, 1980 (1980-06-04) (age 28)
London, England
Origin London, England
Genre(s) Alternative rock, Electronic, Baroque pop, Jazz
Occupation(s) Vocalist, musician, composer, singer-songwriter, producer, arranger
Instrument(s) Vocals, keyboards, piano, guitar, flute
Years active 2005 — present

Catherine Davys, stage name Lethy, (born June 4, 1980) is an English singer-songwriter. She released her debut album One in March 2005. From that album she released four singles: "Moderate", "A Kind One", "I'd Do It Again For You" and "Closer". "One" got to #28 in the UK charts and #29 in the Irish charts. Her singles all got to the Top 50 in the UK charts, the highest being "A Kind One" at #28. On June 7, Lethy released her second album For Those Who Care, preceded by the single "I'm Right Here".

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[edit] Style

Lethy's music tends to be a combination of alternative rock and electronic music.[citation needed] She also has jazz, baroque pop and easy listening elements.[citation needed] Her sound has been compared by critics and fans to other female singer-songwriters Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Tori Amos and Björk.[citation needed]

[edit] One

Lethy's debut album "One" was released in March 2005. It consists of 16 songs written and produced by Lethy alone. It was not very succesful, but secured Lethy a solid fan base.[citation needed]

[edit] Tour For One

Lethy's Tour for One lasted 6 weeks. She toured England, Scotland, Ireland and Belgium. In her concerts, she played two new songs, "Upper" and "In Between Sleeping And Waking", inspired by a line in a Bell X1 song, "White Water Song", from their album "Music in Mouth". Lethy has covered Tori Amos' "Doughnut Song" from Tori's album "Boys For Pele".

[edit] For Those Who Care

Lethy will release her second album, the more rock-infused "For Those Who Care" on June 7, 2008.[citation needed]