Aplin, Gabrielle - English Rain - Standard Edition

Following on from her recent visit to Australia supporting Ed Sheeran Gabrielle Aplin’s rise to become the UK’s indie folk princess may appear sudden but the gifted multi-instrumentalist wrote her first song at 14 and began posting performance videos on Youtube. At 17 she was THE online buzz artist releasing her first EP and even setting up her own label. Before long she was touring the UK and at 19 signed to Parlophone. Amassing a staggering 20 million channel views on Youtube and counting, Aplin’s latest single is a cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘The Power of Love’ that has stopped hearts across the globe.

Like her predecessors, Aplin has torn down the song and rebuilt it into an emotive ballad. In fact, with its delicate piano tinkles, cooing strings and her angelic tones, you'd be forgiven for thinking they'd lifted this one straight out of The Snowman. It's no easy feat reworking a well-known song, but Aplin has done it with effortless charm; and by doing so, places herself as an artist to watch out for long after the turkey has been demolished. Four Stars’ Digital Spy. Don’t let her delicate looks fool you, Aplin has an uncanny ability to run an emotional marathon with melody and layer a track with enough intensity for someone twice her age. With debut album ‘English Rain’ arriving in 2013 (out through Parlophone/EMI) Gabrielle Aplin’s inevitable world stardom lies on the horizon.