Carmen Reece is an English singer-songwriter and pianist who found success in the US after releasing her debut single, Right Here which made Billboard Chart history, being the only debut artist ever to climb from #12 and later #3 in two weeks on the Hot Top 40 Dance Airplay.

Personal life

Reece was born and raised in London

London

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, England, but now resides in Los Angeles. She started playing both the piano and flute

Flute

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 at the age of 7. At the age of 11, she joined the National Children’s Orchestra Of Great Britain as a flutist and at the age of 12, Reece wrote her first song. She applied to the Brit Performing Arts & Technology School when she was only 16.

During her weekends, Reece studied ballet dance and tap dance

Tap dance

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...

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2008–2010: Early starting

Reece was discovered by Mark J. Feist

Mark J. Feist

Mark J. Feist is a multi-platinum producer/songwriter who has contributed to the sale of over 25 million records worldwide. Feist currently resides in Los Angeles, California.- Early Age :...

, a producer-songwriter famous for his work with Beyonce, Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland

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, Celine Dion

Celine Dion

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 and Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole

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 to name a few. Together, they started working on her debut album, Love in Stereo which was released on Feist's indie label, REAL MF LTD on iTunes

ITunes

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 6 August 2010. Her lead single, Right Here was released on October 2009 and later, her 2nd single, Raindrop was released on 2 June 2010. Carmen has once sang the national anthem in The Staples Centre in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California.