Laura Turner is an American singer born in Houston

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. She came to public notice following the release of the her album Soul Deep on Curb Records

Curb Records

Curb Records is a record label started by Mike Curb originally as Sidewalk Records in 1963...

 in 2003.

Soul Deep was on the Upfront Club Top 40 in 2003, reaching position 4 the week of August 30, 2003.

She trained as an opera singer. Her musical style has been described as unique and similar to that of Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...

, combining classical and pop elements.

In 2010, Laura released two Christmas songs, "Mary, Sweet Mary" and "Come As You Are", produced by Keith Thomas

Keith Thomas (producer)

Keith Thomas, born and raised in the Atlanta suburb of Conyers, Georgia, is a Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter with 40 #1 Billboard hits...

.

External links

• http://www.curb.com/artists/lt/
• Laura Turner - Soul Deep (YouTube video)