Meeting Emilie Cunliffe at our record store shoot in the heart of Manchester, it’s impossible not to wonder whether the singer-songwriter was born in the wrong decade.
The 25-year-old looks as though she’s walked straight in from the music scene of 70s LA, channelling the carefree aesthetic of Stevie Nicks. When we ask which record she’d like to play to set the mood of our shoot, she surprises us further by opting for Patsy Cline’s 1961 country-pop hit, I Fall To Pieces.
Emilie credits her upbringing for opening her eyes to the depth and breadth of the music industry. At the moment, she may be recognisable as the daughter of singer, actress and presenter Kym Marsh, but it’s clear when we catch up with her that she hopes her own debut album Stories will catapult her out of her mum’s shadow and earn her kudos as an artist in her own right.
