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  • Behind Closed Doors

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    Artist: Auriol Hays

    Label: Electromode

    Auriol Hays was born and raised all over the Western Cape everywhere from Mitchells Plain to Eerste River. She grew up listening to classical and jazz music in a family of musicians. As a child, she was very quiet hiding beneath what would later be revealed as an extraordinarily talented shell. As a teenager, she spread her small vocal wings a little, albeit to an audience of one – herself!

    A chance meeting with songwriter / producer extraordinaire, Andre Scheepers, brought Auriol Hays, the artist, into fruition.Auriol needed a keyboard player. Andre needed a new talent to mould. The result would be the smash pop hit, Take It Slow.

    The single quickly ended up on radio play lists across the country and the team was rapidly approached by Electromode. Auriol was flown up to Johannesburg, twice in three days, to do a photo shoot, a music video shoot, two gigs, a live television performance in front of 9 million viewers and, of course, to sign a lucrative record deal.

    Auriol has been likened to Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen in a style she calls alternative pop. The album is simultaneously soulful and uplifting and also takes Jose Feliciano’s “Ain’t No Sunshine” in a whole new light.