Hmm...twirls is more for rhythmic gymnastics, don't you think?! lol
Carly Patterson looking for record deal:
[quote]Almost four years after becoming only the second U.S. woman to win the Olympic all-around title, Patterson has turned her focus to a music career. She has already released a five-song demo CD, and hopes to finalize a deal with a record label in the next month or two.[/quote]
Has fan base from her gymnastics and all-around Olympics gold medal in 2004:
[quote]Patterson, who turns 20 next month, comes by her talent naturally. Her father was a singer, and she said she has been singing as long as she can remember. She appeared on the Celebrity Duets reality show in the fall of 2006, and released her CD last summer.
"Um, I guess kind of the style I want to go for -- obviously I want to make my own, but kind of Kelly Clarkson-ish," Patterson said, referring to the first American Idol winner who has gone on to commercial success.
She writes her own music, too.
"I can't just sit down and try to do it, it doesn't work," she says. "I just have to be inspired just randomly. A lot of times it happens when I'm going to bed and then I'm like, 'Great, now I have to get up.' "
Breaking into the music business isn't easy. Though Patterson worked briefly with Joe Simpson -- better known as Jessica and Ashlee Simpson's dad -- getting a record deal isn't a given.
That's where her "other career" comes in. Not only are record companies looking for people who can sing, but they're looking for somebody who can sell an album. And Patterson has name recognition as well as a ready-made fan base.
"Normally they have to build up someone's name and promote you," she said. "I already have a fan base and a following. They look at that as a big plus."[/quote]
I thought she was maybe in between Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood in terms of style - like kind of country but not really, you know.
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