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The agoraphobic YouTube star: British singer is a huge hit in China

By CLAIRE ELLICOTT

Home studio: Jemma Hixon from Malvern, Worcestershire, who is agoraphobic, has become an internet sensation


Blessed with a beautiful singing voice and a talent for song-writing, Jemma Pixie Hixon had always dreamed of becoming a star.

But her fledgling career came to a halt when she developed agoraphobia, a condition which left her so frightened of the outside world she has been unable to leave her house for two years.

So she decided to film herself singing in a makeshift recording studio in her bedroom in Malvern, Worcestershire, using a webcam then post the footage on the internet.


YouTube star: Jemma Pixie Hixon has racked up 2.3m views of her YouTube cover songs, despite battling agoraphobia for two years


Thanks to those recordings Miss Hixon, 20, is now a big name in China and Japan, and more than two million have watched her performances on the video-sharing website YouTube.

She performs a mixture of covers of chart hits and her own songs, and last month, one video achieved ‘most viewed’ status in China.

She said: ‘For the last two years I’ve been struggling with agoraphobia. I used to perform all the time and I really wanted a way I could continue.

‘I decided to put my songs up on YouTube so I could share them with lots of people, even though I’m still housebound.’


Household name: The 20-year-old's performances made her videos the 'most viewed' in China last month


Miss Hixon, who lives with her parents Tonia, 50, and Mark, 49, in a six-bedroom detached home, has never suffered stage fright and even once sang on live television.

She said: ‘When I was 13 I won a competition on The Saturday Show on BBC1 to sing with the Sugababes.

‘I sang on live TV and it didn’t bother me at all, but I just turn into a big panic ball when I try to leave the house.

‘It’s a strange thing because I know logically I have nothing to worry about walking out of the house but it’s a completely different thing when I actually try to do it.’


Ambition: Miss Hixon hopes her online success can help her land a recording contract


‘If I was able to get better – and I know it can happen – I would want to sing because all I have ever wanted to do is to be a recording artist.’

Miss Hixon started suffering panic attacks when she was just six years old and gradually her condition worsened.

She has seen dozens of psychologists and hypnotherapists but they have so far been unable to make any breakthrough.

She said: ‘I want to be cured and lead a normal life and I would love it if my music would help that.

‘I would like to think that one day I will have the courage to leave the house and perform on stage.’


Jemma Pixie Hixon- Parachute Acoustic- Cheryl Cole- Cover



Jemma Pixie Hixon- Now We Are Free Cover- Gladiator Theme Tune Soundtrack-Lisa Gerrard



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Dal Shabet returns on a ‘Pink Rocket’ to Inkigayo

Having charmed many after debuting in January with “Supa Dupa Diva“, the ladies of Dal Shabet have returned with more of their sweet charms on tonight’s episode of SBS’s Inkigayo.

With their second mini-album and title track of the same name, “Pink Rocket“, the members have retained their sweet charms with only slight changes in hairstyles.

“Pink Rocket” is a trendy pop dance track with a unique story of a girl holding in the pink light of love in her heart and propelling herself towards the sky with a rocket.

The synthesizer sounds was revealed to represent the clouds she flies through, while the interesting arrangement is meant to give the feeling of flying through space.

Happy Face Entertainment explained, “Like their debut album, their comeback work was also produced by hit composer E-TRIBE. The girls will be returning with trendy music that’s a bit more modern and mature compared to their debut. We ask that you give them your love and attention.”



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Dal Shabet returns on a ‘Pink Rocket’ to M! Countdown

Having charmed many after debuting in January with “Supa Dupa Diva“, the ladies of Dal Shabet have returned with more of their sweet charms on tonight’s episode of Mnet’s M! Countdown.

With their second mini-album and title track of the same name, “Pink Rocket“, the members have retained their sweet charms with only slight changes in hairstyles.

“Pink Rocket” is a trendy pop dance track with a unique story of a girl holding in the pink light of love in her heart and propelling herself towards the sky with a rocket.


The synthesizer sounds was revealed to represent the clouds she flies through, while the interesting arrangement is meant to give the feeling of flying through space.

Happy Face Entertainment explained, “Like their debut album, their comeback work was also produced by hit composer E-TRIBE. The girls will be returning with trendy music that’s a bit more modern and mature compared to their debut. We ask that you give them your love and attention.”




source: allkpop

'I love fine foods and hate the gym': Adele reveals she is happy with her weight

By SARAH BULL

Curvy and confident: Adele has revealed she is happy with her weight as she graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine


She's the larger than life singer who has enjoyed phenomenal success so far this year.

And now Adele has continued her quest for world domination by gracing the cover of America's Rolling Stone magazine in their Best of Rock 2011 issue.

The 22-year-old singer looks stunning on the cover, with her black eyeliner and voluminous hair turning her into a glamourpuss, and insists in the accompanying interview she isn't worried about her weight and is happy with how she looks.


'I like my food': The Someone Like You singer, seen in Dublin earlier this week, said she isn't going to try and change her figure


She said: 'My life is full of drama and I won't have time to worry about something as petty as what I look like. I don't like going to the gym.

'I like eating fine foods and drinking nice wine. Even if I had a really good figure, I don't think I'd get my t**s and a** out for no one.

'I love seeing Lady Gaga’s boobs and bum. I love seeing Katy Perry’s boobs and bum.

Love it. But that’s not what my music is about. I don’t make music for eyes, I make music for ears.'


Popular: Adele was bombarded by fans outside Dublin's Olympia Theatre ahead of her show


Adele, who has been top of the UK album charts for the past 11 weeks with her second record 21, also spoke to the magazine about her struggles with stage fright.

She said: 'I'm scared of audiences. One show in Amsterdam I was so nervous I escaped out the fire exit. I've thrown up a couple of times.

'Once in Brussels I projectile vomited on someone. I just gotta bear it. But I don't like touring. I have anxiety attacks a lot.'


However, Adele admits she took inspiration from her idol Beyoncé as to how to get over her anxiety by channelling Beyoncé's alter-ego Sasha Fierce and coming up with her own version.

The album was inspired by a relationship breakdown and Adele says she will remain eternally grateful to her ex-boyfriend for his part in her life story.

She said: 'He was artistic, but not romantic. We'd just bicker over a cup of tea or the fact that my lighter wasn't working.

'He made me an adult and put me on the road that I'm travelling on.'



Emotional: Adele's album 21 was inspired by a relationship breakdown




source: dailymail