Alice eau...a true inspiration!

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Hi....This young adult with CF and has made it big time!  She was on the

" Today Show " this morning and just released her new album.

Barb

http://www.alicemartineau.com/ " >Click here: Alice eau 

Also watch this video where she sings and talks about her CF:  http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/B/bornfreak/alicemartineau.ram " >Wa\

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When singers say they've 'found their voice', they usually mean they've honed

their vocal skills and developed a style distinctly their own. For singer

songwriter Alice eau however, finding she had any kind of singing voice

at all was a revelation. Born and bred in London, Alice has http://www.channel4.com/life/microsites/B/bornfreak/findout.html#cystic " >c\

ystic fibrosis,

a genetic disorder that causes chronic lung and digestive problems for

sufferers.

Believing her voice to have been ravaged by cystic fibrosis, Alice never

pursued her ambition to sing until she was in her early 20s, when lessons

unveiled a deep and powerful voice that she describes as 'somewhere between

Dido and Imbruglia'. Ironically, her constant coughing had

strengthened her vocal chords and within a short time Alice was performing

her own songs live to critical acclaim. Despite her declining health, Alice

played gigs regularly until 2001, and was offered recording deals by several

companies, only to have them withdrawn when music executives discovered how

ill she is – Alice will die if she doesn't have a heart, lung and liver

transplant soon. But that hasn't stopped her singing: if anything, Alice's

situation has made her even more determined to get on the road again, taking

her music to as many people as possible, as soon as possible.