Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Behind the Music: Kara DioGuardi


Kara DioGuardi literally is behind the music. She's pop music's hottest songwriter. This year alone she's contributed songs to albums from big name acts like Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, Celine Dion, Leona Lewis, Hilary Duff and Nicole Scherzinger. Some of the hits she wrote or co-wrote over the last few years include Ashlee Simpson's "Pieces of Me," Kelly Clarkson's "Walk Away," Kylie Minogue's "Spinning Around," the Pussycat Dolls' "Beep," Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl," and Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man."

She performs too. She formed a band with the Eurythmic's Dave A. Stewart called Platinum Weird. They released the album Make Believe last year, and earlier this year a single, "Taking Chances," the very single currently out for Celine Dion (see previous post). The production is virtually identical, but Kara puts a slightly different spin on the vocal--more soulful I'd say. Check it out.




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