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Griff

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3:25 PM

Despite only releasing her debut single a mere three years ago, Hertfordshire’s Griff has taken to the Main Stage East like it is her second home. Throughout her set, her vocals pour out from the stage with perfect diction as well as a huge amount of bright tone for such soaringly high notes. Every track is set against a unique, rippling backdrop of synths, each gilded by the warmth of her hugely impressive vocal range.

On ‘One Foot In Front of the Other’, a chorus of orchestral synths worthy of the Nine Muses underlies an affecting, unearthly ensemble of harmonies; yet, on the even poppier ‘Head on Fire’, her collaboration with soft pop starlet Sigrid, squeaky clean melodies and a precise, marching rhythm take centre stage. Griff is, therefore, an artist who has proven she can cover all bases and encompass the best of what current pop music has to offer – not forgetting a nod to the inspirational women of pop who came before her, in merging her own track ‘One Night’ into sample of Whitney Houston’s timeless disco classic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’. Keep an eye on this one, because Griff is not a name you will be able to forget in the not-too-distant future…