| Exclusive Interview with Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist Lelia Broussard |
Q) Lelia, you loved to sing as a little girl, but you didn’t pick up a
guitar until you were about thirteen. At fifteen you record your
first album, “Louisiana Soul”. Not only did you record it, two of
the songs were featured on different episodes of “Joan of
Arcadia”. That must have been extremely exciting for you. Can
you share a little with us regarding that experience?
biggest supporters as you were growing up?
your idol, Lelia?
guitar until you were about thirteen. At fifteen you record your
first album, “Louisiana Soul”. Not only did you record it, two of
the songs were featured on different episodes of “Joan of
Arcadia”. That must have been extremely exciting for you. Can
you share a little with us regarding that experience?
Oh, well it was so long ago for me, I don't even remember
really. It was awesome though. A DJ from WXPN in
Philadelphia sent my music to this music supervisor, who
placed the songs, At the time, I believe I was touring
somewhere, and didn't get to even see it, but it was very
exciting.
biggest supporters as you were growing up?
- My mom has been my biggest supporter and my fans, from
day 1, I have had the best fans that were extremely
supportive of me.
your idol, Lelia?
I've always liked all kind of music, so just about everything has influenced me. Big Bird was my idol, and Lambchop of
course.
Q) You were born in Louisiana. It sounds as if your Louisiana heritage runs deep. You have mentioned that you love to cook
Cajun food, especially in season crawdads. You have also lived in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New York. Is there any one
place that you feel is truly home?
- As a traveling musician, home has to be wherever I am at the moment, but my family is in Los Angeles, so that is home for
now, but I love Louisiana a lot. And New York is also home for me.
Q) Lelia, where was your most memorable performance and why?
There really isn't one performance that stands out particularly. Although I did sing at the Philadelphia Grammy party a
few years ago in front of a lot of people like Patti Labelle and a bunch of others that I can't remember right now...I think
Patti called me a "little girl".
Q) What are you currently working on?
Q) Is there anything that you would like to share with your fans,Lelia?
- I recently finished my latest record "Masquerade" which is coming out November 2nd all over. It's the project I am the most excited and proud of. I think
people will be surprised and will also really like it. The response has been great. People are tweeting about the record and the songs, and its getting a lot
of positive press, so I am excited to be putting that out. People can listen to a couple of the songs on Bandcamp now.
Q) Is there anything that you would like to share with your fans,Lelia?
- My fans are the most amazing people. They are responsible for me being able to do this latest record and I am very appreciate of them, I try to send out
little fun freebies to them all the time (sign up on my email list to get some stuff!!)
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You all, make sure to listen to Lelia's new songs on bandcamp. This is some fabulous stuff. I've loved Lelia for a long time, but I definitely feel some major growth
with this album.
Can't wait until November 2nd for Masquerade? You can get: Louisiana Soul, lil-yah, Rise, or Waiting on the 9 right now.
Pre-order Masquerade today!
Mary, thank you for the help, and a huge thank you to Lelia for taking the time to do this. She is extremely busy right now.
Cindy
FemaleMusicSingers.com
