Influential Artists

At first I researched artists who sang about love, Ellie Goulding and Adele. I also read an article entitled "Piano Ballads Are Hitting A Crescendo" on Grammy.com, which is about John Legend and A Great Big World and their success, "making a splash with only their voice and the ebony and ivory of a piano" (Britt, B. 2014 / GRAMMY.com). I also research Demi Lovato and Taylor Swift, who perform ballads with a guitar.

When looking at guitar artists I remembered Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift’s duet “Everything Has Changed” which is also a love song. I realised how many love songs are performed by couples and so I decided to turn my ballad into a duet. I think the blending of two voices connotes love and adds a dimension to the song. Throughout history duets have been used as a statement of love, Sonny and Cher’s “I Got You Babe”, Sinatra’s “Something Stupid” even Elton and Kiki’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” not too mention the Dirty Dancing classic “Time of My Life”. Duets are a popular form of modern music and something I haven't yet composed. So I set myself the challenge.

"To sing a duet together means sharing with someone both the pleasure and the responsibility of making music for an audience which is there to feel enjoyment through music." - Andrea Bocelli