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                        The musical journey began for
                        Laura with playful banters between herself and her grandfather
                        on the piano. Her family soon discovered that Laura had
                        a natural ear for music when at an early age she was
                        found by her parents scatting along with their Ella Fitzgerald
                        recordings, all this in perfect pitch and with extraordinary
                        finesse. Being born into a musical family, she was soon
                        encouraged to take up the piano, and in middle school
                        developed her taste for the clarinet, which in later
                        years eventually lead her to the saxophone player that
                      we know of today.  
                      All this did not automatically
                        take Laura into a musical career, as it was only after
                        entering an art degree that she realised her passion
                        for music was stronger and had to be fulfilled. Five
                        years on and she landed a Jazz degree at the prestigious
                        Leeds College of Music, where she was awarded the coveted
                        Spud Murphy trophy for Saxophone. Whilst studying, Laura
                        was also fortunate enough to take up her childhood passion
                        for singing. 
                         
  Since those days Laura has been building up her exhilarating career as a saxophonist
  and vocalist, with a respectful and loyal fan base in both the Jazz scene and
  Dance clubs throughout the UK and beyond. 
           
  In 2007, after winning ITV Yorkshire's very own 'Calendar's Got Talent', she
  was invited to support Take That alongside Sophie Ellis-Bextor on
  their 'Beautiful World' tour and also with The Stylistics on their visit
  to the UK, performing her own original material. 
           
  'The Lovely Laura' as many know her is making a big name for herself as one
  of the most in demand club saxophonists around today, being requested to play
  and record with some of the worlds finest DJ's and producers.  
                      She has appeared at some of
                        the most prestigious venues in the world satisfying crowds
                        of thousands with word of mouth guaranteeing news of
                        her immense talent spreading like wildfire. Her glamorous
                        image and stunning looks coupled with her undeniable
                        talent have catapulted her into the forefront of the
                        industry and to become worldwide resident for one of
                        the biggest house brands around, Hed Kandi. 
                         
  As well as her huge reputation in the nightclub world, Laura's Jazz schedule
  is exceptionally busy with gigs and festivals booked well ahead, having previously
  headlined alongside some of the worlds most respected jazz players. 
                      After a hectic summer gigging
                        in Ibiza, 2008 finds Laura finishing her latest album
                        'Off The Ground', which showcases her much admired and
                        in demand vocals and saxophone, performing her own material
                        co-written alongside her writing partner Wayne Pollock (who
                        most notably wrote for Corinne Bailey-Rae).  
                         
                        To finish off her already hectic schedule, Laura still
                        finds time to session & feature
  on other recording projects such as Guy Mannings band & has worked
  regularly with the BBC/ITV on programme soundtrack theme songs, often appearing
  on television herself - playing strangely enough, a saxophonist! 
           
          The way her career is blossoming, the musical journey for the Lovely
          Laura aka Laura Fowles looks very far from over� now settled in Ibiza,
          Laura is still always very busy!!  |