Playing It Cool: Q&A with British Soul Singer Izzy Bizu

South West London singer-songwriter Izzy Bizu has captured the attention of her home country of Great Britain. The 19-year-old daughter of an Ethiopian mother and English father has already shared a stage with UK chart topper Sam Smith and made a fan out of multi-platinum selling Scottish artist Emeli Sandé.

Bizu recently released her debut acoustic EP Coolbeanz which includes the well received single “White Tiger”. The 6-track project is a fresh blend of the Soul, Funk, Pop, and Jazz of her musical influences like Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, and Amy Winehouse.

DZI: The Voice connected with Izzy to get more familiar with the buzzing performer and talk about her background, her new EP, and what the future holds.

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Yohance Kyles: When did you first discover your voice as an artist?

Izzy Bizu: When I was 17 when I went to my first music college and played with a band. Pretty much…