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Lucie Hill has been writing, recording and performing music for over ten years and received international critical acclaim for her debut album ‘Remember the Highs’ which was voted Best International Album of 2015 by Unsigned and Independent Music Magazine. Prior to 2009, Lucie Hill was a closet bedroom composer working a 9-5 job until she travelled over 11k miles from her hometown of Plymouth to a surf town in New Zealand and reinvented herself as Little Lapin - an indie folk musical artist.
What was meant to be a gap year in Australia for a bright-eyed and optimistic girl in her mid twenties, ended up being five years of carving out a musical career in New Zealand. Before Lucie went travelling, she had always dreamed of being a performer but lacked confidence and suffered from social anxiety disorder. Her musical talent was discovered at secondary school by her piano teacher and whilst working towards her grade 4 piano she was encouraged to perform an original composition at a school concert. Her initial excitement soon turned to crippling anxiety when she found herself on stage, her leg kept shaking with nerves and at just fourteen years old, she found the glare of the teachers, parents and students too uncomfortable and she quit playing piano. Shortly after, she suffered a huge blow to her confidence when a music teacher failed her for two singing auditions. This was enough to put Lucie off performing music for ten years.
When the time came for Lucie to perform again, it was at the request of her school friend who was getting married and wanted her to play piano at her wedding. Lucie composed a special piano composition without hesitation and to the delight of the married couple, the performance ran smoothly. However, for Lucie, there was some residual disappointment as she still yearned to be able to sing and play but didn’t have the confidence. That was until she found her calling in a small surf town on the west coast of New Zealand. Whilst living with a friend who overheard her singing in the shower, a compliment about her singing voice not only shocked Lucie but fuelled her desire to sing in public. Shortly after this, Lucie signed up for an open mic slot at a restaurant where she worked. Feeling the same nerves again but with a new found confidence gained from travelling the world alone, she was able to shoo them off and pulled off a show stopping performance, one she will never forget.
Lucie’s emotive vocal and songwriting style draws comparisons to Laura Marling and Chrissie Hynde with The Waikato Times (NZ) announcing she sounded like a young ‘Sinead O’Connor’. For someone who was formerly too shy to sing in public; embarking on a solo nationwide tour was quite a feat. Lucie embraced the NZ DIY ethic and became her own booking agent, promoter, publicist, designer, sound engineer and manager. Her new found confidence led to her collaborating with some of new Zealand’s most celebrated musicians including Ben King (Goldenhorse) whom produced her debut EP (Little Lapin) and album (Remember the Highs) and Ben Barter (Lorde) who she is currently working with on an EP (to be released in September of this year).
After spending five years in New Zealand, Lucie returned to the UK to start a family and travelling back with Air New Zealand, it was a surreal and poignant moment to have her music featured on board the inflight entertainment channel. Lucie Hill’s music has been well received here too with her track Magnet Eyes being featured on BBC6 Music Recommends (Steve Lamacq). Her sophomore album (Wake up with the Sun) was a sun-drenched acoustic alt-country/americana offering and one of the track’s from this album (Narrabeen) was played on BBC Radio 2 (Bob Harris). If her voice isn’t gracing the airwaves, it is gracing the box with her vocals featuring on Agent Anna’s theme tune- a popular prime-time TV programme (TVNZ).
Lucie Hill is an example of a musical artist who continues to evolve and experiment without limitations and fears. For someone who suffers from social anxiety disorder, performing music is a continual battle. Fortunately through courage and determination, Lucie Hill’s musical talent keeps on shining through.
Follow Lucie Hill on her musical journey.
What was meant to be a gap year in Australia for a bright-eyed and optimistic girl in her mid twenties, ended up being five years of carving out a musical career in New Zealand. Before Lucie went travelling, she had always dreamed of being a performer but lacked confidence and suffered from social anxiety disorder. Her musical talent was discovered at secondary school by her piano teacher and whilst working towards her grade 4 piano she was encouraged to perform an original composition at a school concert. Her initial excitement soon turned to crippling anxiety when she found herself on stage, her leg kept shaking with nerves and at just fourteen years old, she found the glare of the teachers, parents and students too uncomfortable and she quit playing piano. Shortly after, she suffered a huge blow to her confidence when a music teacher failed her for two singing auditions. This was enough to put Lucie off performing music for ten years.
When the time came for Lucie to perform again, it was at the request of her school friend who was getting married and wanted her to play piano at her wedding. Lucie composed a special piano composition without hesitation and to the delight of the married couple, the performance ran smoothly. However, for Lucie, there was some residual disappointment as she still yearned to be able to sing and play but didn’t have the confidence. That was until she found her calling in a small surf town on the west coast of New Zealand. Whilst living with a friend who overheard her singing in the shower, a compliment about her singing voice not only shocked Lucie but fuelled her desire to sing in public. Shortly after this, Lucie signed up for an open mic slot at a restaurant where she worked. Feeling the same nerves again but with a new found confidence gained from travelling the world alone, she was able to shoo them off and pulled off a show stopping performance, one she will never forget.
Lucie’s emotive vocal and songwriting style draws comparisons to Laura Marling and Chrissie Hynde with The Waikato Times (NZ) announcing she sounded like a young ‘Sinead O’Connor’. For someone who was formerly too shy to sing in public; embarking on a solo nationwide tour was quite a feat. Lucie embraced the NZ DIY ethic and became her own booking agent, promoter, publicist, designer, sound engineer and manager. Her new found confidence led to her collaborating with some of new Zealand’s most celebrated musicians including Ben King (Goldenhorse) whom produced her debut EP (Little Lapin) and album (Remember the Highs) and Ben Barter (Lorde) who she is currently working with on an EP (to be released in September of this year).
After spending five years in New Zealand, Lucie returned to the UK to start a family and travelling back with Air New Zealand, it was a surreal and poignant moment to have her music featured on board the inflight entertainment channel. Lucie Hill’s music has been well received here too with her track Magnet Eyes being featured on BBC6 Music Recommends (Steve Lamacq). Her sophomore album (Wake up with the Sun) was a sun-drenched acoustic alt-country/americana offering and one of the track’s from this album (Narrabeen) was played on BBC Radio 2 (Bob Harris). If her voice isn’t gracing the airwaves, it is gracing the box with her vocals featuring on Agent Anna’s theme tune- a popular prime-time TV programme (TVNZ).
Lucie Hill is an example of a musical artist who continues to evolve and experiment without limitations and fears. For someone who suffers from social anxiety disorder, performing music is a continual battle. Fortunately through courage and determination, Lucie Hill’s musical talent keeps on shining through.
Follow Lucie Hill on her musical journey.