Co Kildare's next singing sensation? Calverstown-based singer songwriter Colette Kavanah releases fantastic new single 'I Miss You' with plans for upcoming album and a Winter tour

By Kim O'Leary A lot of fantastic musical talent has come out of Calverstown in Kilcullen in recent years, and talented singer Colette Kavanagh is sure to grab attention with the release of her latest single ‘I Miss You’, a warm and romantic pop song with plans for a Winter tour and a new album.   Colette Kavanagh is a singer-songwriter originally from Blessington, Co. Wicklownow and she now lives in Calverstown, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare in Ireland with her two young daughters.   Colette attended the Holy Faith Convent (coincidently the same school as Imelda May) in the Liberties, Dublin 8 where she was taught singing and dancing from the age of 7 by the Holy Faith nuns.   Colette grew up with her father playing piano and her mother singing along while encouraging all the children to join in Sunday afternoon singing around the piano.  Her aunt was an opera singer and was taught by the great singing teacher Veronica Dunne and was a member of the Dublin Opera Society.  Her uncle was also a musician in Eileen Reid’s original line-up of “The Cadets”.   Colette’s musical influences range from Roy Orbison to Julie London, The Carpenters and Johnny Cash to Enya and James Blunt and many, many more.     "I Miss You" is Colette’s latest release and it’s a pop song taking influence from artists such as Karen Carpenter, Enya, Take That and James Blunt. Colette transports listeners with her warm vocals to a time of romance and beauty to sweep you off your feet with stunning scenery and memorable melodies.   Speaking to KildareNow about her to write her fantastic new single ‘I Miss You’, Colette said: “A lot of my songs are based on feelings/emotions and memories of my life as I try to navigate my way through it! I like to think of them as a musical diary that one day my two girls will be able to listen to and remember me by. I sat down and wrote 'I Miss You' when I was feeling a little vulnerable and I was trying to express an emotion of love yet loss at the same time.”     Meanwhile, Colette is also working on her upcoming album to be released in Spring 2019 and she also has plans to do a Winter tour around Irealand.   In 2007 Colette was asked to be a guest singer on a 10 day tour of Ireland with Johnny Cash’s guitarist, Bob Wootton from Nashville, Tennessee.  This tour gave Colette the confidence to begin writing and recording her own songs eventually leading to her debut album ‘Further Down The Line’ drawing on many country influences.   Colette has been regularly performing in Dublin and the surrounding counties as well as having many requests to sing at numerous events including RTE television’s ‘Franc’s DIY Brides’.   In 2014 Colette’s song “Rebekah’s Lullaby” was used in a short film “Skunky Dog” written and directed by James Fitzgerald of OIC Media and has won 13 awards to date to include Winner of Best Short Drama at the Royal Television Society Awards in RTE.   In November of 2015, Colette started working and recording her new songs with well known Producer Martin Quinn of Jam Studios in Kells, Co. Meath who has produced music for artists such as Aine Cahill and The Strypes.   Colette’s music is getting extensive radio and internet airplay on DublinCityFm, EastCoastFM, SpiritRadio, SouthEast Radio, KCLR to name but a few and all across the USA and around the world including Spain, France and Germany!   Her music videos, including fan-favorites “Hold On”, “Someday” and “Last Kiss”, have received an especially warm reception in the US market. These videos have appeared on television screens spanning from New York City to Los Angeles and everywhere in between via music video outlets such as Bongo Boy TV, THECOOLTV, R n R TV, Video Diversity and H2O Television, to name a few. They've also been featured in popular retail stores such as IKEA and Macy’s, gyms like Retro Fitness and LA Fitness and nightclubs, as well as on video-on-demand outlet, PCMusic and numerous music/pop culture websites, including VentsMagazine, EssentiallyPop, ArtistRack. Colette also has over 92,000 profile views on Reverbnation along with 3,088 fans ! Links to Colette Kavanagh: www.colettekavanagh.com https://www.youtube.com/user/ColetteMilner01 Twitter: @colettekavmusic Instagram: colettekavanaghmusic Facebook: Colette.Kavanagh.Music   Colette’s songs are available to download on iTunes, MySpace Music, Rhapsody, Spotify, Rdio and many others. Check out Colette's beautiful music video for 'I Miss You' below: