Issey Cross

Issey Cross is a Kent, England-born alt pop singer/songwriter who embraces electronic genres -- dubstep, U.K. garage, drum'n'bass -- adding soul, nuance, and character to her own compositions and those of others. Born Isabella Eliza Victoria Cross in 2000 to two hairdressers, she got her first guitar as a 13th birthday present. In time, she also learned piano, using both instruments to write songs inspired by her idols, Taylor Swift and Lorde. She performed many of these -- under the moniker Issey C -- at open-mike nights held in Kentish pubs. In a brave move for a 16-year-ol...