Juliet Kelly

b. 6 May 1970, London, England. As a child Kelly was raised and educated in non-musical surroundings. Only religious music was permitted at home and at school she shied away from any kind of performance, although she did take piano lessons from the age of 13. She had begun studying for an economics degree and was also taking a bass guitar course when, newly aware that she had a good singing voice, impulsively she took a jazz vocal class at a music workshop and came into contact with singer and teacher Anita Wardell. Persuaded and guided by Wardell, Kelly changed direction and ...