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Earl covers 'One Dance' by Drake - video premiere

Artist shares cover after performing at Glastonbury Festival

Roisin O'Connor
Music Correspondent
Thursday 29 June 2017 09:59 BST
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Earl has performed a fantastic version of Drake's monster hit 'One Dance'
Earl has performed a fantastic version of Drake's monster hit 'One Dance' (Dan Kendall)

Hopefully you may remember us raving about Alaska-born Filipino artist Earl back in 2016 - but even if you haven't, you definitely will have heard the new song she's covered.

'One Dance' by Drake was the biggest song of 2016 and one of the best-selling of all time (it currently boasts over 1.2 billion streams on Spotify).

Earl has performed a sublime cover of the dancehall track in a session at Wilton Way which you can watch first below.

Check it out:

What I love about this is that she totally got the vibe that Drake has in the original song but made it entirely her own.

We caught up with her in a quick Q&A to see what made her want to do the cover:

Q&A with Earl

What are you listening to at the moment?

'Moola Mantra' by Deva Premal to raise the vibes, and country music because I'm in love with a Southern boy… 'Fire Away' by Chris Stapleton and ‘Vice' by Miranda Lambert

What made you want to cover ‘One Dance’?

I relate to that line - 'strength and guidance, that's all I'm wishing for my friends, nobody makes it from my ends I had to bust up the silence'. I feel that.

How did you put your own stamp on it?

Being Filipino, I'm an island girl by blood. I may have grown up listening to Latin beats from my culture's love of ballroom music, but I still feel those reggae rhythms, those tropical vibes are global, I had to put them in. I knew it would turn the track on its head and give me a chance to show the listeners what I can do.

What are your plans for this summer?

Taking my son to see his father in LA and then I'll head to spend some time where my soldier is stationed. I'm engaged to a military man. I never saw this one coming but he's my soul mate. I've never called anyone that before.

How are you feeling after playing Glastonbury?

Proud of the journey I'm on and a little bewildered ... there's just so much I want to accomplish. I'm doing my best to enjoy the ride.

EARL's new album Tongue Tied is out on 28 July via BMG Records - pre-order the album now and receive tracks 'I Love You', 'Tongue Tied' and 'One Dance' instantly

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