Presented to an artist who releases during the eligibility year (Oct. 1, 2004-Sept. 30, 2005) the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist.
IMOGEN HEAP
Eligible Work:"Speak For Yourself" (Megaphonic)
Billboard Album Review- Speak for Yourself- Nov. 19, 2005: Imogen Heap has been honing her craft since the late-'90s arrival of her debut album, "I Megaphone." But she is better-known for her 2002 collaboration with producer Guy Sigsworth; the pair recorded as Frou Frou and scored underground dance hits with "Breathe In" and "Must Be Dreaming." Here, Heap is back to being a solo artist. And thanks to "The OC," her fan base has grown. The popular teen TV show featured Heap's "Hide and Seek" (included here) in its season-two finale and on the soundtrack "Music From the OC: Mix 5." Another album track, "Goodnight and Go," was included on "Mix 4." Recent converts to Heap's musical sensibility-part Bj?rk, part Sarah McLachlan, part Kate Bush, a hint of Goldfrapp-will surely revel in the ethereal sounds she has created here.
