Norma Jean Martine

Wrapping her rootsy voice around confessionals about love, life and heartbreak – carved from a nous, which belies her 23 years – Norma Jean Martine first learned her craft singing in blues jams in New York. Now based in London, she’s honed her sound and written with some notable mainstays; Ed Harcourt, Gita Langley, Steve Booker, Romeo Stodart from the Magic Numbers, Joel Pott of Athlete and Jake Gosling.

Having supported current favourite Tom Odell at The Electric Ballroom, Norma Jean’s next move was to notch up a few more miles on the clock. Following her Nick Mulvey support at The Social, she made waves at the Montreux Jazz Festival where she played on the opening night bill alongside Lianne La Havas. She has since supported Gaz Coombes and Lissie on tour and played with such artists as Foy Vance, Nina Persson, Midlake and The Weeks.

But this is hardly surprising coming from someone who wears live performance like a second skin, combining a pop sensibility with classic cool and creating pin-dropping moments of heart piercing emotion that leave her audience breathless. She’s already grabbed the attention of tastemaker blog For Folk’s Sake, as well as A Soulful Sound who have declared “Norma Jean Martine is an artist to watch” We can’t argue with that.

Norma Jean Martine will be appearing on the Five Dials stage.