Practice, practice and practice more.
Emily (13) and Danielle (12) are a sister duo from York and very talented girls they are indeed. Together they make up the group Distracted.
1. How did you start doing what you do?
On my 9th birthday (this is Danielle) I had a recording studio party where Emily, me and a few friends recorded a song. We loved it and from then on all we wanted to do was sing. We got taken to the studio in a limo!! We started singing lessons after that and we have been singing ever since over the last 3 years (its my 12th birthday next week and Emily is now 13).
2. Who supported you along the way?
Mum and Dad have driven us all over the country to events and competitions. We also have a fantastic performance and vocal coach who we go to every week (Sally Mondryk and Greg Morton) – they are awesome and we love working with them! We also are very lucky to have the opportunity to work with and be supported by Tim Noble (Choreographer and Performance Mentor), Chris Brown (musician/songwriter and producer), Dylan Charles Axup (Producer), Stevie Vann Lange (Vocal Coach) and Laurence Hobbs (Songwriter and Producer). We have 20 original songs fully produced in the studio.
3. What were the high points?
Getting into the finals of national competitions (Festival4Stars – we came runner up last year to Be Minor in the Star Group, we have reached the grand final of the Open Mic UK competition for 2 years running from over 9,000 applications, coming 3rd in the u18s section first time round, we also reached the Live & Unsigned grand final from 10,000 last year). We’ve not managed to get through into BGT yet and have tried each year – maybe next year 
. Another high light this year was winning the Minster FM local heroes award for Musical Achievement and sang alongside Matt Cardle. We’ve also done showcases and tours with local radio stations – Minster FM, PulseFM, StrayFM and BBC Radio York. We have sung live on radio as well!!
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