The "Herald Sun" newspaper reports that 16 year old Samantha Jade will make her australian debut wednesday night at the launch of the Russell Crowe's organized benefit for the "Australian Music" Foundation in Sydney.
"Affinity West Records" of Los Angeles has invested 1 million dollars in the australian singer and label CEO John Harris hyped the young phenom discovered in a suburb of Perth being compared to Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston:
“She is the best raw talent that we have found” Harris said.
“She just happened to be from a place we had never heard of. We wouldn’t have put all this effort into her unless with thought she could be a star.”
Jade’s debut single is planned for next month, followed by live performances and the Worldwide release of her album early next year.