Judith Hill

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day break and closed out the summer with a bang. But now it is time to get back to business of highlight incredible talent on the rise. This weeks "Artist Of The Week come from an artist that you may heard a little bit about because of her "King Of Pop" connection. It is none other than Judith Hill. We all came to know of this very talent young women in a very bittersweet way. Judith Glory Hill was born May 6, 1984  in Los Angeles, California. Judith's mother is a pianist from Tokyo who met Hill's father in a funk band in the 1970s. Judith is of both Japanese and African American descent. Judith can speak English and Japanese and also sing in both languages. After getting a degree in music composition from Biola University in southern California, Hill went to France in 2007 to perform with the French singer Michel Polnareff. She began a career as a singer-songwriter when she returned to the United States. In 2009 she was selected as Michael Jackson's duet partner for This Is It; she practiced for months with the pop star legend up until his death on June 25, 2009. Michael Jackson's death caused the tour to be cancelled. Along with the rest of the This Is It cast members, she performed at Jackson's memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles on July 7, 2009. She attracted global attention when she sang the lead on the song "Heal the World", which was one of the climactic moments of the service. Even with this attention Judith did not feel that this her time or her place to have the spotlight shining on her and her talent. But we once again got a chance to see her amazing talent when she became a contestant on the hit show "The Voice". She was shocking voted off the show but her amazing talent captivated the world and proved that this is truly her time to shine. So take a listen and tell me what you think. Remember you can follow me on Twitter @StarsOnTheRise and like my page on Facebook just look for the logo!

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