Electro sensation La Roux is currently battling for the number one chart in the UK charts, but it seems that Radio 1 refused to playlist the singer.
La Roux has been an open secret within the industry for some time. With her striking red hair and unique voice the singer has been tipped for the top, but it seems that the big wigs at Radio 1 were less than pleased with her talents.
Debut single ‘Quicksand’ failed to make an impression on the charts, and new release ‘In For The Kill’ was kept off the Radio 1 playlist. Since then, however, it has crept up the charts after becoming a club favourite, with Skream’s stunning remix moving bodies across the nation.
Currently battling for number one, La Roux is not keen to forget about those early rejections. In an interview with the Daily Star the singer said “Radio 1 wouldn’t play the song at first. I know I’ve got one of those vocals where it’s very high and a bit like Marmite but it’s not like I struggle to get there live. It’s what I’m comfortable with.”
“When it got into the Top 20 someone at Radio 1 got angry that it hadn’t been playlisted.
“There’s a lot of female vocalists around singing and in the same tone or in a slightly robotic way, like Lily Allen and Kate Nash or Lady GaGa.”
La Roux is neck and neck with N-Dubz and Tinchy in the race for number one, but it seems that the singer bears her competitors no malice.
She said: “We didn’t think it would go Top 40 but I love that we have changed people’s perceptions and it’s been discovered.”
“N-Dubz and Tinchy are slightly in the wrong genre to be classed as our rivals but I do mind if they beat me to No 1!”
La Roux’s ‘In For The Kill’ is out now.
