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Mieka calls her music “soulful alt-pop/indie-rock.” We just call it good shit. Think (a grittier) Sarah McLachlan meets (a well-adjusted) Bjork. Plus brilliant lyrics.


pick up the march issue of cosmo !! it’s on stands from feb 10 thru mar 10. I have a full page (pg 127) and also there’s a recap of the starlaunch competition (pg 36 or so). woo !!

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As for the winner Mieka Pauley … keep an eye on this rising star.

nice coverage of the finale of Cosmo’s StarLaunch.

at the live concert finale last friday, I was chosen as cosmopolitan’s “Fun Fearless Female Rockstar of the Year” !! yay. the band & I were treated like celebs, it was crazy : red (actually, blue) carpet & everything. cosmo has just been amazing in their support of independent artists. you can check out pics here, & here’s the video of me & the band playing our winning song (be sure to check out 5:08 when brian literally rips off his guitar, cueing the end of the song) ::

“Mieka’s Winning Cosmo Starlaunch Performance” on YouTube

and here’s a video of the judges handing me the ginormous check for 10 grand (THANK YOU, sylvia, david & mike !! and THANK YOU to everyone who voted) ::

“Cosmo StarLaunch Judges Declare Mieka Pauley Winner” on YouTube

the other fun fearless females in the top three with me were beautiful and gave amazing performances – fortune 457 & alexa wilkinson – they were so fun to hang with, and I was so honored to perform with them.

voting for Cosmo StarLaunch ends this Thursday night, 12/4, at midnight — I would be so grateful if you voted (and voted obsessively often for the next two days). this has been an amazing time, and your votes could help me get money, studio & stage time, publicity, love…

ps – as part of the competition, the 3 finalists (including me) will open for natasha bedingfield in NYC this friday night. even though we’re playing just one song each, I would LOVE to have you in the audience — the final decision is based in part on live text-msg-voting from the audience … your support would mean the world …

if you want tix to the show ($30), get them in person from the Mercury Lounge box office (217 E Houston) & say you’re part of the mieka pauley contingent — they’ll waive all the ticketmaster fees.

cosmo narrowed down the semi-finalists in their starlaunch competition, and we’re in the top 3 !! so we’ll be opening for natasha bedingfield and solange knowles at terminal 5 in nyc on dec 5th. wow, yay. thank you to everyone for your votes – you can continue to vote and help us get the #1 spot … (meaning money, studio time, and more … )

update 11/20/08:
here’s the official press release

thanks to Cosmopolitan StarLaunch (vote for us !), me & the band’s live video of 9:45 is featured on the front page of youtube ! here’s a screenshot:

Mieka Pauley On YouTube Home Page, originally uploaded by baratunde.