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Timeless and hypnotic, Mary Leay entrances with her pure as crystal voice and atmospheric gut-wrenching songs.

Once described as the product of an "extra marital affair between Joni Mitchell and Robert Plant", Mary's vocals have a rare honesty and vulnerability which tugs at the heartstrings and keeps you spellbound waiting for her next breath.

A talented singer-songwriter, Mary's uniquely evocative sound graces the soundtracks of several recent acclaimed films including 'Heartless,' starring Jim Sturgess and directed by Philip Ridley; ‘Forget Me Not,’ starring Tobias Menzies and directed by Alexander Holt and Lance Roehrig and 'Decoy Bride' starring David Tennant.

The BBC South Introducing panel recently reviewed two songs ('Trying to love you' and 'Owner of a Lonely Heart') from Mary's EP 'Making my Move' - available to download on Itunes.

"Her cover of 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' is a ballsy move - she strips it right back - there's a lot of musical invention going on there." Simon Parker - Owner of Numbskull Record Label.

"Very committed vocal performance, you believe the lyric she is singing - she is living inside the song." Phil Jackson - BBC South Broadcaster.

"I like the way it took its time to build, it takes confidence to do that as a new artist - you need that build up of dynamics to get that feeling of an epic track like that." Rosie Wilby (Musician, Comedian, Writer and Broadcaster).

"Strong production - very ambitious." Claire Lloyd (Head of PR at 7pm Management / co-owner of KL Press and runs 'Lost Highway')

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Mary's track 'One Day,' features on the film 'Forget Me Not', winner of the London Independent Film Festival.
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'Heartless' film and soundtrack available for download from iTunes and Amazon. More info

Recording at studios of legend Steve Winwood More info