“Queen Of The World” is the latest single from Norwegian singer songwriter Ida Maria following hot on the heels of earlier single “Stella” released on the Waterfall/RCA label.Ida’s vocals have been compared to Janis Joplin and also Bjork and anyone who has heard “Stella” will be able to understand why these observations were made.

On “Queen Of The World” she has gone for a different approach, dropping the slightly husky, gravely angst and the cheeky whispers and going for a straight ahead exuberant, happy go lucky singing style.You can instantly understand why as the subject of the song is all about feeling good about yourself and the confidence that sometimes comes after you’ve had a few drinks.

Musically the song's chorus is very strong and there are melodies throughout which you can’t help but want to sing-a-long with and should work well live.Ida is definitely an artist who can break through to the masses, her quirky individualism really comes through in the music and if the material on the forthcoming album is of the standard of this and previous single “Stella” I think it’s safe to say that she could become a household name.

Al Hey