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Melody Gardot is an American musician in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She was disabled at 19, after being struck by a car while atop her bicycle. This event, though tragic, led to her recognition as a remarkable musician.

Her musical beginning was prompted by a tending physician who was concerned with her cognitive impairment as a result of head injury sustained in the accident. He believed music would help her brain injury drastically improve, as it has been known to show remarkable results in improving people’s cognitive ability after such trauma. Music can help by rebuilding the pathways within the brain which are necessary for recalling data. (Specifically in the areas of Memory, Calculating Data, Executive Functioning Skills, etc.)

Following her doctor’s suggestion, Melody Gardot made recordings bedside, while still unable to walk, and eventually released the works as an EP titled “Some Lessons: The Bedroom Sessions”. Gardot’s desire to be well, combined with a bit of luck, brought her to the attention of a local radio DJ at the AAA station WXPN. (Known for launching the careers of artists such as Amos Lee and Norah Jones) She quickly gained notoriety as “a singer/songwriter phenom”, both for her stunning music as well as her remarkable courage despite her afflictions.

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1	Baby I'm A Fool full track	2,004
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3	If The Stars Were Mine full track	1,531
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11	Deep Within The Corners Of My Mind full track	966
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Apinanpaska wrote:
Sunday morning

Maelstroem tätä kauemmas paskasta on vaikea päästä.

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TripleMerc wrote:
Thursday afternoon

The post below mine made me rush incredibly hard to go get my hands on some Gardot. Thank you, "cause_time".

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cause_time wrote:
Wednesday evening

like a jazz version of laura marling? was playing LM and my mum thought it was melody.

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silentdecay wrote:
7 days ago

Argh, spam!? hoping this'll work, remove the stars! http://www.*media*fire*.com/?oim2jjk2wzmI

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silentdecay wrote:
7 days ago

Thought I'd share this - http://www.[spam] MP3 rip of Melody's breathtaking performance of 'Because' by The Beatles, taken from 'Live from Abbey Road' on Channel 4 the other night. So good! Quality isn't the best as I took the audio from the 4oD webplayer. Enjoy :)

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thuleultimatu wrote:
7 days ago

it's 3 am and i've just discovered her music. it's perfect for such a lonely night when you write your essays and can't go to sleep... :)

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Maelstroem wrote:
7 days ago

vittu mitä paskaa :D

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theendofyoutoo wrote:
10 days ago

vanity

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kinga05 wrote:
12 days ago

Rozpływam się...

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cesarojedac wrote:
12 days ago

Love her like a river does

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Krumbumbes wrote:
13 days ago

nice voice. <3

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aqvarela wrote:
16 days ago

oh, j'adorrrre..........................

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freshnfunkyfry wrote:
18 days ago

She STILL never ceases to amaze me.

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chilled-out-777 wrote:
21 days ago

She is an incredible new talent.

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marybeth-damico wrote:
26 days ago

Oh man, she was in Munich! I wish I had known.

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boruc1991 wrote:
29 days ago

What a delightful voice...

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Wilwa wrote:
November 2009

tiaa: Same with me, I'm glad that I bothered about Spotify's ad about her, she's great. :)

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Bayou16 wrote:
November 2009

she's definitely an angel

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Bloodzie wrote:
November 2009

Ain't she something sooo mesmerizing

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Lope_ wrote:
November 2009

i'm in love

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