The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists
Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung
AGE: 24
OCCUPATION: Singer-songwriter
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0
PRO: The only artist thus far to get audiences excited about a song about rehab, this beehive do'd Brit (and gossip magnet) wowed U.S. and U.K. audiences with her retro stylings and velvety jazz and R&B vocals on her award-winning debut album.
CON: Between the drug abuse, alcohol addiction, and co-dependent devotion to her "Blake, incarcerated," the songstress too often sees her name preceded by the adjective "troubled." Is she another one of those brightest/briefest lights?
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