Laura Izibor performs in the 100th episode of Fox's hit TV Show "Bones"! Laura's character in the episode is also the episode's victim! So make sure you tune in to watch TONIGHT, April 8th at 8/7c only on FOX! Check out the episode trailer below!

Singersroom's The NextDiva highlights twenty five talented female artists, who have the potential to become "The NextDiva," via a month (April) long fan poll competition. Artists were choosen based on Style/Fashion, Stage Performance, Personality and Music. Vote for Laura as the NextDiva now on Singersroom.com!

Humble To the End...
"Life is good. Music is amazing. It's just a great, unusual thing to be doing what I love, and I'm genuinely grateful. I come from a working class family, so my bothers and sisters and my mother worked so many jobs their whole life, just trying to provide for us. That's why I'm extremely humbled and grateful to be able to do something that is not only what I love, but pretty unbelievable."

Hit The Stage...
A talented 22-year-old, Laura's live show displays the brilliance of a singer/pianist whose been touring since her teens. Her stage presence is a combination of impressive piano-playing and husky soul vocals, proving that Ireland has soul.

Check out this exclusive pic of Laura from her visit to the White House! Laura was invited to the White House by President Barack Obama for the traditional St. Patrick's Day celebrations on March 17th. Every St. Patrick's Day, the American President hosts a celebration of all things Irish and this year invited Laura to join in on the celebration!

Check out Laura's Q&A with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch!

Do too many cooks spoil the broth? Laura Izibor says it's true.

When the Dublin, Ireland, diva was stirring up her tasty retro-soul debut "Let the Truth Be Told," she at first agreed to allow several top-name songwriters into her kitchen.

"But it was not fun," says the keyboardist, who went on to compose every last tune herself.

"It was these people's jobs. They get up in the morning and go, 'what structure should we do?' There was one writer, and we had a perfectly good line, like 'you did me wrong,' and he said 'no, we need to make it double the length of time and double the depth!' And at that point, I was like 'OK, this is not a good relationship.'"

So Izibor — who steams into San Francisco Saturday — followed her heart and stopped trying to collaborate.

The move paid off. Left to her own devices, she conjured up winning originals like the gospel-fervent "Shine," which has been featured in such diverse settings as "The Nanny Diaries," "The Ghost Whisperer" and even a Special K commercial.

It all goes back to her artistic credo, she says: "If a lyric feels good, then that's 50 percent of what it means. Just like body language, if you convey something that feels right, it doesn't necessarily have to be definite."

But music chose her, not the other way around, Izibor says.

As a teen, she was pursuing a professional basketball career, until a torn ligament benched her before a

Laura Izibor, the hard-working 22 year-old singing sensation, is gearing up for a thrilling performance at the 2010 Saint Lucia Jazz festival, from May 1 to 9 in Saint Lucia this year.

Booked to perform on Wednesday, May 5 at the Gaiety indoor venue in Rodney Bay, the Irish soul singer recently delivered a show-stopping performance at New York's SOB's entertainment venue last month, after which she expressed her enthusiasm for visiting the Caribbean paradise.

"I am excited, it's also going to be my vacation," she disclosed, while meeting fans backstage. "I plan on reaping all the benefits of Saint Lucia! I heard it's a wonderful gig to do and I am honored to be asked, and really, really look forward to going out there," she added, explaining that while her music has a lot of ballads, "the show has a lot of energy - it's soulful and most importantly we'll have fun!"

Currently touring the US, Laura Izibor is described as one of Rolling Stone magazine's "Artists to Watch" and her voice has been compared to greats like Aretha Franklin and Alicia Keys and her writing to that of Carole King and Joan Armatrading.

This past week, the Dublin soul star met US President Barack Obama at the White House for St Patrick's Day celebrations. Continue reading the full article at Caribbeannetnews.com.