Last night (25th March) I had the pleasure of up and coming Canadian artist Melanie Fiona performing live and exclusively on my 1Xtra show.

Melanie is signed to the same label that launched the career of Akon and her debut album “The Bridge” is due out later this year. There’s a huge buzz about her both stateside and over here – especially after her supporting Kanye West on the european dates of his Glow In The Dark tour.

She came with Jeremy, her guitarist and 3 songs – the current single “Give It To Me Right”, a great Beatles cover version and her second single “Ay Yo”. Check out the session and interview in full on the BBC iPlayer now. She’s damn good!