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Paloma Stoecker (born 23 September 1990), who records under the mononym Delilah, is a British singer-songwriter currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her latest EP entitled Love You So was released digitally on 16 December 2011, while her forthcoming album From the Roots Up is due to be released in summer 2012. She also sings as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's single "Time".Stoecker was signed to Atlantic Records at the age of 17 and has since been working on her solo material. She supported British drum & bass/dubstep act Chase & Status during their UK tour in 2011. The duo claimed after hearing one
Paloma Stoecker (born 23 September 1990), who records under the mononym Delilah, is a British singer-songwriter currently signed to Atlantic Records. Her latest EP entitled Love You So was released digitally on 16 December 2011, while her forthcoming album From the Roots Up is due to be released in summer 2012. She also sings as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's single "Time".Stoecker was signed to Atlantic Records at the age of 17 and has since been working on her solo material. She supported British drum & bass/dubstep act Chase & Status during their UK tour in 2011. The duo claimed after hearing one of her tracks, they thought she sounded "fantastic". Stoecker co-wrote the track "Time", along with fellow artists Chase & Status and Plan B, and Stoecker also provided vocals on the track. The single "Time" was released on 21 April 2011, where it peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.
Following the success of her tour, Stoecker later joined Maverick Sabre as his main support act on his tour throughout the UK. She was also amongst one of the many artists featured on the BBC 1Xtra live tour. Stoecker performed "Love You So" and "Go", during her set on the BBC 1Xtra live stage, she also featured the track "Breath", from her EP Go before belting a cover of Minnie Riperton's classic "Inside My Love".
In September 2011, Stoecker released her first EP entitled Go, which was produced by East London duo Balistiq. It spawned the title track single "Go" which was digitally released on 6 September 2011. The track peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. The single features a vocal sample interpolation from Chaka Khan's 1983 hit "Ain't Nobody", plus original writing from herself. Chaka Khan has since heard the track, labelling it "genius". The EP has since received positive response on its release. In December 2011, Delilah released her second EP called Love You So. The follow-up single "Love You So" was released on 19 December 2011 through Atlantic Records. She has already written with several well-known writers for her debut album, including; Sia, Emeli Sandé, Salaam Remi, Guy Chambers, Dan Carey, Sam Dixon, Rick Nowels & Fraser T Smith.
Delilah has been influenced by and compared to Canadian singer Alanis Morissette. Her musical background is vast covering everything from Buena Vista Social Club, to Portishead, from Metalheadz to Nine Inch Nails, artists like Roy Ayres and Sade Adu all played a big part in her musical upbringing and this influences the songs she writes and co-produces.
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