ZENDAYA, “Replay”
I always pay attention to Disney and Nickelodeon TV network talent that often seems trapped within the confines established by their TV show. The Jonas Brothers sure are one, Zac Efron was one, Ross Lynch of “Austin & Ally” (about whom I’ve written) is another. Now that her TV show “Shake It Up” is seeing an end after three seasons, 17 year old Californian Zendaya Coleman is branching off into a slick and confident style that I really like – 1 part Janet Jackson, another part Jordin Sparks, another part Ciara – and all heavily influenced by Michael Jackson. You can’t fault any of those. “Replay” packs a lot of punch and power, yet has an affecting emotional side that doesn’t always match with an uptempo melody and chorus in other songs. And you wouldn’t think Rocky Blu would have quite the voice that Zendaya has. I was pleased to see her show in Toronto last week, where she basically stole it from R5 with her hour set. Her Twitter fans liked my tweets from the concert which made my timeline quite busy that day. Zendaya and her self-titled upcoming album are well worth the price of admission for both your ears as well as your mind and feet too.
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