26-year-old American artist and cancer survivor Jaclyn (born Jacqueline Epstein), has life experiences beyond her age. When she faced her diagnosis she fought and promised to bring a message of hope and life to her listeners. Following-up on the triumphally titled track Alive, Energy is only her second single. But a very powerful one.

Energy is built around a catchy sentence with a sincere message. ‘You kill one of us you kill us all / not physically, but in our soul / The remedy is energy / connects us all’. The lesson is: whether it’s cancer, depression or another affliction, you can regain the strength to live in full again.

Both Alive and Energy are taken from Jaclyn’s upcoming self-titled debut EP. You can expect ‘Fiona Apple mixed with Camila Cabello, Heart with Elle King’. But that’s not all. Unhappy with the often pre-programmed digital sound many in her generation fall back to, she sought live instrumentation on her new record. Sounds promising!

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Werner Schlosser

Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.