VV Brown is electrifying as a pop singer-songwriter. I can’t really say that about most pop singers. There are a few I’m willing to fully back. I’m not even sure if I even have to use all my fingers to count them. However, I can say that VV is extraordinary and I know this because I’ve seen her live three times in the last year.

When she first came on to the scenes over here in the States, she seemed like a combination of Amy Winehouse retro and Lily Allen attitude at first. Yet, it wasn’t long after I saw how much of stage presence she had and I heard how credible her album, Travelling Like the Light, was that I knew she had her own style. As a former model, she uses the stage well but she has the talent to back the looks up. Thanks to her, Beyonce (in the Lady Gaga/Telephone video) and others are now sporting the big poof of bangs. VV Brown is adorable. There’s no denying that but she just seems to do mainstream-like pop right. She’s got an edge to her to music.

That edginess also applies to her personality. Born Vanessa, VV turns out to be MC battle name from her hip-hop battles on the playground when she was younger. She is actually not that bad of a rapper and anyone who’s seen her live would know this since she always does a cover of Drake’s “Best I Ever Had.” Of course, with me being one of the few people who isn’t a big Drake fan, I find her version much more entertaining.

Check out a Louis La Roche remix of her popular song, “Shark in the Water” and a video of her performing “Best I Ever Had” live after the jump. (The video is actually from the first VV show I had ever gone to at Spaceland. I also believe it was her first LA show.)

Mp3: VV Brown – Shark in the Water (Louis La Roche remix)

VV Brown performing a live cover of Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” at Spaceland