Planet Notion - Ashley Alexandra Dupre

Nuts and Bolts: Ashley Alexandra Dupre (AKA Kristen)

Stomping Ground: She’s been about a bit… Recorded first demo in 2004.

Set to Soundtrack: You know that scene in American Pie where the geeky guy is seduced by the MILF and they romp on a Pool Table? That!

Destined to Upset: Ex-Governor of New York Eliot Spitzer.

You’re in business if you like: Raunchy R‘n’B poured from a kettle with a crusty filter.

Few positives can be taken from Eliot Spitzer’s resignation as Governor of New York, following his association with a prostitution ring; except maybe the odd STI (evidence pending). But from the blood, sweat, tears and carnage an angel has emerged to bless all with her sweet-sounding R‘n’B. In fact, there’s nothing sweet about it, it’s as raunchy as Act 1 Scene 4 of ‘Throbin Hood Prince of Beaves’. Ashley Alexandra Dupre otherwise known as Kristen, the prostitute behind the Spitzer scandal, started her singing ambition when she moved in with a ‘musician’ during her ‘odyssey’ to New York. Like all budding singers Dupre was singing ‘Respect’ in the shower when (as she herself describes) “he and his lead guitarist burst in [and] had me repeat [it]”. Anyway, Dupre got caught up in drugs and was broke and homeless when she arrived in Manhattan only to find breaking into the music scene easier said then done. Sadly she became a call girl. Since Spitzer was exposed the R‘n’Wannabe has become an overnight sensation. Dupre released her first song ‘Can You Handle Me, Boy?’ as a free download on website Amie Street and due to her vocal skills (and in no way related to the Spitzer scandal) the song became a huge hit and a remixer’s wet-dream. Now Dupre has released both her second single ‘Move Ya Body’ and ‘Can You Handle Me, Boy?’ as pay to download tracks, pocketing a poultry $200,000 in the process (and counting). Does a multi-million dollar career await Dupre in the field of R‘n’B? With lyrics like: “If you wanna take me out after the club, you gotta do it right, baby, show me some love” and “Sex money drugs is what I'm all about / Step your game up so you can see for yourself” and “Brush up against me and whisper in my ear/ Make me feel what you want to feel / Numb to the touch, deeper pulse inside/ Let's hit the dance floor, turn it up inside” we reckon you should go straight down the bookies - NOW - because this girl’s gonna be bigger than a Horses donger! Check out her MySpace! Words: Dave Dryden