Emily's instrumental piano music is inspiring, relaxing and illustrates her classical training combined with emotional influence. A must have.

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POP: Piano

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If you know music on the Internet, you know Emily Richards. Richards, a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, is recognized as the most downloaded pop/rock independent artist on the Internet and "Queen of MP3." Fueled by her passionate and tragic life experiences, Richards' songs are emotional and intelligent. At MP3.com, Richards has garnered twelve number one hits and received over 2 million unique downloads. Richards has sold over 25,000 CDs on her own Indie label. Emily's latest album, "Can't Take It With You," has been the top selling pop/rock album at MP3.com since its release in early July 2002.

Noted for her superior live performances, Richards was selected from 70,000 artists to headline the 50-city Club.MP3.com Summer 2000 Tour. The tour was a tremendous success, selling out venues such as The House of Blues in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Las Vegas and Orlando. Tragically, it was near the end of this tour that Richards' baby sister, Annie, was killed by a drunk driver.

Since this tragedy, Richards has dedicated her energy to helping spread the "don't drink and drive" message with organizations such as RADD (Recording Artists, Athletes and Actors Against Drunk Driving). Richards recently wrote and recorded the album, Folded Wings, as a tribute to her sister.

Richards began studying piano at the age of five and started songwriting at eleven. She is also an accomplished vocalist and dancer.

While studying music and dance at the University of Utah, Richards suffered a serious back injury as a result of a car accident. Due to the severity of her injuries, she was forced to change her major from music and went on to graduate in Accounting and became a CPA and manager for PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

After extensive rehabilitation, Richards anxiously returned to her true passion, music.

Richards opened for Martina McBride in Salt Lake City, recorded her first album in Nashville and continues to perform and record in Los Angeles. Richards' incredible song "To Love You" remains the #1 Love Song on MP3.com and has been downloaded over 700,000 times. The smash MP3 #1 hit "Do You Remember," written by Richards, was featured in the HBO movie "Red Letters" after being named the most downloaded pop song of 2000. Richards has 8 CDs available for purchase/download and receives high rotation airplay on several Internet and college radio stations.

With her music career dedicated to honoring her sister's memory, Richards donates all proceeds from her album Folded Wings to RADD. Additionally, Richards performs several shows each year wherein net proceeds are donated to charity in Annie's name. Richards does extensive public speaking in middle schools, colleges and corporations about making wise life choices, including education regarding drinking and driving.

For more information please see www.emilyrichards.com.