“I'm not manufactured by a record company, I'm real,” exclaimed Ellie Campbell. Ellie Campbell's rise to fame is one Cinderella story. From a student who had to juggle a few jobs just to get enough funds to be in a Performance Arts course to Britain's answer to Britney Spears.

One lucky girl isn't she? Unlike Britney, she wasn't in the Mickey Mouse Club and she doesn't have any stage experience believe it or not. All she has is a natural inborn talent for singing. And that is exactly how she got her recording deal. In fact it only took her nine days to sign on with Jive Records (coincidentally Britney Spears is also with the same recording company).