Hollie Steel in the Blackburn Citizen
January 3rd, 2010 | 
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An article in today’s Blackburn Citizen has confirmed what we already know – that Hollie will be releasing her debut album this year.
If a major record label does not pick up the option to release the album, Hollie’s family will release it on their own BB5 record label, named after the Accrington postcode.
Nina told the Citizen: “This year will be an amazing one for us. Last year Hollie was on national TV with Britain’s Got Talent and we now want to keep her profile as high as we can.
“The big thing for us this year is the album. It will definitely come out this year, even if we have to release it ourselves.
“Hopefully one day soon someone big will come along and sign her up. At the moment there are things and jobs that are coming along but nothing major.
“Hollie is just enjoying her singing and is happy, we are even planning to film some music videos to promote her.”
You can read the full article here. A similar story also appears in the Lancashire Telegraph.
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Having seen those negative comments under the article I’d like to add my 2 eurocents worth of opinion.
It’s a great fun to possess a musical talent and to be able to travel and perform. Not only one sees different places but also gathers invaluable experience. There is always the thrill how your performance will be accepted and, when you hear the applause, you feel over the moon and look forward to the next performance.
Young kids need a chance to express their emotions and abilities in front of public. Inevitably, when someone manages to make an impression on the public, envy is expressed by some of the peers. There is not enough space here to share with you how much my school mates ridiculed on me because I could play the violin and write music.
In the end, even if Hollie does not become a singer/performer/whatever connected with arts, she will greatly benefit from her experience as a kid. At 17 I had a change of a heart and decided to become a civil engineer. At 26 had another change of a heart and became a web developer. In the meantime, my passion to music did not decline and my music writing skills help me get distinguished amongst my friends and colleagues.
Turning to the words about pushy mother, crying kid on stage and other blablabla, just look at the picture of Hollie and her dog. It makes me smile.