It’s a jungle out there, say girl band mentoring young singer

 
Bright future: Jade Williams, centre, with the members of Neon Jungle
Sian Boyle11 December 2013

Hotly tipped girl band Neon Jungle are already mentoring another budding star despite forming only 10 months ago.

The band, who recently scored a debut top 20 hit with their single Trouble and performed at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show last month, are helping London singer-songwriter Jade Williams, 22.

The mentorship is part of a campaign run by the social media website Slenky and Sony Mobile, who have teamed up to offer 25 disadvantaged young people the chance to connect with key figures from the film, music, business, sports, technology and gaming industries.

Neon Jungle, who appeared with Taylor Swift and Fall Out Boy at the Victoria’s Secret in New York, is made up of Shereen Cutkelvin, 17, Jess Plumber, 21, Asami Zdrenka, 18, and Amira McCarthy, 17.

Jess said they hoped the meeting with Jade had been inspirational: “She told me about her upbringing and the things that she’s been through, and to be honest I can really relate to it and all four of us had had similar backgrounds.It’s amazing that Slenky has supported her so she can do what she wants to do because it’s so hard to get into certain industries. But although it’s a cliché it’s true: if you believe in yourself then you can do it.”

The girls, from London, Suffolk and Lanark, formed Neon Jungle after being scouted in the capital and on YouTube, and they can’t believe how fast their careers are moving. Amira said: “It didn’t hit me until I was on stage at the Victoria’s Secret show.”

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