Maria Carpico of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette spoke with North Hills High School senior Brittany Mulgrew who recorded a CD as her senior project, and is selling a single from the album to benefit the Children’s Hospital Free Care Fund. Her song ‘Only When I Close My Eyes’ has been a big hit on local radio station WBZZ B-94 and has already had some comparing her to another hometown girl, Christina Aguilera. “When I was little, I knew I wanted to be a performer,” she said. She named Whitney Houston as an influence but does not like the pop music image that surrounds Britney Spears. “I am still trying to establish what genre of music I want to get into. I am staying away from the pop icon like Britney. I think an artist who writes her own music gets more respect,” said Mulgrew, who uses the name B.L. Mulgrew as a singer to avoid association with Spears.
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