We caught up with Lucy Starr, a rising “Starr” if you will, in the Liverpool music scene. From growing up in Yorkshire, to moving to Liverpool and gracing various stages with her awe-inspiring covers, she’s now working on her own music, so we had a chat in regards to her process and what’s coming up for Lucy!
Interviewer: When did you first start performing?
Lucy: I first started performing on stage when I was around 10 years old. I remember that I entered the school talent show and sung ‘The Voice Within’ by Christina Aguilera and I won! I was ever so nervous but that was the first thing I did to truly push myself out of my comfort zone as a young girl who used to be incredibly shy! From 17, I have been performing very regularly alongside juggling study and a day job. As of the past year, I have been a full-time professional singer-songwriter!
Interviewer: You seem to your performing career with predominantly covers, who would you say your biggest influences are, and what are your top 3 cover songs that you enjoy performing live?
Lucy: I absolutely love Florence + The Machine, Avril Lavigne, Hayley Williams etc! I love their alternative style and powerful voices and songwriting skills. I remember watching Avril as a child and being in awe of how she could sing and play guitar at the same time and I was just like ‘I want to do that!’. In terms of top 3 covers, it is such a hard one to answer as I love so many songs but right now it is: ‘Erasure – A Little Respect’, ‘The La’s – There She Goes’ and ‘Florence + The Machine – Dog Days Are Over’.
Interviewer: I particularly love your clips of the Erasure – A Little Respect – it’s such a hard song to sing and you smash it! How different is the music scene in Yorkshire where you grew up compared to Liverpool?
Lucy: Without meaning to sound mean too Yorkshire, as I will always be appreciative of where I come from, there are not as many opportunities there for young indie artists who want to grow. Liverpool just has a significantly larger music scene with so many venues to perform at. As a music city, Liverpool is notorious for really getting behind their local artists and giving them amazing opportunities like performing at festivals and doing shows at Liverpool ONE e.g. I played at the Beauty Weekend 2025 at John Lewis and I also played at the Sephora opening party in Liverpool ONE.
Interviewer: Your newest song “Only One” in collaboration with Adam Taylor – how did that partnership come about?
Lucy: I actually met Adam through a good friend of mine called David who goes by the artist name ‘Amos & Riot Night’. David and I did a song together earlier this year called ‘Calling Out For You’. It was my first ever trance collaboration! Through David, my vocals were heard by other trance DJ’s who then reached out and said they also wanted to work with me! David and I were actually, co-writers on ‘Only One’!
Interviewer: How was it stepping out of your comfort zone from your usual acoustic style, to working on a dance track?
Lucy: It was a first for me! It was such an interesting experience because David and I actually wrote the song over the piano chords initially and this was then transformed into the trance mix. I loved stepping out of my comfort zone and experimenting with different styles. I love a lot of different music genres!
Interviewer: The song is very reminiscent of 90’s dance – are there any particular artists from that generation of music that you love?
Lucy: SO many! Oasis, U2, The Cranberries, B*witched – too many to name!
Interviewer: Do you have plans to perform the song live, and if so, may we get an acoustic version?
Lucy: A great question and to that I say, watch this space!!
Interviewer: Another of your original songs that we love is “Wrapped Around My Little Finger”, I really personally enjoyed the female power themes within this song, do you think that that speaks to your own personality?
Lucy: Thank you so much! Yes absolutely! The song is based around my previous disposition of being too much of a people pleaser and putting other people above myself to the point of it coming at a detriment to my wellbeing. I reached a point in a toxic workplace and romantic relationship where I essentially hit my breaking point and said ‘enough is enough, I deserve mutual respect’. These days I am still very kind but I put myself first and I look after my wellbeing so much better.
Interviewer: Tell us a little about your song writing process?
Lucy: If I have been through a particularly emotional experience e.g. a breakup, I find that the lyrics just come flowing out of me because I have so many emotions that I want to express and things I feel I need to convey. I use the notes app in my phone and the voice memos app to record melody ideas. I usually start with lyrics first and then add the melody. Sometimes random ideas will pop into my head like a sentence, or a riff and I will note it down so I can revisit it.
Interviewer: Another career highlight must’ve been supporting Miles Kane, how was it sharing the stage with a Liverpool legend?
Lucy: It was an absolute honour and I’m so proud. Miles is someone I really look up to and he was also a lovely guy and came out to watch a bit of my set before he took the stage himself. He gave me a nice smile and big thumbs up when he first walked in. Top guy! I am also obsessed with his leopard print guitar!
Interviewer: What’s next for you? Any more upcoming music/shows that we should look out for?
Lucy: So many things coming up! They will be posted on my social media pages @lucystarrmusic so, keep an eye out for posters!