Louise Carver (born 10 January 1979) is a South African

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singer-songwriter and pianist. Carver was born in

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, and holds

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in South Africa and the United Kingdom. She began playing piano at the age of 11, and received her first recording contract at the age of 15. She matriculated at the

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in 1996. She earned an honours degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the

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in 2002."Louise Carver," ''Who's Who Southern Africa''. Found a
''Who's Who SA''
. Accessed 29 September 2010.

Music

Carver released her first single, ''It Don't Matter'' (1996) when she was 17. The single topped the South African National Campus Charts. It spent 11 weeks on the South African National Top 40 Charts, where it peaked at the number three position. At age 18 she followed the single with her debut album, ''Mirrors and Windows'' (1998). First for Women, a South African

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, sponsored Carver's 2008 Home Tour. Two of her singles with house DJ Joe Bermudez - "

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" (2016) and " Crazy Enough" (2018) - reached number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Studio albums

* ''Mirrors and Windows'' (1998) * ''Looking Around'' (2002) * ''Silent Scream'' (2005) * ''Saved by the Moonlight'' (2007) * ''Look to the Edge'' (2010) * ''Say It to My Face'' (2013) * ''Hanging in the Void'' (2016)

Singles

* "It Don't Matter" (1996) * "Not Here" (2000) * "Play the Game" (2003), a collaboration with

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* "Sunrise" (2016), with Joe Bermudez * "Lift Off" (2016) * "Keep Your Eyes on Me" (2017) * "This Thing called Love" (2017) * "Crazy Enough" (2018), with Joe Bermudez

Critical response

Channel24 gave a favorable review of Carver in 2009. In June 2010, the ''City Press'' said that Carver's ''Look to the Edge'' album "has an edgy electronic/pop sound with infusions of South African rhythms and percussion, ndwill appeal to South African and global audiences alike... This 12-track album is unique and diverse. It’s easy listening and has something for everyone."Babalwa Shota, "Music – Gospel, Louise Carver and DJ Ganyani," ''City Press'', 25 June 2010. Found a
''City Press'' website
Accessed 29 September 2010.

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1979 births 20th-century pianists 21st-century pianists 21st-century South African women singers Living people Musicians from Cape Town South African emigrants to the United Kingdom South African pianists South African pop singers South African women singer-songwriters White South African people University of Cape Town alumni Alumni of Rustenburg School for Girls 20th-century South African women singers 20th-century women pianists 21st-century women pianists {{pianist-stub