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Rumer is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Burt Bacharach, Elton John, Carly Simon, Karen Carpenter and Judy Garland. Those roots explain a lot about how Rumer arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kristina Train, Stacey Kent, Joss Stone, Dominique Fils-Aimé and Shirley Bassey, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jamie Cullum, Daryl Hall and Trevor Horn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Rumer, reaching back through Burt Bacharach and forward to Jamie Cullum. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Sarah Joyce, better known by her stage name, Rumer, is a Pakistani-British singer-songwriter. Supported by leading music industry figures including Burt Bacharach, Elton John, Carly Simon, and Jools Holland, Rumer was nominated for two Brit Awards on 13 January 2011.
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Rumer connections
Rumer grew out of Burt Bacharach, Elton John, Carly Simon and Karen Carpenter, shares an orbit with Kristina Train, Stacey Kent, Joss Stone and Dominique Fils-Aimé, went on to shape Jamie Cullum, Daryl Hall and Trevor Horn. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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