Ingrid Michaelson

Michaelson has earned both acclaim and a loyal following due to her knack for crafting beautiful, idiosyncratic songs ("The Way I Am," "Maybe," "Keep Breathing") that just nestle in your head. She showcases a seamless stylistic growth in melody and beat while nurturing the sound that Ingrid's fans have come to know and love.

Michaelson's grassroots sensibility has worked like gangbusters: Her music, often about love and relationships, has been steadily wafting out of your television set for roughly four years now, be it in an Old Navy ad or in handfuls of Grey's Anatomy episodes (not to mention countless other series such as One Tree Hill, Ugly Betty, and Scrubs) or on VH1 as an artist You Outta Know. The New York Times marveled at how she was "singing her way from obscurity to fame." Billboard trumpeted her as the face of the new music business. NPR declared, "Ingrid Michaelson is everywhere."

Her latest effort, "Human Again," released earlier this year, finds her ditching the kitsch in an effort to showcase a bolder, more mature side. Michaelson credits producer David Kahne ( Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks) with helping her find her voice on the new album and encouraging her to display her strengths as a singer.