 She worked as a waitress while she organized a band to accompany her, singing ballads and jazz standards in bars and clubs around London.During a visit to New York City, she heard a pop-jazz track sung in French by vocalist Liane Foly that had been produced by Andre Manoukian.She contacted Manoukian to solicit his help and they set to work on her 2002 debut album, "Yellow Daffodils".