http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6X9uq05H74Something different by an American lady with a compelling story, and a whole lot of talent too.
Melody Gardot tours and performs live, mostly in Europe. Notice the cane and dark glasses, from the brain injury she suffered while riding her bike in Philadelphia.
You can see here, that her music charts very high in Germany, France, Norway and Sweden. Her influences and style are mostly jazz.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Gardot