Izzy Bizu on the up and up as she heads for Dublin's Sugar club

IZZY Bizu’s feet have barely touched the floor since she signed to Epic Records last year.

The talented young Londoner has toured with Sam Smith and Rudimental, was shortlisted for a prestigious Brits Critics Choice Award, and performed showcase gigs from Mexico to Germany. Now she’s en route to Ireland for her first concert here and you’ll forgive her if she is slightly wide-eyed and breathless. Right now, her life is one endless rollercoaster.

“I’ve always loved singing,” says Bizu, 21. “In school I didn’t know whether it was a hobby or something I could make a living out of. All I knew was that I was always going to be involved in music, in some shape or form. Initially I saw myself more as a songwriter. I thought that might be my future.”