Nalick, an American singer-songwriter, exhibits the influence of and inspiration from Billie Holiday, Jeff Buckley, John Mayer, and U2. Her first album, Wreck of the Day, released in April 2005 by Columbia Records, sold over 651,000 copies. It included the single “Breathe (2 AM)” which received ... More informationworldwide attention when it was featured (twice) on the television show Grey’s Anatomy. She beat out Sheryl Crow as adult contemporary female artist of the year at the New Music Awards in November 2006. According to her official website, Nalick was so convinced that Crow would win the award that she kicked back and relaxed, removing her shoes. When her name was called, she ran to the stage button shoeless to make sure that she’d have enough time for her acceptance speech. Another remarkable track from the debut album is “In The Rough,” a four minute song that begins with the lyrics describing a striking image, “You say you fell while holding diamonds in your hands/ It’s your fault for running holding diamonds, I said.” Less information