First sight: Gabrielle Aplin

Who is she?

A 19-year-old “internet sensation”, according to the PR blurb.

What? Does she make videos of dancing kittens or something?

No, she’s a singer. What they mean is that one of her songs – Never Fade – became a success on iTunes. And she’s had over 6m hits on YouTube. Hers is “the 73rd most subscribed channel on the site”.

What’s she actually like?

A high, clear voice; an acoustic guitar; tasteful arrangements. There’s a lot of this around now – the Staves and Jodie Marie are similar – but Aplin seems to be in a position to make the leap from internet sensation to actual sensation.

Oh, another one who listens only to Joni Mitchell, is she?

Mitchell is a hero, but Aplin is playful and wide-ranging – she covers MGMT, Asher Roth, Cee Lo Green, Katy Perry, Kings of Leon, Bon Iver, Labrinth, Bruno Mars and Two Door Cinema Club, among others.

So she’s not just another acoustic troubador?

Well, she does most of those covers with just an acoustic guitar for company.

Still, better those than The Times They Are A Changin’ yet again, eh?

She does that one as well.

Where can I hear her?

Visit her YouTube site – youtube.com/user/gaberrz – where you can watch a whopping 104 videos, including her new single Home, released on Monday. She tours the UK in March.