You could say that BMG recording artist and songwriter Carly Robyn Green — who sings modern, classic, love songs that cross the adult-contemporary and smooth jazz worlds and has been dubbed the “female Michael Buble” — has been there, done that.

She's graced venues from the Madison Square Garden and the Staples Center to the Grammy stage (as back up to Cee Lo Green). She’s opened for Chris Brown and Buddy Guy, but she’s also been the spokeswoman (singer?) for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Campaign for pediatric cancer research. Songs that she’s written or sung have appeared around the world: on TV shows as varied as 30 Rock, Scandal, The Young & The Restless and Keeping Up with the Kardashians; she’s also penned hits for Asian pop stars Min Hei (in Korea) and Anri (in Japan).

The clear and bell-like tones of her voice make her a singer for all seasons, perfect for everything from TV theme songs to Broadway to movie promos. She talks to Myspace about her love for pure pop music, and how Cee Lo Green inspired her to follow her true North and become a real singer.

Hometown: A suburb of Philadelphia called Meadowbrook, PA. A lot of talent has come from my hometown, including actor Bradley Cooper and film producer J.C. Spink. You might know the town from the hit ABC sitcom, The Goldbergs!

Homebase: I live in Los Angeles, and I also spend a lot of time writing and recording in New York City.

You have quite a lengthy resume as a songwriter, but this is your debut single. Did you always know you were going to be a musician?

Yes. [There were] a series of experiences I can remember where I just knew I’d be a singer one day. For example, in second grade, when students were asked to create business cards for their future selves, sure enough, I designed a hot pink card that said “C.G. The Singer!” I also vividly remember going into the mobile recording studio at Hershey’s Theme Park at a young age, recording my rendition of the New Kids on the Block hit “I’ll Be Loving You Forever.” As a little girl, I begged my parents for singing lessons… I’ve always been so taken with music.

What were your early musical influences?

I was influenced during car rides back and forth to elementary school with my mom back home in Philadelphia, listening to B101 soft rock hits by Richard Marx, Peabo Bryson, Whitney Houston, and Celine Dion, and my mom gave me an early appreciation for Streisand and Linda Ronstadt. My dad used to sing his own original silly songs to me as a little girl, with made-up words to celebrate whatever the occasion was, and he introduced me to The Beatles and Frank Sinatra. Music has always had a strong presence in my life, and I’ve been exposed to classic, timeless music for as long as I can remember.

So you always wanted to sing … what are your earliest memories of performing for others?

As a small child, I always played with toy microphones, singing around the house and entertaining everyone at family dinners. I even ran up to the piano players at restaurants with my parents in South Philadelphia, asking if I could sing. My first public performance — my parents remember — was “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” when I was two years old! I’ve just always been drawn to performing.

The moment when I first took performing seriously was when a kindergarten teacher told me that I brought a tear to her eye when I sang a song from Fiddler on the Roof during an elementary school talent show. To learn that I could move people by singing was to understand the power of music. From that point on, whether I’m singing for 40,000 people at a stadium, or 200 people in an intimate jazz club, it is motivating to know that I’m affecting people somehow — making them feel something.