Shaznay Lewis
Sharing her Tracks of My Years with Vernon Kay is the founding member of the highly influential girl group All Saints Shaznay Lewis.
Vernon Kay welcomes to the studio for the second time this year actress, and singer/songwriter Shaznay Lewis. Earlier this year she gave us her magnificent βPiano Roomβ performance at Maida Vale. Today she will choosing her favourite songs and stories behind them in this weekβs Tracks Of My Years omnibus edition.
She grew up in Islington, North London and made three appearances for Arsenal Ladies during her teenage years, which obviously helped her to secure the role as Mel in the 2001 hit film βBend It Like Beckhamβ.
She is the founding member of the highly influential girl group βAll Saintsβ known for hit singles like βNever Everβ, βPure Shoresβ and βBlack Coffeeβ all co-written by Shaznay. She is one of the most successful pop songwriters of the late nineties, early noughties writing for Tina Turner, Little Mix, Beverley Knight and Westlife amongst many others, for which she won accolades including two BRIT Awards, a MOBO and an Ivor Novello.
She premiered her latest single βKiss of Lifeβ on Zoe Ballβs Breakfast Show and indeed it was one of the tracks she played during her Piano Room performance.
Her picks, include Bob Marley, New Kids on the Block and En Vogue.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Three Little Birds
- Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
- Island.
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Five Star
Rain Or Shine
- Now 1986 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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Cyndi Lauper
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
- Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
- Columbia.
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Peter Gabriel
Sledgehammer
- Now 1986 (Various Artists).
- Now.
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New Kids on the Block
You Got It (The Right Stuff)
- (CD Single).
- CBS.
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Soul II Soul
Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)
- NOW 100 Hits 80s No.1s (Various Artists).
- NOW.
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Janet Jackson
Rhythm Nation
- Janet Jackson - Design Of A Decade.
- A&M.
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En Vogue
Hold On
- New Jack Swing Gold (Various Artists).
- Hip-O.
- 19.
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Massive Attack
Teardrop
- The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
- Columbia.
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Lorde
Green Light
- (CD Single).
- Virgin EMI.
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- Sun 28 Apr 2024 05:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2