Born To Fly, lyrics like ‘I’m going to be a star’ and a voice of tonal richness, Bristol-born, 25-year-old Tanya Lacey is definitely heading places. Growing up in the tough St Paul’s district of the city, famed for its riots in the ‘80s, but also for its multi-cultural community, Tanya vividly remembers overhearing a conversation in her local newsagent whereby a local woman proclaimed “nobody ever makes something of themselves in St.Pauls” and during that moment she knew that she would prove people wrong. Music did get her out of St Paul’s – her debut album has been recorded in London, New York and Atlanta.
Having experimented with different bands and collaborators over the years, Tanya Lacey has come up with “a classic yet contemporary sounding record with lots of depth and meaning behind the songs.” If you want the soul of Mary J Blige, the raw energy of the Fugees and early Lauryn Hill, combined with a unique badass Britishness, then Tanya’s your girl. This is not the emotionally cold R&B-dance-pop that’s currently clogging up the airwaves, but realness revisited. She confides: “As an artist, you have to be open, you have to be vulnerable and share your story, otherwise no-one’s going to feel you.”
Born To Fly (Breach Remix)
Born To Fly (Clean)
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