A soulful singer-songwriter inspired by the likes of Jill Scott and Mary J.
Blige, Lianne La Havas's elegant pop ballads marked her out as one of the
breakthrough talents of 2012 and drew comparisons with Emeli Sandé. Raised in
Tooting, London, she wrote her first song at 11-years-old with the help of her
musician father and started her career as a backing vocalist for Paloma Faith,
before working on The Paris Parade project. Real name Lianne Charlotte Barnes
(born on August 23, 1989), she adapted her Greek father's surname Vlahavas into
her stage name and was signed to a develop...