Lisa Jane Stansfield was born in
Manchester on April 11th 1966. Her family moved to
Heywood, then to Rochdale at age 11. Lisa has an
elder sister, Karen, and a younger sister, Suzanne.
Lisa's style is one of soul, jazz, and dance music.
She admits that her mother's playing of Diana Ross
and the Supremes was her first musical influence,
with her idols being Barry White and Marvin Gaye. At
the age of 14, she entered a talent contest
sponsored by The Manchester Evening News. It was at
a club - The Talk Of The Town - where she won a
singing competition, which led to TV .
Approaching the age of 15/16, she started to record,
making successful pop records. Wanting to get her
records played on a show called
"Razzamatazz", she sent pictures and her
recordings. From this, the producer hired her for
the show.
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