Hannah Williams (singer)

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Hannah Williams (* in High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , England ) is a British funk and soul singer.

biography

Williams grew up in a musical household. Her father was a priest and avid musician, her mother took her to the church choir when she was six, where she learned to read music before she could read texts. As a child, she wanted to be an opera singer, but then turned to folk, jazz and rock, eventually ending up with soul.

Williams studied musical theater at the University of Winchester, where he also worked as the creative director of the Foundation Music. In 2012 she released her debut album A Hill of Feathers with her band "The Tastemakers" .

The album Late Nights & Heartbreak followed in 2017 , her band was now called "The Affirmations". The title track Late Nights & Heartbreak was sampled in 2017 by Jay-Z in the song 4:44 on the album of the same name . As a result, Hannah Williams gained worldwide attention. Extensive tours followed.

In 2019 the third album 50 Foot Woman was released .

Discography

  • 2012: A Hill of Feathers - Hanna Williams & The Tastemakers
  • 2016: Late Nights & Heartbreak - Hannah Williams & The Affirmations
  • 2019: 50 Foot Woman - Hannah Williams & The Affirmations

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hannah Williams & the Affirmations on franz-mehlhose.de
  2. ↑ Hannah Williams on recordkicks.com (English)
  3. ^ A b Mark Millar: Interview with Hannah Williams & The Affirmations . December 13, 2019
  4. ^ A b Tom Peeters: Hannah Williams, soul as the perfect apology . bruzz.be, January 13, 2018 (English)
  5. ^ "Our very own Hannah Curtain (née Williams) ..." . University of Winchester on Facebook , June 30, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Williams, Hannah
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Curtain, Hannah (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British funk and soul singer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH High Wycombe , Buckinghamshire , England