Lisa Stansfield /

Lisa Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer and songwriter. Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982. She won it singing The Human League track "The Things That Dreams Are Made Of". The series was produced by the then Head of Light Entertainment at Granada TV, Johnny Hamp. After releasing several unsuccessful singles in her mid-teens, she co-hosted a children's TV pop show, Razzmatazz with Alistair Pirrie; additionally, Stansfield could be seen in 1983 children's television series The Krankies Klub, alongside comedian Jimmy Cricket and rock band Rocky Sharpe and the Replays. She became an international celebrity in the early 1990s. Her R&B vocal features, texture and singing style are almost identical to that of her American contemporary and Arista label-mate, Taylor Dayne. Her British band Blue Zone saw modest success with the single "Jackie", where she achieved some success with her guest vocals on Coldcut's record "People Hold On".