Lisa Faye’s Biography | Lisa Faye - International Composer, Vocalist, Singer and Performer

Lisa Faye’s Biography

2009 has been a year of producing and performing new shows for Lisa Faye.  ‘Streisand – The Concert’, ‘Diva’s – The Concert’ & ‘Musicals – The Concert’.

Back in 2005 she performed in her own creation ‘Dinner With A Diva’ at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival to sell out audiences and continues to perform the show today. Her love of creating shows stems from Lisa Faye performing on cruise ships, and on her return back to dry land she set up her own company, ‘5678 Music Entertainment Group’ providing 1st class entertainment.

In 2001she became the first vocalist to sing live on Radio 5 Live alongside the radio football commentator, John Motson, then in 2002 she performed to over 70,000 people alongside Jim Davidson during his 25th Anniversary Tour of the UK.

From her early beginnings performing around the Northern Club Circuit fronting several bands Lisa Faye has packed a lot into her short career so far. Her story sounds all so familiar with that of fellow Yorkshire singer Jane McDonald with whom Lisa Faye teamed up back in 1997 to record an uptempo version of the famous Chess hit, ´I Know Him So Well´ which went on to give Lisa and Jane their first No1 hit in America!

With a wealth of performing experience she began training with local dance and drama groups back home in Rotherham, South Yorkshire before heading for London to attend the famous, “BRIT School” and then onto The Royal Academy of Music, in London, studying Music Theatre with Mary Hammond.

Lisa’s singing has led her to work with, Mike Batt, The Barron Knights, The Commitments , Tony Hadley, Charlotte Church, West End International & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. She has also worked for the world renowned record companies, “Music Factory”, the Jive Bunny Creators, appearing in videos, on “Top of the Pops”, and as a session singer for ‘Going For A Song’.

When not performing Lisa Faye manages a very successful and rewarding teaching business sharing her knowledge of voice and piano with budding “stars of tomorrow”.

As a songwriter Lisa Faye has had her original songs produced and promoted by the BPI’s CD representation of British Music at Popkomm ‘05 and she continues to write and record today.