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| associated_acts = }} | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = | website = | footnotes = }} Lisa Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. Her career began in 1980 when she won the singing competition ''Search for a Star''. After appearances in various television shows and releasing her first singles, Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris formed Blue Zone in 1984. The band released several singles and one album, but after the success of "People Hold On" in 1989, on which Stansfield was featured, they focused on her solo career. Stansfield's first solo album, ''Affection'' (1989), and its worldwide chart-topping lead single, "All Around the World", were major breakthroughs in her career. She was nominated for two Grammy Awards and ''Affection'' is currently her best-selling album. In the following years, Stansfield released ''Real Love'' (1991), ''So Natural'' (1993) and ''Lisa Stansfield'' (1997). In 1999, she appeared in her first film, ''Swing'', and also recorded the soundtrack for it. Her next albums included ''Face Up'' (2001), ''Biography: The Greatest Hits'' (2003) and ''The Moment'' (2004). After that, Stansfield took a break from music and focused on her film career. In 2008, she starred in ''The Edge of Love'' and in 2014 she appeared in ''Northern Soul''. Stansfield released her latest album, ''Seven'', on 31 January 2014. Its lead single, "Can't Dance", was digitally released on 16 October 2013. She promoted the new album with the European Seven Tour in 2013 and 2014. Stansfield has won numerous awards, including Brit Awards, Ivor Novello Awards, Billboard Music Award, World Music Award, ASCAP Award, Women's World Award, Silver Clef Awards and DMC Awards. She has sold over twenty million albums worldwide, including five million of ''Affection''. ==Early life and career beginnings== Lisa Stansfield was born on 11 April 1966 in Manchester, Lancashire. Her parents are Marion and Keith Stansfield and she has two sisters, Karen and Suzanne. Her family moved to Heywood in 1976, then to Rochdale in 1977. Stansfield grew up listening to soul music and admitted 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. In 1980, Stansfield won the ''Search for a Star'' singing competition at the Talk of the Town nightclub and in 1981 her first single "Your Alibis" was released by the Devil Records. In 1982, she appeared on the television show ''Bring Me the Head of Light Entertainment'' on ITV Granada. At the same time, Stansfield signed her recording contract with Polydor Records. In 1983, Johnnie Hamp produced for ITV Granada a documentary directed by Pete Walker, ''Born in the Sixties: Lisa Stansfield''. It was a monograph of the aspiring singer and it included her comments and those of her mother and sisters and some songs sung by Stansfield. Also in 1983, she co-hosted the children's television music programme ''Razzamatazz'' and appeared on another children's television series ''The Krankies Klub''. Between 1982 and 1983, Stansfield released her next three singles: "The Only Way," "Listen to Your Heart" and "I Got a Feeling." Her early recordings were released on the album ''In Session'' in September 1996. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lisa Stansfield」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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