Shaznay Lewis

Shaznay Lewis (born Tricia Marie Lewis 14 October 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer-songwriter and a member of All Saints. Shaznay is generally regarded as the key talent behind the popular girl group All Saints (1996 - 2001 and 2006 - present). Her musical influences include rap and Missy Elliott; in addition, she grew up listening to Bob Marley and Johnny Mathis. It was the music of Alanis Morissette that encouraged Shaznay... more

Shaznay Lewis (born Tricia Marie Lewis 14 October 1975 in Islington, London) is an English female singer-songwriter and a member of All Saints. Shaznay is generally regarded as the key talent behind the popular girl group All Saints (1996 - 2001 and 2006 - present). Her musical influences include rap and Missy Elliott; in addition, she grew up listening to Bob Marley and Johnny Mathis. It was the music of Alanis Morissette that encouraged Shaznay to take her music one step further. As a teenager Shaznay played 3 matches for Arsenal Ladies, a successful ladies' football team in London, UK. She returned to football in the 2002 hit movie Bend It Like Beckham in the role of the team captain and can be seen playing football in several training and match scenes. Shaznay had been entering singing contests since the age of thirteen. At a party she was introduced to Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot of Curiosity Killed the Cat by her friends who took her to the Metamorphisis recording studios on All... less