Lisa Maffia
| Lisa Maffia | |
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Lisa Maffia in 2016.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lisa Maffia |
| Born | 16 June 1979 |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, UK garage, electro house |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, rapper, model, fashion designer, presenter |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Independiente (2001–2003) Maffia Recordz (2004–present) Apollo/Universal (2007–present) |
| Associated acts | So Solid Crew |
| Website | lisamaffia.co.uk |
| Notable instruments | |
| Vocals | |
Lisa Maffia is an English singer-songwriter, musician, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew. Whilst in So Solid, the singer notched up five top 20 hits, including a platinum-selling single "21 Seconds" and a platinum selling album They Don't Know. As a solo artist, she has released two top 10 singles and an award winning album including the platinum selling single "All Over". Maffia is mixed race, born to a half-Italian mother and a black father.
Maffia was born and raised in Brixton, London by her mother, Shirley Maffia. She has a daughter, Chelsea, born when she was 17. She trained in Latino, ballroom, tap and modern dancing and practised gymnastics as a child. She attended Norwood School in West Norwood. Maffia then went on to Brixton College to do a diploma in Photography and Art & Design. In 2000, Maffia got her career debut when she added her vocals to the So Solid Crew track, "Oh No".
On 6 August 2001, whilst with So Solid Crew, "21 Seconds" was released. It reached number one in the United Kingdom in August 2001. The single also won Best British Video at the 2002 BRIT Awards. With the success of "21 Seconds", the crew went on to release their debut album They Don't Know which ending up going platinum.
On 21 April 2003, departing from the So Solid Crew, Maffia made her debut at number 2 with "All Over". It spent three weeks in the top 10. She then released "In Love" which reached number 13. This led to the singer releasing her debut solo album, First Lady. Promo for the album included support slots for artists such as Christina Aguilera, Ashanti, Loudbankcoast, Ja Rule, Daniel Bedingfield and Blue. The album failed to reach the success of its singles reaching number 44 in the UK Albums Chart, and led her to be dropped by her record label. Maffia also performed her single "All Over" at the MOBO Awards.
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