Lianne Charlotte Barnes a.k.a. Lianne La Havas (born August 23, 1989, in Lo… Read Full Bio ↴Lianne Charlotte Barnes a.k.a. Lianne La Havas (born August 23, 1989, in London, England) is an English folk, soul, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
La Havas was born in London, England to a Greek father and Jamaican mother. She was raised in Tooting and Streatham, spending the majority of her time with her grandparents, following her parents' separation as a child. La Havas' cites her parents' diverse musical tastes as having the biggest influence on her music. She began singing at seven. Her mother played Jill Scott and Mary j. Blige, while her father, an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, taught her the basics of guitar and piano. Lianne wrote her first song at the age of 11 but did not learn to play the guitar until she was 18 years old. At 18, Lianne began attending Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls in Croydon, where she studied art and planned to take her A-Levels in art foundation. However, she left college and decided to pursue a career in music full-time.
While attending sixth-form in Croydon, a friend of La Havas', (who attended the Brit School) introduced her to other musicians who assisted La Havas in the recording of her first demos. Through that same friend, La Havas was also introduced to British singer, Paloma Faith; she later sang backing vocals on tour for Faith. La Havas was co-writer and performer in 'The Paris Parade' alongside Christian Pinchbeck (who designed the artwork for Lost & Found) and also is now part of the duo Elephant (Memphis Industries). They had a short career but it began La Havas' career in commercial music. In 2010, Lianne signed to Warner Bros. Records, spending two years developing her songwriting skills before releasing music publicly.
La Havas made her television debut on October 21, 2011, broadcast of BBC Two's Later, with Jools Holland, a program that also featured Wisconsin folk band Bon Iver. Following her appearance on Later, with Jools Holland, it was announced on October 25, 2011 that La Havas would be the supporting act for Bon Iver's December 2011 North American tour.
La Havas released her debut EP, Lost & Found, on October 12, 2011 on the Labour of Love label and featured Willy Mason on the opening track, No Room For Doubt. That same month, La Havas released a live EP, titled Live in LA, which was made available for free download on her website. La Havas released her third EP titled Forget, on December 30, 2011 on the label Warner Brothers.
Her official debut single, Lost & Found was released in the UK on April 30, 2012. Her debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, was released on July 9, 2012 in the UK on Warner Brothers.
La Havas was born in London, England to a Greek father and Jamaican mother. She was raised in Tooting and Streatham, spending the majority of her time with her grandparents, following her parents' separation as a child. La Havas' cites her parents' diverse musical tastes as having the biggest influence on her music. She began singing at seven. Her mother played Jill Scott and Mary j. Blige, while her father, an accomplished multi-instrumentalist, taught her the basics of guitar and piano. Lianne wrote her first song at the age of 11 but did not learn to play the guitar until she was 18 years old. At 18, Lianne began attending Norbury Manor Business and Enterprise College for Girls in Croydon, where she studied art and planned to take her A-Levels in art foundation. However, she left college and decided to pursue a career in music full-time.
While attending sixth-form in Croydon, a friend of La Havas', (who attended the Brit School) introduced her to other musicians who assisted La Havas in the recording of her first demos. Through that same friend, La Havas was also introduced to British singer, Paloma Faith; she later sang backing vocals on tour for Faith. La Havas was co-writer and performer in 'The Paris Parade' alongside Christian Pinchbeck (who designed the artwork for Lost & Found) and also is now part of the duo Elephant (Memphis Industries). They had a short career but it began La Havas' career in commercial music. In 2010, Lianne signed to Warner Bros. Records, spending two years developing her songwriting skills before releasing music publicly.
La Havas made her television debut on October 21, 2011, broadcast of BBC Two's Later, with Jools Holland, a program that also featured Wisconsin folk band Bon Iver. Following her appearance on Later, with Jools Holland, it was announced on October 25, 2011 that La Havas would be the supporting act for Bon Iver's December 2011 North American tour.
La Havas released her debut EP, Lost & Found, on October 12, 2011 on the Labour of Love label and featured Willy Mason on the opening track, No Room For Doubt. That same month, La Havas released a live EP, titled Live in LA, which was made available for free download on her website. La Havas released her third EP titled Forget, on December 30, 2011 on the label Warner Brothers.
Her official debut single, Lost & Found was released in the UK on April 30, 2012. Her debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?, was released on July 9, 2012 in the UK on Warner Brothers.
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Lianne La Havas Lyrics
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Age Why do I love him? He don't love back When I…
Au Cinéma Sometimes when your zork, hmm And I'm your betty blue And we…
Bittersweet Oh Please stop asking, do you still love me? Don't have much…
Can't fight It seems that I won't be warned And certainly, I saw…
Courage Hmm, lost and overcome By the memory Mmh, of everything we w…
Don't Wake Me Up Don't wake me up I'm Trying to find you Oh, as I…
Elusive He's a gambler, spinning wheels A poison victim, look of ste…
Empty I knew you were empty I knew you were lost, yet…
Everything Everything I can use my head again I always suffered then My heart…
Forget Waste all your time writing love songs, but you don't…
Ghost Whenever I called you I couldn't say It was only yesterday A…
Gone When I waited for you there was no show Made myself…
Good Goodbye Old man, let me wipe your eyes I've never seen you…
Green Six years old Staring at my nose in the mirror Trying to…
Green Papaya My face turns to gold, hoping to find my way…
Green&Gold Six years old Staring at my nose in the mirror Trying to…
Grow I resisted the charms of evil's arms As she stood by…
Is Your Love Big Enough Found myself in the second I found myself in the secondhand…
Liar Shes a liar With a, a heart of stone Fell in love…
Lost Come upstairs and I'll show you where all my Where my…
Midnight A long and lonely journey To my hideaway And I know they'll…
Never Get Enough I heard a song today On the tip of your tongue And…
Night School So far, solo He took a light Twisted my arms, I couldn't…
No Room For Doubt You caught me guilty Taking the pieces of you That night you…
Out of Your Mind Baby (Mind) Hey, baby You're out of your mind (oh) Out of y…
Paper Thin Paper-thin God only knows the pain you're in But the future'…
Please Don Stay for me, my heart on your sleeve Tread carefully and…
Read my mind So right, but make a baby tonight Throw my life away,…
Same As Me Heres a song, its made for you, long over due so…
Say a Little Prayer The moment I wake up Before I put on my makeup I…
Seven Times Yeah that's a good intro You didn't pay your rent So I…
Sour Flower No more Looking out for someone else but me Fighting an old…
STARRY STARRY NIGHT Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray Look o…
Tease Me A dream never stops But I see the end before I…
They Could be Wrong The way you move when you're sleeping The way you breathe…
Tokyo I am neon Cold neon Not a mystery All I've every known is H…
Unstoppable I'll wait a little longer We're weak and getting stronger I …
Weird fishes In the deepest ocean The bottom of the sea Your eyes They tu…
What You Don't Do Heavy words, little lies Telling everything but the truth, t…
Wonderful Did the world get a little bit colder Not wiser just…
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