Hannah Robinson (born in
Derbyshire
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) is a British songwriter. Her best-known compositions include
Rachel Stevens
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's UK No. 2 hit "
Some Girls
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",
Ladyhawke's "
My Delirium
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" and
Annie
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's "
Chewing Gum
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". Robinson began her career as a vocalist and in 2006 she achieved a No. 1 on the US
Hot Dance Club Play
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chart with "Give Me Your Love", a collaboration with
Carl Cox
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.
Career
Robinson began her career, having no formal music or vocal training, by responding to adverts for session singers in the British music papers the ''
New Musical Express
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'' and ''
Melody Maker
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''.
["Interview With Hannah Robinson"](_blank)
''HitQuarters'', 21 December 2009. After an initial struggle she began securing backing vocal work firstly in Italy and then in London where she began working with different producers and increasingly established artists.
This career path eventually led to Robinson meeting her manager and then securing a publishing deal.
Discography
List of songs written or co-written by Hannah Robinson:
See also
*
List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by '' Billboard'' magazine's Dance Club Songs chart – a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. It began on October 26, 1974, under the title ''Disco Action'' chart. It is ...
*
References
Discography from Hannah Robinson's official websiteDiscography from DiscogsDiscography from SwedishchartsDiscography from Hannah Robinson's management, This Much Talent
External links
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Hannah Robinson's management, This Much Talent
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British songwriters
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)