Neon Hitch (born 25 May 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. She was signed to
Mike Skinner and
Ted Mayhem's label, The Beats, before it closed down.
[ She was later discovered on MySpace by ]Benny Blanco
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, who flew her to New York City to work with him. Their work together earned her a music publishing deal with EMI and a record deal with Warner Bros. Records.Anarchy
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'', was released on 22 July 2016 via WeRNeon.
Early life
Hitch was born in Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames (hyphenated until 1965, colloquially known as Kingston) is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. It is situated on the River Thames and southwest of Charing Cross. It is notable as ...
before moving at a young age to the countryside of Nottingham
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.[ Her father was a lighting technician.][ When their house burned down, her mother, Irene Gardiner, bought a caravan to live in.]Romani
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Ethnicities
* Romani people, an ethnic group of Northern Indian origin, living dispersed in Europe, the Americas and Asia
** Romani genocide, under Nazi rule
* Romani language, any of several Indo-Aryan languages of the Roma ...
community. They then began street performing, making and selling jewelry and clothing around Europe, and consequently, she never attended school.[ By the age of four, Hitch was travelling and performing with the ]Archaos
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circus. At age of ten, she began writing poetry which led to her writing lyrics.[ Her boyfriend noticed that she could sing and encouraged her to hone her singing.]trapeze artist
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, fire swinger and stilt walker and had performed across Europe.[ Her family was featured in a ]BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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documentary.
At the age of sixteen, Hitch moved to India for a few years before resettling in London to start her music career.