Could this 18yr old from Kent be the new "Joss Stone" of her generation?


Leanne McCrei wows Sundown Audience with brand new soul single prior to Jonas Blue taking the main stage!

The dynamic vocals of Kent born performer LEANNE MCCREI became widely recognised after bursting onto the live scene in the UK back in 2013 along with sister Shannon in the band “McCrei”.

The sibling duo performed over 300 gigs often accompanied by their band at venues such as Scala London, Kensington Roof Gardens, Cavern Club (best known for hosting stars such as the Beatles), Charlie wrights and various others.

Leanne would then continue to tune her craft by working as a session vocalist and would go on to feature on various recording with artists from the UK, Germany and USA.

Leanne has achieved success in the UK commercial pop and club charts as well as the zipDJ USA club chart.

In 2015 Leanne would follow her passion for Soul music and discover her true calling by reaching No.2 in the Soul Charts.

Leanne would go on to work with Beverly Knight, Lemar, Kenny Thomas and Stooshie as well as various collaborations with DJ’s such as David Morales and Nigel Lowis.

In 2016 Leanne featured on the Soul Seekers club mix of “The Way It Is” which has received worldwide radio play and has been featured on stations such as Kiss FM.

In 2017 Leanne signed with Legacy Records and has spent the last 6 months working on her album and single of which is set to be released later in the year ahead of performances at major events such as Sundown Festival sharing the stage with artists such as Rag N Bone Man and Craig David.

Tipped by soul dj’s world wide and social media press Leanne is said to be the “Joss Stone” of her generation.

After months of studio work Leanne’s single is now available for pre release with a chart release date of October 22nd.

Leanne is currently on her campaign tour performing across the festival scene and conducting interviews with the BBC and national radio stations.

Following her performance at Sundown Festival Leanne said she is overwealmed by the support to her music and new track

"MUSIC IS ALL I KNOW AND ALL I LOVE, I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE A STRONG TEAM BEHIND ME AND THE SUPPORT OF MY LOVING FAMILY. THE PUBLIC ARE AMAZING AND I COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT THEM I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT AFTER YEARS OF WRITING AND WORKING IN THE STUDIO MY SINGLE IS FINALLY OUT ! I WANT TO BRING BACK OLD SCHOOL SOUL WITH A TWIST, PAYING RESPECT TO THE GREATS LIKE ARETHA FRANKLIN AND JOCELYN BROWN. IGREW UP LISTENING TO ALL OF THEM AS MY PARENTS ARE BIG SOUL FANS, I REMEMBER SINGING PROUD MARY AT A YOUNG AGE AND NEW THIS IS WHAT I WANTED TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE".

Press contact:
Jeremy@legacyrecords.co.uk

Request a copy of the single:
oliviajackson@legacyrecords.co.uk (press and radio only).

September 4, 2017 10:07am ET by Legacy Records  

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