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Revision as of 21:25, 28 December 2007 by X-xLizx-x (talk | contribs) (→j)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Niki Evans, (born 1972) is an English singer who appeared on The X Factor.
Background
Lawson was born and raised in London. She is the youngest in a family of five, with three brothers and one sister. She began singing at the age of five.
Before finding fame on the prime-time TV show, The X Factor, Lawson was in a band called Skye. This band was managed by Lawson's husband, Lawrence Garry. Kyra Simone provided backing vocals, Mark Coutier and Mark Hubden played guitar, Evgeni Vachov was on bass and the drums were courtesy of Ramy Abood. Two of the Skye tracks include "Woman's Intuition" and "Body & Soul".
Lawson was also represented well by the independent publisher, Peer Music. During this time she worked with established producer, David Brant, who produced three solid tracks for her - "Rush", "I Wanna Say Yes" and "Inferno".
Lawson started her career as a published singer/songwriter. She was signed to Peer Music Publishing in 2002 to 2005
During her time as a singer songwriter Maria worked with recording artist Gabrielle and performed on Gabrielle’s hit singles 'Out Of reach' for the Bridget Jones' Diary, 'Don't Need The Sun To Shine To Make Me Smile' and the live version of 'Rise'