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Daisy is an English-born, Australian-raised singer/songwriter. Marie Claire Magazine UK said it best with "Daisy is a remarkable singer and gifted songwriter whose music is laced with eclectic influences ranging from silky jazz, soulful country to soaring ballads." Music has always been a part of Daisy's life! Her father is the legendary jazz drummer Tony Hicks (Backdoor, Chris Rea, Lu Lu, Paul Butterfield, Georgie Fame) and is related to the international recording artist Chris Rea. Classically training in Australia, Daisy began her music career as a jazz singer, touring Australia and America. When back in Sydney, she was entertaining thousands of basketball fans at Sydney King's games and captivating audiences at some of the leading music venues in the Australian Capital at just 14 years of age. At 19, Daisy deviated from tradition and an aspiring jazz career to expand her horizons and gain broader influences overseas. Landing in London, she was quickly signed by Concept Music. During her tenure with Concept, Daisy’s debut album MISTRESS broke into the UK, European and Japanese markets with her acclaimed singles and video DON’T EVEN GO THERE, BACK ON MY FEET and MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN, extensive live performances and TV and Radio airplay with Radio 1, Radio 2 and Capitol FM and leading stations in Japan and support throughout the leading clubs. Her 2nd studio album DAISY was a truly international collaboration - co-written with talented UK songwriters Aron Friedman – (Backstreet Boys, Take That, Elton John), Malcolm Maddock (Shania Twain, Stevie Wonder) and George MacFarlane (Gabrielle) and she co-produced the album with multi-CMAA award winner Australian Matt Fell. The video for the first single IF I CAN’T MAKE IT won 2 awards from the Australian Cinematographers Society. On her 3rd album, Daisy co-wrote with Stefan Örn (wrote 5 Top 5 Eurovision songs including the 2011 winner) and Jeff Franzel (New York songwriter for Josh Groban and Placido Domingo and also performed with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Mel Tormé). The album was recorded and produced at Andres Bagge’s studio in Stockholm. 2 Singles from this album were remixed by The Body Bangers, 7th Heaven, Almighty and Steve More and received massive club support around the world. With unwavering support from ambient music and content providers, Daisy’s music can be heard in shopping malls, grocery stores, thousands of restaurants and retail shops, on airlines, in gyms and on TV shows throughout the UK, Europe, Asia, Japan and Australia including a placement on the US Hit TV Show “Pretty Little Liars”. Daisy has shared the stage with Gabrielle, Boy George, Gloria Gaynor, Womack and Womack and Jenny Morris and has played countless festivals, live performances and corporate gigs around the world including an event on the Helipad of the Swiss Hotel – Singapore’s 2nd tallest building! Daisy has gone back to her musical roots and is currently writing and co-producing her 4th studio album working with Curtis Schwartz (Stacy Kent, Bee Gees, Go West) and Malcolm Maddock. The new material is developing in the same lines as early Norah Jones with a laid back jazzy feel and was recorded on Elton John's old piano from his home in Beverley Hills which now resides in Berry House Studios. The 1st single "French Café" - has been getting airplay around the UK on soul, funk and jazz stations and Daisy has preformed it acoustically on BBC Radio Kent and Bristol. The 2nd single "I Chose You" set for release in July 2017 comes with 3 versions - the Original recorded at Berry House Studios, was produced by Curtis Schwartz and Daisy features Malcolm Maddock (piano), Steve Pearce (bass), Neil Wilkinson (drums) and Justin Quinn (guitar); a fantastic remix by Sir Piers (featuring Matt Cooper on keyboards and guitarist Franciso Sales (Incognito)); and an infectious remix by Ruff Diamond with heavy influences from early Sade..

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