Pam Sheyne
| Pam Sheyne | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Website |
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Pamela Eileen Sheyne is a British songwriter best known for co-writing Christina Aguilera's Grammy Award-winning single "Genie in a Bottle" with David Frank. Her songs have sold more than 50 million records, and she has won the Ivor Novello Award and two BMI awards for songwriting.
Biography
Pam Sheyne grew up in New Zealand and moved to the UK. She began her career as a backing vocalist for artists including Bryan Adams, Celine Dion and Elton John.[1] Sheyne was introduced to songwriter David Frank by a friend, and with Steve Kipner they wrote "Genie in a Bottle," which went on to become a major hit for Christina Aguilera; the song won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and Sheyne won an Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of the Year, as well as a BMI Pop Award.[2] She later went on to write for artists including Dream, Jessica Simpson, Backstreet Boys, Hayley Westenra and Corinne Bailey Rae, and worked on the soundtrack to Pokemon: The Movie, The Princess Diaries, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Sonny With a Chance, Lizzie McGuire, Beverly Hills 90210, Roswell, American Idol and Good Morning America.[3]
Sheyne now lives in Los Angeles with husband Nigel Rush and cofounded the publishing company AppleTreeSongs Limited.[4]
Discography
Pam Sheyne is a credited contributor on the following songs or albums:
- Billie Piper, "She Wants You" (1998)
- Angela Via, "I Don't Care" (2000)
- Christina Aguilera, "Genie in a Bottle" (2000)
- Dream, "He Loves U Not" (2000)
- Dream, "This Is Me" (2000)
- Jessica Simpson, "Irresistible" (2000)
- M2M, "Mirror Mirror" (2000)
- Tina Arena, "If You Ever" (2001)
- O-Town, "Craving" (2002)
- Hayley Westenra, "Never Say Goodbye" (2004)
- Corinne Bailey Rae, "Till It Happens to You" (2005)
- Mutya Buena, "Just a Little Bit" (2007)
- Elvis Blue, "Lighthouse" (2013)
References
- ↑ "Pam Sheyne". Mirror On Sunday. 2004.
- ↑ "BMI Honors Bee Gees, Beatles, Bond at Annual Awards Ceremony in London". bmi.com. 2000-10-30. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "Genie in a Bottle: The International Pop Songstress". songcraftshow.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ↑ "60 Seconds With Pam Sheyne". m-magazine.co.uk. 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2015-03-08.