Lisa Stansfield

With her signature dark brown hair and green eyes, Lisa Stansfield has kept a steady presence in music and film for decades. She is a British singer, songwriter, and actress, born on Monday 11th of April 1966 in Manchester, England. Her career began in the early 1980s when she formed the band Blue Zone in 1983, which released several singles and one album before her solo path took off.

Her breakthrough came in 1989 with the song "People Hold On" by Coldcut, on which she was featured. That same year, her first solo album Affection and its worldwide chart-topping lead single "All Around the World" made her a global name. She earned two Grammy nominations and Affection remains her best-selling album. The 1990s brought more albums: Real Love in 1991, So Natural in 1993, and Lisa Stansfield in 1997. She also stepped into acting in 1999, appearing in her first film, Swing, and recording its soundtrack.

Stansfield continued alternating between music and acting. Her later albums included Face Up (2001), Biography: The Greatest Hits (2003), and The Moment (2004). After that, she took a break from music to focus on her film work, starring in The Edge of Love (2008) and Northern Soul (2014). She is an actress and musician, with an average build. For a woman of 60, she carries a timeless look that fits both the stage and the screen.