Britain loves Lucie

Another half-Kiwi is making an assault on the British pop charts: 24-year-old Lucie Silvas. Born in Glasgow to a Scots mother and NZ father, Silvas grew up in NZ before moving to Leicester, where she is now based. With a successful career penning hits for the likes of Liberty X, Gareth Gates, and Michelle McManus already under her belt, she is about to launch her own album, Breathe In, in the UK. Silvas’ voice has been compared to Christina Aguilera and she counts Lionel Ritchie, Burt Bacharach, and Coldplay’s Chris Martin among her biggest fans.