Raissa

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Raissa Khan-Panni is an English singer/songwriter who records under the name Raissa. She is perhaps best known for the 2000 single How Long Do I Get, which was extensively playlisted by UK radio stations.

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[edit] Biography

Raised in South London, Raissa met regular collaborators Paul Sandrone and Dan Birch while studying music in Bristol during the 1990s. This partnership has thus far produced three albums, including the critically acclaimed 1999 album Believer.

She is closely associated with the group Suede having twice supported the band on UK tours and contributing vocals to Suede’s cover of Noel Coward’s Poor Little Rich Girl on the Twentieth-Century Blues tribute album.

Raissa has also worked with several other artists including DOBIE and dance duo LHB, for whom she performed guest vocals during their support slot on Kylie Minogue’s 2002 arena tour.

Raissa is currently collaborating on a new album with Mark Horwood and Paul Sandrone.[1]

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[edit] Albums

  • Sleeping Bugs (1996) - Big Cat
  • Meantime (1997) - Polydor
  • Believer (1999) - Polydor

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.markhorwood.com/music.html Mark Horwood’s current projects