It’s over ten years since Hannah’s blend of incisive ballads and savvy pop first made its mark in Estonia. She’s been a proud flag-bearer for her country, with massive record success on six albums.

Now, for summer 2009, the stakes are raised again and Hannah is in impressive company. The singer, writer and pianist from Tallinn has been composing and recording with some of the most in-demand sidemen in the business.

The roll call includes Steve Robson, co-writer of Take That’s “Shine”, James Morrison’s “Undiscovered” and “The Pieces Don’t Fit Anymore”, among others; Steve Booker, co-writer and producer of Duffy’s “Mercy” smash and collaborator with Sugababes; Grant Black, who wrote Liberty X’s “Song 4 Lovers” and songs for Holly Valance, Peter Grant et al; and Peter-John Vettese, whose quarter-century-plus in the business includes credits with everyone from Annie Lennox to Carly Simon and Gary Barlow to Robin Gibb.

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The first fruit of these fascinating combinations is the single “Keeping Score”, co-written with and produced by Steve Robson, and due out on June 29, 2009 on Snowdog Records.

It’s a nimble piece of noughties pop that’s also a perfect fit for the clubs, via remixes by Bimbo Jones, Digital Dog and Riffs & Rays, some of the most sought-after DJ-producers of this dance decade. It’s a perfect aperitif for Hannah’s new album, due in September.

“This is like a new chapter for me,” she says. “I really didn’t understand how this part of the world worked before I moved to London. It’s really difficult to be successful somewhere when you’re based somewhere else, so for me that was the perfect decision. I hope everything will go in the right direction, because it just feels so right now.”

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27 year old Hannah, is the most successful singer songwriter in Estonia today. Hailing from Tallinn, Estonia’s capital, Hannah has been performing from a tender age. The impulse to express herself with music, to reach other, has driven Hannah since she was three years old.

“My own experiences have affected me the most; it doesn’t matter where you live, if you have something in your heart that needs expressing then in time it will come to the surface …” With passion in her heart and an imagination set alight by the world before her, Hannah is poised to sing her way into the future.

Born on 12th May, 1981, Hannah has become Estonia’s first major female solo artist. Her many accolades include receiving the Track Of The Year at the 2001 Estonian Musical Awards, and Best Female Artist in 2003 and 2005 along with Best Album Of The Year in the same year.

Proud of her roots she is honoured to also be an official representative for the Estonian Tourist board, (Tallinn set for European City Of Culture status in 2011).

‘Everything Is Changing’, is Hannah’s international debut and her first album written entirely in English. It is the sixth album to be released in her homeland and marks a gentle shift in her lyrical perspective. Produced by James McMillan, and mixed by the Grammy Award Winner Brad Gilderman, it combines tales of love alongside thoughts on the wider world, and everyone’s place within it.

Hannah recently showcased songs from her album ‘Everything Is Changing’ for BBC RADIO 2’s ‘Friday Night is Music Night’ and is now set to support Jason Donovan on tour.

“I love performing live and sometimes in smaller concerts can be even more rewarding as you can get closer to the audience and can feel their emotions which is satisfying”.

An accomplished pianist herself, she is supported by guitar, drums and strings in her live shows and is indeed destined to touch countless people as she tours later on this year.

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Jason Donovan has announced that he’s recorded his first new album for 15 years and will release the first single “Dreamboats & Petticoats” on 3 November, 2008 on Decca.

Having sold a staggering 13 Million albums worldwide, Jason Donovan, who celebrated his 40th Birthday this year, has returned after a 15-year break from music with a brand new album inspired by the music of the late 50’s and early 60’s.

The single “Dreamboats & Petticoats” is taken from the forthcoming album ‘Let It be Me’ released on 10th November, 2008.

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For his first recordings in 15 years, Jason has drawn on the iconic imagery and sounds of the late fifties and early sixties to create an album full of romantic memories and replicated feelings.

Written by Jason Donovan and Henry Priestman (The Christians) and produced by Brian Rawlings (Lemar / Cher), “Dreamboats & Petticoats” is an upbeat, sunny rock and roller, that strives for an authentic sound. To obtain the bona fide feel to the track, it was recorded entirely live with guitars provided by the legendary Hank Marvin.

It was a period that that first made him a musical icon in the late 1980’s, and as well as reworking firm favourites like “Sealed With A Kiss” (originally number 1 in June 1989) and “Rhythm Of The Rain” (hit number 9 in September 1990), the album is set to feature new interpretations of classics such as “Blue Velvet”, “Love Hurts” and “Smoke Gets In My Eyes”.

“Dreamboats & Petticoats” is a brand new song written for the album and recorded in the style and influenced by the nostalgia of the period.

In keeping with the mood of the album, Jason Donovan will be touring the UK during November and December 2008, with his Pictures & Postcards tour of British seaside towns.

Jason Donovan 2008 tour dates:

With Support by Estonian singer Hannah

(Dates and information subject to change.)

27 November – Pavilion, Rhyl
28 November – Broadway Theatre, Peterborough
30 November – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
1 December – St David’s Hall, Cardiff
2 December – Regent Theatre, Ipswich
3 December – Derngate, Northampton
5 December – Caird Hall, Dundee
6 December – Preston Guildhall, Preston
7 December – Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow
9 December – The Sage, Gateshead
11 December – City Hall, Sheffield
12 December – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
13 December – Apollo, Manchester
14 December – International Centre, Harrogate
16 December – Victoria Concert Hall, Stoke
17 December – Colston Hall, Bristol
18 December – Southampton Guildhall, Southampton
19 December – Apollo Hammersmith, London

Jason’s popularity in the UK has sustained throughout the years with his stage appearances in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, as Frank N Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and as Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

First coming to the public’s attention in Neighbours in the mid 80’s, Jason Donovan returned to the UK’s screen in 2006 when he took part in I’m A Celebrity get Me Out Of Here and most recently alongside Martine McCutcheon in ITV1’s docusoap Echo Beach.

With a brand new album, a UK tour and a regular networked Sunday Radio Show, Jason Donovan once again proves that life does begin at 40.

“Dreamboats & Petticoats” is released on 3 November 2008.

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