Musicrooms.net: Lisa Maffia

Lisa Maffia
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MusicRooms on 16 October, 2007
 
She's been known as The First Lady of So Solid, the Jewel in the Crown and the
24-Carat Princess. She's become an icon of high-rolling glamour and a model of
determination for young mums everywhere - and managed all this as one piece of a
30-strong Battersea garage troupe.
Lisa Maffia - her real name. When she was growing up, she would sing in front
of the bedroom mirror, and on holidays to Pontins, always sought out the kids'
talent shows. "I wasn't always mad about being a star, "Lisa recalls, "but I was
always mad about singing." She grew up listening to the pop soundtrack of the
early 80s, but "pop was fickle," so it was the stadium soul of Luther Vandross,
Whitney Houston and Marvin Gaye that made the more enduring impression.