- Born
- Birth nameLisa Jane Stansfield
- Height5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
- Lisa Stansfield was born on April 11, 1966 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, UK. She is an actress and composer, known for Indecent Proposal (1993), The Bodyguard (1992) and Money Talks (1997). She has been married to Ian Devaney since July 25, 1998. She was previously married to Augusto Grassi.
- SpousesIan Devaney(July 25, 1998 - present)Augusto Grassi(1987 - 1987) (divorced)
- Deep husky voice
- Was the only Caucasian recording artist to have a #1 hit, let alone three, on the Billboard R & B chart during the 1990's. (The songs were "All Around The World", "You Can't Deny It", and "All Woman".) Fifteen years would pass before the next artist, Robin Thicke, would top the R & B chart.
- She's a pop singer. 1989 - achieved no. 1 with "All Around The World", 1993 - a no. 1 with George Michael, Queen with "Five Live EP", 1997 - hits with "The Real Thing" and "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up".
- Turned down the chance to record "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", which subsequently became a huge international hit for Bryan Adams.
- Husband, Ian Devaney, is her music co-writer.The couple have known each other since they were 14-year-old classmates. They formed a writing partnership and band together with another school friend, Andy Morris, but it took 10 years for Lisa and Ian to realise their true feelings for each other.
- Sold her pink Victorian mansion for almost $9m in 2008, a home she'd lived in for 14 years. Located in the picturesque Dublin suburb of Dalkey on Ireland's east coast, Stansfield's neighbors over the years have included Enya, U2's Bono, Patsy Kensit, Simple Minds' Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill, F1 drivers Damon Hill and Eddie Irvine, etc.
- "One of the first things I remember is my mum doing the housework to The Supremes. When you hear music like that when you're young, it stays with you" - on her growing up.
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