Beanie Boy Influencers
Laura Aston
UK Country Singer
BIOGRAPHY
Laura Jayne Aston is a UK country music singer from the West Midlands, born on March 20th 1993. Her hits include four number one singles entitled "Remember Me", “Bible Paper Thin”, “Daddies Lie” and “Nothing Can Break Me”
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Laura was then nominated for Entertainer Of The Year at the BCMA awards. Her next single “Good Things Come About” as well as her lockdown album entitled “The Calm Before The storm” both went straight to number 1 controlling 5 of the top 10 positions. “Good Things Come About” would chart in 7 different countries.
laura's next single “Love You Endlessly” would debut at number 1 in the UK Country Charts. Laura is now in rehearsals gearing up for a UK tour in the summer on 2023.
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Zak
Zak, 14, from Crook, in County Durham, battled bullying at school and is now home-schooled where his musical talent has been nurtured.
The up-and-coming singer's music is produced by Mercia Records, distributed by Sony and his Christmas single streamed over 100,000 times.
Richard Hull, Zak's father, said: "Zak lives, sleeps and breathes music. Performing on stage is where Zak is definitely most comfortable."
Since the age of two Zak's passion for the stage has been evident and as well as singing he also plays the drums.
He has been working with song-writers and music producers, Mike Krompass and Dan Taylor at their Sheffield studio and his single My Girl is due out on 24 March.
Zak's debut album will follow later this year and is set to be distributed by Sony music.
Zak feels his personal experiences of being bullied enable him to offer guidance to others around bullying, online cyber safety and overall mental health.
Alongside his dad, he is currently touring schools and as well as performing his music he brings with him an important anti-bullying theme.
CJ Wildheart
C. J. Wildheart is an English musician. He is a solo artist and also a founding member of the UK rock band The Wildhearts.
The Wildhearts enjoyed considerable mainstream success during the early 1990s, including two UK top 20 hits.
In 1998 CJ formed The Jellys with ex-Wildhearts drummer Stidi and former Wolfsbane bass player Jeff Hately. They released two studio albums and one live album between 1998 and 2001.
CJ released his first solo album Thirteen in 2007 under the moniker CJ & The Satellites. The album was supported with live dates in the UK and China. CJ released the album Mable,
CJ released two more albums Robot in 2015 and Blood in 2017. He has also launched his own brand of hot sauce called "Devilspit".
The Jellys disbanded when CJ and Stidi both re-joined The Wildhearts in 2001 and recorded The Wildhearts Must Be Destroyed album. CJ would remain a permanent fixture in the band recording the eponymous album The Wildhearts in 2007 and Chutzpah! in 2009. The Wildhearts then went on hiatus before releasing their first new album in a decade, Renaissance Men, in 2019, followed by 21st Century Love Songs in 2021.
Shona McGarty aka Whitney from Eastenders
Shona McGarty (born 14 October 1991) is an English actress and singer who portrays Whitney Dean in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Before joining EastEnders, McGarty had been involved in amateur musical theatre for six years, including a role in Wizard of Oz.
McGarty performed the song A Change is Gonna Come for Children in Need 2012.
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In 2018, McGarty joined 26 other celebrities and performed an original Christmas song called Rock With Rudolph, a song written and produced by Grahame and Jack Corbyn. The song was recorded in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and was released digitally on independent record label Saga Entertainment. On 30 November 2018 under the artist name The Celebs. The music video debuted exclusively with The Sun on 29 November 2018 and had its first TV showing on Good Morning Britain on 30 November 2018.
In 2021, McGarty reunited with Saga Entertainment to record a cover of The Beatles classic "Let It Be", recorded at Metropolis Studios, in support of British charity Mind and released on 3 December 2021. McGarty was backed by a choir of celebrities including Georgia Hirst, Anne Hegerty, Ivan Kaye and Eunice Olumide who performed as part of the 2021 line up of The Celebs.
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