Hayley Sanderson (born 1982) is an English singer, songwriter and saxophonist. She is one of the vocalists on the BBC's ''

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'' and a musician on recordings by

Rick Wakeman Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist and composer best known as a member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his prolific solo career. AllMusic describes Wakema ...

Career

Born in

Peterborough Peterborough ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city in the City of Peterborough district in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. The city is north of London, on the River Nene. A ...

, England, Sanderson became known for her 2006 single, a cover of "

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" by

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. The song was used by TalkTalk in its television advertisements. Members of the advertising agency discovered Sanderson at a performance in

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jazz club, where she performed regularly with the Leo Green Experience. "Something in the Air" was re-recorded at

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, with a 35-member string section. It was released on

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on 31 July 2006, with its store release on 7 August, and reached No. 61 on the UK Singles Chart. Proceeds from the song were donated to

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. In October 2009, Sanderson released her debut album, ''Just Songs'', a collection of covers and original material. Sanderson is one of the vocalists on the UK edition of ''

'', and she has appeared with

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singing live on ''Strictlys sister show ''It Takes Two''. She performs vocals and saxophone with Kitsch Lounge Riot and the

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tribute band, Think Floyd. In 2011, she featured on "Here's Why", a duet with

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on his album ''Gilbertville''. In 2014, Sanderson joined

as vocalist on his UK tour of '' Journey to the Centre of the Earth'' to celebrate its fortieth anniversary. She sings on the 2012 re-recording of the album, as well as the 2016 re-recording of Wakeman's ''

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''. Sanderson writes songs including the song "Stars" which she co-wrote with

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. In 2020, she was using her ''Strictly'' profile to help raise money for domestic abuse charities.

References

External links

Hayley Sanderson's MySpace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanderson, Hayley 1982 births Living people English women singers English women songwriters English rock saxophonists 21st-century British saxophonists 21st-century English women musicians Musicians from Peterborough