Raissa Khan-Panni (born 1971) is an English singer-songwriter who records under the name Raissa. She is best known for the 2000 single, "How Long Do I Get", which was playlisted by UK radio stations. The song reached No. 47 in the UK Singles Chart.

Biography

Raissa was born and grew up in middle-class south London, in

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. Her mother is English and her father of mixed Chinese, Indian, and Mexican ancestry.The Mummers: 'We're honouring his spirit completely'
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, Raissa met regular collaborators Paul Sandrone and Dan Birch while studying music in Bristol during the 1990s. This partnership has produced three albums, including 1999's ''Believer''. She is closely associated with the group,

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, having twice supported the band on UK

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and contributing vocals to Suede's cover of

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's "Poor Little Rich Girl" on the '' Twentieth-Century Blues''

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. Raissa has also worked with several other musicians including Dobie and dance duo LHB, for whom she performed guest vocals during their support slot on

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's 2002 arena tour. Raissa was collaborating on the

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based project The Mummers, with Mark Horwood and Paul Sandrone before the former's suicide in late 2009.Mark Horwood's current projects
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Discography

Albums

*''Sleeping Bugs'' (1996) – Big Cat *''Meantime'' (1997) – Polydor *''Believer'' (1999) – Polydor *The Mummers, ''Tale to Tell (part one)'' (2008) – Big Bass Drum *The Mummers, ''Tale to Tell'' (2009) – Big Bass Drum *The Mummers, ''Mink Hollow Road'' (2011) – Big Bass Drum

References

External links

www.themummers.co.uk
{{Authority control 1971 births Living people English women singer-songwriters English singer-songwriters English women pop singers 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers People from Lambeth Singers from the London Borough of Lambeth