Alesha Dixon is making a welcome return to music with her first original music in almost a decade.
‘Ransom', which is out now, samples Ini Kamoze's ‘Here Comes the Hotstepper' and it was produced by Supa Dups. The track combines dancehall, reggae and contemporary beats. The visuals for the accompanying video were shot in the scenic locales of Port Antonio and Kingston, Jamaica, reflecting Dixon’s Jamaican heritage.
“I wanted a sample that was super familiar. Known and loved by all races, I wanted to fuse my commercial persona with my roots, the music I grew up on and still love that is such a big part of who I am. Being in Jamaica feels like home and it has both a spiritual calm as well as a bass line thumping around every corner!” says Alesha.
Dixon rose to fame as one third of girl group Mis-Teeq before embarking on a solo career. She has also established herself as a TV personality with a long-running role on the panel of “Britain's Got Talent”.
She is also a children's author and her latest book ‘Luna Wolf 2: Code Danger' continues to inspire young readers across the UK.
