Who’re Hope FC? England’s pop star dream workforce behind the Lionesses
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ngland’s Lionesses kick off their Women’s World Cup 2023 marketing campaign in Australia and New Zealand on Saturday and are being cheered on by a workforce of singers referred to as Hope FC.
The supergroup of pop stars and rock singers assembled to record Call Me a Lioness, which features a catchy hook that might simply be transferred to the terraces.
After Dua Lipa’s music One Kiss began being belted out, DJ Calvin Harris commented that there actually isn’t any system for what makes a football stadium anthem.
But the expertise behind Hope FC is definitely sufficient to make this one successful and with 11 members they may even type their very own workforce – though maybe the onfield motion is best left to Lucy Bronze and co.
Here is the star-studded line-up of Hope FC and the place you will discover them when not being known as up for worldwide responsibility.
Mel C, Marika Hackman and Jasmine Jethwa
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The former Sporty Spice was an apparent candidate for this workforce. Melanie Chisholm, to present her full title, has launched eight solo studio albums and nonetheless sometimes performs along with her former Spice Girls bandmates.
She stated: “It’s been amazing to see the popularity of women’s football grow and their incredible win last year was a huge inspiration for this new song for the World Cup.
“I’m so privileged to be involved with a whole host of amazing female artists, cheering on our women’s team to bring it home again!”
Becky Taylor who performs as Self Esteem
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Experimental pop singer Becky Taylor has gained followers for the unapologetic type that got here to recognition along with her second album Prioritise Pleasure.
The singer who performs as Self Esteem stated: “The Lionesses are the future and I am so proud and excited to get behind them this summer. Recording it was very fun. Can’t believe I’m on a song with Melanie C. Baby Becky is quaking.”
Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice
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The dreamy and unmistakable tones of the Wolf Alice frontwoman might be heard on the second verse of Call Me a Lioness.
The singer and guitar participant gained the 2018 Mercury Prize alongside her band for his or her second album, Visions of a Life.
“In 19, oh what could have been, we only went and threw it away,” she sings on Call Me a Lioness – an echo to the England of outdated referred to on the soccer music Three Lions. But now we’re dreaming as soon as once more.”
Al Greenwood (centre entrance) and her band Sports Team
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The Sports Team band member has been an influential a part of the method and stated the inspiration got here from watching England win the 2022 Euros.
“It was at a critical moment,” Greenwood stated about Arsenal striker Russo’s audacious purpose at a important second of the semi-finals.
“We were on the brink of going out. But it was like the cult of [manager] Sarina [Wiegman] at that moment; there was no way … [team captain] Leah Williamson talked about it after the game. I don’t think any of them believed that they were going out of the tournament.”
Maricka Hackman on stage
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The London-based singer-songwriter has launched three albums to important acclaim in addition to an LP of covers recorded and launched throughout lockdown.
Her type combines blunt lyrics with artfully constructed instrumentation. Subject matter is usually on the sexual finish of the size however she is seemingly more than pleased to go towards kind to cheer on the Lionesses.
Shura
Electro-pop singer Shura has performed soccer because the age of 10 and was scouted for Manchester City.
“I basically ran rings around all the boys,” at a major faculty event she stated.
“I think the shift has been happening for a while, but the England team winning the Euros had a massive impact,” Shura says, of girls’s soccer now attracting its greatest audiences but.
“I probably said yes as quickly as I responded to the Man City scout!” the musician provides, of becoming a member of the line-up for Call Me a Lioness. “I couldn’t imagine a universe in which the answer would be no.”
Rachel Chinouriri
The Croydon-born singer-songwriter has launched two EPs and a mini album thus far.
Her combination of drill rap and indie pop was impressed partly from her London origin and her African heritage. She has accomplished excursions of the UK and her songs have been picked up as Hottest Record within the World on Clara Amfo’s Future Sounds on Radio 1.
Jasmine Jethwa
The south London singer has been hailed as a rising star and has been releasing music since 2020.
She known as England’s defeat of Germany to win the ladies’s Euros a “huge moment”.
She continues, “It felt like the country paused for a moment and took one of those collective in-breaths. Those sorts of enormous shared cultural moments are rare, and it’s amazing that it was English women’s football that gave it to us. I think having shared that moment … it would be hard for everyone’s relationship to the team, and the sport, not to be elevated.”
Rose Gray
Walthamstow’s Rose Gray has constructed a following for her digital pop songs akin to Prettier Than You and the Groove Is in The Heart-sampling Happiness.
She as soon as stated of herself in an interview with The Face: “I like cold water swimming, I love William Orbit’s synths and I hate missing the sunset.”
Highlyy
The child of the workforce, Highlyy, is simply 19 however has already established herself as an city vocalist to observe.
Her debut single Soldier featured the vocal of rapper Tion Wayne and amassed hundreds of thousands of streams. She has additionally notched up 50,000 followers on Instagram.
Olivia Dean
Another to hail from Walthamstow, Dean has just lately launched her first album Messy – which reached quantity 4 within the UK.
The 24-year-old made her title from working with Rudimental and has now collaborated with Leon Bridges on her newest single The Hardest Part.