Milayna aka Melanie Cripps

Milayna aka Melanie Cripps has been performing since the age of 3 and is an accomplished Singer/dancer having attended the north Herts College in Hitchin for performing arts and the Urdang Academy in Covent Garden London training in Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip hop, singing and acting. she attained a btec national diploma and a diploma in dance and musical theatre.

Milayna has been singing all her life but started seriously when she left dance school (The Urdang Academy in Covent Garden) and joined a girl band for 2 years where she lived in Walthamstow with the other 3 girls. the group were called the Steamy Knights or SK and performed at London Arena 11 times in connection with the London Knights ice hockey team and shared some performances with the group now known as 'Fundamental'.

They also performed in front of Sony representatives, at Planet Hollywood, Roads and Euros night clubs and also toured local schools. Later they shot their first music video First Night and recorded 3 songs along with routines by a top choreographer. Appeared in various newspapers including a cover of the East London Advertiser and featured on a local radio show. one of their biggest achievements was a week of air play on radio 2 due to getting to the last 8 for the Eurovision Song contest (a surprise as they were entered into it unknowingly) The girls had training from vocal coach Richard Williams who was also one of the 2 managers and grew to be her closest friend.

When the group unfortunately split she continued to train with him and further her career. She decided to pursue her original ambition to be a solo artist and under Richards insturction began writing songs.He soon became her manager and Within 2 years she assembled a collection of 100! songs to her name. Some created using piano and guitar (which she had began taking lessons) some from producers tracks in need of lyrics and melodies, but most derived from her minds creativity. During this time Richard had assembled a great music deal for Milayna and was in the final stage of completion when he sadly passed away.
Having lost her closest friend and her dream at the same time, Devastated as she was, she carried on regardless trying to persue her dream She landed a management deal and a record deal, released two singles on itunes, but was let down, lied to and robbed of money as can be the harsh nature of the bisuness.Still she ploughed on and stumled upon one of the uk' s top producer's Laurence Woo Allen who produced three of her best tracks which led her to the attention of Roadhouse Records.

With 4 years professional dance training there is never a dull moment in her performance! Having also performed in many singing competitions including Londons UK Unsigned (semi finalist) and Project Talent- Urban UK (last 9 out of 1000) and various solo performances at Bar Rumba (London) and the Soho Revue Bar AND performing as a backing vocalist for up and coming artist Everate known as ec soundboy entertainment with the number 1 song on MTV Bass Never wanna say bye bye. Milayna's other credits also include; all singing dancing Caberet show 'born Wild', live touring band The Tribute Show performing as Sandy, CIndy Lauper, Cher, Kylie, Maddona, Gloria Estefan and Britney Spears and chirstina aguillara (vocaly milaynas biggest inspiration) where she supported; the Real Thing , Peter Andre, Simon Webb, Lee Ryan, East 17, and the X Factor Ben Mills and Jouney South.She has also performed in many theatres around London and Hertfordshire

She is currently performing her own solo gigs around Herts, Essex and Northampton and with live function band 'Soul Desire' and training in comercial hip hop dance with Younique dance Company and had danced in many shows and events with them.

She is now signed to Roadhouse Records and about to release three tracks 'Meet me on the floor' 'breaking free' and 'Battleground'