Pam Sheyne

Pamela Sheyne is a New Zealand born songwriter, producer, mentor and singer best known for co-writing Christina Aguilera’s global smash debut single "Genie in a Bottle". She has achieved 50+ million record sales and over 100 RIAA Platinum, Gold and Silver Certified sales awards worldwide, an Ivor Novello Award along with seven BMI citations for US radio plays.

Pam Sheyne
Sheyne in 2010
Background information
Genres	Pop, rock, country, R&B
Occupation(s)	Songwriter/mentor/vocal Producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, backing vocals
Years active	1986–present
Website	www.pamelasheyne.com

Biography

Sheyne was born in Auckland, New Zealand and moved to the United Kingdom in her late teens. She spent several years in London as a session singer and backing vocalist for artists including Rebbie Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Bryan Adams, Elton John, Celine Dion, Mike & The Mechanics, Tom Jones, Lulu, Daryl Hall, Cyndi Lauper, and Dave Stewart.

After initial success in the UK as songwriter with hits including Kavana’s No. 8 UK singles chart with “MFEO” and Billie's No. 3 UK single chart "She Wants You", Sheyne travelled to Los Angeles where she collaborated with David Frank and Steve Kipner to create what was to become her biggest hit song to date. "Genie in a Bottle" was Christina Aguilera’s first single, it achieved No. 1 Billboard single for five weeks and went on to reach No. 1 in 22 countries including the UK. The song won an Ivor Novello Award for ‘International Hit of the Year’ in the year in 1999^[1] and Christina won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the same year.

Sheyne also co-wrote and sang background vocals on debut single "He Loves U Not" for girl group Dream which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Single's Chart as well as USA Soundscan No. 1 along with USA No. 15 hit for Jessica Simpson with "Irresistible". Her songs have been covered by a number of international artists including; Camila Cabello, Demi Lovato, Lindsay Lohan, Corrine Bailey Rae, Seal, Dream, Sinead O’Connor, Tina Arena, Laura Pausini, The Backstreet Boys, O Town, Jessica Simpson, Cece Winans and The Saturdays.

In the film and TV world, Sheyne has written end titles for Disney's ‘The Princess Diaries’, ‘Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen’ and the Golden Globe nominated film ‘The Young Victoria’ . TV shows that have featured Sheyne's songs include ‘Hannah Montana’, ‘Jump In’, ‘Camp Rock’, ’Camp Rock 2’, ‘Sonny with a Chance’, ‘Lizzie Maguire’, ‘Beverly Hills 90210’, ‘Roswell’, ‘King of the Hill’, ‘American Idol’, ‘Canadian Idol’, ‘X Factor’, ‘The Voice’, ‘Good Morning America’, ‘Fame’ and ‘General Hospital’ to name but a few. Sheyne additionally wrote and sang the theme tune to NBC’s ‘Dance Your Ass Off’.

Sheyne is also a well regarded songwriting mentor and attends songwriting camps and retreats sharing her experience and talking about the craft of songwriting. She started SongWriterCamps with business partner Richard Harris in 2018 and is passionate about the craft of songwriting. She is a founding member of SONA (Songwriters of North America) a grassroots advocacy group based in Los Angeles that campaigns for songwriter rights.

Discography

Sheyne is a credited contributor on the following songs or albums:

• Billie Piper, "She Wants You" (1998)
• Christina Aguilera, "Genie in a Bottle" (1999)
• Angela Via, "I Don't Care" (2000)
• Dream, "He Loves U Not" (2000)
• Dream, "This Is Me" (2000)
• Jessica Simpson, "Irresistible" (2001)
• M2M, "Mirror Mirror" (2000)
• Tina Arena, "If You Ever" (2001)
• O-Town, "Craving" (2002)
• Hayley Westenra, "Never Say Goodbye" (2004)
• Corinne Bailey Rae, "Till It Happens to You" (2005)
• Mutya Buena, "Just a Little Bit" (2007)
• The Mrs, "Between the Sheets." (2013)
• Elvis Blue, "Lighthouse" (2013)

Song Name	Award or Recognition	Performing Artist	Writers
"Genie In A Bottle" (Cover)	No. 10 UK Singles Chart - 2004	Speedway	Sheyne, Frank, Kipner
"Genio Atrapado" (Spanish Version)	3 Million Copies Sold Worldwide	Christina Aguilera	Sheyne, Frank, Kipner
"Genie In A Bottle"	Over 71 Million Views On YouTube	Dove Cameron	Sheyne, Frank, Kipner
"He Loves You Not"	No. 2 USA Hot 100 & No. 17 UK No.1 Soundscan single gold status and platinum album USA “It Was All A Dream” 2 x BMI Pop Awards 2002 & 2003 500,000 single sales USA and 1 million album sales USA	Dream	Sheyne, Frank, Kipner
"Irresistible"	No.15 USA Hot 100 - also used in “The Master of Disguise” and “Lizzie Maguire 3 gold compilations in the USA including Lizzie Maguire soundtrack and Disney Radio Jams 2 X BMI Pop Awards 2002 and 2003 500,000 album sales in the USA	Jessica Simpson	Sheyne, Bagg, Birgisson
"Miracles Happen"	End title for Disney's “The Princess Diaries” RIAA Gold soundtrack album USA Reprised in Cantonese by Johnny Blu on “The Princess Diaries” with Princess Diaries 2 soundtrack album also Gold status USA Also used in Disney's “Ice Princess”	Myra and Johnny Blu	Sheyne, Kennedy
"This Is Me"	Second single for Dream reaching No.39 USA Hot 100 Platinum album USA for “It Was All A Dream” 1 x BMI Pop Award	Dream	Sheyne, Frank, Kipner
"Mirror Mirror"	No.62 Hot 100 single USA reaching gold status 1.5 million albums world-wide	M2M	Sheyne, Hosein, Deviller
"Never Say Goodbye"	2 x Platinum album UK. 2 million sales worldwide	Hayley Westenra	Sheyne, Ravel
"The Extra Mile"	Pokémon 2 soundtrack and 4 million plus units on Laura Pausini LP “Tra Te E Il Mare”	Laura Pausini	Sheyne, Arena, Frampton
"For Love Alone"	Gold album USA 500,000 units	Cece Winans	Sheyne, Winans, Anders
"I Must Not Chase The Boys"	Gold album USA. Mercedes advertisement in Italy	Play	Sheyne, Padley, Godfrey
"A Girls Mind"	Gold album USA	Play	Sheyne, Padley, Godfrey
"Drama Queen"	End title to Disney's “Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen”	Lindsay Lohan	Sheyne, Wolfe
"Point Of Grace"	Gold album USA. Word Records	Point Of Grace	Sheyne, Hosein, Deviller
"The Swing"	Silver album United Kingdom. Virgin Records. 700,000 sales worldwide.	911	Sheyne, Kennedy
"By Heart"	Platinum album Poland. 150,000 units. EMI Records.	Edyta Gorniak	Sheyne, Mowatt
"She Wants You"	UK No. 3 single 200,000 singles. Virgin Records “Honey To the B” 300,000 albums sold UK.	Billie	Sheyne, Laws
"M.F.E.O"	UK No. 8 single – Virgin Records	Kavana	Sheyne, Kennedy
"100 Percent"	UK No. 23 single – Mercury Records	Mary Kiani	Sheyne, Lever, Percy
"This I Swear"	UK No. 46 single – MCA Records	Kim Wilde	Sheyne, Swain
"Reminds Me Of You"	300,000 sales United Kingdom. “Woman In Me” CD.	Louise	Sheyne, Kennedy Pescetto
"Trouble Is"	1.5 million sales of album “Unbreakable"	Backstreet Boys	Sheyne, Sutton, Mescal

References

1. "60 seconds with Pam Sheyne". www.prsformusic.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

External links

• Official site