‘I want them to see that’s where mummy started’: Alesha Dixon makes a pop comeback to inspire her daughters after five years away from the music scene
Alesha Dixon has made a pop comeback with her new single War, which is her first music release for five years.
The Boy Does Nothing singer, 41, has cited her daughters as the ones who inspired her to make the return, telling The Mirror: ‘I can’t tell my kids to go for their dreams if I’m sitting back in fear and not going for my own.’
The mother-of-two wanted to lead by example for her daughters, six-year-old Azura and one-year-old Anaya.
New music: Alesha Dixon, 41, has made a pop comeback with her new single War, which is her first music release for five years; pictured in 2020
‘They obviously see me on TV working on various shows but I want them to see me doing my main passion which has always been music and performing. I want them to see that’s where mummy started.’
Alesha’s career in the music industry started when she was 21, when she was in the pop girl group Mis-Teeq.
The Scandalous singers boasted seven top 10 singles and two top 10 albums back in the day, before Alesha embarked on a solo career.
Comeback: The singer has cited her daughters as the ones who inspired her to make this return, telling The Mirror: ‘I can’t tell my kids to go for their dreams if I’m sitting back in fear and not going for my own’
Way back when: Alesha’s career in the music industry started when she was 21, when she was in the pop girl group Mis-Teeq; pictured in 2001 with her band members
As well as being a singer, she also has appeared as a judge Strictly Come Dancing, The Greatest Dancer and Britain’s Got Talent.
The new song, War, is about mental health, and Alesha said she wanted to put it out with no promo or fanfare, saying she is most excited about getting out and performing, and isn’t putting pressure on herself to create an album.
Despite being nervous about relaunching her career, she wanted to show her daughters how to be fearless, saying: ‘I’ve been working on new music for a couple of years. I haven’t finished it yet but you can put things off and worry and overthink but actually life is too short.’
Heartfelt: The new song, War, is about mental health, and Alesha said she wanted to put it out with no promo or fanfare, and said she is most excited about getting out and performing; pictured March 2021
Alesha took to Instagram last week to share the news of the release, and captioned the post: ‘It’s been so nice sharing for the first time in 5 years, particularly with a song that is so personal.
‘Music is straight up therapy! Grateful for this outlet! Thank you @applemusic for your support with ‘WAR’ and thank you for listening!’
The shared the image of the single cover, where she posed against a brick wall looking very cool in an orange two piece shrugged off her shoulders, a black tank top and quirky sunglasses.
Alesha’s next step in her career has brought her excitement, and the single War is out now.
Going for it: She said of a new album: ‘I’ve been working on new music for a couple of years. I haven’t finished it yet but you can put things off and worry and overthink but actually life is too short’; pictured May 2021
Therapy: Taking to Instagram to promote the new music, she said she’s ‘grateful for this outlet’