Pam Sheyne


Pamela Sheyne is a British 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.

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; The 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 and Christina won a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the same year.
Sheyne also co-wrote debut single "He Loves You 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, 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’, ’’, ‘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 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 extremely passionate about the craft of songwriting. She is additionally a founding member of SONA a grassroots advocacy group based in Los Angeles that actively fights for songwriter rights.

Discography

Sheyne is a credited contributor on the following songs or albums:
Song NameAward or RecognitionPerforming ArtistWriters
"Genie In A Bottle" No. 10 UK Singles Chart - 2004SpeedwaySheyne, Frank, Kipner
"Genio Atrapado" 3 Million Copies Sold WorldwideChristina AguileraSheyne, Frank, Kipner
"Genie In A Bottle"Over 71 Million Views On YouTubeDove CameronSheyne, 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
DreamSheyne, 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 SimpsonSheyne, 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 BluSheyne, 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
DreamSheyne, Frank, Kipner
"Mirror Mirror"No.62 Hot 100 single USA reaching gold status
1.5 million albums world-wide
M2MSheyne, Hosein, Deviller
"Never Say Goodbye"2 x Platinum album UK. 2 million sales worldwideHayley WestenraSheyne, Ravel
"The Extra Mile"Pokémon 2 soundtrack and 4 million plus units on Laura Pausini LP “Tra Te E Il Mare”Laura PausiniSheyne, Arena, Frampton
"For Love Alone"Gold album USA 500,000 unitsCece WinansSheyne, Winans, Anders
"I Must Not Chase The Boys"Gold album USA. Mercedes advertisement in ItalyPlaySheyne, Padley, Godfrey
"A Girls Mind"Gold album USAPlaySheyne, Padley, Godfrey
"Drama Queen"End title to Disney's “Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen”Lindsay LohanSheyne, Wolfe
"Point Of Grace"Gold album USA. Word RecordsPoint Of GraceSheyne, Hosein, Deviller
"The Swing"Silver album United Kingdom. Virgin Records. 700,000 sales worldwide.911Sheyne, Kennedy
"By Heart"Platinum album Poland. 150,000 units. EMI Records.Edyta GorniakSheyne, Mowatt
"She Wants You"UK No. 3 single 200,000 singles. Virgin Records
“Honey To the B” 300,000 albums sold UK.
BillieSheyne, Laws
"M.F.E.O"UK No. 8 single – Virgin RecordsKavanaSheyne, Kennedy
"100 Percent"UK No. 23 single – Mercury RecordsMary KianiSheyne, Lever, Percy
"This I Swear"UK No. 46 single – MCA RecordsKim WildeSheyne, Swain
"Reminds Me Of You"300,000 sales United Kingdom. “Woman In Me” CD.LouiseSheyne, Kennedy Pescetto
"Trouble Is"1.5 million sales of album “Unbreakable"Backstreet BoysSheyne, Sutton, Mescal