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Hackney: Birthplace of Amazing Artists?

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Leona Lewis burst onto the music scene in 2006. Born and raised in Hackney, was her background responsible for her musical talent? How much does a borough like Hackney inspire creativity? We made it our job to find out.

Our group went out onto the streets of Hackney and interviewed the public not find out what they thought. Some seemed to think hackney had a lot of talented people living here but some disagreed. Many people were excited that Leona had done so well and were happy to discuss it with us.

We came to the conclusion that artists are lucky to come from Hackney and that young people should be given more creative opportunities to show their talents here.

They've got a lot of music courses for young children, like doing producing and making music, so I think music has developed quite considerably.
Person on the street - Hackney

Whatever the case, we wish Leona and other musicians from hackney the best of luck every day and not just on 'A Moment Like This'.




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