Helena has been singing and performing from a very young age. Before turning professional her repertoire was already second to none and her uniquely haunting voice was widely known and well loved across the Isle of Wight where she had grown up. She has won several talent competitions and awards across the UK, always impressing the judges by singing in her own spell binding style, putting her ‘own spin’ on everything she sang with a fantastic vocal range. Over the years she has had plenty of experience in the music industry. She has recorded tracks as a Session Singer in London Studios as well as being short listed down to the final five, from a total of over fifteen thousand, who auditioned for a girl band. She was also offered a music & dance scholarship for a large production company. Helena is also a lyricist and also writes for other artists and labels.
Now residing in Bournemouth, The daughter of Rob Atkins, lead singer and bassist from 60’s rock band Neon Rainbow and Sidewinder, Helena has been brought up in the music and entertainment world and was influenced in her early years from artists such as Blondie and Madonna and other bands such as Evanescence and Nightwish. She released her debut album “Enlightened” which was composed and produced by Conny Conrad and is now selling on download and has radio airplay worldwide. Her dance mix of the title track reached number 6 in the new download chart and she is most requested new artist on several radio stations. Helena recorded her part of “Rock For Your Children” – a charity single of Conny Conrad´s worldwide song project against children in poverty and for children rights along with Dave Cousins (The Strawbs), Sandra (Ex-Enigma), Mick Rogers (Manfred Mann´s Earthband) as well as others.. Her next track “Million Miles” was composed and produced by Conny Conrad – again a radio favourite.
She is now working with new song writers John Kinsella and Stuart O Loughlin from Wexford, Ireland and the new single ‘Promise’ from her second album will be released this summer. The new album also has tracks from guest composers Terri Kemp in Canada (www.tailormademsusic.ca) and Justin Turner in Hawaii, all with heartfelt lyrics from Helena, and released through Ispirato Music.
With fantastic cover versions, she can be booked a solo singer, as part of a duo and also with her band (www.pepperspreyband.co.uk).
