Biography

There are singers and there are jazz singers. There are jazz singers and there are a few artists who bring more to the microphone – their life, love, heartaches and joy. Alison Burns is one of those artists. She released her debut album ‘Kissing Bug’ in 2007 and this was followed by 1:AM, Last Train to Hauteville (where she sang in French), Freternity, and I’ll Be Home For Christmas. Her latest album is called ‘Songs for Nature’ and is an enchanting musical love letter to the natural world and the composers, lyricists, and musicians it has inspired.

Alison Burns has been featured in countless media outlets through her singing, speaking, and acting work and her fans range from tech CEO’s and movie directors, to royalty and billionaires. She sang at a star-studded concert for Prince William at Windsor Castle in England in advance of HRH announcing his engagement to Kate Middleton. Alison Burns was recently awarded the International Brand Laureate Award whose other recipients have included Aretha Franklin, Taylor Swift and Adele.

Touring to promote these albums resulted in concerts in Tokyo, New York, San Francisco, Cannes, London, Singapore, Bangkok, Sydney and Shanghai. Alison has also performed as guest soloist with the BBC Big Band, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Guy Barker Big Band and at legendary concert halls including London’s Royal Albert Hall where she performed alongside Bill Wyman and Ronnie Woods from the Rolling Stones, Mick Hucknall of Simply Red and Mel C of the Spice Girls.

Alison is a Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society of the Arts (F.R.S.A.) whose Fellows have included other trailblazers and innovators including Marie Curie, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, President Benjamin Franklin, Bob Dylan, Adam Smith,Professor Stephen Hawking and Oscar award-winning actor Dame Judi Dench.

As an animal rights campaigner she sits on the Scottish committee of the The UK Center for Animal Law (A-Law) and is a Patron of Beneath The Woods Sanctuary in Wales.

Outside of her career as a jazz singer Alison Burns also hosts a podcast show and delivers keynote speeches on sustainability as one half of The Ethical Futurists.