Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hinda Hicks is a Tunisian born singer, with British nationality having moved to West Sussex as a child. Hicks originally sang with an R&B band called the Fabulous Fug Band and at one time sent a demo of her vocals alongside Aretha Franklin's "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" to Phil Collins. However she continued to remain unsigned and moved to London working as as a secretary and singing with a band called Mixed Fruits. She signed to Island Records and her first single, "I Wanna Be Your Lady" was released in late 1997, followed by her first album, eponymously-titled Hinda in 1998. Hicks co-wrote the songs on Hinda.