Tessa Niles performing live on stage

Music

With a career that spans three decades, Tessa has sung on numerous hit records and worked for iconic music producers such as Phil Ramone, Russ Titelman, Nile Rogers and Trevor Horn who described Niles as 'the voice of her generation'.

With a list of musical credits that reads like the soundtrack to your life, Tessa has performed on over 500 CDs.

Music Credits

YearArtistTitleRole
1981Chas JankelChasanovaBacking vocals
1981Chas JankelQuestionnaireBacking vocals
1982ABCThe Lexicon of LoveAdditional vocals
1983Morrissey MullenIT'S ABOUT TIMELead & Backing Vocals
1983The HigsonsCURSE OF THE HIGSONS — Run me DownBacking Vocals
1984Tina TurnerPrivate DancerBacking vocals
1984Tina TurnerWhat's Love Got To Do With ItBacking Vocals
1984Gary NumanBerserkerBacking vocals
1984Demis RoussosREFLECTIONS — The Great Pretender, Stand By MeBacking Vocals
1985Bill SharpeFamous PeopleLead and backing vocals
1985Bowie & JaggerDancin In The StreetBacking Vocals
1985Jaki GrahamHeaven KnowsBacking vocals
1985Barbara PenningtonOut Of The Darkest NightBacking vocals
1985Paul HardcastlePaul HardcastleBacking vocals
1985Grace JonesSlave to the RhythmBacking vocals
1985Jaki Graham & David GrantHEAVEN KNOWS — Round And Around, Could It Be I'm Falling In LoveBacking Vocals
1985Chaz JankelLOOKING AT YOU — Tonight's Our Night, Little Eva, Eastern Light, Number One, Looking At YouBacking Vocals
1986Eric ClaptonAugustBacking vocals
1986Everything But The GirlBABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT — Come On Home, Come Hell Or High WaterBacking vocals
1986BerlinCount Three & PrayBacking vocals
1986Dave AdamsDancing in My SleepBacking vocals
1986The TheInfectedBacking vocals
1986Loz NettoLOZ NETTO — We Touch, Walkin In The Dark, Dance To The Music, Do What You WantBacking vocals
1986Duran DuranNotoriousBacking vocals
1986Miguel BoséSalamandraBacking vocals
1986Jimmy NailTAKE IT OR LEAVE IT — That's The Way Love Is, Your Decision Today, One More Day, Same AgainBacking Vocals
1987WaxAMERICAN ENGLISH — Share The Glory, Heaven In Her BedBacking vocals
1987MarillionClutching at StrawsBacking vocals
1987Then JericoFirst (The Sound Of Music)Backing vocals
1987Living in a BoxLiving in a BoxBacking vocals
1987Julian CopeSaint JulianBacking vocals
1987Alan RankineShe Loves Me NotBacking vocals
1987Men Without HatsPop Goes the WorldBacking vocals
1987Silent RunningWalk on FireBacking vocals
1987Living In A BoxLIVING IN A BOX — So The Story Goes — Scales Of JusticeBacking Vocals
1987ABCALPHABET CITY — When Smokey Sings, The Night You Murdered Love, Think Again, King Without A Crown, Jealous Lover, One Day, 24 Carat PlasticBacking Vocals
1987Jane BirkinLOST SONG — Lámour De Mo, Une Chose Entre Autres, Physique Et Sans IssueBacking Vocals
1988Duran DuranBig ThingBacking vocals
1988Jane WiedlinFUR — Rush Hour (single)Backing vocals
1988Pet Shop BoysIntrospectiveBacking vocals
1988Steve WinwoodRoll With ItBacking vocals
1988The Escape ClubWild Wild WestBacking vocals
1988Clive GriffinStep By StepBacking vocals
1988Gail Ann DorseyThe Corporate WorldBacking vocals
1988Manzanera & MackayCRACK THE WHIP — Another Lost Soul On The Run, Men With Extraordinary Ways, Safe In The Arms Of Love, Forgotten Man, Crack The Whip, Built For Speed, Two Worlds Apart, Voodoo IsleBacking Vocals
1989Anderson Bruford Wakeman HoweAnderson Bruford Wakeman HoweBacking vocals
1989Liza MinnelliResultsBacking vocals
1989The Rolling StonesSteel WheelsBacking vocals
1989Tears for FearsThe Seeds of LoveBacking vocals
1989WorkshyThe Golden MileBacking vocals
1989Anderson Bruford Wakeman HoweANDERSON BRUFORD WAKEMAN HOWE — Quartet, Teakbois, The Order Of The UniverseBacking Vocals
1989Tom JonesAT THIS MOMENT — Touch My HeartBacking Vocals
1989Manzanera & MackayUP IN SMOKE — Free YourselfBacking Vocals
1990Propaganda1234Backing vocals
1990Oleta AdamsCircle of OneBacking vocals
1990Sonia EvansEverybody KnowsBacking vocals
1990Eros RamazzottiIn ogni sensoBacking vocals
1990Dusty SpringfieldReputationBacking vocals
1990Oleta AdamsRhythm Of LifeBacking Vocals
1990Andrew RidgeleySon of AlbertBacking vocals
1990FishVigil in a Wilderness of MirrorsBacking vocals
1991BrosChanging FacesBacking vocals
1991George HarrisonLive in JapanBacking vocals
1991Fast Freddie's FingertipsNEW TOWN SOULVocal Arranger / all tracks
1992Sweet AddictionAll the Fool's in Town (unreleased album)Backing vocals
1992Alison LimerickAnd Still I RiseBacking vocals
1992EfuaDream JuiceBacking vocals
1992Howard JonesIn the RunningBacking vocals
1992Eric ClaptonTears In HeavenBacking Vocals
1992ZuccheroMiserereBacking vocals
1992The HigsonsThe Curse of the HigsonsBacking vocals
1993Kim ApplebyBreakawayBacking vocals
1993Duran DuranCome UndoneLead Vocals
1993Joshua KadisonPainted Desert SerenadeBacking vocals
1993David EssexCOVER SHOT — Summer In The City, Everlasting Love, Paint It Black, Out Of Time, Horse With No Name, First Cut Is The Deepest, The Letter, Here Comes The NightBacking Vocals
1994SuedeDog Man StarBacking vocals
1994Sean MaguireSean MaguireBacking vocals
1994Tom JonesThe Lead and How to Swing ItBacking vocals
1995Mike BattArabesqueBacking vocals
1995Jimmy NailBig RiverBacking vocals
1995The PoliceLive!Backing vocals
1995Mike And The MechanicsOver My ShoulderBacking Vocals
1995Take ThatNobody ElseBacking vocals
1996Status QuoDon't StopBacking vocals
1996Justin HaywardThe View from the HillBacking vocals
1996Paul CarrackBLUE MOVES — For Once In Our Lives, Always Have Always Will, Oh Oh Oh My My My, Only A Breath Away, Love Will Keep Us Alive, Over My ShoulderBacking Vocals
1997Joe CockerAcross from MidnightBacking vocals
1997AlphavilleSalvationBacking vocals
1998Miguel Bosé11 Maneras De Ponerse Un SombreroBacking vocals
1998Sarah BrightmanEdenBacking vocals
1998Marshall & AlexanderMarshall & AlexanderBacking vocals
1998B*WitchedAwake and BreatheBacking vocals
1998HoteiSUPERSONIC GENERATION — Love Or Die, Spider In The SkyBacking Vocals
1998Marshall & AlexanderMARSHALL & ALEXANDER — Bridges Over Water, She, You Saved Me, Helpless Without You, Say It's Not Over Now, If This Is Love, Lonely, Promises Are All I've Got, I'll Be Damned, ShangrillaBacking Vocals
1999Eric ClaptonPrince's TrustBacking vocals
1999Ronan KeatingWhen You Say Nothin At AllBacking Vocals
1999PrincessaI WON'T FORGET YOU — SnowflakesBacking Vocals
1999Dany BrillantNOUVEAU JOUR — Nouveau Jour, Jén ai Assez, Comment C'est Ton NomBacking Vocals
2000Worlds ApartHere and NowBacking vocals
2000Robbie WilliamsSing When You're WinningBacking vocals
2000Robbie WilliamsRock DJBacking Vocals
2000Robbie Williams & Kylie MinogueKidsBacking Vocals
2000Marshall & AlexanderWELCOME — Darling, Welcome, The Impossible Dream, If You Ever Need Somebody, If You Could See Me NowBacking Vocals
2001Jonathan HarveyCloser to HeavenBacking vocals
2001Natalie ImbrugliaWhite Lilies IslandBacking vocals
2003Gareth GatesWhat My Heart Wants to SayBacking vocals
2003David SneddonSeven Years — Ten WeeksBacking vocals
2003Robbie WilliamsSomething BeautifulBacking Vocals
2003SealSeal IVBacking vocals
2004WestlifeAllow Us to Be FrankBacking vocals
2004Duran DuranAstronautBacking vocals
2004Trevor HornA Concert For The Prince's Trust – Live At Wembley Arena LondonBacking vocals
2005TatuDangerous and MovingBacking Vocals
2006Pet Shop BoysI'm With StupidBacking Vocals
2009Robbie WilliamsReality Killed The Video StarBacking Vocals
2021 (Remastered)Snowy WhiteTHAT CERTAIN THING — That Certain Thing, Voices In The Rain, Lonely Heart, This Heart Of Mine, I Can't Believe It, Walking Away, I'll Be Holding On, Out Of Reach, For YouBacking Vocals