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Over the last two years, power pop superstar Hannah, has been firmly making her mark on the UK music scene. After a school tour late last year that saw her winning over a whole new generation of fans, she's preparing to stake her claim even further with the release of the anthemic 'I Believe In You'.  

At home in Estonia she's ruled the charts for more than a decade and her mantelpiece groans under the weight of awards having enjoyed massive success with six albums and been named the republic's Best Female twice. Now, from her home in London and via exciting collaborations with the hottest composers and producers, singer-songwriter Hannah is ready to make a new imprint on the international pop scene.  

The singer, writer and pianist has been composing and recording with some of the most in-demand sidemen in the business. The roll call includes Steve Robson (Take That - Shine, James Morrison - Undiscovered), Steve Booker (Duffy - Mercy, Sugababes), and Peter-John Vettese, whose quarter-century-plus in the business includes credits with everyone from Annie Lennox to Carly Simon and Gary Barlow to Robin Gibb.   

"This has been the greatest thing of all," says Hannah of working with such a cast of hitmakers. "They're so talented and have so much to give. I was very afraid at the beginning. When I went to the studio with Steve Booker, it was my first collaboration ever. Before that I'd only written music by myself -- even the family were never around. "I was afraid that maybe nothing would come, maybe we wouldn't be inspired, but it was so easy, and he was so friendly."   

With support from BBC Radio 1 and a smash chart position on the Billboard dance chart for her last single 'Shadow on the Wall', it's time to take the tempo up a notch for 2010 as Hannah, on a co-write once again with Steve Booker, breezes into spring with a new anthem that has already hit the dizzy heights of the #1 spot on the UK's Upfront Club Chart. 

'I Believe In You' is an optimistic track full of hope and positivity for the summer ahead. "I guess it has this certain happy factor to it that I hope will bring a smile to everyone who hears it," Hannah says. "It's a song about belief, and encouragement that is the perfect match to a brighter future." 

Written on a beautiful sunny day last summer that lent itself to an unexpected bout of inspired songwriting, Steve and Hannah have created an uplifting powerhouse of a song that is the perfect aperitif for Hannah's album due later this year.