Delivering A Dose Soul

LONDON, UK (Power Records) - Pop/rock artist, Shayan is releasing his debut album 'Deliverance', to be available in all major retail outlets, including Virgin Megastores and HMV, through AMD via Universal.

The first track on the album, 'Soul' is already an award-winning song and is consistently picking up rave reviews. A gentle, yet passionate ballad that tugs at the heart strings, Shayan won the Honorary Songwriters and Performers Award at the Great American Songwriting Contest for his penning of the deeply profound lyrics and he was a top 5 finalist at the 2004 VH1 International Song Contest.

It was also the first unsigned/unpublished song to be played on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, one of the station's most popular and prestigious shows.

Having produced, written, arranged and performed the 11-track pop/rock album himself, Shayan's sound has a unique sensuality and can be described as a combination of Elton John, George Michael, Dido, David Gray and Norah Jones, with each song oozing soul and emotion.

With exceptional lyrics that stir the soul and music that moves the mind, Shayan's debut album, ?Deliverance' is already a huge hit with high profile industry professionals.

Barry Evans, ex-EMI UK & current CEO, Power Records says: "The album is outstanding. This is a unique special album that touches the soul and inner man in ways that most albums are not even aware of and therefore evokes unique blessings and potential as well as a significant challenges within the context of the current music market."

Chris de Burgh's Manager, Kenny Thompson says: "This music touches people in the most simplistic and genuine of ways. This is an album that has an audience of 9 to 90. I love it."