Hannah Wants

Hannah Alicia Smith was born on 19 June 1986 in Birmingham, England, and later adopted the stage name Hannah Wants. A former professional footballer, she transitioned to music after attending her first rave at sixteen, developing an early passion for speed garage and UK garage that would shape her DJ style. In 2010, while vacationing in Ibiza, she secured a headline slot at Es Paradis, a breakthrough that led to a residency at Birmingham’s Rainbow Warehouse and a series of competitive wins that positioned her within the UK club scene. Her debut single "Rhymes" in 2015 reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and the same year she earned a residency on BBC Radio 1, produced the track "Dreamers" for Katy B’s album Honey, and launched her label What Hannah Wants. Subsequent releases include  "Hold Me" (HUGEL Remix) and singles "Cure My Desire" (2022) and "The One" (2023), all distributed through Cr2 Records. She has performed internationally, headlining festivals such as Glastonbury, Creamfields, and Lovebox, and touring North America on the Night Bass tour. In 2012 she was named Best Breakthrough DJ by Mixmag and DJ Magazine, and in 2014 she received Mixmag’s Star of the Year award.