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June 18, 2010 4:16 p.m. EST
Topics: music, arts, culture and entertainment, United States
 
Anthony Jones - AHN Entertainment Reporter
New York, NY, United States (AHN) - Sia is releasing “We Are Born,” her very first album of uptempo, clap-along tracks like the first singles “You’ve Changed” and “Clap Your Hands.” But she’s still being asked to deliver the ballads she’s known for, this time for pop stars like Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera.
 
 Best known for her single “Breathe Me,” which was featured in various television shows and trailers, as well as her work with chillout masters Zero 7, Sia, who toured her previous albums “Some People Have Real Problems” and “Colour the Small One” exhaustively, is already becoming the go-to songwriter for some of the biggest names in pop music.
 
 Sia already co-wrote four tracks off Christina Aguilera’s new album, “Bionic,” including “You Lost Me,” a heart-wrenching ballad she recently performed on the “American Idol” finale, and a song about her young son Max, “All I Need.” She also has another song written for Aguilera for the upcoming “Burlesque” movie.
 
 But along with writing for pop artists Natasha Bedingfield, Will Young and others, Sia revealed she’s also writing songs for Britney Spears. Spears is currently at work on her seventh studio album. The pop princess previously collaborated on ballads with other pop songstresses, like Dido and Shania Twain.
 
 "People call me for the ballads," Sia told Australia’s The Age. "Apparently that's where I've been pigeonholed. But it's really interesting and really fun. It's my favorite part of the job, writing. Especially with other people."
 
 Sia’s critically-acclaimed new album, “We Are Born,” hits stores on June 22nd. Christina Aguilera’s “Bionic” album is in stores now, while Spears’ latest is expected as early as the end of the year.
 
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