Beautiful Life

Album: Union J (2013)
Charted: 8
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Songfacts®:

  • This song finds the Union J quartet exhorting people to live life to the fullest, including a girl whom they encourage to shake off her insecurities. It was written by:

    Jon Lilygreen and Jon Maguire of the Welsh pop rock duo Lilygreen & Maguire. The pair have supported Olly Murs and Westlife on their UK arena tours and reached the UK singles chart with "Ain't Love Crazy."

    South East London songwriter Jo Perry, who put together the girlband Stooshe and acts as their writer and manager.

    Jo Lawrence for whom this is her first major credit.

    Blair Dreelan, who is Union J's former manager and the one time lead singer of East 17.

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