Raised in Tottenham, North London, Zena Edwards originally trained as a theatre stage manager, having studied drama, media and communication at university. Writing and singing begun as a hobby, but soon took over when she became a member of the The Rhythm Writers in 1992 as well as joining Shades (3), a five female Acappella group in 1993. She then went on to co-star in a short film with her own poetry called "Talking the Talk", produced by Tatu Dada which won an award in an American Film Festival. She has since worked with international musicians from South Africa to Sweden. Alongside her collaboration with Pops Mohamed, Zena is involved in a number of creative projects. She is currently feature vocalist for the Wade Austin group and is co writing a forth coming album with him under the name 2Deep Fusion.