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More to me than meets the eye...Hi Guys, thanks for tuning in, I hope you like what you hear. To tell you about myself, I need to start from the very beginning so you need to be sitting comfortably. From as far back as I can remember I've always performed. As a child, dancing was my main forte, ballet, modern and tap. I worked towards exams and was in as many shows as I could fit in. This carried on in to my teens until the inevitable 'rebellious phase' came where I became disinterested. After doing my A-Levels (for something to fall back on) I went to a stage school in Liverpool called 'Merseyside Dance and Drama.' I loved it but only lasted a year due to an operation. Determined to carry on, myself and a friend started dancing in clubs in Liverpool and got a job with Radio City as their roadshow dancers. From there we went on to be backing dancers for local singers and we went on national tours performing in front of large crowds (this was when I first got a taste!) This went on for about five years or so and was a very exciting time for me. I was never out of work as a dancer and even got to dance in a film called 'Everybody Loves Sunshine' featuring David Bowie and Goldie! I also did quite alot of extra work for Brookside and Hollyoaks at this time. I met China Black whilst touring, became very good friends with them and did some backing vocals for them, which is when I got my first taste of the singing side of things. I'd sung in shows and loved it, but usually in the chorus. I was also in a channel 4 music programme called 'Flava'. After this exciting chapter of my life, came a new exciting chapter of my life in the shape of a daughter, Tomisha. With Tomisha came my faith which was to completely turn my life around!! To cut a long story short I was in a violent relationship and didn't see any way out so I said 'God, if you're out there and you're listening, come and Save Me!' No sooner than I'd acknowledged he was there, he came rushing down to my rescue and from then onwards my Faith has gone from Strength to Strength to the point where I just wanna tell EVERYONE of his Saving Grace. This was when I started writing songs. In this I found my True Calling. All the training and experience I had gained was for a reason. To enable me to perform my own songs in the Future. And it didn't stop there! I did a 2 year national diploma in dance at City College in Manchester in which I obtained a distinction (not bad going for a commuting single mum!). I then went straight on to Liverpool Theatre School to do an HND in Professional Musical Theatre for another 3 years (the hardest 3 years of my life!) in which I obtained a Merit. Throughout all this I was still dancing in clubs as well. Whilst at Liverpool Theatre School in summer 2002, I danced on the Smash Hits tour and summer 2003 I got my best job so far touring with Westlife! This was in front of crowds of up to 120,000 people! It was the most amazing feeling. I graduated in 2005 and since then have got my grand total of songs up to over 100 and recorded over 40. I was in the finals of the U.K Songwriting Contest in 2005, runner-up in 2006 and a semi-finalist with two songs this year (2007). I appeared in Corinne Bailey Rae's last video 'Like a Star' and will be appearing in Hollyoaks over Christmas (blink and you'll miss me!). I released a song last year 'Feel The Sunshine' and although it's still selling and being played occasionally, it didn't go very far. Up until recently, I was STILL dancing in clubs can you believe it, to pay my bills whilst waiting patiently for my songs to take off. I say patiently because I know it's gonna happen. I started teaching street dance in the new year so my days of dancing in clubs are finally coming to an end. The reason I said earlier that I've been called to do what I do is because the majority of my songs are about having Faith. I don't even believe they come from me, I'm just the vessel. I'm ''SO PASSIONATE'' about getting the message out there I feel like I'm gonna Burst!! I've been called to evangelise (tell people about God). I believe God is raising up an Army of people just like me who are gonna break through into the music industry like we've never seen before! At present I am doing a foundation degree with the Light Project in Community Evangelism, learning how to back up what I'm saying in my songs in every day life. I feel so close to God at the moment it's Unbelievable and I just want everyone to feel the same. As I say on my page ''God is My Manager'' so watch this Space!!!! It's been good talkin to ya, any questions email me x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x STOP PRESS!!! I've been in talks with a Gospel record company called UGN who want to license some of my songs for release. More news soon!... |
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