Maristella

At an early age, Maristella convinced her enthusiastic parents to buy a second-hand piano. Rapidly, her talent became evident and at the age of 13 she was accepted at the very selective Manhattan School of Music in New York in both classical voice and piano. It was not unusual though to find the beginnings of Maristella’s songwriting talent scribbled on the corner of her school notes.“How many girls dream of studying with Mariah Carey’s mother?” Believe it or not, it was simply a last-minute cancellation of a voice student that made Maristella jump at the opportunity to be accepted into Patricia Carey’s studio. After intense and successful training, the master, ironically influenced and tried to convince the student to pursue her Italian roots both as a singer and songwriter. Was it a premonition since Maristella now has an open door with Warner Bros. in Milano to submit songs for international and native Italian star, Laura Pausini?Maristella has determination to succeed in everything she touches. She loves using the colors of her voice, which travels comfortably through a wide range. Her songs have that power to move and seduce you. Performing on radio and television, singing commercials, appearing in Broadway shows, opening for such headliners as comedian Pat Cooper, recording at top studios, she is always solicited by the entertainment industry.Trilingual, Maristella has also entertained audiences throughout the world. In Italy, the performance of one of her original songs at the esteemed San Remo Festival was highly-acclaimed. She was also represented at the MIDEM (2003) in Cannes, France.Politically-passionate, Maristella released 'Read my Bush,' which was a departure from her acoustic style and demanded answers from our current administration. This song received much support and media attention.Maristella is happy to find out that her latest song 'Day after Day' has become the Official Anthem for a new international campaign to quit smoking created and sponsored by Philippe Valy and the 'My Last Butt' Society. An award is due to be presented to President Barack Obama which will include a copy of the song.Wishing all much peace and prosperity in the new year, BU Music