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Katherine Ellis

I LOVE Singing jazz, blues and soul too

About Me

I LOVE singing Jazz and Blues but early on decided not to pursue it as a career because I thought I could save it for later on in life as I love pop and Dance too and wanted to do that first, over the years I have kept my hand in and perform intimate venues for my own pleasure when I have time, I've also made a few recordings, mainly live in one take with various piano players, the old songs are just so wonderful and I shall never tire of singing them....... Kyla's Dream is composed and Produced by Sir Ronnie Smith, a Legend! It also features the incredible Julian Nicholas on Sax! Ronnie also acompanies me on Lover Man. On Autumn Leaves and Killing me Softly it's Peter French on the Ivories, he's such a great talent, I feel very blessed to have so much opportunity to express myself and such wonderful Artists to colaborate with. I've been in the business as a professional singer and song writer for over 20 years, and in that time I have done thousands of gigs, just with piano, in various bands, playing both covers and original material, as a backing singer notably for Belinda Carlilse and Chaka Kahn and doing PAs in night clubs worldwide in my capacity as International Dance Diva as the Ruff Driverz, for Hed Kandi and Joey Negro and promoting lots of other club hits. I was one of the first hosts of the legendary SINGERS club. I also made 3 TOTP appearances before it was axed! I worked as a session singer for many years, demoing songs for PWL, Rive Droite, Metrophonic, Innocent etc.. I was a featured vocalist in the Jazz FM Soul revue and more recently in Roger Sanchez band the S-Men. I have sung TV and Radio adverts and idents for Woolworths, Capital Radio, Radio 1, Pantene and Sony to name a few. I have worked in Jazz, Blues, Soul, Pop and Dance. It's in Dance Music that I've had most of my success, check my http://myspace.com/SONGSIREN site for more info.... I've had numerous hit records both as a singer and as a writer....
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Member Since: 10/5/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/songsiren
Band Members: Katherine Ellis
Influences: Early early on... Jackson 5, The Sweet, T Rex, Suzi Quatro, Nillson, Elvis...Early on... Meat Loaf, Helen Ready, Vinegar Joe and Janis Ian, a friend's Mum gave me these albums when I was 13 and they changed my life...A little later... Prince, Chic, Sister Sledge, Mc Fadden and Whitehead, The Police, the Jam, The Pistols, Bob Marley, The Whispers, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Kahn, Funkadelic, Curtis Mayfield, James Taylor, Carly Simon, the Eagles, Peter Frampton, Steelye Dan, John Martyn, Fleetwood Mac, Motorhead, Led Zep...Soon after that.... Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, Ella Fitzgerald, Eartha Kitt, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Lee Wiley, Milldred Bailey, Etta James, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Besse Smith, Peggy lee, sarah Vaughn, Mel Torme, Nat King Cole, Dinah WashingtonI guess these are my formative influences but I continue to be inspired and influenced by great music.... Fountains Of Wayne, Steve Earl, Hot Chip, Sneaker Pimps, Basement Jaxx, The Darkness, The Raconteurs, the Freemasons, Joey Negro, Dylan Rhymes, Meat Katie, Lee Coombs...Myspace Backgrounds
Sounds Like: Janis Joplin, Janis Ian, Helen Ready, Roberta Flack, Heart, Jimmy Page,
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Record Label: unsigned
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