“Best Female Country Music Vocal 2006â€
“Best Independent Country Music Album 2008â€
for the album: ONCE AGAIN
(Western Australia)
This outstanding singer/songwriter has made extraordinary steps forward in the country music scene since the release of her debut Album; GONE WISHIN' in 2005.
Her self penned songs have charted in Europe, the Australian Top 30 and are now gaining attention in the USA with her current radio single; Happy Day placed at number 1 as of October 5, 2008 on the IndieWorld Charts, compiled out of Nashville.
Her Australian hit Kiss My Cheek was listed in the Australasian Performing Rights Association's (APRA) 2007 Song of the Year for voting.
Ms Andersen's
new album; ONCE AGAIN was recorded in Nashville and produced by US
17-time Grammy winner Tom Pick.
The award winning album has received accolades like;
“Connie has a rich, smooth vocal style that is warm and inviting, but she shows that she isn't afraid to tackle songs which you might not normally associate with female country artists.Together with outstanding musical backing, Once Again is an album which has a “feel good†quality to it.†Bob Anthony Junior: Editor, Country Update
“They say music feeds the soul, and
Connie Kis Andersen's wonderful new album does just that. Connie
infuses her music with perception, passion and the kind of emotional
connection that makes you sit up, take notice and smile.â€
Susan Jarvis: Journalist, Capital News
Listen to excerpts from Once Again
About Connie Kis
Danish born
Connie Kis migrated with her family to Australia when she was
only two years old.
She began learning the banjo-mandolin at the age
of eight and by the time Connie Kis was eleven, she was performing at
local town hall concerts including a guest spot with Australian
Country Music legend, Slim Dusty.
After gaining a degree in both Economics and Psychology from the
University of NSW and working in Sydney in the field of Special
Education, Connie Kis re-located to live in Perth,
Western Australia.
At the same time she began pursuing a profession in her first
love, music; performing as the lead singer in several bands,
trios and duos.
This lady’s headline and special guest musical performances have taken her to two recording sessions and a short tour in the USA, performing at renowned venues such as The Bluebird Cafe, Nashville Palace, Tootsies, Cowboy Church and the Australian Festival (Nashville) ... a press tour in Scandinavia ... numerous Australian Country Music festivals such as Tamworth, Mildura, Boyup Brook and the WAMI Festival. She also supported Don McLean in Western Australia during his last Australian tour.
A strong supporter of Western Australia's music industry, Connie Kis currently sits on the Arts Development and Contemporary Music Panel and has held roles as president of WAM, (West Australian Music Industry) and General Manager of KULCHA [Multicultural Arts of WA].
She is a professional member of;
APRA, AMA, CMAA, CMA, NSAI and NARAS
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Listen to excerpts from Once Again
Listen to excerpts from Gone Wishin'
For more information visit: www.conniekisandersen.com.au