Francisca ’Cisca’

Cisca (known as Panchi to friends) is a singer/songwriter. Born in Santiago Chile, moved to Australia at age 4 and now lives in Sydney. The music bug was inevitable for Cisca, and goes back to the days of watching her dad rehearse with his band in the backyard on a very very cold Chilean winter covered up to the neck with a scarf and beanie and taking over the mic...the little singer was ready to boom.And little she is, but don’t let that deceive you. She has often been called the 'little pocket rocket' for her knock out vocal ability, charisma and style; lending her pipes for radio and internet voice overs as well as TV work and a little bit of acting. But music is definitely where the heart is for this petite girl.Cisca began her music studies when moving to Aus undertaking singing and dance class and began singing at events around town with her dad. She studied at the Conservatorium of Music Sydney playing piano and is currently half way through completing a BMus at uni as well as teaching singing and piano at a private school in Sydney.This talented songwriter has often been rewarded for her music and compositions having won the '2005 Music Oz world category' award for her collaboration in the original song 'Baila Conmigo' with fellow musician and friend Vashti Sivell (Melb).More recently, she has been part of a collaboration cd where well respected Sydney musician/songwriter and lecturer John Encarnacao (2SER),selected two of her original compositions for showcase.Cisca has also had the pleasure of working with some fantastic musos such as : La Clave, Azucar, Mambo Asi, Carlitos Orchestra, Son Veneno, and currently fronts Matanza a 10 piece jazz funk outfit.Currently, Cisca is working on material for her EP with John Romeo and Anton Aktila from 'The Sound Crew' as well as playing her original material around town... so keep an eye out for a show near you !! YeeeeeeThe show will feature some revamped tracks that were recorded with well-respected Australian Producer Roberto Merlini (Melissa Takutz, Peter Andre to name a few), and writer Jay Alldis along with her new materialThis new material shows a new direction and focuses on her first loves rnb and soul and off course her Latin heritage.