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Kelly Samia

In the darkness shone a bright light

About Me

Born in Netanya Israel, 1980, Kelly Samia moved to Australia when she was just a few months old. Taking singing lessons from the age of six, she first broke out in song publicly with the Australian Girls Choir at the age of ten. After recovering from this she soon plunged into the 'Talent Quest' circuit picking up a number of awards along the way. ************************************************************ **********************Whilst performing at an annual Victorian Big Band Competition/ Festival at the age of 15, Kelly was talent spotted and asked to sing with the Monash University Big Band. Following her passion for Jazz, Kelly spent a number of years performing at concerts, corporate functions, competitions and festivals. Including two memorable week-long tours visiting country towns in Australia. ************************************************************ **********************In February 1997 Kelly joined the musical production 'Joining the Chorus' and was selected to sing as a soloist in two works. Following intensive rehearsals and training the final performance was at Rod Laver Arena in front of an audience of over 10,000. ************************************************************ **********************Just weeks before her 17th birthday, Kelly participated in an inspiring event that required her to sing two solo tracks on a collaborative, fundamentally jazz/ chamber influenced CD. 'Under the Influence' (CD title), was arranged and performed by the superlative talents of Graham Lyall, and also performed by jazz greats such as Tony Gould, Ben Robertson, Tony Floyd and the Piston Baroque Brass Quintet. ************************************************************ ********************** Kelly performed as a soloist at 'The Stacey Night', a Melbourne Festival annual cornerstone event, with a Big Band consisting of the creme de la creme of Australian musicians. Kelly shared the stage with guest vocalists from musicals Chicago, Fiddler on the Roof and Les Miserables. After an enormous reception, Kelly was called back to perform over the following years. ************************************************************ **********************Throughout her music career Kelly's versatility and interest in different musical genres has allowed her to work with an array of musicians and bands covering Blues, Jazz, Folk, R&B, Retro, Alternative and World music. Currently she is writing and recording original music . ************************************************************ *

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Music:

Member Since: 12/7/2007
Band Members: Musicians on my DEMO CD are: . . .. . ..-*-Kelly Samia- Vocals, Acoustic guitar . . . . . . . . . -*-Rob McDowell (Plastic Palace Alice)- Electric guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . -*-Bevan May (Rex Wicked)- Piano, String arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*-Nat Grant- Percussion . . ............................................................ ............................................................ .... ................................All songs written by Kelly samiaxxxxxxxxx000xxxxx
Influences: YASMIN LEVY, NITIN SAWHNEY,JUNO REACTOR, RL BURNSIDE, EDITH PIAF, NINA SIMONE, LEONARD COHEN , Kate Bush, PJ HARVEY, The Tea Party, KURT ELLING, Sting, Sade, TORI AMOS, BJORK, Lamb, Patti Smith, SHEVA, Kent, DH Lawrence, Sylvia Plath, TURIN BRAKES ,Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Faithless, morcheeba, Souad Massi, Amy Winehouse, SERGE GAINSBOURG, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Brubeck, Chris Isaak, KD LANG, NATASHA ATLAS, Dead Can Dance, LISA GERRARD, Lila Downs,KERLI ,The Pretenders, Erykah Badu, Mike Patton , Faith No More,Peggy Lee, Janis Joplin, Billie Holiday, JANE BIRKIN, Nat King Cole, FILTER, Roisin Murphy, CESARIA EVORA,Ofra Haza, JOHNNY LANG, Pink Floyd, Paco De Lucia, Ani Difranco, Feist, Katie Melua, NICK CAVE and the bad seeds, The Police, Enya, The Waifs,FIONA APPLE,Delerium, NOA, Angelique Kidjo,JEFF BUCKLEY,Rufus WainwrightSHEILA CHANDRA IMOGEN HEAP, Frou Frou, SUZANNE VEGA, Dave Matthews, POE, Lior,Ben Harper,TRICKY, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, SIA ,KT Tunstall, Royksopp, OJOS DE BRUDJO , The Beatles, SUSHEELA RAMAN, Emiliana Torrini, Portishead, Massive Attack, Joni Mitchell, ETTA JAMES,....
Record Label: unsigned (open to offers)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Favourite Albums...Kellys.little stories. What i was doing when i heard these albums..

Hi there all!Seeing as i've never created a blog, i thought now might be a perfect time to do so.Here's a brief list of just a few of my favourite CD's and a few little stories of my first introductio...
Posted by Kelly Samia on Thu, 29 May 2008 05:05:00 PST

Part 2 ------Kellys favourite albums and little stories. Enjoy!!

The Zen Kiss  by Sheila ChandraA year or so before the above mentioned trips to Israel, I decided it was time for a new singing teacher.  I had said goodbye to the previous one and began lea...
Posted by Kelly Samia on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:53:00 PST

NEW QUOTE OF THE week!!!!!

Hi there.   I'll try my best to post a  new favourite quote every week!"At the moment of commitment the universe conspires to assist you"Gerta...
Posted by Kelly Samia on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:38:00 PST