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Shannah

country & western singer

About Me

This Dutch countrysinger has really found her mission by performing writing, and singing. She has been singing in several bands since she was 17 years old. She started developing her interest for countrymusic in ago, when she met Bob de Jong, a known television producer and crazy about countrymusic. Shannah was born in Copenhagen, has a Danish mother, a Dutch father and two brothers. They were brought up with the English language, which is beneficial to everything that has to do with her singing (and songwriting). Having lived in England for 4 years and one year in the U.S. (Santa Rosa, California) has contributed even more feelingwith the English language. Together with Han Epskamp who also writes songs for some famous Dutch artists and the international songcontest (Mai Thai), she has written some songs. One of those recently written songs got an Songservice Award for one of the 3 best composed/ written country songs in Europe.Shannah won several big awards and a 3rd prize in the Soundmix Pleasure Show (Henny Huisman) with a song called Promise me, and performed with some good Dutch artists. Early 2004 she -together with some other countrysingers- was filmed for a country DVD. In the summer of 2004 this DVD was released all over Europe. Shes been in other bands since then playing a variety of style of music, however since aquiring new management things have become much more focused and professional. Her team has made DVD recordings, major shows, radio/magazine interviews and now her new CD "Don't Move". "Don't Move" is being released by a German record label called ZYX. ZYX is a pretty big label in Europe, which makes Shannah quite proud, especially because we all know, its not easy nowadays to land a deal with the majors. Shannah was introduced in the country music scene by a television producer who had advised her to sing country music. He was a big country music fan himself, and organized big events. Later she was asked by George Kwekel (whos her manager) if she would be interested in singing with a band named OF COURSE, they had a real good reputationShe of course replied "YES". They play a mixture of rock n roll/ 60s music and country, and henceforth was born, a future country music star named Shannah! Along with ZYX, Shannahs management is negotiating a deal with Vanguard Records here in the United States. Shannahs upcoming solo album contains one song she wrote herself and other songs from her songwriting team consisting of , Dan and Ruby Gold, Hayden Baker, Kim Hunter, Shawn Harvey Colonel Morris and Han Epskamp. This coming summer Shannah is hoping that one of her songs from her new CD, entitled "Mi Destino" will be released as a single, and is hoping that negotiations can work out with Vanguard, in order to get her career moving here in the US. In the Netherlands, country music isn't as popular as it is here in the United State, however, the people who do like country music are real fanatics! Most of the country artists in the Netherlands know each other, because the Netherlands is a very small country. .. ..

My Interests

Music, singing, writing, performing.....traveling, cats, aerobics...helping out, having fun!A Cowboy's PrayerO Lord, I've never lived where churches grow: I've loved creation better as it stood That day you finished it, so long ago. And looked upon your work and called it good.Just let me live my life as I've begun! And give me work that's open to the sky; Make me a partner to the wind and sun And I won't ask a life that's soft and high.Make me as big and open as the plains; As honest as the horse between my knees; Clean as the wind that blows behind the rains; Free as the hawk that circles down the breeze.Just keep an eye on all that's done and said; Just right me sometime when I turn aside; And guide me on the long, dim tail ahead -- That stretches upward towards the Great Divide.Native American Inspiration

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I'd like to meet:

fellow artists, songwriters, people who are into country music.....

Listen to my music on my artistpage here on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/shannahsplace

Music:

country & western, traditional, bluegrass, rockabilly, rock 'n roll/ 6ties music, easy listening and other good music.....
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Heroes:

Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, Chief Joseph,Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Dan Gold

Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself -- and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty.Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekht has spokenfor his people.- Chief Joseph