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Liz Menezes

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DOMINICAN/AMERICAN SINGER/SONGWRITER LIZ MENEZES BEGAN HER MUSICAL CAREER AT THE TENDER AGE OF 10, WHEN SHE BEGAN PLAYING CLASSICAL PIANO AND SINGING IN CHURCH. AT THIS AGE SHE BEGAN WRITING POETRY WHICH LATER SHE WOULD CONVERT TO SONGS AND ALONG THE WAY GIVE THEM LIFE THRU MELODY.
SHE DID NOT STOP THERE SHE CONTINUED GOING ON AUDITIONS FOR GROUPS, AS A BACKUP VOCALIST, AS A SOLOIST YOU NAME IT AND ALONG THE WAY, NOT ONLY DID YOU LAND SINGING GIGS BUT SHE WAS INTRODUCED TO THE MODELING WORLD AS WELL.
TO GAIN STUDIO EXPERIENCE SHE BEGAN DOING BACKUP VOCALS FOR FREESTYLE ARTISTS SUCH AS LILSUZY, CYNTHIA, CORO, GEORGE LAMMOND FASCINATION AND TKA TO NAME A FEW. “WASN..T LOVE” WRITTEN FOR FASCINATION BY LIZ MENEZES APPEARS ON THE FREESTYLE LIVES ALBUM.
SHE WAS PAVING HER WAY FOR WHAT LATER WOULD BECOME A SOLID SONGWRITING SKILL!
SHE WAS PART OF SUCH GIRL GROUPS AS “LADIES ONLY” AND “FAMEL” BOTH WERE FEMALE GROUPS WITH ORIGINAL MUSIC, UNIQUE SENSE OF STYLE AND VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS. ALONG SIDE THESE GROUPS SHE PREFORMED IN MANY TALENT SHOW COMPETITIONS AND THEY EVEN APPEARED IN CARNEGIE HALL.
HER INSPIRATION IS LIFE AND PEOPLE, IN HER LYRICS AND MUSIC YOU WILL FIND NOT YOUR TYPICAL LOVE STORY BUT A STORYBOOK, LYRICS THAT TRULY REACH HOME.
SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON HER FIRST SOLO ALBUM, AND WHILE NOT LIMITING HERSELF TO MUSICAL OPPORTUNITIES SHE HAS RECORDED AMERICAN STANDARDS IN BOSSA NOVA IN RIO DE JANEIRO. INCLUDED IN THESE PROJECTS WHICH WERE RELEASED IN ASIA AND EUROPE ARE SUCH NAMES AS: BOSSA NOVA GREAT ROBERTO MENESCAL, RAYMUNDO BITTENCOURT AND CO-PARTNER AT ALBATROZ MUSIC AND ELI MENEZES YOUNG UPCOMING BRAZILIAN GUITARIST WHO HAS ALREADY PLAYED WITH SUCH GREATS AS FRED HAMMOND, LAURYN HILL AND RICHARD BONA TO NAME A FEW.
IN 2007 TWO OF HER RENDITIONS OF SUCH BEATLES CLASSICS AS “FOR NO ONE” AND “NOWHERE MAN” INCLUDED IN THE COMPILATION BEATLES IN BOSSA RELEASED IN JAPAN WENT 1 IN ITUNES JAPAN.
HER FIRST SOLO VENTURE IS SURE TO BA A LISTEN TO AND HIT PRODUCING ALBUM!!!
ALL OF LIZ MENEZESS MUSIC IS PRODUCED BY ELI MENEZES
STAY UPDATED TO HER MUSIC AS NEW SONGS WILL BE ADDED.
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Member Since: 4/22/2006
Band Members:All instruments, music production, arrangements and programming by Eli Menezes.

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Sounds Like: I RATHER THAT MY SOUND BE MY OWN :)
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My Blog

FAMECAST WINNER SEASON 4 !!!!!

I..AM THE WINNER OF THE 2008 SEASON 4 FAMECAST LATIN CATEGORY WOO HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT,  YOUR VOTES, YOUR BELIEF IN MY MUSIC.  LUV YOUR GUYS,  THANK YOU SOOOOO...
Posted by Liz Menezes on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:05:00 PST

No. 1 in Japan

Latest News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!As you all may know I´m currently in Brazil recording several American Standards in Bossa Nova. Some of the recordings were recently released in Asia and one of my rend...
Posted by Liz Menezes on Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:23:00 PST

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!!

I wanted to take the time to thank all those who have stopped by my site and taken the time to listen even though its not the final project yet. Thank you all! Liz Menezes...
Posted by Liz Menezes on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:43:00 PST