SINGERS FOR HIRE
JAZZ - MOTOWN - SOUL - BOSSA NOVA - POP - ROCK - RAP - R&B
Leandra Varanda - London
London-based Brazilian singer Leandra Varanda has built a superb reputation in the UK, touring and recording with groups including choro/samba group Caratinga and Adriano Adewale's Umpatacum, and performing at venues including the National Theatre, the Eden Project, the Barbican Centre, and festivals including the Welsh Proms, the City of London Festival and the Southbank Centre's Festival Brasil.
Leandra's music encompasses many facets of contemporary and traditional Brazilian music; samba, baião, forró, choro, MPB and pop influences combine in a style that has been compared to artists such as Marisa Monte and Ziti Possi.
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Angelita Jimenez - London
Angelita Jimenez is a young singer, songwriter and composer from Brazil who has a wonderfully warm and gentle vocal delivery, perfect for her bossa nova and samba-centered style. Since moving to London in 2006, she has made a name for herself performing at Ronnie Scott’s, The Pigalle, the London Latin Music Festival and opening for acts such as the James Taylor Quartet. Singing in English and Portuguese, with a combination of classic bossas and her own originals, the relaxed vibe she creates has led to comparisons to Astrud Gilberto while her rich, soft vocals are compared to those of Norah Jones.
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Nakisha Reyes - UK
Singing since the age of five years old, Nikisha wrote her first song at the age of ten. A sure sign that at such an early age, her love for music would ensure that she would endeavour to make her mark on the world in song. A global artist in every sense of the word, Nikisha was born and grew up in Trinidad. In later life this would account for her authentic Caribbean nuances that flavour some of her songs.
Nikisha’s Journey
Her first move was emerging on the Soca scene with her fast paced tongue-twisting song titled “Roll my Bumper,” on the “Licks Riddim” by Dutch productions. The rapid interest in her ability to sing Soca, lead to her collaboration with Darren Skerrit, known as Socachild on her hit single “One Dance”. This immediately blew the UK Soca Market by storm. As a result, Nikisha was voted “Best UK Soca Artist 2010, at the Annual UK Calabash Awards.
Nikisha however, never puts all her eggs in one basket, and has continued to mature as an Artist, outside of the Carnival bracket. Soca and Calypso music, is Nikisha’s love and dedication to her roots and culture that has kept her on the Caribbean path annually at the London Nottinghill Carnival Festivities, and this genre of music, is a mere fraction/taster of Nikisha’s FULL potential.
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ANNA NIGHTINGALE - UK
Anna is a fun & talented solo artist who brings energy and a sense of occasion to any event.
Rat Pack - Big Band swing evening. All in 50's costumes.
The Rock 'n' Roll 50's - Elvis, Dion, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, and many more, with 50's costumes
Motown + Soul - Marvyn Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, The Supremes, etc...
70's & 80's disco divas and electronic music to get your guests on the dance floor and keep them there!
Wartime Revival show - Dame Vera Lynne, George Formby, Flannigan + Allen, and good sing-a-long wartime numbers.
Anna can also offer a "Golden Oldies" section, for the jazz/swing lovers amongst you, with songs from Glenn Miller, Fats Waller, Ella Fitzgerald to name a few...
The available list of songs is huge, and very varied, she can tailor her show to compliment your event, or your audience, and is adept at finding the right sound to fit the clients.
A full member of the Musicians union, Anna has full PL Insurance, and her own state of the art BOSE equipment, lights and lasers if required.
Also available is a 5 piece Soul/Funk/Motown band... with acoustic drums and 2 lead guitars.
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Chris Shannon - UK
Chris Shannon over the past 10 years has built up a reputation as one of the UK’s leading Vocalists and Entertainers on the circuit today. His powerful and versatile vocal range stands him out from the crowd and his confident and friendly stage presence instantly wins over audiences every time.
He has performed internationally but is a regular at some of the UK’s most popular entertainment venues and recently performed with his Showgirls on Britain’s got talent in front of the celebrity judges and 13 million viewers although Chris didn’t make it through to the semi finals he was praised by Simon Cowell for being “good at what you do” and “like Michael Buble.”
Chris has performed as a support artist for the World’s number One Elvis Tribute Shawn Klush and Michael Jackson Tribute Navi in some of the biggest theatres in the UK.
He has also been on Sky TV’s Cruising with the stars for a 1-hour interview.
Chris also had the privilege to perform at American idol Florida after getting down to the final 3 for the golden ticket.
Also recording a demo track for Cadbury's and Team GB at Dean street studio's along with a performance at the world famous Cafe De Paris in Central London for the next big thing. He has also performed in a host of UK theatres as a support artist for a number of touring productions. His general set lists include a wide range of popular songs from the 60's to present day. Chris's style adds a fresh feel to the older songs making them enjoyable for all ages. His sets include songs from artists such as Lionel Richie, Micheal Buble, Robbie Williams , Killers, Stereophonics, Elvis , Neil Diamond and many more
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Anna Chiara - London
Singer, songwriter and sound engineer.
Graduated from SAE Institute London with a bachelor of arts in sound engineering and audio production.
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Kiara - Solo Vocalist - London
Kiara is a professional female vocalist. Kiara specialise is a range of genres which include Soul, Jazz, Motown, 50’s and 60’s Classics, Funk, Neo Soul and Pop.
