Elyssa and her band will be playing at the Opera House, 735 Queen St. East, Toronto on Thursday December 3, 2009 at 8 p.m. as part of the “Ultimate Indie Showcase”. This is an “all ages” event which is so exciting!!!  Hope to see you all there.

Elyssa and her band have moved on to the finals in the Paragronyx band competition which will be held at the Opera House, Queen Street East, Toronto on Saturday January 16, 2010.  More than $20,000 in prizes.  Very excited!!! Hope to see all of you there.

I Dare You-new DF vox-English sept 25 09“I Dare You” is an amazing song.  Listen to it in both English and French versions.   Originally written for Elyssa by Marcus Kane and recorded by her in both Atlanta and Toronto.  Danny Fernandes joined Elyssa in Marcus’ studio in Toronto.    www.myspace.com/elyssacg to hear the song

Sixteen year old Toronto urban pop singer Elyssa started off singing classical and opera music but it was urban pop that she loved. She began writing and recording her own songs at age twelve. Producers were blown over by her talent. Now working with Atlanta based Grammy award winning producer and mixer Phil Tan (Rihanna, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, etc.) together with Toronto based award winning producer Marcus Kane, Elyssa recorded her first single “Fairytale”, in both English and French . (The French version is called “Conte de fee”.) “It’s about how romantic relationships are really superficial… Lust is often mistaken for love.” “Fairytale” has been released and has been playing on radio across Canada including Top 40, AC and Hot AC stations. In October, 2009 Elyssa will be releasing her next single “I Dare You”, sung with guest pop star Danny Fernandes. (The French version of “I Dare You” is called “Je t’oserai”.) Elyssa’s songs reflect a maturity well beyond her 16 years. In October, 2008 she completed her first CD with 12 of her own songs at Studio 8 (Jeff Lantorno, producer). She recorded songs that she had written over the past number of years including “Fairytale”. Elyssa began her musical training with the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus (“CCOC”) when she was 7 years old. Through the CCOC, under the artistic direction of Ann Cooper-Gay, She has performed with the Canadian Opera Company (“COC”) in various operas directed by the late Richard Bradshaw including Otello (Italian), Tosca (Italian), Oedipus Rex (Latin), Carmen (French), and La Boheme (French); in the Mirvish production of Evita in May and June, 2005; and with Soundstreams Canada including performing in Oratorio Terezin at Carnegie Call, Tilles Centre and the United Nations in New York in 2007.   www.myspace.com/elyssacg

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