Kathy Troccoli - Heartsongs
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KATHY TROCCOLI - HEARTSONGS BIO Kathy Troccoli is celebrating 28 years of music and ministry in 2010. With numerous accolades and record sales of over 2 million, Kathy has amassed 19 recordings, 17 #1 radio hits, 3 Grammy Award nominations, 19 Dove Award nominations and 2 Dove Awards. She is known throughout the world for her musical and vocal talent, showcased by Top 10 mainstream/pop radio hits such as “Everything Changes” (#1 mainstream/pop radio hit), “If I’m Not in Love,” “Tell Me Where It Hurts,” “You’ve Got a Way” and “I Can Hear Music (with The Beach Boys).” Kathy was named one of Billboard magazine’s Top Twenty Adult Contemporary Artists of the Year and achieved Billboard’s Top Forty Adult Contemporary Song of the Year. She has appeared on The Tonight Show , VH-1, CNN Showbiz, Entertainment Tonight, Good Day NY, Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and has been featured in Entertainment Weekly, New York Times, LA Times, New York Newsday, Billboard and Music Express Spotlight Nework 40, among others. Kathy is an award-winning singer, songwriter, speaker and author of numerous books. As a highly sought-after conference speaker and singer, Kathy has appear before millions of women through various national conferences and performing venues, holding a unique combination in the music and publishing fields throughout the past 10 years of her career. It is the diverse talents and circumstances in Kathy's life that stirs and captivates her audiences. She has allowed both successes and trials to shape her over the years, equipping her for a multi-faceted career. Kathy is intelligent, funny, and raw and bears scars that have produced a powerful and insightful communicator. Partnering with JRI Cruises for 15 years, Kathy has been pleased to host the highly acclaimed annual KT and Friends Cruise. Kathy and JRI work diligently to find the very best lineup of special guests and each year - expectations are surpassed. In 2011, two cruises are scheduled for the first time - Western Caribbean (January) and Italy (October). Kathy continues to travel the world, speaking and singing and has also partnered with James and Betty Robison as guest host of Life Today, and enjoys co-laboring with Life Outreach International in serving the poor in Africa, India and Central America. With the release of HEARTSONGS, Kathy feels that this is the music she was meant to make, singing her own beloved renditions of songs that have helped form and shape her own musical talents and career. The twelve timeless songs on HEARTSONGS resonate with all generations are compiled in a unique way, as the album brings her famous jazz emotion and soulful vocals to each track, through which Troccoli pays homage to the heartfelt music with a powerful and timeless sound. Crossing acoustic elements similar to Eva Cassidy and subtle jazz stylings hinting of Norah Jones, uber alto crooner, Kathy Troccoli, adds a taste of Sarah Vaughan’s vocal coloring and creates a unique sound on this collection of nostalgic "heartsongs" from the eclectic songbooks of James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Elton John, Al Green and The Beatles. Although this new offering is one of many accomplishments, far down the road of an amazing career, one could say that HEARTSONGS is just the beginning of a new era and launch of a nearly new career for Troccoli and a fresh new path she is thrilled to be traveling down. For more information contact: Lesley Burbridge Rogers & Cowan 310.562.0715 cell. [email protected] .