Jill-Marie Thomas Jill-Marie Thomas is a passionate singer- songwriter, musician and performing artiste. She enjoys singing and performing for audiences everywhere, big or small. To her, every performance is an opportunity to touch people’s lives with her music, engage her audience, and have a lot of fun. As the first winner of Singapore’s Mediacorp Channel 5 talent competition, “One Moment of Glory ”, Jill is no stranger to the performing arts industry. She was one of the main acts for Mediacorp’s recent annual countdown show, “Celebrate 2011 ” alongside international stars Photo by Marcus Mok like David Tao, One Nation Emcee, and many Photography other local performers, which saw a live audience of around 10,000 people. She also sang for the pre-show where she collaborated with Anugerah Band 2008 winners, Rancour, and was also requested by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to sing their Clean and Green Singapore 2011 theme song - Heaven on Earth . This event was telecasted live over local and international TV stations. To date, under her belt, she has performed for numerous weddings, private events, functions and charity shows; been featured on local radio stations, 987FM and Class95 ; performed for the Ambassadors of Brazil & Angola in Singapore; featured in various events at the Esplanade Concourse; performed with Singapore Idol finalist, Olinda Cho at the Frances Yip World Tour 2005 Concert; been the Volunteer Ambassador for the “Get Your Sexy Back” Moderate Drinking Campaign organised by Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore ; been a guest judge for events and competitions; been featured on local popular blog, MrBrown.com ; performed for Fly Entertainment’s 10 th Anniversary Party, “The Devil Eats Prata”; featured on video recordings for Clicknetwork’s “Playlist” and Goodstuph ; and most recently, competed in Channel 5’s “ One Moment of Glory ”, which aired for 14 weeks on national TV, culminating in her claiming the Grand Champion title. 213 Henderson Road, #01/02-11Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159553 Tel (+65) 6224 3188 Fax (+65) 6224 6144 www.fly.com.sg GST/Co. Regn No: 2000-03990-M Jill-Marie Thomas has also had the pleasure of working with many established clients like Mediacorp, Citibank, Asia Pacific Breweries Singapore, Esplanade, Munkysuperstar Pictures Pte Ltd (Clicknetwork), Pat Law (Goodstuph), The Gunnery, Courts Megastore, Two Queens , and many more. This year has seen Jill-Marie Thomas featured as a Guest Celebrity for Mediacorp’s TV gameshow “ We Are Singaporeans ”, as well as perform her original compositions at the Esplanade’s Mosaic Music Station Festival in March 2011. She also sang the theme song on the NEA’s first Eco Music Challenge Album launched in June. Currently, Jill is being featured as the Resident Judge for the OverTime Acoustic Challenge. As a singer-songwriter, Jill has penned numerous compositions, some of which have been featured on a charity album produced by her secondary school for the Dover Hospice; published in 3 original albums produced by her hall of residence, Temasek Hall (NUS); won her 2 nd place in a NUS Songwriting competition; featured on a film made by the NUS Law Faculty students; featured on MediaCorp Production “Shooting Stars” on Channel 5 which was also part of the production’s music album; and has also been requested to be sung at numerous weddings and events. Currently, she is working towards producing her own album soon. Jill-Marie Thomas credits her mother as the person behind her love for music. While growing up, her mother always encouraged and indulged Jill’s passion; letting her learn musical instruments which included the guitar, piano, flute, piccolo, saxophone and various percussion instruments. 213 Henderson Road, #01/02-11Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159553 Tel (+65) 6224 3188 Fax (+65) 6224 6144 www.fly.com.sg GST/Co. Regn No: 2000-03990-M Listing Alanis Morissette, John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Dishwalla, James Blunt, James Morrison, Snow Patrol, Tim McMillan, Tracy Chapman, Regina Spektor, Lifehouse, Coldplay, Damien Rice, Lifehouse, Mojave, Kings of Convenience, Maroon 5, Lighthouse Family, and Travis as just a few of her many music influences, many of Jill’s compositions and music inspirations are also based on her own personal life and love experiences. Jill continues to write songs on love and life and hopes to touch people’s lives through her music. To view performances and hear songs done by Jillian-Marie Thomas, please visit these websites: www.youtube.com/jillianmariethomas www.myspace.com/jillianmariethomasmusic http://www.clicknetwork.tv/watch.aspx?c=3&p=24&v=396 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHhPxF7oV3M http://video.xin.msn.com/browse/tv/show?tag=one+moment+of+glory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh7S4-OhKrI – “Celebrate 2011” performance with Rancour http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MxCnEdE738 – “Celebrate 2011” performance of Opening item SINGAPORE 2011 Jun - Jul “OverTime Acoustic Challenge 2011” (Event at OverTime, organised by Fly Entertainment & OverTime) • Featured as Resident Judge for full event • Will be performing for Finals 213 Henderson Road, #01/02-11Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159553 Tel (+65) 6224 3188 Fax (+65) 6224 6144 www.fly.com.sg GST/Co. Regn No: 2000-03990-M Jun “World Vision's 30 Hour Famine Camp” (Event at Ngee Ann Polytechnic, organised by World Vision Singapore) • Featured as Guest Performer • Performing solo acoustic gig, playing covers “PinkDot 2011” (Event at Hong Lim Park, organised by PinkDot) • Featured as Guest Performer • Performed original composition “When I Come Home” “NEA Eco Music Challenge Album Launch” (Event at Timbre Substation, organised by National Environment Agency) • Performed acoustic arrangement of album’s theme song and 1 cover Apr “NEA Eco Music Challenge Interview” (Event organised by NUS Radio Pulze) • Radio interview “Project Helping Hands” (Event at St. James Beer Garden, organised by Fly Entertainment) • Performing solo acoustic gig, playing covers Mar “Private event” (Event at The Conrad Ballroom, Conrad Hotel) • Performed 2 sets with a full band, playing song list of covers customised by Client “Mosaic Music Station Festival” (Event Esplanade Outdoor Theatre, organised by Esplanade) • Featured as local singer-songwriter for event • Performing original compositions for 2 sets of 40 minutes “GOOD Stories • Chapter One: Pursuing Passion” (Event at Qafe, organised by Goodstuph) • Featured as Guest Speaker & performer • Performing original composition “Let It Ride” “International Furniture Fair 2011” (Event at Swissotel Ballroom, organised by Fly Entertainment) • Performing solo acoustic gig, playing covers “Private event” (Event at The Four Seasons Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel) • Performed 2 sets with a full band, playing song list of covers customised by Client Feb “We Are Singaporeans” (Ch5 TV Show by Mediacorp, organised by Mediacorp) • To guest appear as a ‘Celebrity Contestant’ Jan “Dinner & Dance” (Private event at Mandarin Orchard, organised by Sahara Sundance Events) • Guest performer with solo acoustic performance of 20 minutes set 2010 Dec “Celebrate 2011” (Event at The Float @ Marina Bay, organised by Mediacorp) 213 Henderson Road, #01/02-11Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159553 Tel (+65) 6224 3188 Fax (+65) 6224 6144 www.fly.com.sg GST/Co. Regn No: 2000-03990-M • Mediacorp’s annual countdown show which will be aired on local and international TV networks • Performed with Anugera Band 2008 winners, Rancour for pre-show • Performed NEA song for pre-show • Performed Opening item for Live show • Performed Closing item for Live show • Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh7S4-OhKrI – “Celebrate 2011” performance with Rancour • Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MxCnEdE738 – “Celebrate 2011” performance of Opening item • “Parkway Health Christmas Party” (Private event at The Pines, organised by Fly Entertainment) • Guest performer with solo acoustic performance of 20 minutes set “Wedding” (Private event at Mandarin Oriental Hotel) • Performed a 20 minutes set with songs specified by client “Sembonia/Carlo Rino Fashion Show” (Private event at Zirca, organised by Fly Entertainment) • Guest performer with solo acoustic performance for 20 minutes set “QCafe Official Opening Party” (Private event at QCafe, organised by Two Queens) • Guest performer with solo acoustic performance of covers & originals “2Queens Karaoke Pageant” (Event at Play, organised by Two Queens) • Judge for semi-finals & final for competition “Singapore Char Siew Baos featuring Jill-Marie Thomas” (Event at Jewelbox, organised by Singapore Char Siew Baos) • Performed 3 sets with Singapore Char Siew Baos, singing originals & covers “Courts Megastore Tampines 4th Anniversary” (Event at Courts Megastore Tampines, organised by Courts Megastore Tampines) • Performed 2 songs “Rainbow Centre Kids Christmas Charity Party” (Event at Mediacorp, organised by Mediacorp) • Performed a 15 minutes set with songs specified by client “Private event” (Event at The Arena, Clarke Quay, organised by Sahara Sundance Events Pte Ltd) • Performed a 20 minutes set with songs specified by client Nov “En’s Birthday Party” (Private event at Pamplemousse) • Solo acoustic performance gig of covers rearranged especially for client Sep 987Home (Event organised by radio station, 987FM) 213 Henderson Road, #01/02-11Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore 159553 Tel (+65) 6224 3188 Fax (+65) 6224 6144 www.fly.com.sg GST/Co. Regn No: 2000-03990-M • Performed 2 originals on programme “Andrew & Yingyan’s Wedding” (Private