| The Young Divas with the Bill King Trio 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Bill King created Real Divas seven years ago in Toronto. Every Tuesday night for fourteen months singers of all ages and abilities climbed the stage and sang a couple numbers before a welcoming but critical audience. Emilie- Claire Barlow was there as well as Jackie Richardson, Shakura S'Aida, Alex Pangman, Dawn Tyler Watson, Melissa Stylianou, Liberty Silver, and a young singer just out of her first year music program at Humber College at the time, Sophie Milman. Here it is 2008 now and new faces and voices have arrived. Josephine Biundo is an internationally renowned singer having performed all around the globe. She has reached great heights of success at a very young age and has dazzled audiences with her expressive vocal sty ling and dynamic stage presence. The versatility in Josephine’s repertoire ranges from pop, jazz, musical theatre and even classical. Not to mention her ability to sing in the beautiful Italian language, which Josephine truly has a passion for. Her performances deliver a combination of great standards and original compositions. This five foot brunette exudes confidence and charm and delights fellow musicians and audiences alike. Josephine is truly an elegant and sophisticated performer. Throughout Ontario, Kinga can regularly be found performing live with her trio, quartet or quintet at various establishments of well repute. In fact, chances are you may have already seen, and heard her waxing lyrical at select restaurants, pubs, lounges, private parties, weddings, arena’s, stadiums and summer festivals. Accomplishments in the summer of 2006 included a top 100 finish at Canadian Idol for the second year in a row, the singing of the American and Canadian national anthems at a Toronto Blue Jays game to a crowd of 36 000+ as well as the Canadian anthem in partial French for a Montreal Canadians vs. Toronto Maple Leafs televised hockey game to a sold out crowd of 18 980. Last fall saw the completion of her long awaited and highly anticipated debut album! Through perpetually immersing herself in the industry, and with established musicians, Kinga maintains aspirations of one day headlining her own events, with a very avant grade approach to her performing. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Margison first attracted attention with her singing abilities when she joined the Canadian Childrens’ Opera Chorus in 1999 at the age of seven. Quickly promoted to the principal chorus of the CCOC (2000), usually reserved for young singers between the ages of thirteen and seventeen, Lauren appeared in the mainstage production of the Canadian Opera Company’s production of ‘La Boheme’ in that same year. Lauren received critical acclaim as a featured artist for the Opera Ontario Christmas concert, ‘Richard Margison and Friends’ and appeared with distinguished artists Richard Margison, Elaine Overholt, Glenn Morley, and John Fanning. In May 2006 Lauren was invited back to be the featured artist at Opera Ontario’s ‘Champagne Auction’ at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington and was again received with critical acclaim (“…the spicy, seasoned voice of a 30-year-old…”, Hamilton Spectator). Jessica Lalonde has gone from singing since early childhood in local music festivals to making her dreams of a music career come true. With such a distinct voice, genuine natural talent and undeniable beauty, she is almost surprisingly down to earth for someone with such abilities. Leading up to the launch of her upcoming debut CD of jazz covers, she has been on a unique musical journey, making her an exceptional and already accomplished artist, who is very hard to label. |
| Josephine Biundo |
| Jessica Lalonde |
| Lauren Margison |
| Bill King |
| Main Stage - Bell Stage Harmony Square |
| Kinga |