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It’s officially launched! Had an awesome audience to introduce my new show – what a treat for me. Such positive comments and reviews too like “…she reminds me of Celine Dion–what you see is what you get, with the emotion and caring and feeling that go along with it.” and “… exceptional in so many…
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This was a first for me to have a dance choreographed to 2 of my songs, “Women of the World” and “Angel In Disguise”. What an experience! What a breathtaking show it was, too. Sonia Balazovjech is brilliant as far as I am concerned. She not only choreographed but also danced in most of the…
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I enjoyed my interview with Shannon who made me feel comfortable and welcomed as I shared my journey. She asked some insightful questions which, in turn, allowed me to share my philosophy on life, the music business & things that are important to me. I enjoyed her “60 second” segment called her “Good to Know…
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June 22 Morning sightseeing & shopping. To airport at 2PM. Trick to flying Air France – self-serve electronic boarding pass – DIY!! Left about ½ hr late. Arrived Paris 6:30 – no problems getting bags. Found a taxi and 75Euros later…!!!!!traffic was horrendous – should have only cost 55Euros but construction & a big event…
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Photos by Irene Chia & Dave Hironimos ©2011 June 17 Got about 6 hours sleep then headed over to the Finlandia Hall where the Congress is taking place. Sat in on a constitutional workshop session, sang “Women of the World” to wrap up the session – everyone got up & sang along! Ended all the…
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June 14, 2011 The Helsinki Adventure started before we even left Picton!! I went online to confirm that our flight was leaving on time on June 15th only to discover that it was cancelled! The phone was in use so I had to run next door to tell my travelling companion, Fran, the bad news. …
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Photo by Dave Hironimus ©2011 I just opened the World Congress for Business and Professional Women International (BPW) 2011 in Helsinki, Finland! BPW have been tremendous supporters of this song which has already been heard around the world thanks to the enthusiastic endorsement of the current international President, Liz Benham of New York. She honoured…
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What an honour to have been chosen as Woman of the Week (week 61) for the second time! The first time was in July 2009 (week 11). I was pleased that BPW Canada had chosen the French version of my song, “The Sound of Haiti” to be featured at their District Convention in Las Vegas…
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Well, it was a roof-raiser as well as a fundraiser! On Saturday night, 2 choirs & yours truly took to the stage at the Regent Theatre in Picton ON to raise much-needed funds for the Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital. The well-loved barbershop chorus, The Trentones, set the tone for the evening with their melodiously…
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Last March, at the Princeton Club in New York City, the International Federation of Business & Professional Women (BPW International) celebrated its 80th anniversary of empowering women around the world. During the event, they showed clips of famous movie stars and singers of the different eras who have empowered women and been role models for…
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