Music Style Mainstream Inspirational / Adult Contemporary

Musical Influences Jennifer Knapp

Similar Artists Sara Groves, Crystal Lewis

Artist History LENA is a 20-year-old Christian/positive pop artist from Vista, California, in North San Diego County. She is the complete vocal package with an amazing gift for harmonies. She plays a little guitar and some piano, none of which is showcased on her first album but can be seen in her live performances. Her musical style ranges from simple vocal-centered love songs in the wildly popular "My Wonderful" to complete techno in "Eternity," a song touted by most who hear it as very Madonna-esque. LENA goes to school full time, works part time, records any time, practices all the time, and in what little free time she has, she studies, leads activities at church, or hangs out with friends. LENA got started by having a simple conversation in a coffee shop with the man who now writes and produces most, if not all, of her material: Clint Perry. He decided, after finding out she had a real desire to pursue a musical career and hearing her powerful vocals in church one Sunday, to write a couple of songs for her and see where it led. Who knew that two years later, she would be featured on the Women of MP3.com, have four Top 10 Christian pop songs, a top-selling D.A.M. CD and be in talks with two well-respected management teams in New York and Nashville. It has been very exciting! LENA strives to take a different approach to Christian music. Some have called her style "Christian with a secular edge." And that fits well with her musical goals: to reach out to people with God's message of love and acceptance in music that is centered around her Christian beliefs-- but isn't in-your-face religious jargon or something only a Christian would understand. She believes that if she is going to make a difference in the world with her music, she should actually get people other than Christians to listen to it. One of the coolest emails she ever got from her MP3.com site was one that said, "I am not a Christian soldier or anything but I really like your sound and style." She finds inspiration in emails and feedback such as this, as well as in her everyday life. She can't sing or write something that she or someone close to her hasn't experienced. She thinks that the song is only as good as the emotion portrayed through it and that that emotion won't show itself in something she can't relate to. LENA has many musical influences, but her favorite at the moment is Jennifer Knapp. She loves the raw emotion found in Jennifer's simple acoustic pop/folk style. She also has a CD titled "City on a Hill" repeating continuously in her player. It is an awesome collaborative effort from some of the top names in Christian music today. LENA is always working on new stuff and will be doing a little more "crossover" material like "My Wonderful" in her future releases. She will have two or three of these new songs available very, very soon at her MP3.com site. Keep looking for them! She loves getting emails and comments from her listeners, so please keep them coming!

Group Members Lena

Instruments Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Drums, African Instruments, Middle Eastern instruments, Bass Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Loop Sequences.

Albums Since Then..

Press Reviews - "Lena is a great young artist whose music should reach a wide audience of believers and non-believers alike. "Since Then" is a very catchy, pop song, inspiring any Christian's walk with the Lord. -- Kristen and Lauren (Derek and Friends Radio Show KKLA 99.5)" - "With the current wave of female artists hitting the Christian music scene, it's refreshing to hear such true raw talent. Lena seems to have the whole package. Her song "Since Then" was very well received on Southern California's 99.5 fm KKLA. I can only see a very bright future for this contemporary hit maker!"

Additional Info (c)(p) 1999,2000,2001 Poolhall Music (ASCAP)

Location Vista, California - USA

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