Artist description Tonya has won "Female Vocalist of the Year - 2000" at the GMA Awards in Nashville, TN! We would just like to congratulate her on all of her hard work!Tonya Rae has just come off what has been touted as one of the best and largest Country Music tours in Europe. Check the North Shore Records page for more tour info: http://www.tonyarae.com . Tonya Rae will be touring throughout Europe in June of 2001! Don't miss out. She will also be touring throughout the Pacific Rim (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, etc.) in February 2002!With a name like Tonya Rae, she has to be Country. But it's the incredible voice she was born with, not the name she was given that is getting this Santa Cruz, California native national and international airplay with her recent self-titled release

Music Style Jazz-Country-Pop

Musical Influences Whitney Huston, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, Wy, The Eagles

Similar Artists Tonya Rae has been compared to Martina McBride and Celine Dion

Artist History Tonya Rae has scored an incredible 4 #1 hits across the globe and 8 Top 40 hits. Currently she is on the European HOT 99 list with 2 of her songs, and she just debuted at #15 on the European CMA charts ousting such heavyweights as Shania Twain and Vince Gill. You can hear 30 second samples of each song from her discs at the following page: www.tonyarae.com You will also find a guest author page with a lot of useful tips for indie artists, games, and more! Tonya Rae has been playing to audiences since she was 10 years old and is a high energy performer on stage.Recently, Tonya Rae has taken up writing and has even been asked to syndicate her articles. She has received high acclaim for her articles and her most recent book, "Insiders Secrets To Making Your Music A Success". She has also just finished 3 children's books. All of these books have been illustrated by her also! They are available for download today off of the following website: http://www.tonyarae.com .

Group Members Tonya Rae

Instruments Guitar, Piano, Drums, Sax

Albums Tonya Rae - Tonya Rae, Tonya Rae - Downhome Girl

Press Reviews "I've heard all you songs. I'm listening to Perfect strangers now, all I can say is "WOW'. One of the great things about mp3 is listening to people like you. After hearing your singing I am impressed. Great voice and great vocal style, I'll be happy to put you on a link from my page. Consider me a fan. Praise does not come lightly from me . I've found only two other people on mp3 as good as you.Good luck." ~ Randy, MP3 artist and listener************************************************************************"I'm sitting here listening to your tunes for the first time and I'm definitely linking to your page in my Artists section. I'm a huge Billie Holiday/smokey torch songs junkie, and your work is a delicious fix. You are so versatile. There aren't many people who can cross genres well, but you do it. One minute I was totally blown away by your torch songs, the next minute I was tappin' my toe to your new country tune." Sue Braiden ~ Keynote speaker and MP3 artist************************************************************************"You are not only very talented, attractive and clued up, you have had a lot of experience. I got to hear about you through the posts on the BB. I'm from UK and liked perfect stranger as one of the most refreshing songs I have heard. I shall listen to the rest of the CD keep it up." ~ Kenny, VHP Records and MP3 listener************************************************************************"...it's content brings to us a spirit, a sense of authenticity. Tonya Rae's voice is a mixture of softness, warmth altogether with strength expressed with a lot of conviction. She sings with her soul and heart and I hope she will keep on singing for a long time with the same enthusiasm." Dominique Costanoga, ECM, Country Roads France************************************************************************"She's one of the freshest most exhilarating gals on the air today!" - Scott Davis, Program Director KOFI Country 104 FM, MI************************************************************************"Never have I seen such an embrace of an independent artist as I have seen for Tonya Rae. Tonya picks the perfect songs to show the emotion and range she can display with her voice." - Chris Allen, B105 FM host of "Homegrown Country", MN************************************************************************Tonya Rae "Tonya Rae" "Tonya Rae young and beautiful fits perfectly into toady's contemporary Country market. The song "River of Love" is a swampy tune; "The last One" is a big Ballad about love and features duet vocals by her co-producer, Jim Reith. Excellent Album!" DCDJA, Dutch Country, Disc Jockeys Association************************************************************************ TONYA RAE "With her full-length/self-titled CD just released, her blend of country, jazz, and even more country is a must for any fan of country. Very country oriented, it's jazzy feeling helps bring an extra zing to the music. Her voice always keeps the through romantic and heart breaking moments. The music itself jumps from slow and very heart felt, to more up-tempo, bouncy numbers. Always keeping things lively, she never drives down the same path twice…Although we haven't met, I'm sure we'd hit it off, country style. Look out for Tonya Rae on radio playlists and charts worldwide!" Country Music Times************************************************************************ TONYA RAE"Tonya is a singer who fits in perfectly into today's contemporary country market. She's young, beautiful, wait a minute..this is a record review. Anyway, she is similar musically and in appearance with Martina McBride, And Trisha Yearwood. Her material comes mostly from outside writers..another Nashville trait..and she did a good job of finding songs. "Your Coffee's On The Table" is a cute hook song with the reply being " and your sugar's walkin' out the door". Can we say RADIO READY?! "River Of Love" is a swampy tune with a gospel feel and nice background vocals. "The Last One" is a big ballad about love and features duet vocals by her co-producer, Jim Reith. This CD is well produced and if you like what is on country radio, you will like. Tonya's CD. Her singing is straight ahead and the only thing I would like Tonya to do is to stretch out and take some chances vocally. I rate it three stars." Reviewed By: Chris Hugan ************************************************************************"Tonya Rae Victorious in First BattleNet in the first BattleNet competition, Tonya Rae has taken home a victory with "Perfect Strangers". In over a month, Tonya Rae was competing for the BattleNet crown against Exotic Pet as the fierce competitor with Internet viewers from around the world casting their votes for the song of their choice.Although starting off as being a close battle, Tonya Rae pulled away with a near 2 to 1 margin."************************************************************************Downhome Girl "Country, country, country. This downhome girl from Santa Cruz, CA delivers the goods on this 5-song CD. Backed by a host of talented musicians, Tonya shines on the upbeat, "I Gotta Dance" and the soulful, somber, "Your Side of the Bed". In somewhat of a departure, the first track, "Perfect Strangers" is a sultry little number, which conjures up images of a smoke-filled, sexy piano bar. Tonya also covers Dolly Parton's "Coat of Many Colors" in fine form. Closing out this perky little country gem is the raucous, "Whole Lotta Trouble" which could easily become a Line Dancing staple."Review by: The Music Media Interactive Group************************************************************************Tonya Rae (North Shore Records) By: Alex Steininger, In Music We trust, IMWT "Very ambitious, even at ten years old, she walked into a dinner club and saw a women singing on stage. Telling the club owner she could do that, she marched right up to him and told him the same thing. Looking at her and chuckling, he told her to come back on Monday and she could sing. Not thinking she would show up, she did. From that club she gained a name for herself in the Santa Cruz area, and build her fan base up from there."With her first full-length/self-titled CD just released, her blend of country, jazz, and even more country is a must have for any fan of country. Very country oriented, its jazzy feeling helps bring an extra zing to the music. Her voice always keeps the music sensual, no matter what the lyrics are saying, as she takes you through romantic and heart breaking moments. The music itself jumps from slow and very heart felt, to more up-tempo, bouncy numbers. Always keeping things lively, she never drives down the same path twice. Although I like the down to earth, piano driven jazz a lot better than the country, bouncy feeling, this CD has a lot to offer the listener. "Your Coffee's on the Table" is one of the more up tempo bounce numbers, while "Convince Me" sets the pace slow and cozy with its piano driven jazz feeling. All and all, this CD will bring many good moments to any fans of modern day country. I'll give this CD a B." ************************************************************************ Downhome Girl "Santa Cruz native Tonya Rae has a new CD out titled "Downhome Girl." The five-song disc starts off with a jazzy number then follows with the Dolly Parton tune "Coat of Many Colors." The other three song similarly carry on in the country style, Rae learned from listening to her grandparents' records as a child. The disc showcases her smooth, sweet and controlled voice while backing musicians such as locals Jim Norris and "Slippery" John Weston and Emmy Lou Harris' guitarist Frank Reckard provide an unobstructive bed of music. "Downhome Girl" sounds fresh and modern without bowing too much to the rock 'n' roll trends, which ruin contemporary country. As a result the disc has been warmly received by radio stations across the globe. Rae says that the disc is getting airplay in Kentucky, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Japan and Italy, and that record label in Holland is interested in picking up the disc. - Scott Cooper, Sentinel************************************************************************"Everything about this 5 track CD just screams country, from the front cover pic to the song titles & even to the bio. While country may not be my favorite style of music, I have to judge every demo on its quality, not it's style, & this demo is quite simply put, pretty stunning. "Perfect Strangers" opens the show, tinged slightly with a laid back jazzy feel & some crystalline vocals that penetrate, but don't overpower the music. Second in is a fair country classic, a cover of Dolly Parton's "Coat Of Many Colours", which is just as well performed, & the style eases off the extreme end of country, stopping well short of 'twine & twang'. The other three tracks include "I Gotta Dance" & "Whole Lotta Trouble For A Little Bit Of Love", which are a bit more lively, whilst the missing track is the best of all, an emotionally performed number called "Your Side Of The Bed". If only all country music was like this." - Heard Magazine************************************************************************ "The more observant of you will be aware that this is the second review of Tonya's music I've written. The first was of a 5 track e.p. which was quite impressive in quality &would be at home beside the best country stars around at the moment. This album is a lot less 'countrified' then the first e.p. I caught & there's quite a lot of different influences surfacing here, including a great nightclub style jazz number called "Convince Me".Duet "The Last One" is excellent, in collaboration with Jim Reith, who also scores other credits on the album, the track standing out as one of the highlights of the album. Nearing the end of the album, "Right Person At The Right Time" & "Heart Like A Wheel" are more in line with what she's produced before, though others like "Take A Number" & "I Know Where There's One" show another side to Tonya's repertoire. An artist certainly on the rise." - Heard Magazine************************************************************************"Tonya Rae's combination of musical prowess, passionate vocals and high energy stage presence make Tonya Rae an artist to watch." - Rob Simbeck, ABC Radio Networks ************************************************************************"Tonya Rae's voice has the purity of Billy Holiday" - John Iveny Shelton, Country Music Roundup, former editor of Hit Parade

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