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BLP sources|date=January 2008Infobox musical artist|name = Kelly Sweet|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Kelly Sweet|birth_date = Birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|03|29|origin = Cape Cod, Massachusetts|Cape Cod , Massachusetts , United States |genre = Jazz , pop music|pop , crossover (music)|classical crossover , adult contemporary |occupation = Singing|Singer |years_active = 2006& ndash;present (singer)|label = Razor and Tie (2006& ndash;present)|website = http://www.kelly-sweet.com/ kelly-sweet.com Kelly Sweet (born March 29, 1988) is an adult contemporary singer with classical music|classical and jazz styles currently living in Los Angeles, CA .
Biography
Kelly Sweet was born into a musical household in Cape Cod , Massachusetts . She was raised on the jazz standards that were part of her father's repertoire, and learned musical notes soon after she could walk with her father's help. Her first public performance followed when she was 4 years old at the Cape Cod Conservatory . http://www.capecodconservatory.org Cape Cod Conservatory Homepage
At the age of 7, following the divorce of her parents, Sweet and her mother moved to Kanab, Utah . Sweet began working regularly with a vocal coach and honed her skills as a performer by singing at state fairs, county festivals, and community theaters. In the summers of 2000 and 2001, Kelly studied musical theatre at Interlochen Center for the Arts http://www.interlochen.org Summer Arts Camp in northern Michigan. Sweet and her mother eventually went on the road for two years, traveling back and forth between Kanab, Las Vegas and Los Angeles in search of performance opportunities. At 14, the singer opened for Kenny Loggins in Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas . After hearing Sweet's demo CD, the Los Angeles Lakers NBA team booked Sweet to sing the national anthem on three occasions.
Sweet eventually met Grammy -nominated producer, arranger and songwriter Mark Portmann ( Josh Groban , Celine Dion ) in July 2004, and the two began working together shortly thereafter.
Sweet was featured in a USA Today article in July, 2006 on up-and-coming "serious female singers." http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2006-07-13-female-singers_x.htm 2
In October, 2006, Sweet released an EP from which the songs "We Are One" and "Ready For Love" have been used on episodes of two daytime dramas, the NBC TV series Passions and the American Broadcasting Company|ABC TV series One Life to Live , respectively. "We Are One" was also featured on the NBC series Las Vegas in the spring of 2007.
Sweet opened for Paul Simon on tour in July and October, 2006, and also appeared at the New York Mets - St. Louis Cardinals 2006 National League Championship Series|NLCS baseball playoff game on October 17, 2006, where she sang an a cappella rendition of " God Bless America ."
Her debut album, entitled We Are One , was released by the Razor and Tie label on March 6, 2007. It includes the song "Raincoat," which reached number 9 on the AC radio charts across America.
Kelly sang the National Anthem before the San Diego Padres baseball game against the New York Mets at Petco Park in San Diego, California on Tuesday, July 17, 2007.
Recently, remixes for Kelly's song "We Are One" were done by Dave Aude, Radioactive Sandwich, Matt Piso, and Electronathon.
Her cover of the Aerosmith classic " Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On " was being played on adult contemporary format radio stations such as Hartford's WRCH , Manchester's WZID , and Seattle's KLCK-FM|KWJZ .
Discography
Walking On Mars - upcoming album (expected in 2012)
Confirmed tracks: (not in order)
- RSVP
- C'mon C'mon
- Pictures and Numbers
- My Amazing Grace
- Outside the Universe
- The Box
- Sailors In the Sky
- Ashes of Paradise
- Sirens
- Illusions
We Are One (debut album) - March 6, 2007
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - 2006
Kelly Sweet (EP) - 2006
Soundtracks
"I Will Be Waiting" (song) from the soundtrack Peaceful Warrior (2006)
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.kelly-sweet.com Official Kelly Sweet web site
http://www.myspace.com/kellysweetmusic Official Kelly Sweet My Space
http://www.radioactivesandwich.com Radioactive Sandwich - one of the remix artists
http://kellysweet.tumblr.com/page/1 Kelly Sweet Blog
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