Grew up singing to ALL of Whitney Houston's songs and a lot of Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Mariah Carey, and Celine Dion. Could hit Christina Aguilera, Evanesence, and Kelly Clarkson's songs effortlessly and admire their passion. Some favorites are Leona Lewis, Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys, Aaliyah, Kelly Price, Yolanda Adams, Chaka Khan, Blondie, and Teena Marie.
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MICHELLE ANDRIA IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF:
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FAVORITE QUOTE:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be so brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?"
..Who would think this girl next door who greets with a shy smile could rock the house and turn it upside down once she belts out that high note? Listeners roar more! People seem to not get enough of her soul searching, love making, heart breaking songs. How does she handle these accolades? She's been approached backstage, even at the parking lot, by teary eyed fans thanking her for her songs and asking for autograph.
Michelle Andria, proudly represented the outstanding vocal talent within the Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley and performed for 14-time Grammy Award Winner David Foster (Whitney Houston, Celine Dion) and major network NBC in the extremely competitive "Star Tomorrow”.
Currently, she is tearin' it up in the recording studio. She has worked with Colby O'Donis who produced Lady Gaga and Akon.
EXPERIENCE
..Michelle's very first experience in a recording studio was with Wayne Vaughn (Earth, Wind, & Fire, Maurice White, Stevie Wonder, Emotions). She belted out Better Days by Dianne Reeves and recalls seeing Wayne's tears after hearing her sing and he said, "Big things come in small packages". Wayne has been a family friend since.
..Michelle Andria has performed solo infront of thousands at venues like the Shrine Auditorium, LA Convention Center, Henry Fonda Theatre, Pantages Theatre, Florentine's Garden, Redondo Performing Arts, Brenden Theatre (Palms Hotel, Vegas), Cal State University Northridge and many more.
TOP 5 AMONG 300 R&B ARTISTS
..In 2004, Michelle Andria was top 5 among 300 unsigned R&B artists at the New York International Music Festival. She continues to write her future hits while penetrating the Hollywood scene by coaching singers from aspiring to professional as well as pursue her acting.
GROWING UP
Michelle Andria grew up in a musically inclined family that encouraged her to sing at seven. Her grandma is an opera singer and her grandpa a band manager. She is a niece of the Pinoy Rock Explo champion, the famous Abrakadabra, niece of dynamic Dance Fever champions, Joanne and Marie, niece of multi-platinum group called The Boyfriends, also a niece of an accomplished director of ABS-CBN, Bong Ferrer. In her childhood, she grew up in a household filled with pumpin' music; dance rehearsals in the living room and band rehearsals in the backyard. She understood that practice brings it to perfection and sought after having a heart of a winner! She appeared in television shows in the Philippines to sing solo or dance with a group.
TOP 2 AGAINST THOUSANDS
..When she moved to the U.S., her mother Alma, drummer and singer of a band called The Roaring Waves, coached her to join different competitions. The biggest one was the Nikkodo International contest in Los Angeles, California that vie against thousands of different ethnics where she was selected to be top two representing the Philippines. She was then discovered to become the lead singer of The W'Sshh that electrified the LA communities. She was found on the front covers and center pages of many different LA newspapers and magazines.
ROOTS OF HER SOULFUL VOICE
..Michelle led a soprano group of a gospel choir where she learned both vocal and spiritual strength. Michelle Andria says, "I used to get teased a lot with so many names like song bird, jelly bean, little Michelle, and soul sistah. The best jokes I get were, Are you sure you ain't black? or Where'd you get that big voice from in that tiny body?"
IT'S UP TO YOU!
..* * * There are billions of music lovers and potential CD buyers in Asia and the Pacific Rim but where is their icon? Michelle Andria's multi-ethnic roots as Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish give it a bigger market for her to embrace especially that there is not many artists out there to inspire them. Multi-lingual: English, Tagalog, some Japanese, some Spanish. VH-1 Song of the Year critiqued her talent as "Outstanding with Strong Marketability". Her vocal quality scored 9 out of 10.* * *
Thank you so much to my friends who put me on You Tube. Thank you Mike Kimbrough & Lorna Clarke of Yin N Yang TV, Jesse JaM of Jammin Productions, and Ed Uken of Hitmanreels.com. You guys rock!!!
Noble Man (orig. by Michelle Andria)
Impossible (orig. by Christina Aguilera)
Now on WIKIPEDIA, Michelle Andria is under NBC Star Tomorrow - Week 5 Winner!
Many thanks to family, friends, and supporters. Couldn't have done it without you.
More votes poured in for the "Best Artist" at the NBC Star Tomorrow Afterparty presented by Rehearsals.com
I'm on a Quest to get to know as many friends as I can on my friends list so I might hit you up on that comment box one day. "Don't wanna make you just a number thang!" I do comment back (just gve me time). Ima work hard to bring more music in the streets! I would appreciate all your support. Thanks for keeping me going.
Every moment is always a perfect moment to spread love! And I choose to spread love your way at this moment. May your heart be regulated by the greatest love there is - divine love! Have a joyous weekend my dear sis...
Michelle Andria ... :o) Hope all is good wit ya. Been crazy busy here.. and getting the award for Brevard County/321's Hottest R&B Artist is just the BEGINNING for me... Remember.. the sky ISN'T the limit... cause the universe is INFINITE!!! Keep doing ya thang aight...Grind HARD...do YOU... no matter what.. Keep yo head up!
HI,It's been 3 years now since the contest,so how r u doing theses Days with your Music??? I hope well,myspace is not what it used to be back then when everyone actually liked it and logged in most every Day !!!
Hey Michelle Andria, how's it going? First off, thank you for adding me as a friend.
I was wondering if you are on facebook or twitter. If you are, pass me your email address and I will add you on my end. Or even easier, add me at www.facebook.com/edhardyseattle and www.twitter.com/edhardyseattle.
If you are not, then no big deal.
Once again, thanks for adding me as a friend. Hopefully you are not working too hard, and playing harder.
Ciao Michelle Andria! I hope u have a Fantastic Friday & a Funfilled Weekend!!! Much Love & Respect 2 ya Bella! Vinny!
--- Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change -- Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at eighteen or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young
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