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Sonja Bishop
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Member Since4/12/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.sonjabishop.com
Record LabelMicRec
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   About Sonja Bishop
Sonjas interest for music began when Sonja Lindh was three years old and living with her parents and three brothers on a dairy farm that has been in the family since 1752. It is located near the small town of Kronoby, Finland (about 500 kilometers or 310 miles north of Helsinki near the west coast). One of Sonja's earliest memories is pretending the back porch was her big stage and the porch light her spotlight.

Sonja's career began early. At age 10 she was performing gospel and other music for church and school. She grew to love country music, initially, by listening over and over to a Jim Reeves tape that her parents had.
At the age of 15 Sonja was discovered when a neighbour told the leader of a local country band that Sonja could really sing. Borje Nylund was so impressed with her ability that he invited her to join his Country Life Band. Sonja smiles when she remembers how nervous she was for her very first performance with them at a community festival, but the moment she stepped on the stage the fear disappeared in her joy of singing. Sonja sang with Country Life for five years, mostly performing songs written by Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, and Borje Nylund. Her fine mezzo soprano voice allows her to sing a broad range of hits. Sonja's parents have continually been a source of support, even allowing her to go on tour with the all male band to Sweden when she was only 15. They later performed for dances and concerts throughout Scandinavia. In 1990 Sonja recorded her first album, "My Best Friends", at The Barn, Country Life's own studio.

While singing with Country Life, Sonja met another vocalist, Helene Nylund, with whom she formed a vocal duet. They travelled and performed extensively in Finland and Sweden for ten years. They recorded two albums together. Their first joint album was "Straight from Our Hearts" in 1992. Their second album was a collection of Swedish Christmas songs.

Wanting to try different styles of music like jazz and pop, Sonja contacted the director of the Kokkola Estraadi School of Art. The first time she sang for Alf Myllari he said that she is a real "Swing girl", meaning that swing and jazz suit her. Sonja took jazz lessons from him for about a year and a half. She also performed Swedish dance music in 1988 with a group called Husbandeth. Although it was fun for the brief time she performed with them, she discovered that her heart was more in pop, country and jazz music.

In 1989 Sonja decided to participate in the Finnish Country Music Contest. To her delight she won first place! This honor entitled her to represent Finland in the European Country Music Contest in Krezlingen, Switzerland. Sonja finished an impressive seventh in Europe at age 18. She remembers the impressive stage and huge audience, but she was not nervous. Singing is as natural as breathing for her. She only needs an audience.

2002 proved to be another step in Sonja's career thanks to her cousin, Thelma Mosebar, of Olympia, Washington, who happened to hear about the Colgate Country Showdown on a local radio station, KGY. Thelma immediately emailed Sonja the web address for this national contest with a brief note to consider the opportunity. Sonja's dad, upon hearing about the contest, was again behind her. "You aren't getting any younger!" he said. The decision was made to fly to the US at least twice to perform.

In the year 2004 Sonja participated at the finnish selection for the Eurovision song contest. Sonja came 7:th with the song "Should I run, Should I hide" written by Peter Svanström and Tage Borgmästars.

During this year, Sonja has been working on songs Composer by the legendary Latvian composer, Raimonds Pauls. The idéa with this project is to get Raimonds Pauls´songs international.

Sonja recorded an English version of his most popular songs Million Roses (Davaja Marina). The new English name of the song is Do you know. She got the honor to performe the song at the Gada Balva music awards in Riga, Latvia 2005.

On 22 august 2005, Sonja released a new radio single in Latvia, Ylove who Ylove music by Raimonds Pauls, and lyrics by Guntars Racs and Molly-Ann Leikin. The song is Published by MicRec Publishing/Red Amaryllis.


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g. brooke shields

g. brooke shields



Dec 7 2009 1:32 AM

Thanks for joining, Bubba.
Tania.

Tania.



Nov 27 2009 7:22 AM

Hello,

Hope life is treating you well. :-)

I just wanted to give all my myspace friend's a chance to hear my new single which is out for release very soon!

Please click on either link below if you wish to have a listen :-)

Many thank's,

Tania K.

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Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka
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Nov 26 2009 10:58 PM

I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.

Here are some things you can do:



Publish artist press releases, news, and tour dates to the CountryHome Forum on MySpace, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , CountryHome Forum is part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine. Everything you publish to the CountryHome Forum will be published in my weekly Newsletter which has over 80,000 readers.



Publish artist interviews in English to http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazineInterviewsEnglish , interviews in French to http://groups.myspace.com/InterviewsAvecCountryMusicStars and interviews in German to http://groups.myspace.com/CountryMusikInterviews . All these groups on MySpace are part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine.



Send me CDs and DVDs for review and set up an artist interview with me. All reviews and interviews will be submitted to the magazines I'm writing for. More information for which magazines I'm writing can be found at http://www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka



Upload artist videos to http://www.MyVideo.de and http://www.ClipFish.de . Both websites are like http://www.YouTube.com and uploading videos is free. The websites are completely in German. If you don’t speak German and need assistance, I will help you open an account and upload a video for 25 Euro. Each additional video upload for the same artist name and at the same video website is 10 Euro.



If you have more questions about the European music market or about any of the information I send to you today, please contact me at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de too.



Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Carmel Conway

Carmel Conway



Oct 28 2009 12:16 PM

Have a fabulous Wednesday!

Carmel
Susan Hickman

Susan Hickman



Oct 20 2009 6:10 PM

Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!!
Hope all is going great with you!!!
Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!!
Love,
~Susan Hickman
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www.twitter.com/susanhickman
Ronny Doll goes soft

Ronny Doll goes soft



Oct 20 2009 4:45 PM

Thanks to you!!!
Happy and Handsome....
Ronny Doll
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka
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Oct 19 2009 12:56 PM

Today I would like to ask you if you like to help me to support country music.

If you like to help me, please add me to your top buddy list and inform your friends about me.

When you like more information about country music in Germany please feel free to contact me.

Please submit artist news, reviews and events to CountryHome Forum, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , so I can keep German country fans up to date about their favorit country stars.

Warm regards

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
info@countrymusic-magazin.de
Phone +49 6101 544613
Mobil +49 171 6903352
www.myspace.com/ChristianLamitschka
www.myspace.com/LamitschkaVideoInterviews
www.myspace.com/CountryMusicInterviews
www.myspace.com/HelpCharity
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka
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Oct 2 2009 8:27 PM

Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.

"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.

For more information, please contact me at MySpace or send email to Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de with the headline "Advertise at Living Line Dance and Folk Magazine".

Warm regards

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Phone +49 6101 544613
Mobil +49 171 6903352
www.myspace.com/ChristianLamitschka
www.myspace.com/LamitschkaVideoInterviews
www.myspace.com/CountryMusicInterviews
www.myspace.com/HelpCharity
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melodigrandprix.net



Sep 30 2009 7:04 PM

Hejsan.

Thx for adding. Good luck in finnish eurovision this year, I hold my thumbs for You. Love from Denmark.

Henrik, webmaster
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CATSELF - Agnieszka Holm

CATSELF - Agnieszka Holm



Sep 30 2009 5:03 PM

Thanks for adding me, welcome to stop at my profile any time ;) Have a good day! Cat
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Sep 1 2009 3:11 AM

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MARIANA MOX

MARIANA MOX



Aug 27 2009 6:08 PM

Hi Sonja!

Wonderful to be MySpace friends as well! I'm back in Nashville, so come visit soon!

Vimsiga kramar,
Mariana Mox
:D
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka
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Aug 24 2009 9:26 AM

Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .

Warm regards

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 171 6903352
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Sara

Sara



Aug 18 2009 5:08 PM

Great to have you as a friend. Hope you are ok and having a good week.
Sara
Susan Hickman

Susan Hickman



Aug 9 2009 12:49 PM

Thanks for being such a great friend!!!!
YOU ROCK!!!
Have a great weekend!!!!!

If you are around Friday August 28th I'll be having a big show at Tumbleweed Texas with the Spiffingtons in Houston Texas
I really hope to see you there!!!

If you sign up on my mailing list this week you will be entered in the drawing for a copy of my new self-titled CD Susan Hickman.
you also get a free download just for singing up.
Just fill in the mailing list form on my MySpace page!!!
Hope you have a great week!!!
Love ~Susan
www.susanhickman.com
Stillinlimbo

Stillinlimbo



Aug 2 2009 3:33 PM

Nice-thanks!!!!
Cowboy Crush

Cowboy Crush



Jul 20 2009 9:14 PM

Hey there! Please post a comment and let us know what you think of our songs! www.cowboycrush.com
Doug Lambert

Doug Lambert



Jul 16 2009 12:39 PM

Thank you for checking out my songs and the add
Keith Almgren

Keith Almgren



Jul 9 2009 6:03 AM

tack Sonja för add
& fortsatt trevlig
sommar!
keith
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Jul 8 2009 2:55 PM

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Jul 6 2009 3:04 PM

Hi Sonja Bishop
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Thomas Lysell

Thomas Lysell



Jul 5 2009 5:08 PM

Hi Sonja!

Hope everythings are fine!

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Thomas
Christian Lamitschka, Journalist for Country Music

Christian Lamitschka
Online Now!


Jul 2 2009 8:17 PM

CountryHome Forum, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , is one of the biggest Forum for country music in Europe and part of CountryHome, www.countryhome.de , Germany's Premier Online Country Music Magazine.

CountryHome Forum have more than 5,000 members. Each news you submit to CountryHome Forum will released to my weekly Newsletter with more than 50,000 readers.

Please submit your artist news and events to CountryHome Forum to help your artists to get well known better in Europe. If you do not have the time to submit your artist news and events by yourself, please send it me to: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de and I will submit them by myself to CountryHome Forum.

I know that many artists from North America don't have their music videos uploaded to German video websites. The most popular websites are MyVideo.de and ClipFish.de. That means your European audience does not have the chance to find them.

I understand that most of you don't speak German and are not able to upload videos because of the language barrier. If you would like me to upload your videos to the German video websites, please let me know.

Thanks

Christian

Editor & Journalist for Country Music
Christian Lamitschka
An der Pfingstweide 28
61118 Bad Vilbel
Germany
Phone: ++49 6101 544613
Mobil: ++49 171 6903352
Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de
Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de
eduardo orestes

eduardo orestes



Jun 30 2009 10:46 AM

Hi Soja: i listening every times , good work, beautiful voice,
Eduardo Orestes
all the best from Chile
Susan Hickman

Susan Hickman



Jun 16 2009 4:54 AM

I am asking for your support for Toyota's Rock The Space.
All you have to do is add the widget on my MySpace page to your profile.
And then start voting the 1st of August till the end of August.
I will see all the profiles who post this widget on their page... I will add your name to my thank you blog after you post.
Thank you for your support!!!!!

Wrapped Up In Me is on radio stations across the Nation now.
Request it NOW at your local radio station!
If you sign up on my mailing list this week you will be entered in the drawing for a copy of my new self-titled CD Susan Hickman.
you also get a free download just for singing up.
Just fill in the mailing list form on my MySpace page!!!
Hope you have a great week!!!
Love ~Susan
www.susanhickman.com
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