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Fresh, Provocative, Positive & Dynamic; SUGARBEACH, girl band from Vancouver, Canada released their debut single "I Just Love Girls" and 6 song EP CD of the same name in August 07. Their 2008 Pride Theme song "Living Out Proud" was used by 8 cities around the globe for their gay pride celebrations. "..these married lesbians have shown us that we can reach out, be ourselves, out, proud and make our dreams come true and be role models in our community as mainstream entertainers" (Rev. Ash Todoruk)
Out lesbians Marlee Walchuk and Tully Callender, pack a number of styles into this EP. Let's call this collection of original gay love songs “electroni-lesbi-pop,” with “She's With Me” adding a salsa-rific Latin flare. (Outsmart Magazine - Texas USA -Nancy Ford)
Mette Bach from Xtra West explains that Sugarbeach is hugely motivated by authenticity.."Their lyrics, while clearly lesbian, are universal and resonate with straight and queer audiences alike." (for more detail on these and other press check out www.sugarbeachmusic.com)
Marlee began public live performances with siblings Judy Ginn and Jim Walchuk at age 14 - no quiet start for Marlee as she faced 16,000 fans at the Vancouver Coliseum as a teenager and was a regular on the CBC Variety hit “The Judy & Jim Show”.
Her training at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in LA propelled her further into a music and acting career. She balanced her club performances with her studio singing for commercials such as McDonalds and BC Lotto, and television appearances on popular programs like The Vancouver show, The Irish Rovers, The Nice Show and many others.
Various Duo & Trio projects led to Marlee’s single act which won “Battle of Vancouver’s Best Solo Rock Acts” and a hit single which won 1st prize in the Canadian Song Festival and was on the Canadian A Playlist for 6 months.
Marlee’s pop/rock band Mistress toured the US and Canada and was a massive favourite in the gay community.
Her 1st album “One More Chance” was released in the late 90's and she toured Canada and Germany with crowds of 10,000 people eager to hear her smooth, sexy and powerful voice. She was nominated for 5 BCCMA awards and won Best Vocalist in 1999.
Tully joined Marlee to form Sugarbeach in early 2007 leaving behind her corporate career in Sydney, Australia. Tully who has always had her hand in some musical project or another, now focuses on Sugarbeach with the same energy with which she energized her own corporate firm. "Walchuk credits Callender's determination and goal-setting ability as the driving force behind the duo" (Mette Bach - Xtra West).
"These girls make the hairs stand up on the back on my neck" - Rod Zelles, Vancouver Pride Entertainment Director
Yeah!! Sugarbeach won Track of the Day on Garage Band for She's With Me and I Just Love Girls!!
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And Garage Band track of the week 
and Marlee won Best Female Vocals in the Latin catgory
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