Christine Atallah

Christine Atallah
Background information
Birth name Christine Ann Atallah
Born (1965-12-07)December 7, 1965
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died October 29, 2011(2011-10-29) (aged 45)
Genres Classical and world music
Instruments Voice ~ soprano
Labels Bolero Records

Christine Ann Atallah (December 7, 1965 – October 29, 2011) was a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was a classically trained Quebec-based singer with a pedigree which includes singing in the Academy Award-nominated film Jésus de Montréal, being discovered during a tour of Verdi's Aida, and touring the world as a featured soloist.[1]

She was born in Montreal to a Lebanese family, making her first television appearance at the age of four years. Christine did her musical studies at Concordia University in Montreal and then went to Milan, where she trained and sang alongside some of Italy's great bel canto singers.[2] She then spent four years living in New York City, where she composed, studied dance, recorded and appeared in films and music videos.[3] Throughout all this, a musical affiliation was forged between her and Canadian modern composer John Winiarz as she sang many world premiere of his work.[3]

In 2006 she released an album of her own music called Escapades with the band The Bassalindos.[1] This world music album was distributed by Bolero Records, an American label.[4] Her song "Salam", in five languages, is now on permanent exhibit along with her autographed photo at the International Peace Museum in Samarkand.[3]

She died on October 29, 2011.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Widran, Jonathan. "Review". Allmusic. Rovi corp. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
  2. ↑ La Main bld St-Laurent http://boulevardsaintlaurent.com/?p=6332&lang=fr Bulletin d'information
  3. 1 2 3 Web, CBC. "Christine Atallah and the Basalindos". CBC.
  4. ↑ Bolero, Records. "Escapades". Bolero Records.
  5. ↑ The Montreal Gazette The Gazette Obituary
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