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Carla Gracia
She began her training as a dancer, at thirteen years was admitted at National Conservatory of Dance in Argentina, where she studied for nine years. Following the suggestion of a friend, presented in a multitudinary casting organized by Channel 9 Buenos Aires in search of a female voice and, without previous experience, or singing lessons; was chosen. Participates in the show for long time and begin taking sing classes with Ruben Alvarado, a professor who insisted what this teenager sing ‘tangos’.
Combine the career of dance, television, testing and the college, was not easy. She had to choose, returned to the dance and finished their studies. Later, working as a dancer, comes to the Dominican Republic and the orchestra which put music to the show offers she make a show special as a singer and that's when the dancer gave way to the singer.
He moved to Spain and is dedicated exclusively to study music, piano, classical and modern harmony, and start again taking singing lessons. Take several master classes with Paul Farrington (Royal Academy of Music, London). Perfect your technique with Helen Rowson (Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts) and travels to America where she graduated with a master by the Estill Voice Training System.
Since then, dedicated to the teaching of singing dancers, bringing both disciplines and directs the "Company & Company Dance School” music department in Barcelona and collaborated as voice couch in different pieces of musical theatre. As a soloist and studio musician working with various formations of jazz and bossa nova and 2008 performed successfully press and public with Bechjazz trio at Figueres Jazz Festival and the II jazz cycle in Vilabertran’s Monastir among others.
Now create the Carla Grace Quartet with making "standards to fall in love." Her music was heard at the 2009 Cadaqués Music Festival; BCN, Utah and New York radios.
Tags
Primary Instrument
Vocals
Location
Barcelona
Willing to teach
Advanced only