Minna Valentine aka Minna Valance is an American
singer-songwriter born and raised in Southern California.
Although, she was raised here in LA as a true "California Girl",
Minna does not really fit into the stereo type of the blonde haired, golden
skinned, cutie. Instead, her red
hair and fair complexion emanate more of a classic beauty while she carries
herself with the elegance and grace of some of Hollywood's most
memorable icons.
Minna has always walked to the beat of her own drum
which was first noted when she began styling her own clothes at
only 3 years old. She began dancing and taking gymnastics at
age six and her love for singing on stage began at age 9 when she joined a
local youth theater
group called "Shenanigans". Within a year she was asked to join their
travel cast and began touring all over California and surrounding areas
performing over 52 shows per year.
The
group performed full production musical numbers of top 40 hits as well as many
different traditional
plays and musicals. During that time, Minna also performed with Kids on
Broadway.
At around age 16, Minna began writing songs and recording
in different pre-production studios
to gain more experience on the production side of the business. By age 19 she
was awarded Pop Artist of the year in the Los Angeles Music Awards. Shortly
thereafter, Minna
joined
forces with her younger sister Millie to perform in a Pop/Rock variety show
called "The
Minna
and Millie Show". Minna and Millie performed at many different venues
around Los Angeles
including The Beverly Hills Hilton and The Hollywood and Highland Center!
Minna enjoyed performing with her sister in the family
friendly variety show until a serious ankle injury left her unable to dance in
the shows high energy musical numbers.
Minna's
inability to perform one of her favorite activities, dance, along with the
heartbreaking event
of calling off her engagement with her fiance at the time, caused her to fall
into a
depression.
During this time Minna battled her downheartedness through song writing and focusing
on creating art with her deepest thoughts and feelings. As a result, she came
up with
the
concept for "Hopeless Romantic" an album that captures the essence of
Old Hollywood glamor and classic romance. The W Hollywood Hotel, and at the
closing night of this years most
recent 2013 LA Fashion Week!
Now that Minna is back to health she is excited to share
her beautiful musical creation with
the world. She has been working hard in the recording studio on her Pop/ Jazz
album "Hopeless
Romantic" and making quite the splash performing her new jazz sound at
prestigious
venues around LA including Jazz Night at the W Hotel in Hollywood and the
Closing Night of this seasons most recent LA Fashion Week! Minna will be
throwing her Single
Release Party at the Century City Mall in celebration of her first single from
the album "The Way to Your Heart" scheduled for release
on iTunes this Valentine's Day, 2014.
LA Music Award Winner, Minna Valentine, has been working
diligently in the
studio on her retro vintage inspired jazz album, Hopeless Romantic. Minna's voice
has a beautifully unique sound for this day and age. Her delightfully rare style
will remind you of styles from some of Americas most loved and respected
vintage jazz singers from the 1930's, 40's & 50's. Another trait that
differentiates Minna from most singing sensations is that every song on her
album was written personally, from the heart, by Minna Valentine.
The Hopeless Romantic album is being produced by talented producer/composer/songwriter,
Kosta Lois who has worked with a venerable of "who's
who" in the LA-based entertainment industry, including songwriters Jenn Decilveo
(Coldplay, Shakira, Akon), Amy Ellars (Timbaland, David Guetta), Fran Hall
(Fantasia, Kylie Minogue, Dia Frampton, Rachel Crow), Jaden Michaels (Carly
Rae Jepsen, Jason Derulo, Cody Simpson), Nathanial Boone (R5, Frankie
J), and artists Carmen and Camille, and Lena Fayre. Lois prides himself on
his passion for music and complete dedication to creating perfectly crafted songs
that are of the highest quality.
Minna and her production team's ultimate goal is to win
a Grammy for this album. They have been working hard in the studio to create a
masterpiece that will
be worthy of such recognition. All fourteen songs on the album will be recorded
with a live big band so you can expect an arrangement that will delight and
dazzle the listener with a classic full big band sound.
Being a true Hopeless Romantic, Minna wrote her album
with the intent of
bringing
back the glamor, elegance, and romance of Old Hollywood. Miss Valentine's
plan is to create a beautiful work of art that will stand the test of time as
it takes the listener on a journey into her world of love, passion, and romance.
Minna's first single from the Hopeless Romantic album is scheduled for release
on Valentine's Day of 2014 so stay tuned and be prepared to have your heart touched by Minna Valentine's smooth and
sultry voice.
Remember you can buy her single on iTunes!
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