CeCe Sammy
CeCe Sammy (born 30 May 1977, Trinidad) is an English vocal and performance coach.
[edit] Background
CeCe Sammy is a graduate from the London College of Music,[1] and is a classically trained music graduate. She has coached chart acts from the United Kingdom (UK), including Charlotte Church, S Club and S Club juniors and Will Young.[1]
Prior to her coaching career she was a backing singer touring with the likes of Diana Ross. She was also a member of the United Colours of Sound with vocal coach partner John Modi and celebrity vocal coaches Joshua Alamu, David and Carrie Grant. She has sung at the Commonwealth Games and Buckingham Palace as well as recording several theme tunes for ITV, Channel 4 and Sky Sports including the official Rugby World Cup song "Swing Low" with UB40, before going on to become a vocal coach to a roster of celebrity clients. [2]
She appeared on the British television series Pop Idol as a vocal coach[1] and was a judge on the BBCs celebrity duet show Just the Two of Us in 2006 and 2007.[1] [3]
CeCe appeared on the BBC TV documentary Be My Baby- The Girl Group Story which aired in August 2006. The show covered the history of girl groups, focusing specifically on The Supremes, The Three Degrees, Sister Sledge, Bananarama, The Bangles and the Spice Girls.[4]
In 2007 she was a judge on BBC Radio 3s Choir of the Year competition.[2] She was one of Bruno Tonioli's panelists on BBC One's DanceX.[5]
In 2010 CeCe relocated to Los Angeles and founded a music management company with legendary artist manager Frank DiLeo. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "The Police, Lulu, a DJ, and a vocal coach... meet the Just the Two of Us judges" (Press release). BBC Entertainment. 2006-02-21. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/02_february/21/judges.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ a b "Choir of the Year judges - CeCe Sammy". BBC Radio 3. 2007. http://www.choiroftheyear.co.uk/cece-sammy.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-15.[dead link]
- ^ "BBC Just the Two of Us - CeCe Sammy". BBC Entertainment. 2006. http://www.bbc.co.uk/justthetwoofus/about/cece.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ "Be My Baby: The Girl Group Story". Internet Movie Database. 2006-08-31. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0907298/. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ In early 2009, CeCe Sammy made a guest appearance on ITV's Dancing On Ice where she was seen helping one of the groups that was selected to skate and sing at the same time. "BBC DanceX - CeCe Sammy". BBC Entertainment. 2007. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dancex/about/cece.shtml. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
- ^ Pollstar Article
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