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 Lia at Josie Music Awards 2020 | |
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| Birth name | Sharon Uveges |
| Origin | Hamilton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Website | sharonliaband |
Sharon Lia (aka the Sharon Lia Band) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and writer whose genres have been classified as rock, pop/rock, and orchestral rock. She has won several Josie Music Awards including Artist of the Year in the "Rock Category". Lia has toured extensively in the US and performed at the Firefly Music Festival in 2018 sharing the stage with MGMT, Lord Huron, and The Glorious Sons,[1] and has appeared on numerous television shows and radio stations. Lia launched the non-profit Ladies Who Rock 4 A Cause, an organization offering financial support and resources to women in crisis.[2].
Early Life
[edit]reference for Sharon played Keys and began to write songs at age 14. It was then that her mom so impressed with her talent awarded her daughter music lessons. Inspired by her music teacher’s magic words, “a creation isn’t a creation until you share it with someone”, Sharon went on learning her craft, performing in talent shows, and finally forming a band of her own. and Sharon was named 2017 Pop/Contemporary Artist of the Year at the Josie Music Awards in Nashville. [3]
Career
[edit]Sharon Lia is a singer-songwriter, musician, and writer who began writing songs and playing the piano and keyboards at 14 years old. Throughout her teens she entered talent contents and continued to learn the craft of songwriting and performing. Early in her career, Lia was a children's interactive storyteller with music and in 2007 released a children's music album, Music in My Soul.
The Sharon Lia Band was formed in 2013 when Lia and her guitarist husband Rick Jannotti[4] Lia has performed at the Ladybug Music Festival, the Firefly Music Festival, and the Hard Rock Cafe, as well as touring in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.[5][6][1][7] Her music has received national and international airplay.[8]
- Ladies Who Rock 4 a Cause
Lia is the founder of the 501(c)(3) non-profit, Ladies Who Rock 4 a Cause, an organization offering financial support and resources to women in crisis. The non-profit raises money through rock concerts with an all-female lineup including performances by Taylor Dayne, Tiffany, Jennifer Paige, and Lia performing with the Sharon Lia Band.[9][10]
- Discography
- 2019 - Fairytales
- 2019 - Beyond Wonderland[11]
- 2021 - Welcome to My World - The Songs of Linda Creed
“The Sum of Us” Billboard Launch with Chance TV reference for Josie Music Award for Best Artist of the Year and Deepak Chopra picked the The Sum of Us as top #ArtistPick on Spotify in the middle of the night the FIRST day it was released. [12]
REVIEWS SHARON LIA BAND DROPS NEW SINGLE [13]
Reference for Sum of Us [14]
ref for positive review of music [15]
reference song sum of us [16]
- Awards
Pop/Contemporary Category: Artist/Group of the Year:Sharon Lia [17]
Female Artist of the Year (Rock) [18]
Artist of the Year Rock Sharon Lia [19]
https://www.newspapers.com/image/709303885/?terms=%22sharon%20lia%22&match=1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/199996858/?terms=%22sharon%20lia%22%20%22linda%20creed%22&match=1 College radio and national radio
Personal Life
[edit]reference breast cancer [20]
reference to being married to Rick Jannotti [21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Glorious Sons at Firefly Music Festival". Bands in Town. June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lia Music for the Times @4:42". WKYC. July 21, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "The Sharon Lia Band Release New Hit Single "Anomie"". Jimmy Stars World. August 20, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lia's Timeless Music Lifts Us Up and Heals Us During Troubled Times". Pop Culture Magazine. May 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Delaware's Ladybug Festival Says Getting More Women on Lineups Isn't Rocket Scienceby Taylor Mimm". Billboard. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "The 2018 Ladybug Music Festival: A Weekend in Wilmington, Delaware Celebrating Women in Music By Gaby Indellini". Visit Wilmington Delaware. June 4, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lia Band". Jersey Indie. August 26, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lia Band". KDUB Radio. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Taylor Dayne, Jenifer Paige, and Tiffany Headline Northeast Charity Rock Show by Alex Lloyd Gross". Delaware Valley News. October 10, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "5th Annual Ladies Who Rock 4 a Cause Music Festival 2022". Song Kick. October 8, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "Sharon Lia Band and their new single "Why Can't We Pretend?"". Indie Shark. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lia "The Sum of Us" Billboard Launch with Chance TV". Chance TV. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "REVIEWS SHARON LIA BAND DROPS NEW SINGLE by Michael Rand". Mobangeles. August 12, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Creativity During Quarantine With Singer/Songwriter Sharon Lia". Bella Magazine. May 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "The Sharon Lia Band delivers a smashing Single". Indie Music Review. August 19, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lia Band". Coffee with America. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "2017 Josie Music Award Winners". Josie Music Awards. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Winner List". Josie Music Awards. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Official Winner List". Josie Music Awards. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Wake Up with Marci @27:20". WLNY-TV. October 10, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Sharon Lia's Timeless Music Lifts Us Up and Heals Us During Troubled Times". Pop Culture Magazine. May 29, 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2022.