She was born in the Ukraine, she lives in Los Angeles and she sings in eight langurages, Marina Kesler is that rare vocalist who qualifies as a true Chanteuse, one whose multicultural bent makes her repertoire and style both provocative and unique.
A statuesque beauty with flaming red hair, Marina's strking figure matches her passioin for music. Whether she's singing Mozart or Jarome Kern, Edith Piaf or Stephen Sondheim, she finds the emotions within and shares them with her listeners.
The voice that observers have called "angelic", "powerful" and "emotionally moving" had its origins in the romantic Blck Sea port of Odessa. She has been singing as lon as she can remember. At the age of 9, she picked upa a guitar, and at 14 she graduated from Odessa's Music School. While she performed mostly Russian and European pop at first, and introduction to Russian social-protest songs opened her eyes - and ears - to the broader possibilities of music and layers.
She moved to the United States with her mother and grandmother in 1989, settling in Los Angeles. Here, she says, she discovered a whole new world of music: Broadway musicals, magical blues, soft rock contemporary ballads, Spanish romantic songs, and much, much more. She has performed in various venues, both public and private, for the past 10 years, most recently thrilling a sellout crowd at Holywood's legendary Cinegrill.
Marina sings in Russian, English, Italian, Spanish, Ukranian, Hebrw, yiddish and English. her passion, however, knows no national boundries. "These songs have wonderful ideas", she says. "I want people to feel their true human emotions, to cry turly, to laugh truly, to reflect on themselves and their lives."
Marina has already delighted listeners on both sides of the world. Now it's your turn.
Marina's self produced First Cd is entitled
"Love Ballads"
and is winning critical acclaim as an eclectic mix of varying music types hauntingly interpreted in the languages of the world.
Already peparing to record again Marina is in more demand then ever. Look for here to perform in Los Angeles again very soon.
Listen to samples of Marina Singing from
"Love Ballads"
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