Sarah Pacheco
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Sarah Pacheco is a gifted vocalist with international recognition for her exquisite tone, range and mature musicianship. She has won over a dozen awards and is the first singer to win the Ontario People's Choice Award for Female Artist Of The Year for two consecutive years.
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[edit] Career
At age nine, Sarah sang on the Blue Jays album Salute To The Champions (Sony Music) that achieved gold record status. Her other accomplishments include being the only Canadian born singer to win first place at three European song festivals namely: The Children's Song Festival (1990), 14th Gala International Small Singers (1992) sponsored by Unicef, and Festival de Jovem (2000) where she sang the winning song before a viewing audience of over 35 million people. She is also the recipient of The Arts Acclaim Award given for musical excellence.
Sarah graces stages in America, Europe, Canada and the Caribbean. She has performed at Paramount's Canada Wonderland theme park and headlined several times at Stage West Theatre - Home of The Stars. She has sung at events in arenas such as Copps Coliseum and entertained at the yearly Summerfest event sponsored by CIRV-FM 88.9 and Labatts Brewery, which attracts over 15,000 people.
Sarah and her manager/producer, Evanson Chung, created a fully orchestrated pops concert with a repertoire of pop, standards, jazz and Broadway which she performs with symphonies to capacity audiences. A few of the distinguished orchestras she has performed with include The Porto Philharmonic Orchestra in Europe, The Mississauga Philharmonic Orchestra in Canada and The Encore Symphony Orchestra in North America.
Although she is frequently described as a pop ballad singer, her repertoire includes pop, light jazz, Brazilian, Portuguese and Spanish music along with R&B, soft rock, Broadway and standards. Both her recordings and repertoire display the depth and diversity of her talent.
Sarah Pacheco is a communicator with passion, style and excitement. Whether singing in English, Spanish or Portuguese, she sings with conviction. Corporations like Toastmasters, Sol Portugues Newspaper and Wal-Mart the world's largest retail and marketing giant have hired her to perform at several of their conventions. Wal-Mart also invited her to sing at their 2005 Walk For Miracles that was televised on CFTO-TV to over 3 million people and raised $1.6 million for The Sick Kids Foundation.
Several of her Portuguese language songs have received airplay in the Portuguese speaking world. She has performed in Portugal to audiences including Penich's Seaside Festival to over 50,000 people.
Sarah Pacheco is a contemporary pop singer who sings pop, standards, jazz, and Broadway. She is continuing the music tradition of superstars such as Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, and Maureen McGovern whose careers and repertoire are largely made up of singing ballads and songs from the Great American Songbook.
[edit] Personal life
Her hobbies include photography and listening to music.
Sarah has contributed to various charities and some of the organizations that have benefited from her generosity include: Hospital For Sick Kids, The Women's Shelter, Casa Do El Alentejo's Christmas Show For Children, St Mary's Fundraising Project
[edit] Trivia
- Sarah Pacheco is the first singer to win 2 consecutive Ontario People's Choice Award for Female Artist Of The Year.
- She is the only Canadian born singer and Luso Canadian to win first place at 3 European song festivals: The Children's Song Festival (1990), 14th Gala International Small Singers (1992) sponsored by Unicef, and Festival de Jovem (2000)
- She has received Best Female Singer Of The Year from the Portuguese media
- Sarah has won over 12 Peel Festival Awards
- She has performed for several heads of state and dignitaries including 3 Canadian Prime Ministers, 2 American Governors, the President Of Portugal, Premiers and Mayors.
[edit] Quotations
- "There is a hunger for well crafted songs, good melodies and the art of singing. These elements are part of the whole entertainment experience I share with audiences." -Sarah Pacheco
- "Pacheco established herself by the end of the concert as a peerless interpreter of standards and show songs. She deservedly received two standing ovations." -The Times
- "Sarah has that special quality and her voice is a once in a lifetime experience." -Entertainment Review
- "A splendid singer....concert fans know she is a talent different from any other." -The Chronicle
- "Nerves will definitely not be a factor for Pacheco, who has already performed at an outdoor show in Portugal before more than 50,000 people." -The Mississauga News
- (Festival Jovem) "Your participation and first prize achievement was outstanding and very well deserved." -Frank Alvarez, CIRV-FM 88.9
- "...singing sensation wowed the crowds last week and beat out singers from around the world with two songs, one of which she wrote." -The Toronto Star
- "Sarah is hailed left, right and centre stage as a young sensation who has already charmed audiences big and small...she joins the 44 piece Encore Symphony Orchestra." -The Mississauga News
[edit] Discography
Sarah Pacheco On Broadway (2005)
Quero Mas (2004)
CIRV Festival Da Cancao (2003) (sings winning song)
Atraves Dos Anos (2000)
Evolucao (1999)
When A Child Is Born (single) (1997)
Sarah Pacheco Video Collection (VHS) (1995)
Sarah (cassette) (1994)
Salute To Champions (Gold Record Status) (1993) Guest artist: Sarah Pacheco (Sony Music)
Tchu Tchu Tchu (1992)
