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Artist
Christa Borden
12+ albums
about
Classically trained in voice and piano. Driven to write Pop-Rock songs that inspire. Christa Borden is not just a unique and intelligent voice, but also a storyteller and survivor. Straight A student. Socially awkward kid. A passion for studying classical music and opera. That's the back story that eventually led Christa to find her comfort zone, her place of belonging. Classical and Romantic music filled her hungry heart and mind as she devoured the darkness of Hugo Wolf's Lieder and the brilliance of Mozart's operas. Eventually the classical training and influences gave way to pop culture and everyone from the legends to the obscure. "As I made my way out of my "nerd" stage The Cure, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen became the soundtracks of my youth. In the 90's I was all about Bjork and the Smashing Pumpkins." Today, Christa continues to draw inspiration from her idols Kate Bush, Radiohead, The Cure, and her Dad, Fred Borden, the secret poet. Her creative influences span the media, film, art, sculpture, fiction and her own life. "Brooklyn's MGMT, Bertolt Brecht, DaVinci, Deepak Chopra, Robin Sharma, Don Miguel Ruiz, Leonard Cohen, Anne Rice, Patricia Cornwell, and Maurice Sendak. Songs, books, films, or pieces of art, all find a place to plant seeds inside my ever-creating mind." Her songwriting paints a picture and invites you to step through the looking glass into the heart and mind of the matter and comes from a place of survival and truth. In addition to her powerfu
top songs
albums
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like drowning: a naomi&emily mix
I Rhyme With Orange
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cracks in our foundations
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city was shining | sherlock&john (holmesverse challenge)
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Everything Could Be Alright
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naomi/emily. red for you
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Everything Could Be Alright - A Rachel/Quinn Mix
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city was shining
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The Extremist
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Like Drowning - Naomi/Emily Fanmix
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sherlock ficmix draft
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Top Hits U.S.A. - T1044