Christine Villano

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At the age of 11, Christine and her family moved to Sacramento, CA where she first discovered her love of music and entertainment. She began participating in talent shows, choir ensembles, ballets and piano lessons. These events all played a formative role in her love of music and in her development as an entertainer. Christine has been inspired by many notable vocalists such as Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton, Sade, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Teena Marie, Taylor Dayne, Lisa Stanfield, Anita Baker and Mariah Carey. She admires these remarkable singers for their personal confidence and individual expression; Madonna, Aaliyah, Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Nelly Furtado and Janet Jackson are also strong vocal influences from the Pop/R&B Genre. During high school, Christine spent time expressing her love for music as an active chorus member and as lead vocalist in several musical productions including, “Sinag-Tala”, a Filipino-American Theatre Company, and Sacramento’s Best of Broadway. Being Filipino-American, Christine’s culture and heritage has played an integral role in her growth as a person and a professional. From 1997-2001 Christine attended Indiana University. During her years at IU, she continued to make time to study voice and piano and performed in various open mic sessions and talent shows. In her junior year, in the midst of an already hectic academic schedule, Christine responded to an advertisement seeking a young female sing

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