Daniela Nardi is a classically trained

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singer and songwriter based in

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. She studied music from the age of five at the

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in Toronto, and her studies culminated in a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from

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. She has composed for various independent films, and her resume includes experience as an actor and voice-over artist. Nardi has performed in Toronto clubs (The Montréal Bistro, Lula Lounge) and at festivals in both

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(Rimouski Jazz Festival, Distillery Jazz) and abroad (in front of 100,000 people at a festival in

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, in tandem with her jazz piano-playing husband, Ron Davis. In 2009 she was chosen as the Best Female Vocalist at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards.

Material

Nardi focuses on her life as inspiration for her songwriting. Her first album ''

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'' deals with her childhood. Her second, ''The Rose Tattoo'', deals with her mother's battle with cancer and eventual death.

Discography

* ''

'' (2003) * ''Espresso Manifesto: Songs of Paolo Conte'' (2006) * ''The Rose Tattoo'' (2008) * ''Canto'' (2015)

References

External links

Daniela Nardi's Official Website
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