Claudia Edward - Blues Band | Castries, Saint Lucia

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I am a full time singer. I perform mostly in Asia at Jazz and blues clubs and lounges. I also do many jazz festivals in the Caribbean and blues festivals in the UK

Set-List

Music
A
A thousand years – (G)
After the love is gone – (
Against all odds – Phil Collins (C) G
Aint nobody
Aint no sunshine (Cminor)
All about that base -
All of me – John Leggend
As time goes by ( )
At last – Etta James (F/ Eflat)
Autumn Leaves – (Bminor)
B
Baby can I hold you tonight – Tracy Chapman (D)
Because of you – Kelly Clarkson (Dm)
Because you loved me – Celine Dion (A/ Bflat)
Billy Jean – Michael Jackson (G/ First chord E)
Bleeding Love – Leona Lewis (Dflat)
Blue moon (Bf)
Breathe again – Toni Braxton (Bflat)
Bridge over troubled wa ... ters .. (Eflat)
Brown eyes blue (G)
C
Cant help falling in love – UB40 (Bf)
Cant live if living is without you- Mariah Carey (D)
Careless Whisper – George Michael (Cm)
Cheek to cheek (F)
Close to you (C)
Come away with me (Bf)
Crazy (Bf/ Af)
Cry me a river (Af)/ Fm
Cupid – Sam Cook(G)
D
Dance with my father – Luther Vandross … (Bf)
Dancing Queen (F#)
Do that to me one more time (C)
Don’t get around much anymore (G) / D
Don’t know why – Norah Jones (Af)
Don’t wanna miss a thing – Aerosmith …(D)
Dream a little dream of me (C)
E
Easy – Lionel Richie (Bflat)
Empire State/New York – Alicia Keys .. (Ef)
Endless love (Df)
Eternal flame – (E)
Every breath you take – Sting & The Police (G)
Everything I do (B)
Everywhere – Fleetwood (D)
F
Fallen (Eflat)
Feeling good – Nina Simone (Em)
Feel like making love – Roberta Flack (Df)
Fever – Peggy Lee .. (Gm)
Fly me to the moon (F)
Free me – Joss Stone (F)
G
Get here if you can – Oletta Adams (Bf)
Girl from Ipanema (D)
Girls just wanna have fun – Cyndi Lauper (C)
Give me one reason – Tracy Chapman … (Fsharp)
Give me the night – George Benson (Am)
God bless the child (Aflat)
Greatest gift of all – Whitney Houston (G)
H
Have I told you lately – Van Morrison … (G)
Have you ever seen the rain (C)
Heal the world – Michael Jackson (A)
Heart will go on – Celine Dion (B)
Hello (Cm)
Hero – Mariah Carey … (C)
Home – Sheldon Blake (A)
Hopelessly devoted to you (F)
Hotel California- The Eagles (B)
How do I live – Leeann Rimes (C)
I
I’m so excited – (Em)
I cant make you love me – Bonnie Raitt (Bf)
I just call to say I love you – Steve Wonder (C)
I have nothing if I don’t have you – Whitney Houston (Eflat)
I love you just the way you are – Billy Joel (F)
I shot the sheriff – Bob Marley … (Fm)
I try _ macy Grey (original)
I will survive – Gloria Gaynor (Gm)
I wish I didn’t miss you anymore – Angie Stone (Am)
I’ll never love this way again – Dionne Warwick .. (C)
I’m in the mood for love (Af)
I’m not the only one – Sam Smith (Eflat)
I’m through with love – Maralyn Monroe (Bf)
I’m yours – Jason Mraz .. (A)
Isn’t she lovely – Stevie Wonder (C)
It must have been love – Roxette (Af)
It’s now or never – Elvis Presley
I’ve never been to me - Charlene (G)
I will always love you – Whitney Houston (G)
If I aint got you – Alicia Keys … (E)
If we hold on together (A)
Imagine- John Lennon …… (F)
J
Jailer (F) first chord - G
Just fall in love again – Anne Murray (C)
Just once (C )
Just the two of us – Bill Withers (Am)
Just the way you are – Bruno Mars (Ef)
k
Killing me softly – Fugees …. (G)
Knocking on heaven’s door – Randy Crawford (Ef)
L
Lately (Gf)
Leaving on a jet plane – John Denver (C)
Let her go – Passenger (original key) (G)
Let it be - Beatles (C)
Lets fall in love – Diana Krall (F)
Let’s stay together – Al Green (F)
LOVE – Frank Sinatra (F)/ Ef
Love is all around – Wet wet wet (Bf)
Love me tender(C)
Love me like you do
M
Ma Cherie Amour – Steve Wonder (F)
Mack the knife – (D)
Make you feel my love – Adele (Bflat)
Mercy – Duffy (F)
Midnight train to Georgia – Gladys Knight (C)
Misty (Af)
Moon Dance – (Am/ Gm)
My girl – The temptations (C)
My guy – SisterAct
My heart will go on (B)
My way – Frank Sinatra (F)
N
Natural woman – Aretha Franklin (G)
New York state of mind – Billy Joel (Bflat)
No One - Alicia Keys (C)
No woman no cry – Bob Marley (C)
Not the only one (Ef)
O
Oh what a night – Frankie Valli (Bflat)
One moment in time – Whitney Houston (G)
One night only – Jennifer Hudson .. (Fminor)
Ordinary people (A)
P
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps (Am)
Power of love – Celine Dion (Eflat)
Promise me (Gm)
Proud mary – Tina Turner (Bflat)
Q
Que Sera Sera (G)
R
Red Red Wine – UB40 … (D)
Rehab – Amy winehouse (C)
Right here waiting – Richard Marx (C )
Rolling in the deep – Adele (Am)
Route 66 – John Mayer (Ef)
S
Santa baby
Save the last dance (G)
Saving all my love for you – Whitney Houston (F)
Say a little prayer for you – Aretha Franklin (Cm)
Set fire to rain –Adele (C)
Shut up and kiss me (C)
Simply the best (Ef)
Sitting on the dock of the bay (G)
Slow hands (C)
So nice (C)
smoke gets in your eyes – The Platters (F)
Smooth – Santana (Dm)
Smooth Operator – Sade … (Cm)
Someone like you – Adele …(A)/ G
Sometimes when we touch (Ef)
Something to talk about – Bonnie Raitt (G)
Something’s gotta a hold on me – Etta James (C)
Something special (F)
Somewhere over the rainbow – (Ef)
Stand by me – Ben E King … (A)
Stay – Rihanna
Still the one – Shania Twain .. (Ef)
Stay with me – Sam Smith (Bf)
Street life – Randy Crawford (Dm)
Stuck on you – Lionel Richie (Bf)
Summertime (G minor)
Sunday Morning (Bf)
Sunny - Boney M(F)
Supa Dupa Love – Joss Stone (F)
Sway – (G)
Sweat – Inner Circle … (C)
Sweet Dreams (Bf)
Sweetest taboo – Sade (Bflat minor)
T
That’s what friends are for (C)
The games that people play – (C)
The lady is a tramp (D)
The look of love – Diana Krall (Am)
Thinking out loud (original) D
Through the fire (Ef)
The thrill is gone (Aminor)
Try – Pink (G_)
Turn me on – Nora Jones … (Af)
U
Unbreak my heart – Toni Braxton (Bm)
Unchained melody (Af)
Under the boardwalk - Drifters (G)
V
Valerie – Amy Winehouse (Ef)
W
Walking on sunshine (
What a wonderful world (Bf)
What the world needs now – Jackie Deshannon (C)
What you won’t do for love (F_)Af
Whats Love got to do – Tina Turner (Fm)
When I was your man (Bf)
When you tell me that you love me (D)
Will you still love me tomorrow – Leslie Grace(Bf)
Wind beneath my wings – Bette Midler (G)
Wonderful tonight – (Bf)
Y
Yesterday (F)
You gotta be – Des’ree …. (F)
You are the sunshine of my life ( C)
You make me feel so young – Michael Buble (C)
You needed me – Ann Murray … (A)
You’re just too good to be true (F)
Your love is king – Sade (A)
Your song – Elton John (A)
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Biography

THE ARTISTE – At a Glance
Name : Claudia Edward
Stage Name : “Claudia”
Nationality : St. Lucian, born in Martinique
MUSICAL HISTORY:
• Began performing professionally at age 14, starting out as a lead vocalist in church choir
• 1997 – Enrolls in voice training classes in New Jersey. Makes recording debut with the single “Reason to Love” with Gale Frank, off the compilation “Ricky D & Friends”.
• 1998 - Featured on the single – “Electricity” by Square One out of Barbados singing alongside Alison Hinds; the song becomes a chartbuster in the English, Du ... tch and French Antilles.
• 1999 – Releases first album featuring title song: “Sha La La”. Album features remix of Shania Twain’s “Still the One”.
• 2000 – 2005 – Becomes a radio announcer, regarded as top female on-air personality and dubbed “The Diva”
• 2002 – Makes first appearance at St. Lucia Jazz, later performs at Grenada’s Spice Jazz Festival
• 2003 - Makes her solo debut at St. Lucia Jazz performing during Teatime Jazz. August 2003 – Launches second CD “Dedication” featuring 9 original tracks including “Sha La La” remix, also includes “Don't Wanna” which has a music video. Other songs on the album: “Lost Without You” and “How Could You” also hit the charts big, locally and regionally
• 2004 – Nominated for Best Female Artiste of the Year.
• 2005 - Tours Europe with Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott; she is lead vocalist in Walcott’s play “The Odyssey”, also playing the major role in his play “Helen of Troy”.
• 2005 – 2008 – Leaves home to study in France. (Institut Vatel Nimes)
• 2009 – Performs again at St. Lucia Jazz, this time with her own band, “Naked Chords” as main acts for Tea Time Jazz and Jazz on the Green – an upscale private annual Jazz fundraiser by St. Lucia Golf Club.
• April 2010 – Launches 3rd CD “Mic-Check” and music video “Hey Boy”. Album features collaborations with Jamaica dancehall King Beenie Man “Bad Girl” Michele Henderson out of Dominica “Tonite” and other Saint Lucian musicians including Boo Hinkson, “Longing”, Q-Shan “The Struggle” and “Hey Boy”
• May 08th 2010 - Performs at the St. Lucia Jazz Festival Main Stage with her band “Naked Chords”.
• Releases second music video for the album Mic Check. Song: “I Wish” (you were here)
• August 2010 – Claudia plays “Lady in Red” in the play “For Colored Girls” directed by Alvin Hippolyte
• April 2011 – Records 2 reggae songs written by “Bad Gyal Cecile” and recorded at the Big Yard studio in Jamaica
• January 2012 – Releases reggae tracks “Loving You & This Love” in Jamaica and around the Caribbean. A video which encompasses the two songs was also released.
• March 2012 – Releases “Broken Wings” and a video to the track
• May 2012 - Claudia give a resounding performance at Jazz on the Grill for St. Lucia Jazz 2012
• August 2012 – Claudia Performs at the Soul Fusion Concert in London during the London 2012 Olympics.
• November 2012 – Claudia plays Tesbia in Derrick Walcott’s Play “The Joker of Seville”
• May 2013 – Claudia performs again at Jazz on the Grill for St. Lucia Jazz 2013
• June – August 2013 – Claudia secures a touring contract with the Hilton Hotel group in Thailand (Hilton Millennium Bangkok)
• September – November 2013 – Claudia performs at jazz lounge and events for the Conrad Hotel in Bangkok Thailand
• December 2013- January 2014 – The Hilton Millennium Bangkok again contracts Claudia for the high season and ringing in the New Year 2014.
• March 2014 – Claudia releases brand new music and video to her song “Make you mine”
• June 2015 – Claudia again tours Thailand for 3.5 months at Conrad Hotel in Bangkok and releases new music for upcoming album “On the Edge” in 2015
• March 2016 – Claudia releases her new album “On the Edge”
• May 2016 – Claudia & her band performs at the St. Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival in St. Lucia
• May 2017 – Claudia & her band perfoms at the St. Lucia Blues Festival
• June – July 2017 – Claudia and her band performs in the UK – Hull Festival, Burton & Agnes Jazz & Blues Festival
• August 2017 – Claudia plays the lead role in a Caribbean film “Fire on Montserrat” filmed in St. Lucia & Montserrat
• November 2017 - Claudia plays a main character in a “Lifetime” movie called “Honeymoon in Paradise”
• May 2018 – Claudia & her band performs at the St. Lucia Jazz Soliel Festival
INTERESTING FACTS:
• Claudia writes most of her own material and has collaborated with internationally renowned St. Lucian musicians Ronald Boo Hinkson, Christopher Neil, T C Brown, Regional Artists “Bad Gyal Cecile” of Jamaica, Michele Henderson of Dominica as well as famed music producer Jonathan Waller of the United States.
• She has performed in Barbados, Costa Rica, New York (Labor Day), Grenada (Spice Jazz) and in the neighboring French Isle of Martinique to name a few.
• Toured Europe with Nobel Laureate, Derrick Walcott as lead singer for his band and played the main female role of “Helen of Troy” in his play “The Odyssey”
• She studied Hotel & Tourism Management at Institiut Vatel in Nimes, France, studying in French and receiving a double degree – International BA and European Licence
• Was last employed in the trourism sector as an Ambassador to the French market for a local hotel making full use of her second language French. So much so, that her
• Latest album “Mic Check” features Claudia singing in French and English on two of the tracks (“Tonite” and “Longing”)
• Fourth album release “On The Edge” includes 5 music videos, and is in the process of releasing the 6th video to the song “Time to shine”
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