- Roma Waterman
Roma Waterman is an
Australia nfemale Christian pop singer , signed toFirst Company Publishing .History
In the late 1990s, she was told that she may never sing again after being diagnosed with a possible life-long illness.
After being ill for several years, Roma surprisingly found herself in the limelight. After signing a publishing deal with
Warner music , she independently released two albums,Fearless Courage in2001 , andPeople Change in2003 . She has gone on to win several prestigious international songwriting awards for many of her songs. Her single 'lifting me up ' released in2003 , was the most played song on community radio around the country. She is most well known however for her hit songMore than Ice-cream , which catapulted her into theChristian music industry .Touring
She is touring extensively doing many shows as a solo artist on a grand piano. She has performed at major festivals and as a support artist for artists such as
Rebecca St James ,Jars of Clay ,Margaret Becker ,DC Talk and theNewsboys . This has led her all overAustralia ,New Zealand ,Asia and the U.S., often to capacity crowds Fact|date=February 2007.Music industry
In the early days she worked as a session singer on TV and in the studio for artists such as
Vanessa Amorosi ,Jay La’Gaia ,Debra Byrne ,Marina Prior . She is also the founder and director of theMelbourne Gospel Choir , and has performed on shows such asGTV 9 Carols By Candlelight ,GTV 10 Good Morning Australia ,Ch 7 ’sGood Friday Appeal as well as many others.Bookwriting
Her wide experiences as a vocalist led her to write a book on vocal technique. '
The Working Singers handbook ', is now published and released inAustralia ,New Zealand , U.S. andCanada viaMusic Sales Pty Ltd world wide. It has fast become a best seller, with other parts of the world also negotiating a release for2005 . 'The book was never something I expected to do' she muses. 'But I saw a need and thought it might help people who were learning to sing, or needed advice if they were already singing'.External links
* [http://www.romawaterman.com/ Official website]
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