Cos Natola

Cos Natola is an [http://www.cosnatola.com/awards.html award winning] Canadian pianist, vocalist, composer, arranger, actor and playwright from Vancouver, British Columbia. After winning numerous music competitions as a teenager, Natola took the Grand Prize at the [http://www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/Thisis/ThisIs.asp Esso] Talent Festival held at the Pacific National Exhibition, and telecast live by CBC Television.

Two years later, following the suggestion of Canadian music legend Juliette, Natola entered the [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001050 Du Maurier Search For Stars Competition] held in Toronto. After adjudicators selected 720 professional entrants from thousands of screened applicants from all across Canada, Natola was named as a Top-18 semifinalist, and eventually was declared an overall winner.

These awards led to more appearances on CBC TV, and Natola shared the stage with many artists including [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001491 Bobby Hales] , Shari Lewis, Jim Carrey, Vikki Carr, [http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/B.html Bob McLean] , Pat Boone, Paul Williams, Louise Mandrell, Patsy Gallant, [http://www.johnnyferreira.com Johnny Ferreira] , [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000301 Leon Bibb] , members of the famed Boss Brass, [http://www.dalrichards.com/ Dal Richards] , [http://www.redrobinson.com/ Red Robinson] , [http://www3.telus.net/public/cbennest/Biographies2/rickhoney.htm Rick Honey] , Iona Campagnolo and others. These appearances garnered [http://www.cosnatola.com/murev.html positive reviews] in both provincial as well as national publications.

Natola also maintains a very busy [http://www.cosnatola.com/recordings.html recording career] . His first single featured two original songs, Think of Me, & More Today Than Yesterday, and was soon followed by his first album, Dreams Never Die. His second album was entitled The Immigrant, and its title track reached Number 1 on the hit parade of [http://www.weaw.org/home.shtml WEAW Chicago] . Natola's next album was called A Hopeless Romantic. RCA Records then released a Cos Natola single: Tutta La Vita & Being Free. His next album was entitled And On The Third Day, and was followed by two children's albums, and two compilations: Reflections, and Now and Then.

Natola sang the lead vocals on the songs appearing in the Len Kowalewich feature film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085406/soundtrack Dead Wrong] , and the [http://imdb.com/title/tt0085406/ movie] went on to garner numerous Genie Award nominations, including Best Music. He later composed [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103909/soundtrack source music] for the [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111314/ Rex Bromfield] feature film, [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=7811 Cafe Romeo] . Recently, Natola has been commissioned to compose the musical score for [http://thysiaproductions.com Thysia Productions'] brand new feature film [http://anackaseyes.com Anacka's Eyes] , currently in pre-production, and he has also appeared on the popular CW TV series [http://www.cwtv.com/shows/aliens-in-america Aliens in America] .

Among Natola's fondest studio memories are the times he worked alongside his mentor (as Natola, himself refers to him), composer & producer [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0001491 Bobby Hales] on projects such as jingles, documentary film soundtracks, and, of course, music for the long running CBC TV series "The Beachcombers".

Charity work has always been a priority for Cos Natola, and he has often given his time to organizations such as [http://www.cuso.org/home/index_e.php CUSO] , the [http://www.lionsbc.ca/ B. C. Lions Club] , and numerous other fundraising societies.

Natola continues to perform, compose, arrange, and produce recording sessions. He has also become an avid playwright, and many of his [http://www.cosnatola.com/plays.html scripts] have been performed to [http://www.cosnatola.com/theatreviews.html favourable reviews] . These productions include The Girls of St. Mary's, Casa Leoni, Homeless, Once Upon a Love, Wendy, The Immigrant, Hoedown, My Father's Son, When the Wind Blows Westward, Manila, Titanic: The Aftermath, Four Seasons, Save the Nugget, Murder at Baxter Manor, and The Apple Tree.

In November 2000, Natola was Musical Director of the [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9082391 Christ The King] [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08534a.htm Jubilee] Catholic Mass held at Vancouver's [http://www.pne.ca/venuerental/pacific_coliseum.htm Pacific Coliseum] , and attended by over 16,000 people. This celebration of liturgy was one of the largest events ever staged by the [http://www.rcav.org/ Vancouver Archdiocese] . Natola played the piano, conducted the ensemble, and arranged and orchestrated all of the selections which were performed by a 250 voice choir and orchestra. In November 2008, Natola will once again lead the musical forces at General Motors Place when the Vancouver Archdiocese celebrates its One Hundred Year Anniversary.