Gia Farrell

Infobox musical artist
Name = Gia Farrell


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jeannie Marie Bocchicchio
Alias = Gia Farrell
Born = birth date and age|1989|02|9 Fact|date=July 2008
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Instruments = Singing
Genre = Pop
Occupation = Singer, songwriter
Years_active = 2006-present
Label = Atlantic Records (2006–2007)
URL = [http://atlanticrecords.liquidbuilder.com/gia_farrell/ GiaFarrell.com]

Gia Farrell (born Jeannie Bocchicchio on February 9, 1989 Fact|date=July 2008 in Suffern, New York) is an American recording artist signed to Atlantic Records. She released her first single "Hit Me Up" in November of 2006. She has also performed "Maidens of the Grove" on the 2006 film "Step Up". Her debut self-titled album is due to be released in 2008.Myspace Profile - About Me section [http://www.myspace.com/giafarrell Gia Farrell's Official Myspace profile] . Retrieved 28 December 2006.]

Biography

Gia Farrell grew up in Suffern, New York, in a family of Italian descent. At a young age she started singing. Her family supported her passion and she began singing lessons at the age of 8. She continued to train her voice throughout her teenage years starring in a local production of "Guys and Dolls" and opening for Fat Joe, where she performed songs of Beyoncé and Mariah Carey.

In her teenage years, her agent brought her to several music labels to get a record deal. In 2005, she signed with Atlantic Records.

She says she is inspired by artists like Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Christina Aguilera. As she claims herself: "...I admire their big voices. How they sing those big ballads". By the age of 13, she had wowed the notoriously hard-to-please crowd on "Showtime At The Apollo" and was named one of their "Best Artists of the Year". She also performed on Ed McMahon's Next Big Star and "Star Search". Farrell is capable of singing in the whistle register,Fact|date=January 2008 as heard in her songs "You'll Be Sorry", "Stupid For You", "Got Me Like Oh!" (featured in the film P.S. I Love You), and "Do You Know What It's Like".

2006 - 2007: Hit Me Up and debut album

Farrell released her first single in November 2006, with the single "Hit Me Up". The song was featured on the soundtrack of the movie "Happy Feet". [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000I5X7ZW/] Tracklisting of Happy Feet] The song charted in Europe and reached #6 in Australia on the ARIA charts. "Hit Me Up" was released in America on January 29, 2007, and the single was also used as the theme song for second season of "Germany's Next Topmodel". For the 2006 holiday season, Farrell's song "Christmas Everyday" was released on the Make-A-Wish Holiday CD sold at Bath & Body Works being the only new artist on the CD.

In April 2007 Farrell sang the US National Anthem at the Cincinnati Reds opening day baseball game. She rode on the float for the opening parade celebration and was accompanied by a flyover from four F-16 jets. [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070402&content_id=1874376&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB.com] received on April 2, 2007]

In December 2007, Farrell was dropped by Atlantic Records.Fact|date=June 2008 No announcement of a new recording agreement has been made.

Discography

Albums

*"Gia Farrell" (2008)

ingles

References

External links

* [http://www.atlanticrecords.com/giafarrell Atlantic Records page]
* [http://www.myspace.com/giafarrell Official Myspace]