PLEASE WELCOME - SINGER/SONGWRITER
JOELEEN
1 Please tell us a little about your background.
A: I was born in London (UK) and grew up in
(South Wales) and when I was 16 I returned to London to study the arts.
2 Have you always enjoyed
music?
A: Ever since I was a little girl, I was always singing around the house and my
Mother used to record me while I was singing. I still remember those moments
very clearly. My Mother would have liked to have had a Singing Career, but unfortunately
it was not considered a real job in those days and her Mother did not allow
her to do so.
3 Is anyone else in your
family in the entertainment industry?
A: I have an uncle that was a dancer - he danced
in a 'BeeGee' video, he also did a very well known show in the UK called the Royal
Variety Show, where the Queen of England was also present, He has danced in
many projects that involved celebrities.
4 You have also danced. Please tell us a little about that.
A: I started ballet when I was seven and modern jazz when I was thirteen, and studied up until I was nineteen.
5 You have won some
prestigious scholarships – we would like to hear about this too, please.
A: The academy that I auditioned for, is very well known in Great Britain, and not everyone gets chosen. Actually at the time if I remember correctly, only seventy got chosen out of seven thousand. I was very lucky and I did not think I was going to get in, seeing as a week had passed before I got the good news - I was beginning to have doubts. But thank God it went well and seeing as it was a prestigious school, the Council of Swansea (South Wales) kindly gave me a scholarship.
6
Have you ever been bullied?
A: Yes, I did
get a few that bullied me at school and my Mother taught me to defend for
myself and then strangely enough the bullying stopped. But I do remember suffering alot - and I feel very deeply for children and people that get bullied.
7 Whether you have been
bullied or not, do you feel that the governments and schools worldwide are
doing enough to try to combat this act?
A: Definitely not - otherwise all of this bullying would not be going on.
A: Definitely not - otherwise all of this bullying would not be going on.
8 What more do you feel they
could be doing?
A: Well
firstly the headmasters and teachers should be putting a stop to all of
this. At times I hear stories that they
don’t even lift a finger to help stop these things from happening.
There
should be more discipline and severity in the schools and generally in our
society.
9 Do you write and sing your
own lyrics?
A: Yes - I
happily do. I started writing my first songs at the age of twelve and I have
been singing since the age of four.
10 Have you worked with many
celebrities through any of your talents?
A: Well, at the moment I have just recorded a Christmas single that I wrote called “Get Close To You” and it is a duet with the legendary Chris James, also known at the time as Ollan C Bell. Former singer from the famous group, that were out in the 60’s - “The Natural Four”.
11 Who and/or what are your inspirations?
A: I have had quite a few inspirations throughout the
years, ranging from Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Stevie
Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Barbara Streisand.
12 What is next in the pipeline for Joeleen?
A: I think its a new CD.
13 What are your hopes for the future, both near and far, for your career?
A: I would like the opportunity for my music to get
heard by a global audience.
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