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Anna Bergman's Dazzling Career by Lynn Marie

    Her consummate style and success is built on the strength of that amazing voice and the sweet sexiness of the songs she performs. Bergman's phenomenal singing range makes her quite the "Diva." The actual definition of "Diva" 'a talented female singer'

    Born in Paris and raised in Europe and African capitals as the daughter of an American diplomat she studied acting, singing and ballet. Bergman was first exposed to the performing arts world at a very young age. "When I was five years old I was a ballerina and I got quite serious about ballet," explains Bergman "I studied in Vienna at the Vienna State Opera Ballet Company, but when I had the chance to go professional, at a very young age I decided not to; at the ripe old age of twelve years old you need to decide."

    "I always enjoyed many things in performing, like singing, dancing and acting and many kinds of music and that's why I ended up doing an occasional musical or opera," explains Bergman "I really enjoy the concert world. I can sing songs; classical, pop, Broadway, European, and cabaret music.

    Her recent one night engagement "Wherever Love Takes Me" at Feinstein's at Loews Regency was her first cabaret show in New York this year. Watch for a major engagement this fall at a wonderful New York venue.

    Putting together a cabaret show and choosing the songs to put in the show, I would think would be a difficult task, but Bergman has mastered that. "We are all a product of our upbringing and I was born in Paris, France; and I was raised in Europe and Africa and I was a daughter of an American diplomat and that has really formed who I am as an artist." Explains Bergman.

    So why does Bergman or any other artist for that matter sing the kind of songs they sing? "It was always instilled in me to represent the United States in a positive way so I think one of our greatest gifts to the world is obviously our culture but really it's the American Songbook, It's really our musical heritage, explains Bergman so I feel especially today you don't hear on the radio our great musical writers like the masters of the American Songbook Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and so in order to keep music alive I feel a mission to sing it because no body hears it anymore." "It is our history as much as jazz, rock-n'-roll, and Rhythm and blues are. "I feel I have to help keep alive the American Songbook but not only the writers of the past but the new writers, Steven Sondheim and Adam Guettel I want to celebrate the new writers and keep them exposed," explains Bergman," because I was raised in different cultures I love to bring in a Italian song or a French cabaret song, music from other countries brings flavor to a show."
    Look for her award-wining CD Souvenir and newly-released Kurt Weill in America (both on LMLMusic). Visit her website at www.AnnaBergman.com

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