Marissa Saroca

She may only stand a little over five feet high, but it’s one hell of a voice that comes out of Marissa Saroca. Sure, she hasn't technically won anything since back-to-back Best Female Vocals at the 2005 and 2006 ABC Newcastle Music Awards; but six years later, one can only hope she's improved. She is a sought-after session singer, having worked for the Austereo Network (2DAY FM, NXFM) and lent her vocals to colour the albums of countless up-and-coming rockstars. Marissa is also no stranger to music theatre, with lead roles as ‘Maureen’ in Rent and ‘Gabriella’ in High School Musical. Releasing her debut album ‘Cheaper Than Therapy’ in May 2008, she has since embarked on four tours to North America with just a keyboard, those killer vocals, and her heart on her sleeve, playing shows in New York City (The Bitter End, Rockwood Music Hall), Toronto, Canada, and wowed crowds in the UK and Europe with shows in London and Paris. Likened to Alicia Keys and a ‘more chilled-out Beyonce’, rather than reading this you should probably just be listening to her tracks and preparing to stalk her on facebook/twitter/tumblr/instagram/youtube/myspace and every other social networking site known to man. Look out for her second album ‘Boys Write Love Songs Too’, available mid 2012.