
Kim Sozzi
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| Sozzi’s story starts in the unassuming town of Melville, New York where the raven-haired singer grew up entrenched in the entertainment industry. “My whole family is very musical," Sozzi explains. “My grandmother was an opera singer and my mom’s dad is a Latin percussionist, and my dad is a musician as well as the founder and owner of a successful entertainment company.” Growing up was anything but conventional. “My dad’s band would rehearse in the basement three times a week, and I would sit on the steps listening and calling out songs for them. They played contemporary music and I knew all their songs.”
Not only did she witness dad’s rehearsals, she got glimpses of both parents’ shows. “I remember hiding under the tables in places I wasn’t allowed to be in - bars, clubs, parties,” the olive skinned beauty giggles. “And my mom! She took my sister and me plenty of times to her shows, too. She was a Hawaiian dancer who only recently retired. “Between mom’s dancing and dad’s singing, Sozzi got the itch to perform at a tender age. “I was either going to be a Hawaiian dancer or a musician. At a county fair when she was eight years old, Sozzi recorded George Benson’s “The Greatest Love of All” (It was like an octave too low!” she laughs) at a recording booth. Immediately, her family was in a frenzy. “My parents played it for every single person that walked in the house. I didn’t think that is was good, but it just felt so right. That’s when I knew I was definitely going to be a singer.” By the time Sozzi was in her teens, that prediction became a reality. After singing in every available format, from vocal jazz groups to musical theater to choir, Sozzi found herself gravitating toward the pop music that she heard emanating from the basement. In the ensuing months, Sozzi had recorded a 4 song demo which landed in the hands of Tommy Mottola, and Sozzi signed her 1st major recording deal with Columbia Records. It wasn't long before Kim's sexy, vulnerable voice, energetic persona, and hard work began to pay off. Kim landed a huge break when one of her songs, “Letting Go”, a tormented declaration of autonomy with enough honest sentiment to cause goose bumps, in fact, appeared on Songs from DAWSON’S CREEK. Quickly following was an appearance on the TEACHING MRS. TINGLE with her song titled “Till I Cry You out of Me”. She was then invited to perform at Lilith Fair ‘99 alongside some of her biggest inspirations like, Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, the Indigo Girls, and Sarah McLachlin. It was obvious that Kim Sozzi was well on her way. Kim was introduced to Frank and Christian Berman, the production team that has produced numerous multi-platinum hits from artists such as Baha Men, Amber, Real McCoy and Moffats. Her fist single titled “Feelin Me’ with remixes by Grammy award winner Hex Hector, Jonathan Peters and Rosabel it was sure to be a huge dance club hit peaking at #4 on The Billboard Dance Charts in 2001. Over the last year she has become one of the sexiest and most talented female vocalists in this business. Kim is thrilled with the support she is getting from radio mixers across the country. In 2003 Kim recorded and toured with Opera star Jose Carreras from the world famous group “The Three Tenors”. They have recorded a duet titled “Show me the Way” which has been released in several countries throughout Europe and has had major chart success. ”Show me the Way” was also the theme song for the Ski Jumping Olympics in Austria. Kim has most recently recorded her latest single “How did you know”, (Neutone Recordings) with the hit-making production team “Mynt” also known as Albert Castillo and Rich P. aka The Riddler. “This is a long time in the making. It’s really come full circle. I've worked hard and so have the people around me, and I knew, eventually, I was always going to do this.” |