Daniela Nardi is a classically trained

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singer and songwriter based in

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. She studied music from the age of five at the

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in Toronto, and her studies culminated in a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Music from

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. She has composed for various independent films, and her resume includes experience as an actor and voice-over artist. Nardi has performed in Toronto clubs (The

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, Lula Lounge) and at festivals in both

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(Rimouski Jazz Festival, Distillery Jazz) and abroad (in front of 100,000 people at a festival in

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, in tandem with her jazz piano-playing husband, Ron Davis. In 2009 she was chosen as the Best Female Vocalist at the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards. In 2024, she was appointed as Executive Director of the

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Material

Nardi focuses on her life as inspiration for her songwriting. Her first album ''

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'' deals with her childhood. Her second, ''The Rose Tattoo'', deals with her mother's battle with cancer and eventual death.

Discography

* ''

'' (2003) * ''Espresso Manifesto: Songs of Paolo Conte'' (2006) * ''The Rose Tattoo'' (2008) * ''Canto'' (2015)

References

External links

Daniela Nardi's Official Website
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