20th Anniversary International Year of the Family Australia
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BRIDGE OF LOVE PROJECT 2014 - COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST LINE-UP - MELINDA SCHNEIDER

Melinda schneider

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For well over a decade now Melinda Schneider has been a leading light of the ‘new-breed’ of Australian singer-songwriters both in Australia and the US.

In a career which began with a stage debut at the age of three, (appearing with her mother, the legendary Mary Schneider) Melinda has kept her family tradition alive by becoming one of Australia’s most sublime singers and popular live performers. But it is through her assured and accomplished songwriting that she has really discovered her true voice.

With nine albums under her belt, she has earned two Gold records and won numerous awards, including six CMAA Golden Guitars – featuring 2008 Top Selling Album for Stronger, 2005 Album Of The Year with 'Family Tree', APRA Song Of The Year for the song 'Real People' and Female Vocalist Of The Year in 2003 for 'The Story Of My Life'.

2008 brought with it an exciting new phase in Melinda’s career, with the launch of her own independent record label, Be Music. The label’s first release was Melinda’s fifth studio album Be Yourself in July 2008, which earned her second ARIA nomination for Best Country Album.

Melinda was awarded her 6th CMAA Golden Guitar for Vocal Collaboration of The Year in January 2009 for her heart-warming duet Still Here with Paul Kelly. Melinda’s songs have also been recorded by artists as diverse as John Farnham, Billy Thorpe, Jimmy Little, Olivia Newton-John, Ricky Skaggs and Paul Kelly.

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As 2010 unfolded, the career dimensions of Melinda Schneider broadened dramatically. She dazzled with her dexterity on television’s Dancing With The Stars, and put her country music recording career on pause for a moment to indulge a passion for Doris Day that goes back decades. This passion resulted in the release of her shimmering tribute album 'Melinda Does Doris - A Tribute To Doris Day', which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Jazz and Blues chart, remaining there for a total of 9 weeks.

Melinda then starred in her brand new stage show 'DORIS, Doris Day – So Much More Than The Girl Next Door'. Co-written by Melinda and David Mitchell (of Dusty/Shout fame), this musical tribute to Melinda’s idol, could very well be the universal story of women, set to the music of the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s.

Hot on the heels of sell out seasons at Brisbane’s Twelfth Night Theatre and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival and two huge weeks at Melbourne’s Her Majesty’s Theatre, DORIS opened at The Lyric Theatre, Sydney in November 2011 to rave reviews, followed by a sell-out reprise performance at the prestigious Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in April last year.

Meanwhile, in October 2011, Melinda also released her 9th album 'Life Begins At 40 – The Ultimate Melinda Schneider Collection'. The double CD release marked her recent milestone birthday and celebrates over three decades of Melinda’s successful recording career.

More recently, Melinda has entered another wonderful phase of her life with the birth in August 2012 of her beautiful baby boy Sullivan.

“As a songwriter and singer Melinda Schneider is one of this country’s truly important artists."  Glenn A. Baker     

“When she sings ballads, she has the power to make you cry."  Sydney Arts Guide

Melinda Schneider participates in the Bridge of Love Project by kind courtesy of Be Music and Melinda Schneider Management.

Official Melinda Schneider website: www.melindaschneider.com.

The Bridge of Love Project is an official Australian awareness-raising endeavour for the 20th Anniversary International Year of the Family, an initiative of the United Nations. Australia celebrates National Families Week 15-21 May 2014. The UN-designated theme for this year's international campaign is: 'Stronger Families, Stronger Communities'.

All proceeds from the Bridge of Love Project are directed towards Barnardos Australia for their continuing work with vulnerable children and young people in our communities.
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20th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family
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