Carla Bianco
Carla Bianco is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and actor.
Career
Of Italian descent, Carla Bianco grew up singing at family parties, and began writing songs at the age of 10 on the piano.[1][2]
In 1990, she worked with Jellybean Benitez of Jellybean Productions, Madonna's producer, and had her first song, Not This Time, released on Atlantic Records. She also wrote with Narada Michael Walden, Judd Friedman, Reggie Lucas. In 1996, one of her songs The lover that you are was #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, covered by Pulse. It reached No. 22 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1996.[3][4]
On stage Carla played the role of Maureen in Rent on Broadway and Los Angeles.[5]
She also performed in movies including Unstoppable with Denzel Washington and Promised Land with Matt Damon.
Carla released her debut CD, All This Time in 2012.[2][6]
Filmography
- 2010: Unstoppable : Horse Trailer Owner
- 2011: Scream Show 2 : Janet Weaver
- 2012: Promised Land : Profesora
Awards
- 1996 : ASCAP award for The lover that you are
References
- ^ Carla Bianco's biography Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, popvltr.com, April 1, 2014
- ^ a b "Preview: Carla Bianco plans CD release". Retrieved September 25, 2016.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 442. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Carla Bianco's discography, discogs.com, April 1, 2014
- ^ Carla Bianco's biography, roundmagazine.net, April 1, 2014
- ^ Album review All this time by Carla Bianco, imoveilive.com, September 11, 2013, retrieved April 1, 2014
External links
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- Living people
- 21st-century American pianists
- 21st-century American women singers
- 21st-century American singers
- American musical theatre actresses
- American people of Italian descent
- American pop pianists
- American women pianists
- Year of birth missing (living people)