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Ladyva
File:Ladyva (2015).jpg
Ladyva (2015)
Background information
OriginBern, Switzerland
GenresBoogie-woogie, Jazz, Blues
Occupation(s)Pianist, Composer, Singer
InstrumentPiano
WebsiteLadyva.com

Ladyva (Vanessa Sabrina Gnaegi), (* 8. Dezember 1988 in Ipsach) is a swiss Boogie Woogie, Blues and Jazz Pianist.

Musical Career

Ladyva started playing the piano when she was 14, inspired by the music of the great masters of Boogie Woogie. Only two years later she began performing, together with her brother Pascal Silva.[1] Various TV appearances in Switzerland followed: Heitere Festival Zofingen, ZDF Fernsehgarten, Glanz und Gloria and many others. She has also been successful in her second homeland, the Dominican Republic, where she appeared on over 30 popular TV shows. In 2009 Ladyva released her first album. The following year, 2010, she performed at the prestigious Blues Festival Basel[2] (Switzerland) and in 2011 she signed with Universal Music.

In 2014 Ladyva appeared at several boogie woogie festivals in Germany[3]. Ladyva has also been invited to perform at Jerry Lee Lewis’ 80th Birthday/Farewell U.K. Tour at the London Palladium and the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow in September 2015[4]. On October the 16th 2015 she performed live @ the famous “The Late Late Show” on RTÉ One in Ireland[5]. In November she toured through Europe, which includes TV Shows in Bulgaria, for example: Slavi’s Show[6] & the election of Miss Bulgaria. In London (Boisdale) she performed at the 'Cigar Awards' with guests like Burt Reynolds and Jonathan Ross.

In Mai 2016 she has been invited to perform at the Boogie Woogie Dinner hosted by Jools Holland with other famous Boogie Woogie Pianists such as Axel Zwingenberger, Ben Waters and Stride pianist Neville Dickie[7]. In July she played at the prestigious Jazz festival in Ascona[8], later on she has been nominated as “Best Boogie Woogie Pianist of the Year” at Boisdale, also hosted by the famous Jools Holland[9]. On the 12th December she performed again at the Cigar Awards 2016 with guests like Charlie Sheen and Kelsey Grammer.[10] In 2016 performances at festivals in Switzerland and abroad (France, Spain, Germany) followed together with Silvan Zingg. At his International Boogie Woogie Festival in Lugano, they presented their first joint 4 handed CD “Beloved Boogie Woogie” on April 22nd 2017[11].

In August 2017 she was invited to perfom at the biggest Boogie Woogie Festival worldwide at La Roquebrou in France[12].

London, September 13th: Ladyva receives the award as 'Best Boogie Woogie Pianist 2017' at the Boisdale Music Awards hosted by Jools Holland[13] and now she just released her 3rd Album '8 To The Bar'[14].

Achievements

  • 2017 Boisdale Music Awards hosted by Jools Holland „Best Boogie Woogie Pianist 2017“

Discography

  • 2009: Vanessa G - The Boogie Woogie Lady
  • 2013: Ladyva - 2nd Cut
  • 2016: The New Orleans Experience - Jazz Ascona Festival Sampler-CD
  • 2016: Ladyva & Silvan Zingg - Beloved Boogie Woogie
  • 2017: Ladyva - 8 To The Bar

References

  1. ^ "LADYVA". is-music.ch. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  2. ^ "11. Bluesfestival Basel - Vanessa G." www.bluesnews.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  3. ^ KG, gogol medien GmbH & Co. "Peter Hegers 16. Neusässer Boogie-Nacht". myheimat.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  4. ^ "Mit Jerry Lee Lewis im Privatjet". www.suedostschweiz.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  5. ^ Ladyva (2015-10-18), Ladyva | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One, retrieved 2018-01-30
  6. ^ Ladyva (2015-12-06), Ladyva | Slavi's Show (Шоуто на Слави) | BTV, retrieved 2018-01-30
  7. ^ Boisdale. "JOOLS HOLLAND NIGHT in association with SMALL LUXURY HOTELS OF THE WORLD". www1.boisdale.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  8. ^ Ladyva (2016-07-09), Ladyva - Boogie Woogie Medley live @ Jazzascona, retrieved 2018-01-30
  9. ^ Boisdale. "JOOLS HOLLAND hosts The Boisdale Music Awards". www1.boisdale.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  10. ^ Schilttler, Flavia. "Kinostar Charlie Sheen baggerte Schweizer Pianistin an: «Wie viele Zähne hat ein Delfin?»" (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  11. ^ "Silvan Zingg International Boogie Woogie Festival | Switzerland". boogiefestival.com. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  12. ^ "LADYVA" (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  13. ^ "The Boisdale Music Awards 2017 - Boisdale of Canary Wharf". Boisdale. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
  14. ^ ♫ 8 to the Bar - Ladyva. Listen @cdbaby, retrieved 2018-01-30
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