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Elisha is a soulful and spiritual song bird who is captivating the Spoken Word and R&B audiance with her angelic voice. Representing from V.A. She has participated in the Urban Independent Music Awards and the Atlantis Music conference in Atlanta. Why this name? THE NAME ELISHA WAS GIVEN TO ME FOR A MIDDLE NAME. I WAS NAMED ELISHA AFTER MY GREAT GRAND FATHER. THE PROPHET ELIJAH WAS GIVEN THE NAME ELISHA AFTER HE WAS TRANSFORMED. BECAUSE I FEEL THAT IN THE LAST FEW YEARS OF MY LIFE THAT I AM BEING TRANSFORMED FOR A HIGHER PURPOSE I HAVE TAKEN ON A NAME THAT IS PERSONAL AND DEAR TO MY HEART. BIOLOGICALLY I NEVER KNEW MY FAMILY BUT I DO THANK THEM FOR GIVING ME THE NAME WHO'S MEANING IS, "GOD'S MY SALVATION." Do you play live? I HAVE APPEARED AT THE URBAN INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS WHERE I WAS VOTED THE INDEPENDENT SPOKEN WORD ARTIST OF THE YEAR. THIS WAS A VERY SPECIAL MOMENT FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST PUBLIC AWARD AND EVEN THOUGH THE VOTERS HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO PRONOUNCE MY NAME THEY STILL VOTED FOR ME. IT WAS THE FIRST CATAGORY OF THE NIGHT SO I WAS THE FIRST NOMINEE TO GET AN AWARD THAT EVENING. How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry? THE INTERNET ALLOWS EASY ACCESS TO YOUR MUSIC. BY DOWNLOADING YOUR MUSIC AS A MP3 ANY ONE IN THE INDUSTRY CAN SAMPLE YOUR MUSIC OR TALENTS WITH OUT HAVING TO WAIT FOR THE CD. Would you sign a record contract with a major label? YES, I AM CURRENTLY WITH BOONDOX RECORDS BASED IN RICHMOND,VA Your influences? YOLONDA ADAMS, CEECEE WINANS, NICOLE MULLENS, DONNIE MCCLURKIN, AALIYAH, Favorite spot? MURTLE BEACH, NC IT'S CLOSE TO HOME AND I LOVE TO WALK THE BOARD WALK. Equipment used: MAGIX MUSIC MAKER 6 |