Canadian singer Tonia Szkurhan has sung a second song penned by Chris Wood on camera at the Il Cantagiro television song contest in Italy. After the great reaction to her performance as a competitor last year Tonia was invited to return as a guest singer, this time alongside Italian singing star Tony Santagata.
Tonia chose to sing Chris’s Give me some love, premiering the song just days after she had visited London to do a demo recording of it. ‘I felt that the song could have been written for me and I was really happy with my performance and my interpretation,’ she said. ‘I got a great response from the audience and from one or two producers as well.’
Tonia last sang with GHO in 2012 and is eagerly awaiting the chance to sing with the group again, next year.
Canadian soprano Tonia Szkurhan sang in the national finals of Italian television song contest Il Cantagiro in October, singing Chris Wood’s song, The things you never said, emerging with glowing critical praise and several offers of work.
‘I did not win in the end,’ Tonia said, ‘but I sang my best and would not change a thing with my performance. Everyone loved the song and thought it was beautiful and stunning! I got tons of positive feedback from the judges. They all told me I had a beautiful voice and that when I sing I allow them to dream. I was also told that I do not act enough when I sing – but I do find the Italians to be particularly expressive! They told me that my voice is like a Ferrari and I am only driving it at 100km per hour and I need to be driving it at 220 km per hour – so from now on, I am taking the top down and driving on the highway! I have been booked to do a two hour radio show so I am super excited about that!
Just one year ago Tonia was singing with Guest House Opera, when it premiered the choral piece I have a dream and she is due to return to the UK to sing and record with GHO again. 05.11.13
