ANDROMEDA TURRE

Vocalist | Songwriter | Actress | Dancer

Andromeda's professional career started with Ray Charles as a background vocalist or "Raelette".  During her time with the Ray Charles Orchestra she was promoted to vocal director and arranger while performing as the lead Raelette.  After working with Mr. Charles, Andromeda was hired as the lead vocalist for the J.C. Hopkins Biggish Band where she sang jazz standards and J.C.'s Grammy award-winning original tunes from New York to LA.  She also acted as ''Rose'' in J.C.'s play "Rose does Rico". 

Andromeda went on to star in Woody Allen's "Murder Mystery Blues" at the Midtown Theater in New York in which she was acting, singing, dancing and playing the piano during the show.  Andromeda's studio credits include several commercials, background vocals / songwriting / producing on several albums and featured vocals on the film score for Cafe and Tobacco, which won a Moondance International Film Festival Award.

An international success, Andromeda has performed across America, the Carribean, Europe and Asia. She was featured as the "Queen of the Blues" singing with the Jazz Big Band at Tokyo Disney in Japan for 14 months. While there she recorded her debut album "Introducing Andromeda Turre" which was up for a 2008 Grammy for Best Vocal Jazz Album. The self-produced album contains four original songs and several jazz classics all arranged by Ms.Turre.

Andromeda has formal training in Vocal Performance / Music Business from Berklee College of Music, Theater from the Boston Conservatory and Dance from Alvin Ailey and Dance Theater of Harlem. She also studied piano and composition with Sonelius Smith and voice with Marni Nixon.

After a successful tour in Italy, Andromeda is looking forward to performing there again this fall.

And here are some key press quotes about Andromeda:

"dangerously attractive... soulful voice" - New York Times

"talented...glamorous...gorgeous" - British Theater Guide

"Very talented, and a body any costume designer loves!!" - Michael Bevins.com

"a beautiful woman... strong performance" - Peter Santilli, Associated Press

"tantalizing femme fatale" - The New Yorker

"brilliant musician...awesome performance" - Onlineseats.com