Gina Sicilia
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| Born | March 6, 1985 Newtown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Nationality | American |
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| Bra/cup size | 36D (80D) |
| Boobs | Natural |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Body type | Slim |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Hair | Black |
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Gina Sicilia (born Elvira (Elveera) Gina Sicilia, March 6 1985, Newtown, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia) is an American blues singer. She is the youngest daughter of Giovanni Sicilia, an Italian immigrant, born in southern Italy) and Patricia Sicilia, born in Philadelphia.
Exposed to music by her parents, Sicilia showed a passion for music at a young age. By age 12 she began writing her own songs, and by 16 she had written numerous songs that would later be recorded on her debut album.
In 2007 Sicilia graduated from Temple University with a degree in journalism. During her sophomore year of college, Sicilia began attending the weekly blues jam at Warmdaddy's in Philadelphia. It was there she got her first performing experience was introduced to numerous people who would help her to record her first demo.
In 2005 Sicilia began dating blues singer/guitarist, Dave Gross. They split up in 2013.
Singing career
In 2006 Sicilia recorded her debut album, Allow Me To Confess, which was produced by Gross and consisted of eight original songs. Musicians on the album included harp player Dennis Gruenling and Arthur Neilson. The album was released in early 2007 to rave reviews. JazzReview called her "the best Blues singer on the music scene today"[1] BluesWax said she was a singer with "...star potential.."
"Allow Me To Confess" debuted at #10 on the Living Blues Radio chart, and peaked at #3 on XM Radio's Bluesville. A few months after the album's release, Sicilia signed with the VizzTone Label Group. Sicilia was nominated for a 2008 Blues Music Award in the category of 'Best New Artist Debut'.
In October of 2008, Sicilia released her sophomore CD, "Hey Sugar", which again debuted at #10 on the Living Blues Radio chart and consists of 9 original compositions. Sicilia delved deeper into more Soul and Americana songwriting on her next release Can't Control Myself in 2011. The album was met by rave reviews. The Boston Globe praised her voice as "Earthy and voluptuous" while About.com said she "delivers a vocal and lyrical performance that rates alongside the titans of early-1960s soul." In March 2011, to promote the new album, Sicilia performed on Philadelphia's NBC "10! Show" and interviewed and performed on BB King's Bluesville, channel 74 on Sirius/XM Radio with DJ Bill Wax. The album debuted at # 11 on the Living Blues Radio Charts on April 1, 2011 and was added to over 150 AAA radio stations in May 2011. In the summer of 2011 Can't Control Myself was included in About.com's list of the "Top Ten Best Blues Album's of 2011...So Far". She was also nominated for her second Blues Blast Music Award for Sean Costello Rising Star Award later in 2011.
Sicilia continued with the VizzTone label in 2013 with the release of It Wasn't Real. The CD was produced and engineered by Grammy winning producer Glenn Barratt at Morning Star Studios in Amber, Pennsylvania. The recording contained an array of Philadelphia studio musicians and included nine of Sicilia's original songs, as well as an early 1960s Etta James hit, "Don't Cry Baby." The album failed to produce as much fanfare as the previous records, but Sicilia continued to tour the country and overseas as one of the faces of Blues and Americana. Sicilia ended her long-time musical and personal relationship with David Gross later in 2013 and shortly thereafter relocated from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee to further her career in music.
In 2014 Sicilia traveled to Muscle Shoals, Alabama where she recorded and produced her fifth studio album of all original material, The Alabama Sessions, a 5-song EP. It would be her last release for the VizzTone label group.
In 2015, Sicilia was introduced to Kirk Pasich, co-founder of Blue Élan Records, a Los Angeles, California-based record company by fellow artist Janiva Magness. Pasich signed Sicilia to the label and released her next album Sunset Avenue in August 2016. The five-song EP was met with international critical acclaim and received airplay across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe and Asia.
Sicilia has produced two more follow-ups on the Blue Élan label - 2017's full-length Tug of War and 2018's Heard the Lie. Heard the Lie was produced by Grammy-winning artist Dave Darling in Los Angeles and featuring a duet with label-mate, Grammy nominated Janiva Magness. The album featured a cover of Bad Company's "Ready For Love", which received international airplay and attention. She toured the US extensively also opening several shows for Paul Thorn. Heard the Lie debuted on Billboard Blues music charts at #10. She also performed for the first time at SXSW in 2018.
Currently, she is getting ready to release her fourth album for Blue Élan and ninth album overall Love Me Madly, which is being produced by North Mississippi All-Stars alum Cody Dickinson and feature guitar work by his brother Luther Dickinson. To celebrate the release of the album in 2020, Sicilia released the single "Misery With You" on Valentine's Day 2020 in anticipation of the album's release on May 29th.
Personal Life
Gina Sicilia also has a sister, Anne-Marie Sicilia, who is a math teacher at Crossroads South Middle School.
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