Melinda Channels Doris Day

By Adam Simon - July 9th 2010 3:21 pm

Six-time Golden Guitar winner, Melinda Schneider strikes out in a new creative direction on her sixth studio album, recording her first concept album "Melinda Does Doris - A Tribute To Doris Day" with producer Chong Lim at the helm and her first with Universal Music Australia.

"Melinda Does Doris" is available July 30 and is a tribute to legendary actress, singer and activist Doris Day. Melinda pays tribute to one of the world's greatest female entertainers whose career spanned over five decades and delivered some of popular music's most enduring and successful recordings.

With this album Melinda enters a new era of recording, which was inspired by a Doris Day tribute show in which she performed seven years ago at Melbourne's Mardi Gras Midsummer Festival.

Melinda Schneider says, "Everybody loves Doris! I have been a fan of Doris Day since I was a child and my all time favourite Doris film is "Calamity Jane". She was such a huge talent, a triple threat as they say, she could sing, dance and act. Doris is the best of everything a woman can be. When I grow up I want to be just like her! People have been telling me for years that I should make this record and I knew that one day, when the timing was right, I would. I am so excited about this project and to be working with the great team at Universal Music ".

George Ash, Managing Director of Universal Music Australia adds, "We have watched Melinda accept award after award and measured her real sales and artistic success. the opportunity to work with her on this very special album was something we just couldn't pass up".

Melinda Schneider is one of the leading female artists in Australia's new country movement, however she will be substituting the guitar for some dancing shoes in her appearances on Network Seven's "Dancing With The Stars".

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