Lynda grew up listening to an eclectic assortment of music, virtually anything she could get her hands, or ears, on and it shows in her varied selection of material and her delivery of a song and her earliest vocal influences come from Ella, Sammy, Judy, Lena, and Frank. In any given minute you might hear a hint of jazz, pop, rock, R&B, or show tune and her sound is best described as a mix of Diana Krall, Gladys Knight, Pat Benatar, and Barbra Streisand in ONE voice. Lynda began her professional career in music working as lead vocalist in various Top-40 bands throughout the Northeast and in Original Rock bands locally in the Boston area. In keeping with her eclectic musical nature she spent a few years performing exclusively in musical theater but returned to performing in clubs and enjoys redefining the ever growing Great American Songbook. “I’m drawn to a great lyric”. She continues to perform both in jazz and cabaret venues and private functions. Lynda’s vocal talent has been showcased at many of Boston’s major venues such as Scullers Jazz Club, North Shore Music Theater, Club Café, Ryles Jazz Club, and the Lyric Stage as well as Don’t Tell Mama, The Metropolitan Room, The Salon, and The Iguana in New York City, NY. Lynda currently appears regularly at the Napoleon Room in Boston.
Her show, ‘Hungry Years’, earned her a 2013 Broadwayworld.com nominee for Best Female Vocalist. ; her second in as many years. Her CD, Ordinary Fool, was celebrated with three CD release concerts, two in MA, one in NYC. The NYC show earned her two nominations for BroadwayWorld.com’s 2012 Cabaret Awards: Best Female Vocalist and Best CD Release. Lynda was also a featured guest on the Jordan Rich Show on WBZ Radio discussing songs from the CD. She also enjoyed 4 consecutive years performing the National Anthem at the Verizon Center for the AHL hockey team the Manchester Monarchs. In 2014, Lynda opened her own voice studio, Soma Voice Studio, where she enjoys teaching voice lessons to students of all ages. 🎹🎶🎵🎤 |
Reviews:
🎹🎵🎤“Lynda D’Amour is one of Boston-area’s most exciting, sought-after cabaret singers, and her debut recording, "Ordinary Fool," shows exactly why, with her buttery alto, crisp attention to lyrics, and a no-nonsense interpretive style that tells it like it is. This is a CD you will want to keep handy whether for a romantic evening, or your own private pity party, as D’Amour takes you on the all-too familiar journey of love’s fables and foibles.” –John Amodeo, Cabaret Scenes Magazine. (Portion of CD Review) 🎹🎵🎤 "I was especially entranced by Ms. D'Amour's ability to handle such a wide variety of song styles with such ease….she presented a flawless rendering of each song. " - Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline Online 🎹🎵🎤 "D’Amour has further distinguished herself...appearing recently in a musical revue directed by Bill Castellino where she stopped the show with a hysterical musical theater send-up, Here Comes The Ballad, (Davis/Vinaver)..." - John Amodeo, Edge magazine 🎹🎵🎤 "Her tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. showed off her impressive vocal range: She can belt. She can purr...one minute, then dig down...for a growly number...she can whisper the sweetest notes you ever heard...If that chameleon voice were not enough, D’Amour is plenty funny, to boot…She’s got it all..." - Beverly Creasey, Theater Mirror 🎹🎵🎤 “D’Amour (and her musical director/pianist Barry Levitt) brought a nice swinging vibe to Irving Berlin’s “Change Partners,” was absolutely lovely on “If I Ruled the World” (Bricusse/Cyril Ornadel) and included a cool, deep register scat on “Lover, Come Back to Me.” Her strength is a sultry, breathy alto on the lower notes, which was never more evident than on the highlight of the set, “What Kind of Fool Am I?”…”-Stephen Hanks, Cabaret Scenes Magazine, Nov 2011 Issue. |