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On the Australian rock scene as far as rock chicks go.. there was Chrissy Amphlett, Suze Demarchie and now introducing Yolanda Thomas..... The first thing people are blown away by is Yolanda's powerful stage presence in her live shows. She has essences of Pink's attitude, Anastacia's vocal delivery,Alanis's personal songwriting style and the agressive passion of Skin (Skunk Anansie) As a strong songwriter her songs will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions from ballads that courageously expose her vulnerability to cheeky, rock tracks. CHEEKY POP/ROCK. **Yolanda was one of the last 4 Australian girls standing in world wide search for a rockstar in 'ROCKSTAR2;SUPERNOVA', the CBS reality tv show based in L.A. As an Australian finalist she featured on 'ROAD TO ROCKSTAR' for the past month on Fox8 hosted by Lowie from 2DAYFM Hot 30, gaining her a national audience. **She has found some high profile supporters. Of the title track LOCK UP YOUR SONS former AC/DC manager Michael Browning said "Great song that could be a hit song,and youre a good performer!" and Australian music guru Molly Meldrum agreed "Yeah that is a good song, that is a very good song." Elton Johns ex manager and leading international talent scout, J.R quoted "Shes definitely got something." **In May this year Yolanda was chosen for the 'Eddytors Dozen' in the NEW YORK'S prestigious magazine 'Village Voice'. The online version included a link to her website and sent hits through the roof. ** In June the title track LOCK UP YOUR SONS was recently song of the day on www.uksounds.com sending hits on www.uksounds.com/yolanda to 26,887. **Yolanda works fulltime as a lead vocalist and choreographer, having also worked as a backing vocalist for major artists like Wendy Matthews / Powderfinger / Vanessa Amorosi / Robyn Loau and Jimmy Sommerville on the AUSTRALIAN music scene. Including numerous appearances on TV and Filmclips. ** Yolanda was the understudy to Danni Minogue's Rizzo in GREASE the Arena Spectacular, including a solo song, with minimum crowds of 10,000 in Australia and 40,000 in New Zealand. **As a songwriter her song “photo to burn†was no.1 on the Mp3.com.au pop/rock charts in Jan 2001. Check out the artist's website: http://www.myspace.com/yolandathomas Track List: 1. Lock Up Your Sons 2. Breaking in Hollywood 3. Going Down 4. Perception of Deception 5. Losing You To LA 6. Oh Yes 7. I'm Doing Fine Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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