Alyssa Bonagura
| Alyssa Bonagura | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Alyssa Baillie Bonagura |
| Born |
April 1, 1988 Nashville, US |
| Genres | Singer Songwriter, Country, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer songwriter, musician, producer, audio engineer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Piano, Bass, Mandolin, Accordion, Dulcimer |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Associated acts | Baillie & the Boys, Tyler Bryant, Aerosmith, Jessie James Decker, Jo Dee Messina, Jedd Hughes, Jeffrey Steele, Kenny Rogers, Sarah Jarosz, Vince Gill, Delbert McClinton, Small Town Pistols, The Wilkinsons |
| Website | alyssabonagura |
Alyssa Bonagura (born April 1, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter.
Alyssa Bonagura is from Franklin, Tennessee. She is the daughter of singers Michael Bonagura and Kathie Baillie of Baillie & the Boys. She has been singing since the age of 2 and is a multi-instrumentalist. At the age of 11 she was asked by Kenny Rogers to sing a duet with him on his Christmas album Christmas From The Heart. She was awarded the Sennheiser Scholarship which allowed her to graduate from Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts with a degree in sound technology in 2009. She performed back up vocals in "That Old Glass Case" on her mother's 2006 album Love's Funny That Way. While studying in England from 2006 to 2009, she became a temporary member of Pete Wylie and The Mighty Wah! and played at such events as the 2007 Queens Variety Show in Liverpool, England at the Empire Theatre, and Knowsley Hall Music Festival alongside acts such as The Who, The Coral, and The Thrills. She performed at the 2008 European Capital of Culture event, Liverpool: the Musical – the event which inaugurated Liverpool's new Echo Arena with Ringo Starr.
In 2010, Bonagura signed with Rondor Music International (A division of Universal Music) as a songwriter and has successfully written songs for Raquel Castro's debut single "Diary". In 2011, Sarah Jarosz released a single that she co-wrote with Bonagura called "Run Away." She's also co-written the song "Keeping Secrets" with Tyler Ward on his 2012 album Hello. Love. Heartbreak. and "Like U" for Kaya Jones former member of The Pussycat Dolls on her Release album.
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