ONE OF THE LEADING COUNTRY SINGERS ON THE ISLAND, CONSIDERED
TO BE MALTA'S QUEEN OF COUNTRY MUSIC. RELEASING HER 4TH ALBUM
IN 2007, HER NEXT ALBUM WILL BE OUT SOON.
MARISA D'AMATO HAS BEEN IN THE LOCAL SCENES SINCE WHEN SHE PARITCIPATED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SONG FOR EUROPE FESTIVAL
OF 1996. IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS SHE PARTICIPATED IN SONG FOR EUROPE FESTIVAL- 1998 AND 2003, THE MALTA SONG FESTIVAL- 1996, 1999
AND THE L-GHANJA TAL- POPLU FESTIVAL - 1998, 2001 AND 2004.
SHE ALSO TOOK PART IN VARIOUS MUSICALS, "JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR", "THE SOUND OF MUSIC" AND THE LEADING ROLE IN THE LOCAL PRODUCED MUSICAL, "JISIMNI KATARINA".
BUT HER CAREER HAD A BIG TURNOVER WHEN SHE TURNED TO COUNTRY MUSIC. IT ALL STARTED WHEN EILEEN MONTESIN, A LOCAL TV PRODUCER, ASKED MARISA IF SHE WOULD TO PARTICIPATE IN A LOCAL TV PROGRAM CALLED "RODEO". AFTER SINGING IS A 13 PROGRAM SCHEDULE, SHE DECIDED TO ISSUE HER FIRST CD, "MAKIN BELIEVE".
CONSEQUENTLY, SHE PARTICIPATED IN OTHER PROGRAMS AS
A COUNTRY GUEST SINGER, AND PERFORMED IN ALL THE LEADING
COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ON THE ISLAND. AFTER BEING CHOSEN AS ONE
OF THE HONORARY SINGERS OF THE COUNTRY MUSIC APPRECIATION SOCIETY, IN SEPTEMBER 2000 SHE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SING IN LOUISIANA AND TENNESSEE WHERE SHE PERFORMED IN A CONCERT
WITH FLATPICKING CHAMPION, GUITAR PLAYER STEVE KAUFMANN AND DOLLY PARTON'S BANJO PLAYER GARY DAVIS. A FEW MONTHS LATER MARISA RELEASED HER SECOND ALBUM,"COUNTRY HEART & SOUL".
IN FEBURARY 2004 MARISA RELEASED HER 3RD ALBUM
"HEARTACHES & ROSES", THAT INCLUDES DUETS WITH J.J. JOHNS
AND LOCAL COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER ARALDO.
IN 2006 MARISA RELEASED HER FOUTH ALBUM, “MY KIND OF COUNTRY”THAT INCLUDED 3 OF HER ORIGINAL TRACKS.
IN 2007 MARISA TOURED IN AUSTRALIA FOR 7 WEEKS AND ALSO
PERFORMED IN IRELAND AND UK. HER 2008 UK SECOND TOUR WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL, CONTINUING HER TRIPS TO UK IN 2009, PERFORMING IN LEADING COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVALS AND EVENTS IN WOLVERHAMPTON, DERBY, BLACKPOOL, STOKE, POOLE & BIRCHWOOD. ALSO IN 2009 MARISA DID HER 2ND AUSTRALIAN TOUR FOR 6 WEEKS PERFORMING IN MELBOURNE, BRISBANE & SYDNEY. SHE WILL BE AGAIN IN UK IN JULY PERFORMING AT WOLVESTOCK COUNTRY FESTIVAL & FORTE SAN ANTONE.
(For more detail visit the EVENTS page)
APART FROM HER SINGING CAREER, MARISA HOSTS A WEEKLY RADIO SHOW ON MALTA’S LEADING RADIO STATION ONE RADIO AND PRODUCES AND PRESENTS A COUNTRY TV PROGRAM, "COUNTRY JAMBOREE" ON ONE TV.
