Francine Saltares
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Cina enjoys living life to the fullest. Originally a Manhattan baby, she now resides in NY. In high school she was voted Most Musical and is widely known as the tiny girl with the big voice.
Her best memory from high school is when one of the songs she recorded in a studio was aired on local radio station KISS FM and was voted 91kissed on the Kiss it or Diss it? show. Having graduated from Five Towns College she plans to one day go to law school to become an entertainment lawyer.
Ever since she was 18 months old, she has been singing wherever she can be heard, whether it was talent/state competitions, benefits, school functions, baseball games, and various theatre productions. Some of her hobbies include, singing, dancing, acting, playing guitar, swimming, shopping and writing just to name a few.
One of the best memories she has had to date, is during her freshman year at Five Towns College when one of her friends set her up on a blind date in NYC which turned out to be a prank designed for MTVs Boiling Points. Aside from being on MTV, this past summer, Cina performed on NBCs local talent competition called Gimme the Mike as well as starring in a promotional commercial for My so-called Life on the Noggin channel. She also currently holds the title of Hudson Valley Idol, and has performed at Bodles Opera house in Chester, NY.
Cina states she will someday be famous for something great. Her motto is to never hope your going to be something, always think positive and say YOU ARE going to be what you want to be. If you truly believe in yourself, then there is nothing that will get in the way of your dreams coming true!
Why this name?
Francine. FRAN-CINE. twist it up feminine style...CINA.
Do you play live?
Spotlight Live, in Times Square NYC!! Of course I love it, i get up on stage, my second home!
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
It allows a much broader audience to listena nd take notice to new artists who otherwise would be starving artists 15 years ago without the internet...
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Tricky Tricky.
Your influences?
Amy Winehouse (the talent), Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Selena, Motown, Salsa, Marc Anthony, etc
Favorite spot?
NYC
Equipment used:
Mbox, Garageband, Shure Beta 58a, Neumann U87, Protools, cables...etc.lol