Christa Borden
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Christa Borden is a Canadian pop singer, known as the winner of the television reality series contest Popstars
: The One in April 2003.
As a child, Christa Borden spent much time performing in public. Starting out singing folk songs and musical theatre and in her teens, operatic repertoire, she won many awards and scholarships from the St. John's Kiwanis Music Festival for both Piano and Voice. She was the runner-up in the Junior Rose Bowl in 1997, and then she landed her first lead role later that year as Anne Shirley in the Peter McDonald production of Anne of Green Gables
.
In 1998, she won the Miss Teen Newfoundland and Labrador pageant
.
In 1998 she attended Memorial University's Music School studying Voice. During this time she seriously studied the more classical forms of singing from early music to opera to cabaret. She graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Music
degree in Vocal Performance.
Since April 2003, she has continued performing and has been collaborating with other songwriters and musicians. She appeared on the cover of numerous local and national magazines, toured the province with fellow singer/songwriters Jackie Sullivan and Jacinda Beals, and performed in "Our Divas do Broadway" at Mile One Stadium in 2004.
In 2006, she guest-starred on the CBC Television
series Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
.
Christa opened for Aerosmith in July 2007 at the CDPEC in Charlottetown, PEI.
Her Debut CD "I Rhyme With Orange", Produced by Jeff Trott, with six (6) tracks mixed by Bob Clearmountain, is scheduled for a Fall 2009 release.
Popstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
: The One in April 2003.
As a child, Christa Borden spent much time performing in public. Starting out singing folk songs and musical theatre and in her teens, operatic repertoire, she won many awards and scholarships from the St. John's Kiwanis Music Festival for both Piano and Voice. She was the runner-up in the Junior Rose Bowl in 1997, and then she landed her first lead role later that year as Anne Shirley in the Peter McDonald production of Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery published in 1908. Set in 1878, it was written as fiction for readers of all ages, but in recent decades has been considered a children's book...
.
In 1998, she won the Miss Teen Newfoundland and Labrador pageant
Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant
The Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant is a teen pageant based out of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Founded in 1996, the pageant sets out to annually showcase the talents and achievements and build the confidence of the province's brightest young women, between the ages of 13...
.
In 1998 she attended Memorial University's Music School studying Voice. During this time she seriously studied the more classical forms of singing from early music to opera to cabaret. She graduated in 2003 with a Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Music is an academic degree awarded by a college, university, or conservatory upon completion of program of study in music. In the United States, it is a professional degree; the majority of work consists of prescribed music courses and study in applied music, usually requiring a...
degree in Vocal Performance.
Since April 2003, she has continued performing and has been collaborating with other songwriters and musicians. She appeared on the cover of numerous local and national magazines, toured the province with fellow singer/songwriters Jackie Sullivan and Jacinda Beals, and performed in "Our Divas do Broadway" at Mile One Stadium in 2004.
In 2006, she guest-starred on the CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
series Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
Hatching, Matching and Dispatching
Hatching, Matching and Dispatching was a Canadian television sitcom series. The CBC Television show starred Mary Walsh as Mamie Lou Furey, the matriarch of a family in Newfoundland and Labrador who own a combination ambulance, wedding and funeral business. The remaining cast included Shaun...
.
Christa opened for Aerosmith in July 2007 at the CDPEC in Charlottetown, PEI.
Her Debut CD "I Rhyme With Orange", Produced by Jeff Trott, with six (6) tracks mixed by Bob Clearmountain, is scheduled for a Fall 2009 release.