DEBRA FIORE

The sultry singer/songwriter/pianist Debra Fiore, has been performing throughout the Chicagoland area since she was 18. She is highly visible and respected in wedding and corporate events. Her exquisite singing is often compared to that of Barbra Streisand. Debra possesses a talent of exposing her heart with lyrics and is elegantly unique in her vocal interpretations as a songstress with her three octave range.

Through the help of her musical parents, Debra started learning the music business about the same time she began to walk and talk. Her mother, toured as a vocalist with Elvis Presley and her father, was a notable Chicago jazz pianist who accompanied the highly acclaimed actress singer Ann Jillian and performed in several movie bits as an extra with Frank Sinatra.

Debra began performing jingles and recorded her first demo at Universal Recording Studios Chicago, for client Bigsby and Kruthers through TMK/Elias Productions when she was 22 years old. She has performed in many summer festivals including Chicago’s Festa Italiana with Sergio Franchi on the lake, and the Taste of Elmwood Park. She appeared at the Daley Center and belted out the tune “My Kind of Town” for a thunderous audience. Fiore headlined with the famous comedian John Powers, author of "Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?", as a co-host on a weekly cable tv show titled Powers Hour. The show aired on Continental cablevision, Channel 10, TCI of Illinois Channel 23, Metrovision Channel 6 and 56, and cablevision channel 45. Debra also had the experience of working with Jim Peterik’s (Ides of March) bass player Larry Millas in several recording sessions at Chicago’s River North Recorders. Her talents also brought her into producing a variety cable tv show titled Lifestyle with Pat Cheffer.

An award winning performance on Ms. Fiore’s cd, gave her a personal letter written by Kenny Loggins which he supported her vocals and stated, “You’ve definitely got chops!” Another honor was given to her by Nordstrom’s Midwest Region of Oakbrook as a certificate of excellence as a pianist for managing the piano department.

Debra has filled the dining rooms to their capacity at many up-scale country clubs including Barrington Hills, Medinah, Ruth Lake, Oak Park, River Forest, St Charles, Naperville, Itasca, River Forest, Lake Shore, and Inverness. She entertained for many Fortune 500 companies and was the house pianist for Inverness Golf Club for over 15 years. She also worked exclusively for the Hyatt Regency Hotel chains where she had the opportunity to perform for many clients. She was honored to perform for Monty Hall (Television Host of Let’s Make A Deal), birthday at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.

Fiore’s professionalism is clearly evident as she soars through her renditions of Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, She is bound to take your listening ear to greater heights with her performance of Mozart’s Sonata in C, or Claude Debussy’s Clair De Lune. Fiore’s versatility in musical genres is suitable to any special occasion you are planning. Whether you are requesting jazz standards for a cocktail hour by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, or Duke Ellington; or just wanting exquisite dining music such as Doctor Zhivago’s Somewhere My Love, Ms. Fiore will incorporate your requests into her playlists. Her unique interpretation of each selection will leave you wanting for more. Whatever event you may be planning, the music will be a memorable one with Debra Fiore’s performance.