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Chelsea Bognuda

Auckland, New Zealand

Actor, Musician

I'm not your average young artist. I have a GREAT love of old music discovered while surrounded by dusty records in my Grandads garage in Bulls when I was small. Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughn, Del Vikings, Patsy Cline among many. There's something so "alive" in that music. I'm a bit of a fashion nut with my own style. I could live in an op shop and love the sound of any music vintage and old. I would love to travel with my old brown suitcase and sing old tunes for the rest of my life.

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Music Immersive - Chelsea Bridge
House of the Rising Sun :)

Physical Details

Height:160 cm / 5ft 3in Shoe size:7.0 UK / 8.5 US / 40.5 Euro
Weight:53 kg / 116 lbs Hair colour:Brown
Ethnicity:White / Caucasian Hair length:Long
Skin colour:Tanned Hair type:Straight
Eye colour:Green

Experience

2010

  • Toi Whakaari : Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting), Wellington, NZ

Acting

Acting experience:Previous paid speaking roles

Languages spoken

English

Accents spoken

AustralianIrishNew ZealandUK Cockney
UK EnglishUK PoshUSA CaliforniaUSA New York
USA SouthernFrenchGermanItalian
MaoriSpanish
2011: Nominated for Chapman Tripp Award for most promising Female Newcomer
Circa Theatre- Played Mona and Astrid in Eight by Ella Hickson
2008-2010: Bachelor of Performing Arts: Toi Whakaari NZ Drama School
2010 Museum Hotel/SGCNZ Scholarship
2007: SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company-Portia (Merchant of Venice) on Shakespeares Globe Stage, London, UK
Toi Whakaari roles:
Helena: A Midsummer Nights Dream
Sergent Robinson/Bertha Johnson: The Pohutukawa Tree
Nga Tawa College roles:
Mistress Page: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Bernard Black: Black Books
Tybalt: Romeo and Juliet
Ariel: The Tempest

Music

Crazy
Guitar ability:IntermediateComposer ability:Intermediate
Vocal ability:Lead singerLike to join a band:Yes
Vocal range:Mezzo-Soprano

Singing styles

PopRockClassical

Favourite genres

PopIndieJazzClassical
Country
Influences:Norah Jones,  Amy Winehouse,  Johnny Cash,  Ella Fitzgerald,  Louis Armstrong,  Roy Orbison,  Melody Gardot,  Pasty Cline,  The Beatles.,  Hermans Hermits,  Kitty Daisy And Lewis,  Mary Coughlan,  Del Vikings
bring it back
Wellington, New Zealand
Jazz / Country
2008-2010: singer in soul/jazz band "the common room" performing in Wellington festivals.
10 years belt/jazz singing training.
8 years Guitar/songwriting.
2011: Capital E National Theatre for Children "Songs of the Sea" Musical 9 month tour around New Zealand dancing/singing/performing.
2010: Sally Brown-You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.
2009: Sally Bowles-Cabaret.
2006: Little Voice (L.V.)-Little Voice-Wanganui Repertory Theatre.
2006: Velma Kelly-Chicago.
2006: Katherine-Kiss Me Kate.

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