Hilary Weaver - Singer/Songwriter
Hilary Weaver is an up and coming 20 year old singer and songwriter from Toronto who is breaking out in the pop/rock genre in Canada, the U.S. and the UK strong and unwavering vocals, a wide vocal range, a passion for singing, fresh and catchy songs!
Hilary is making waves internationally on the music scene – Winner Best Pop Song in the Great American Song Contest in March 2010, Winner Best Female Vocal at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards in LA in November 2009 and Top 10 Finalist for British Music Week's Rising Star Award 2009 out of over 10,000 global entries in London, England in October 2009.
As a classically trained singer, Hilary is currently working with vocal coach Micah Barnes (formely of the Nylons) on the pop style of singing that is her passion. She has honed her vocal and performance skills in the past in numerous private lessons and master classes with various teachers as well as classes at her high school Etobicoke School of the Arts. Hilary was accepted to Berklee College of Music, but has deferred her attendance to work on her music career.
To enhance her performance abilities, Hilary has also worked for the past several years on her acting and dancing through programs such as the Triple Threat Program at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto and dance classes in ballet, jazz, modern, and hip hop at Martha Hicks School of Ballet. Hilary appears as a background performer in Disney’s Camp Rock 2 and is anxious to pursue and acting career as well.
Hilary’s musical influences have been many- she loves all types of music from pop to rock to rnb to jazz and big band, country and rap. She loves a wide range of artists from all types of music – Celine Dion, Norah Jones, Michael Buble, Sarah McLachlan, Alicia Keys, Pink, Katy Perry,Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift to artists like Diana Ross and the Supremes, Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, Eva Cassidy and Aretha Franklin.