For our Christmas hiatus, we’ll be rebroadcasting some of our most popular Over Coffee® episodes from 2015.
(Photograph courtesy of Deanna Della Cioppa, and used with permission.)
This Christmas season, you probably know her best as the “Black Friday Woman” and the “Christmas Woman”.
That’s because singer/songwriter Deanna Della Cioppa is back for a second exuberant appearance, as frontwoman in the “Big Lots” commercials. But that’s just one aspect of her career.
Deanna’s professional resume has included co-writing and singing the 2000 dance hit “Higher”, performing all over the world (including with Stevie Wonder, Celine Dion and Cece Winans), and appearing on Season 8 of “America’s Got Talent”. In a recent e-mail, Deanna told us she’s the singing voice behind an exciting new commercial, starting on Christmas Day–and wait till you hear about her “dream project”, currently in the works!
(Like to connect with her? She’d love to hear from you; her Instagram, Vine and Twitter is @deannabombchica.)
In this episode of Over Coffee®, you’ll hear:
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The “baby steps” Deanna took, to prepare for her career during her growing-up and teen years;
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What she did to get her music in the record store while still in her teens;
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The chance meeting that led her to a top-notch professional training and started her on her career path;
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The best lesson she learned at Berklee College of Music (hint: this works for artists and innovators in all areas–not just musicians!);
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Her experiences recording her first Big Lots commercials in 2014;
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A love story that you’ll love!;
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The highs and lows of her successful music career;
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How she manages to keep her feet on the ground in the rollercoaster world of the music business;
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An exciting “dream project” on which she’s working
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The philosophy by which she lives and creates her music
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