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by Julie Zeitlin

“You walked in here and you have your own voice,” Nashville producer Gary Morse told contemporary country singer Sheri Lynn DiGiovanna. “You don’t sound like anybody else.”

 

There’s a reason for the Nashville resident’s unique sound. Although singing is her lifelong passion, a difficult personal relationship led her to take a ten-year break from music, and she emerged from her hiatus with a deepened connection with her heart and soul. “I can’t perform a song without really feeling what it means and getting emotional about it,” she says. “I’ve been through a lot and I know what it’s like to hurt.”

 

The evidence is plain on her debut album, “All You Need” (produced by Morse). Featuring ten songs penned by some of Nashville’s top writers - including Jeffrey Steele, Bob DiPiero and Al Anderson - Sheri sings about life, love, heartbreak and hope with a rare authenticity.

 

The music industry and the public have embraced “All You Need,” and - thanks to worldwide commercial and Internet radio airplay and her compelling live performances – the CD sells consistently. One music director called it “a milestone in country music,” and offered this advice to other stations: “love it and spin it.” Sheri regularly played Nashville’s popular clubs and writers’ nights before pursuing her MBA. She can be seen each summer performing in her hometown of Potsdam, New York, at the Potsdam Summer Festival.

 

Sheri also made a Christmas CD, and is working on her sophomore country album, which does not have a release date yet. Set to produce the latter is Gary Paczosa (Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss, Dolly Parton). “It will be different,” she says of the new project. “I want to include some upbeat material – a few more danceable tunes than I had on my first CD.”

 

While singing is her first love, Sheri has many creative outlets. She recently made her acting debut in Nashville - to excellent reviews - and is a sought-after theatrical costume designer. A classically trained pianist and singer with a musical theater background, she has written four musical satires and another musical for high school students. She is also fluent in French and knows a little Italian.

 

Her next CD is in the works; but in the meantime, fans can count on this: the music will come from her heart and soul, and reflect her singular style.