MALIN

Artist Information

Biography

Hometown
* New Orleans, LA

Education
* BS in Computer Engineering
* MBA in Human Diversity
* Certified in Fitness Instruction / Personal Training / Won a Silver medal at the Amateur World Aerobics

Performance Highlights
* European tour (London, France, Italy). In Europe, performing, twice a year
* Winner of the McDonald's Opening Act Contest
* King World's Ananda Lewis Show nationally televised interview
* Opening performance for Grammy and Gospel Music award winners Oletta Adams, Amy Grant, Yolanda Adams, Helen Bayor and Shirley Ceasar
* Opening performance for Jazz recording pianist Cy Brinson
* Guest Soloist at The Louisiana United Methodist Annual Conference and the National Baptist Convention
* National Anthem soloist for state naturalization ceremonies

Some Clients
MADD, The Boys & Girls Club, Macy’s Stores, McDonald’s Corp., KingWorld Productions, America Philanthropy, American Airlines, Wal-Mart Network Radio, PBS

Website:
http://www.MALINthevocalist.com
http://www.myspace.com/MALINthevocalist
http://www.facebook.com/MALINthevocalist

Instrumentation

Vocal / Dance / Speak - MALIN
Keys - Stanley
Bass - Thad
Guitar - Melvin
Brass - Chuck, Landon
Keys - Keith
Background - Shawn, Jennifer, Frieda

Discography

Touch Somebody’s Life (1999); MALIN at Christmas (2000); Proud to be an American (2001); MALIN: By Request (2006)

Links

• Facebook

Audio

• Because He Lives (sample)
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• U Belong 2 Me (full song)
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• Pass Me Not (sample)
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• I Love the Lord (full song)
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• The Christmas Song (sample)
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• Lonely Talking Again (sample)
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• This is the Right Time (sample)
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• Do U Know What it Means 2 Miss New Orelans - feat. Louis Armstrong (full song)
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• City Called Heaven : A Slave's Prayer (sample)
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• I Love the Lord (sample)
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• Precious Lord (sample)
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• What Child is This? (sample)
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• U Belong 2 Me (sample)
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• USA National Anthem (full song)
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• Holiday Music Mix - feat. Gerry West (full song)
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Video

MALIN with the All Funk Radio Show band

Clips from practice of Tour 2012, A bit of FUN. A Bit of Praise

Photo Gallery

Press

• MALIN and Christmas CD Release (Radio interview) [+ Show ]
  

  WYLD 940AM Announcer: Well Merry Christmas New Orleans. This i...WYLD 940AM
  Announcer: Well Merry Christmas New Orleans. This is Christmas Eve and we know that we don't get white Christmas' here so I decided to bring special Christmas music this morning. I am Walter Ross and it gives me great pleasure to introduce a talented, my God - when God said stand in line for talent, this young lady must have camped out overnight. She made sure she was going to get hers. She lives in Dallas but is originally from New Orleans and with that I say Good Morning MALIN
  
  MALIN: Good Morning Walter. Good Morning New Orleans.
  
  Announcer: Your Home
  
  MALIN: Yes - I am home so it is very good morning.
  
  Announcer: Well thank you for sending me your CD. I have been blowing your CD out of the walls. I keep it in my computer and as Iam surfing the net, I am listening to the sounds of MALIN.
  
  MALIN: Well, thank you. That is very kind of you
  
  Announcer: And thank you for responding to my request. I wanted to bless the listening audience with Christmas and I know you are going to do it acceplla. You know, you have to be talented to sing with out music. So what are you going to do for us first MALIN?
  
  MALIN: First? I am doing more than one? See listeners, Walter didn't tell me all of this [laughs]
  
  MALIN SINGS - Go Tell it on the Mountain
  
  MALIN: That is the reason for the season
  
  Announcer: Well thank you for that. For those who are just joining us, you are listening to MALIN who is home for the holidays visiting family and friends. Let's hear another one?
  
  MALIN: So soon? Ok you are really catching me off guard [laugh]
  
  Announcer: [laugh] ok - Let's play something from your Christmas CD
  
  MALIN: Yea - I did this Christmas CD with the sounds of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It is huge.
  
  SONG PLAYS - The First Noel
  
  Announcer: AMEN 940AM WYLD. What a talented lady - MALIN. We are listening to her CD and she is here live. As I said before, MALIN is here and will bless us with Christmas music. What are you doing now?
  
  MALIN: I am going to do Silent Night
  
  Announcer: You know that is my favorite
  
  MALIN: No - I didn't know that. It is a special song
  
  MALIN SINGS - Silent Night
  
  Announcer: Whew! Thank you . Beautiful beautiful voice. I understand you have a concert coming up. Tell us about that.
  
  MALIN: We have a 10 city tour. A
  Touch Somebody's Life Malin-nium tour and we will begin New Orleans on March 18th
  
  Announcer: So where will the concert be?
  
  MALIN: The concert will be held at Cornerstone United Methodist Church. Rev. Joe Connelly pastor. On Bullard.
  
  Announcer: Ahhh- I know that church and that pastor very well.
  
  MALIN: We are very excited about this
  
  Announcer: OK say all the information again.
  
  MALIN: A concert at Cornerstone UMC on March 18th at 7:00pm
  
  Announcer: We are here with MALIN
  
  MALIN: Good Morning New Orleans.
  
  Announcer: Do you want to say
  hi to anyone?
  
  MALIN: Hello to my family and my friends. I am making the rounds this weekend so have that good cooking ready.
  
  Announcer: Speaking of family, your mother is a devoted and educator in the city. A retired math teacher of McDonogh #35
  
  MALIN: That is McDonogh #35 Senior High School College Preparatory.
  
  Announcer: Are you a McDonogh #35 alumnus?
  
  MALIN: Of Course!!. That is where all the success comes from
  Announcer: [laugh] ok
  
  MALIN: [laugh] ok New Orleans. Don't call in
  
  Announcer: Anyone else you want to say hello to?
  
  MALIN: I want to say hello and thank you to New Orleans for always welcoming me back with open arms every time I come home. Today I am going to the Saints game
  
  Announcer: I know why you are going?
  
  MALIN: Yea - to see my Saints beat up on the Cowboys
  
  Announcer: Wait. You live in Dallas and from New Orleans. So when the Saints and the Cowboys play
  
  MALIN: I am all Saints
  
  Announcer: You are about the only one.
  
  MALIN: Come on New Orleans. Have a little faith in the team. I think we are going to be the only two in that Superdome this afternoon.
  
  Announcer: Yea - we are going to lay hands on the Saints [laugh]
  
  Announcer: ok - We are about to go. Give us one more song.
  
  MALIN SINGS - What Child is This?
  Announcer: Where can you get the CD?
  
  MALIN: You can pick the CD up from this radio station, my web site which www. MALINthevocalist.com or from Cornerstone UMC bookstore.
  
  Announcer: Thanks MALIN

Setlist

Generally 45 minute set time but have set ready for longer or shorter play.

MALIN band's motto is "We work for you and will do whatever I can to make the event a success."

"Happy Hour / After Hour / Jazz" Set sample (alpha order)
A Whole New World (Disney)
All The Man (W. Houston)
All Woman (L. Stansfield
Anytime You Need A Friend (M. Carey)
At Last (E. James)
Beauty and The Beast (Disney)
Because You Love Me (C. Dion)
Believe in Yourself (The Wiz)
Betcha, By Golly Wow (P. Hyman)
Black Butterfly (D. Williams)
Bless the Child (B. Holiday)
Color of the Wind (Disney)
Come Share My Love (M. Howard)
Could it Be I'm Falling in Love (Spinners)
Cry Me a River (E. Fitzgerald)
Dreaming (V. Williams)
Fever (P. Lee)
Fire and Desire (T. Marie)
Give Me a Reason (T. Chapman)
God Bless the Child (B. Holiday)
Greatest Love of All (W. Houston)
Hero (M. Carey)
Home (The Wiz)
I Believe (The Wiz)
I Believe in You and Me (W. Houston)
I Can’t Live if Living is Without You (M. Carey)
I Hope You Dance (L. Womack)
I Live For your Love (N. Cole)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (W. Houston)
I'll be seeing You (B. Holiday)
I've Got Love on my Mind (N. Cole)
If I Could (M. Howard)
Just the Lonely Talking Again (W. Houston)
Miss You Like Crazy (N. Cole)
Misty (E. Fitzgerald)
Moonlight in Vermont (F. Sinatra)
My Funny Valentine (E. Fitzgerald)
Nature Boy (N. Cole)
Nice Work if you Can Get It (E. Fitzgerald)
Out on a Limb (T. Marie)
Reach (G. Estefan)
Saving the Best for Last (V. Williams)
Someone to Watch Over Me (E. Fitzgerald)
Sometimes I Wonder Why (A. Baker)
Stormy Weather (L. Horne)
Strange Fruit (N. Simone)
Summertime (E. Fitzgerald)
Sweetest Days (V. Williams)
The Closer I get to You (D.Williams/D. Hathaway)
The Look of Love (D. Krall)
The Whole Town's Laughing at Me (T. Pendergrass)
This Time I'll Be Sweeter (A. Boyfill)
Time and Tide (L. Stansfield
What A Difference A Day Made (D. Washington)
What A Wonderful World (L Armstrong)
Whatever Lola Wants (S. Vaughan)
Wind Beneath My Wings (B. Midler)
You are Everything (The Stylistics)
You Are Loved (The Preacher’s Wife)
You Belong to Me (M. McDonald)
You Know How to Love Me (P. Hyman)


Party Set (with band)
Big Band
All of Me (F. Sinatra)
Betond the Sea (B. Darin)
In The Mood (D.Ellington)
Little Brown Jug (G. Miller)
Mack the Knife (B. Dorin)
Pennsylvania 65000 T. Dorsey
String Of Pearls (G. Miller)
Take the Train (D. Ellington)
That Old Black Magic (F. Sinatra)
Woodchoppers Ball (W.Herman)
World On A String (F. Sinantra)

60-Today Dance
ABC (The Jacksons)
Best of my Love (The Emotions)
Brick House (Commodores)
Danc'in Machine (The Jacksons)
Dej’vu (Beyonce)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (C. Lauper)
Good Times (Chic)
I Wanna dance with Somebody (W. Houston)
I Want You Back (The Jacksons)
I'm Comin Out (D. Ross)
I’m Coming Out (D. Ross)
Kiss (Prince)
La Freak (Chic)
Love Train (O. Jay’s)
Ring my call (Anita Bell)
Someday, We’ll Be Together (D. Ross)
This Will Be (N. Cole)

Country/American/ Gospel
Amazing Grace (traditional)
America, the Beautiful (traditional)
Blessed Assurance (traditional)
Blue Jeans (J. James)
Breathe (S. Twain)
Crazy (P. Cline)
God Bless America (traditional)
Great is thy Faithfulness (traditional)
How Do I Live (T. Yearwood)
I Can’t Make you Love Me (B. Raitt)
I Hope You Dance (L. Womack)
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee (traditional)
Live like you were dying (T. McGraw)
My Country Tis of Thee (traditional)
National Anthem (traditional)
Nick of Time (B. Raitt)
Old Rugged Cross (traditional)
Onward Christian Soldiers (traditional)
Pass Me Not (F. Crosby)
Something to Talk About (B. Raitt)
Sweet Hour of Prayer (traditional)
Your Still the One (S. Twain)

Basic Requirements

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