With her expressive vocal ability and vocal tone, inspirational singer and songwriter Kellie Cadogan is an out of the box talent. Her ability to communicate, connect and deliver with audiences with her preferred genres of Jazz, R&B and Gospel blends well with her singer songwriter skills.
Born in the beautiful island of Barbados and first raised in Brereton Village in St. Philip, Kellie moved to East Point St. Philip which was the birthing ground for her musical and artistic abilities. In her early teens she expressed the desire to be a singer and took every step possible to achieve this goal in an environment where arts as a living was unpopular. Despite the naysayers Kellie knew deep within that music and singing was her calling. Her first step towards reaching that goal first started with Theatre Arts which built a firm foundation in acting, technical work and journaling. It was by doing this program at the Barbados Community College that she discovered the program that would forever change her life and created a solid foundation as a trained musician & singer. The Associate Degree in music was the birthing ground for the start of Kellie’s music career. She has been a voice tutor in the program for over 10 years and considers it a part of her give-back initiative to the development of trained singers in Barbados.
Following these two courses Kellie read for her BA in Theatre Arts in Trinidad, West Indies, and has been using her abilities in the field of Theatre to revolutionize her live performance and recorded works.
Audiences are always interested in the next show as they can never tell what or how she will present her work as her approach to the musical delivery is always different and inspiring. “I like inspiring people and performing gives me the platform to connect with people in a way that I hope each time gives them a fresh, new or revelatory perspective about life and their life’s purpose.”
Kellie has released 2 albums – The Nearness of You (Jazz album) and Believe (R&B & Jazz album). The combinations of the two different genres of music says a lot about who she is an artiste.
“I find it hard to choose a genre of music. I tried it and it left me feeling confused for months. Thankfully I discovered that that is not living – so I’ve since then made a choice to allow my creative and artistic expression to live outside the box and go where the Spirit of God leads me to share.”
Her most recent album has definitely been a vulnerable and unique in presentation and it truly merges her Theatrical & Musical influences. Her third album “Intimate Journey” is a compilation of the songs that she released in the year 2021- 2022. It all began with one single entitled “Spirit of God”, and resulted in a final project that takes the audience on a real life journey of the intimate behind the scenes that resulted in each of the singles. When asked about it’s creation Kellie says, “This is a very intimate album that evolved into a beautiful work of art during the period in time when the world stopped.”
Kellie is looking forward to sharing her music & sound with the world through performances & interactions across the globe.
EVENT PERFORMANCE
Kellie has performed at many prestigious events garnering excellent reviews. These include: Barbados on the Water Festival (Toronto), Barbados to Brazil (hosted in Brazil), Roger Gittens – A Taste of Me, Walkin’ In My Own Shoes, Barbados Music Awards, Caribbean Jazz (Naniki) with Luther Francios, St. Lucia Jazz Festival (hosted in St. Lucia) and An Evening with Kellie Cadogan (hosted in Belize), Barbados Jazz Festival, and the Sandy Lane Gold Cup.
HOTELS AND VILLAS
Kellie performs at some of the best hotels and villas all across the region, and especially at home here in Barbados. These prestigious locations include; The Sandy Lane Spa, The Crane Resort, The Hilton Hotel, Royal Pavilion and many private and corporate functions which desire an elegant, innovative and inspiring evening of performance.
Barbadian music entrepreneur Kellie Cadogan, embodies elegance, artistry, style and a vocal ability that creates a wonderful Jazz experience for her audiences. Her vocal styles are linked to the tonal quality and the elegance of Nancy Wilson & Diana Krall and her vocal freedom and improvisational skills to that of Ella Fitzgerald. Kellie has a unique and very competent way of vocally adapting to the stylistic quality that is needed for any occasion. Her experience as a vocalist has been maturing rapidly over the years and she continues to surprise, and satisfy audiences whenever she performs. She has worked with some of the best musicians within Barbados and the Caribbean (Roger Gittens, Andre Woodvine, Arturo Tappin, Luther Francois, Hal Linton, Stefan Walcott, Carlos Perotte, and Willie Kerr, to name a few).
Barbadian singer/songwriter, Kellie Cadogan, is the 2010 Jazz Artiste of the Year (Barbados Music Awards). Her debut performance on the music scene came at the Cool Jazz Series’ Discovery Segment in May 2006 and the following year she was the headlining act for the final Cool Jazz Series held in May 2007. Internationally, Kellie’s accomplishments include being the 2007 scholarship winner of the Berklee College of Music’s five week summer performance programme, as well as the performer for the Singer Songwriter showcase at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, USA. Regionally, she has been featured at the St. Mary’s Jazz Festival in Virgin Gorda, the British Virgin Islands and at An Evening of Jazz with the band Euphoria at the Central Bank Auditorium in Trinidad. Most recently she has appeared with the Rupert Lay Quartet at the Jazz on the Pier event of the 2009 St. Lucia Jazz Festival. In Barbados Kellie has headlined the Kellie Cadogan Quartet at the 2008 Holder’s Season. Her most accomplished assignment to date was in August 2008 when she took on the roles of artistic director, co-producer, writer, director and featured performer in the Jazz and Musical showcase, An Evening with Kellie Cadogan, which was held at the Frank Collymore Hall. In January 2009 Kellie launched her debut Jazz album entitled “The Nearness of You” at the Frank Collymore Hall. She was also the lead vocalist with the BCC Jazz Project at the Jazz on the Hill for 2009 Barbados Jazz Festival as well as featured vocalist for the 2009 Sandy Lane Gold Cup where she sang the well known Barbadian song “Beautiful Barbados” accompanied by The Royal Barbados Police Force Band. Kellie’s most highly acclaimed performance came in September 2009 where she opened for international recording artiste, Stephanie Mills, at the Ultimate Soul Weekend held in Barbados.
Barbadian music entrepreneur Kellie Cadogan, embodies elegance, artistry, style and a vocal ability that creates a wonderful Jazz experience for her audiences. Her vocal styles are linked to the tonal quality and the elegance of Nancy Wilson & Diana Krall and her vocal freedom and improvisational skills to that of Ella Fitzgerald. Kellie has a unique and very competent way of vocally adapting to the stylistic quality that is needed for any occasion. Her experience as a vocalist has been maturing rapidly over the years and she continues to surprise, and satisfy audiences whenever she performs. She has worked with some of the best musicians within Barbados and the Caribbean (Roger Gittens, Andre Woodvine, Arturo Tappin, Luther Francois, Hal Linton, Stefan Walcott, Carlos Perotte, and Willie Kerr, to name a few).
Barbadian music entrepreneur Kellie Cadogan, embodies elegance, artistry, style and a vocal ability that creates a wonderful Jazz experience for her audiences. Her vocal styles are linked to the tonal quality and the elegance of Nancy Wilson & Diana Krall and her vocal freedom and improvisational skills to that of Ella Fitzgerald. Kellie has a unique and very competent way of vocally adapting to the stylistic quality that is needed for any occasion. Her experience as a vocalist has been maturing rapidly over the years and she continues to surprise, and satisfy audiences whenever she performs. She has worked with some of the best musicians within Barbados and the Caribbean (Roger Gittens, Andre Woodvine, Arturo Tappin, Luther Francois, Hal Linton, Stefan Walcott, Carlos Perotte, and Willie Kerr, to name a few).
Barbadian music entrepreneur Kellie Cadogan, embodies elegance, artistry, style and a vocal ability that creates a wonderful Jazz experience for her audiences. Her vocal styles are linked to the tonal quality and the elegance of Nancy Wilson & Diana Krall and her vocal freedom and improvisational skills to that of Ella Fitzgerald. Kellie has a unique and very competent way of vocally adapting to the stylistic quality that is needed for any occasion. Her experience as a vocalist has been maturing rapidly over the years and she continues to surprise, and satisfy audiences whenever she performs. She has worked with some of the best musicians within Barbados and the Caribbean (Roger Gittens, Andre Woodvine, Arturo Tappin, Luther Francois, Hal Linton, Stefan Walcott, Carlos Perotte, and Willie Kerr, to name a few).