Liz Toussaint's Bio

Liz Toussaint alone, is a walking party, has Louisiana running through her veins, and a voice as big as Texas! Add that with 6 talented band members and you're guaranteed a good time!

She performs hits from her album "My name is Liz" and covers many favorites like "When will I be loved" by Linda Ronstadt and "If your not" by Shania Twain. Liz improvises and interacts with her audience, sometime including them in the show. One audience member from the Illinois State Fair said: "It was so fun to watch the children on stage dancing with her, my kids had a ball!" Liz has wowed audiences at County and State Fairs all over with rave reviews, Andrea Ingram, VP of the Museum of Science and Industry said: "Exactly what we needed; perfect song selection; perfect execution. People totally LOVED it."

After opening for Comedian Cedric the Entertainer to a standing ovation, Liz is quickly gaining a reputation for being a hard act to follow. She comes from a bloodline of great talent as she is related to Allen Toussaint who has written, arranged, produced and played piano for many of the best New Orleans R&B records ever made.

As the only black female country artist from Chicago, Liz is without question a rarity. Her witty personality comes alive on stage as she gives her audience a peek into her life as an inner city teen, uncharacteristically listening to country music. She's even outed some closeted country music lovers by getting them to sing along to songs that are very country, yet not on the country charts like "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner or "Sail On" by Lionel Richie. The Chicago Tribune found her story to be so interesting, they published a full page on her life in June of 2009 titled "City Born, Country Drawn".

Currently studying at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, this singer/songwriter/producer is dedicated to her craft and destined to be the next groundbreaking artist from Illinois. She continues to work on major developments with her project, while traveling and performing throughout the U.S.

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