SINGLES / EPs

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Amanda’s vocals have been described as a cross between Sara Bareilles and Sarah McLachlan, musically her songs are a mix of singer-songwriter, pop, neo-soul meets Middle Eastern. 

During her childhood, she lived in Beirut where experiencing war first hand has taken this experience and transformed it into a rare opportunity to inspire her audience through her sense of humor, peaceful and loving way of speaking. She gives children a head start from her songwriting workshops that send them off encouraged to build on their lives using their sorrow and turning it into passion for life.

She has sung songs for Lifetime, The WB, CBS, NBC and others and has performed live for audiences of up to 2500 fans. The New York Times thanked Amanda for her vocals on the Emmy winning theme song “A Place In Time” for Paramount’s The 4400 and has been interviewed by Forbes.com and Kababayan Today with G. Tongi LA 18 TV.

She has collaborated with the legendary Stephen Stills and has shared the stage with other #1 best selling artists such as Todd Sucherman (Styx), Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard), Stephen Mark Weitz and Howard Anderson (Strawberry Alarm Clock), Eric Dover (Alice Cooper), Ron Dziubla (Ricki Martin), Bird York, Lili Hayden and many others. 

Amanda has received radio play from countries around the world including the U.S. and has been featured on some of Southern California’s most popular radio stations such as KCRW 89.9 FM. When she’s not traveling, you can catch Amanda performing live online and at highly regarded venues such as The Mint, The Roxy, The Rainbow Room, Genghis Cohen, Molly Malone’s, Feinstein’s and UCLA where she has sang the star spangled banner on several occasions at Pauley Pavilion and Jackie Robinson Stadium. She has also performed live on Los Angeles’s most-watched morning Pilipino news show Kababayan Today Channel 18 TV.

Awards

“Back To Love”

• Global Music Awards – Silver Medal –- 2022 
• Indie Music Channel Awards – Nomination – 2022
• Clouzine International Music Awards – Best Global Crossover Album – Fall 2022 
• The Josie Awards – Nomination – Multi Genre Category- 2022

Reviews

“Amanda is Fabulous. Really!” – Stephen Stills 

“I’d like to thank Amanda Abizaid for making TV more memorable this summer.” – Adam Buckman, New York Times 

“Amanda Abizaid Sings in Support of Schoolchildren a World Away, With Some Help From Stephen Stills” – Brad Auerbach, Forbes

 “We are honored to add your name among those personalities, so that Lebanese youth can discover people like you and their achievements in different fields.” – Micha Chahhoud, The Lebanese Broadcast Channel International

“Abizaid is stand- out talent in a city of stand-out talents.” –Patrick O’Heffernan, IndiePulse Music

“You are truly a SAINT!” – Mark Stephen Weitz, Strawberry Alarm Clock

“There are those who sing words, and there are those who sing art. Amanda Abizaid is the latter.” – Erman Baradi, Vents Magazine 

Website: amandaabizaid.com
Facebook: amandaabizaidmusic
IMDB: Amanda Abizaid