Alia King - Musician/Songwriter

Alia King was born on August 17, 1982 in the city of Calgary. Her love of music became evident at the tender age of 2, when she would recite songs from some of her favorite musicals such as “Annie” and “The Wizard of Oz”. She began piano lessons at the age of 5, after teaching herself how to play several songs by ear. She was a very dedicated piano student, looking forward to practicing everyday. She also began dancing at a very young age, taking her first Ballet class when she was 4 years old.

Her very first audition (1994) resulted in great success as she was cast as the lead role of Snow White in the Junior High School Production of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Musical”.

The following year, Ms. King was accepted as a cast member of The Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede as a Senior Singer/Soloist, and continued on with them for 5 years. Here she gained ample performance experience, and furthered her dance studies in jazz, ballet, tap, and partnering. Alia was chosen as the soloist for the singing of the National Anthem for the Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show where she sang for an audience of 20,000 people each night.

Throughout the years Ms. King continued to study drama, advanced acting, dance, piano, music theory, and musical theatre. At the end of her grade 12 year, Alia was presented with the “Highest Achievement in Musical Theatre” award, earning 100% as a final mark. With lots of hard work and dedication, she completed her Grade 10 piano and Grade 10 Voice with the Royal Conservatory of Music, as well as Harmony 4 and History 4. Competing at Kiwanis and N.A.T.S. music festival, and other talent shows also won Alia many awards and scholarships in the following categories: Italian Art Song, Bach Aria, German Art Song, French Art Song, Sacred Solo, and Musical Theatre. She continued her extended Vocal Performance Studies at Mount Royal College for 2 years with Mr. Winston Noren.

She began teaching as a student teacher when she was 15 years old, and after 3 years of Pedagogy training for voice and piano, began teaching on her own. She is so proud of each and every one of the students at her studio. Her students put on two performances a year, one at Christmas time, and a year end “Tribute to Musical Theatre”, which has been very successful.

Alia King has performed in many local musicals including: Crazy for You, 42nd Street, Little Shop of Horrors(Audrey), Grease(Sandy), Les Miserables(Eponine/Fantine), CATS(Rumpleteazer), Ragtime(Sarah), Chicago(Roxy Hart), and many more…

She has been a featured performer at Cowboy’s Night Club for the New Years Eve “Moulin Rouge” event, where she played the role of “Satine”, as well as the grand opening of Coyote’s Night Club. She has participated in various Christmas performances with members of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra as a soloist, and pianist.

Ms. King continues to perform at numerous weddings and special events throughout Canada. Most recently, Alia was featured in “That’s What She Said: A Cabaret”, and “Global Fest” at the Calgary Italian Club. Alia is so thankful for the never-ending love and support from her family and friends.

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