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Valerie is the quintessential, all-American, country girl. She grew up on a rural, Southeastern Pennsylvania farm in Allentown, the town popularized by songwriter Billy Joel.
www.valerieborman.com

Valerie discovered her love of music early on, and by the age of four was singing and playing piano by ear. Her childhood dream of becoming a singer was finally realized while attending Penn State University, where she received a B.S. in Marketing. After a semester of playing banjo with State College's famous Phyrst Phamly, Valerie auditioned for a Lehigh Valley, PA cover band called The Starlites.

Impressed with her vocal skills, the band made her the first female vocalist in their twenty year history. It was during these years with the Starlites that she developed her captivating performance style and powerhouse vocal talent. The top-40/variety group proved to be the perfect training ground for Valerie's triple-octave plus vocal range. Covering a variety of artists such as Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera and Celine Dion, and singing styles from Rock to R&B, Valerie developed a multi-dimensional, deeply-textured voice that knows no limits in range or style.

Working a schedule of five and six four-hour performances per week, Valerie's voice has also developed unmatched endurance. With this winning combination of her amazing talent and energy, Valerie takes vocal entertainment to a whole new level. Valerie still performs with the Starlites while pursuing her solo career.

In addition to her live performances, as a recording artist, Valerie has been equally successful. "Now Is So Beautiful," from her Sweeney Sessions release (named for songwriter Tom Sweeney), debuted on WZZO's Backyard Bands program in April of 2001. By November, the track had risen to the #10 position on mp3.com's Rock Charts. Peaking at #7 on the Download Chart, Valerie's "Now" was challenging (and surpassing) major artists such as Alanis Morissette.

With her success apparent, Century Music Group in Nashville approached Valerie with a recording opportunity that culminated in the CD, "It's Good To Be Loved." Though her talents and interests span many musical styles, Valerie explored the Country genre on this album. The universal appeal of this feel-good recording and its relationship-centered themes has generated world-wide requests (1600+ per month) on mp3's truSonic playlist, with international fanmail arriving daily.

On August 14, 2003, Valerie's single 'Big Trouble' beat out the Dixie Chicks for the #10 position on mp3's New Country Chart. In November 2003, Valerie's CD bested Billy Ray Cyrus for the "Album of the Month" in Power Source Magazine.

As Valerie continues to perform more than 250 shows per year, her future as a live performer and recording artist is undoubtedly very bright.

Her ability to tackle many genres and styles is impressive, but what really stands out is the personality and honesty she gives to each song.