ArtistInfo

Cathy Battistessa

voc, GB
Singer of Dance

Cathy Battistessa, one of the original artists and vocalists to emerge from the Balearic dance movement. Cathy is recognised internationally as ‘The Voice of Café del Mar’. She is both author and performer of the most revered and authentic Chilled & Dance classics to have graced the entire compilation series, ‘More Than Ever People’ (levitation), ‘Oh Home’ (Paco Fernandez), ‘Shine’ & ‘Speck Of Gold’ (Afterlife), ‘Starlight’ (Chris Coco) and ‘Riva’ (SlowPulse) and Black Water (Grant Nelson). In 2000 Cathy co-wrote ‘A Little Bit Of Luck’ with DJ Luck & MC Neat, propelling her into the mainstream Pop Charts and securing her first Top 10 UK hit! Since then, her distinctive and exquisite vocals have blessed innumerable quality productions featured on the most seminal compilation albums such as: Café Del Mar, Defected, Hed Kandi, Café Mambo, Hotel Costes, Ministry of Sound, Manifesto, Peppermint Jam, React, Sunday Best, Blue Bar, Buddha Bar. Cathy regularly performs worldwide mostly for exclusive VIP events and has collaborated with a diverse choice of progressive artists, writers, musicians & producers including; Valgier Siggurson (Bjork), Rob da Bank (BBC Radio / Bestival / Sunday Best), Jose Padilla (CDM), Paco Fernandez (Ibiza), DJ Luck & MC Neat, Knee Deep (LoveBirds), Chris Coco (BBC Radio), Levitation (More Than ever People), Kirk De Giorgio, Slow Pulse (OMM Sounds Ibiza), Charles Webster (Defected / Miso Records), Stephane Pompougnac (Hotel Costes), Afterlife (Subatomic UK / The Afterlife Lounge), James Bright (Lux), Grant Nelson (Swing City Records) and Blank & Jones / Miguel Migs (Salted). Cathy has lived in Ibiza as a fine artist also, creating the poster art for the famous 'Privilege Club' and exhibiting her paintings and sculpture all over the world including The Northcote Gallery on The Kings Road, London. In 2009 Cathy received and acknowledgement and a great honour, a personal invitation to perform for H.H Dalai Lama for his birthday celebration in the COBO Arena in Frankfurt. “Vocals that can lift you into heavenly submission!” DJ Magazine “A unique artist with a powerful spirit and distinctive vocal style” Acid Jazz

Genres

• Dance
• Electronic