Truemors
I'm Lisa Lavie 
I started singing when I was about 10 years old. It was in school. We were doing some little recital and our music teacher was going around the classroom asking everyone to sing. I really did not want to sing, so I was hiding in the back behind these guys. My teacher saw me hiding and he said, “Come on Lisa, it’s your turn.” I really didn’t want to, but I started singing Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and when I was supposed to stop, he asked me to keep going. Afterwards, he said, “You got the part Lisa. You’re it.” I was so excited. I ran home and yelled, “Mom, I can sing!” I’ve come a long way since then. Things started to get interesting when the man who produced and co-wrote Mariah Carey’s first album heard my demo tape and came calling.
I didn’t always want to be a singer. There was a time when I used to want to be a pediatrician or a marine biologist, but then I realized I’d have to go through a lot of schooling, so I changed my mind. (laughs) I didn’t really start getting into singing seriously until I was about 16 or 17 years old, when I started performing across Canada with the number one French Hip Hop group at the time, Dubmatique. After a couple years, when I was 19 years old, I opened up my own Karaoke company in Montreal. I did a few things to explore singing, but nothing really major until I moved to California, which is where I am now.
I’ve been in California for four years. After four long years my forthcoming album is finally coming to fruition. It all started when I got a phone call from this guy named Ben Marguiles, who co-wrote and produced most of Mariah Carey’s first record. He had received a demo of my songs that I wrote and recorded when I was 16 years old, he liked what he heard and he called me. He wanted to fly me out to Santa Barbara to record a song with him. I just assumed it was a lie, because everyone knew I grew up listening to Mariah Carey. I thought it was probably just someone messing with me. I kept on ignoring the phone calls and messages and didn’t take them seriously until a few months later. <a href="http://www.orato.com/node/2154">Read Full Story</a>
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at 20:28 on November 9th, 2008
Lisa, you've got a beautiful voice. I was looking up "If I were a boy", on Youtube, and thought at first that you were lip-syncing the original. Keep it up!
at 22:52 on November 11th, 2008
Fabulous voice. keep on going
at 07:00 on December 2nd, 2008
Great voice Lisa!
I´m very impressed.
Beyonce has a great voice. But The fact is that you sing "if I were a boy" even better...
Keep up the good work. Hope to hear more from you...
//Staffan Carlson - Sweden
at 07:02 on December 7th, 2008
OMGness okay okay okay i was looking up if i were a boy and i saw you and thought u looked very pretty so so so i clicked on your link or w/e u call it and i was listening to your video and i thought th@ u were o so AMAZING. I found out i could sing when i was 7 and we were trying out parts for the christmas concert and every one was going to try out for the main christmas tree. So i said what the heck. and i just let it out and everyone's jaw dropped (exaggeration) and my music teacher was like "alaynie that was wonderful, you are very talented" and then she started to laugh b/c she was so surprised at and iqoute "what a big thing could come out of such a little girl." And then i got the part! but i am now only 13 years old and i am really shy to sing infront of people even though i am the loudest in my class and very out going i just feel as if i am bragging i think of the negatives "what if they dont like me" instead of "what if they like me." and other stuff. but enough about me, i just cannot even describe how beautiful you are in your voice and looks.!!!!!
♥alaynie jo (uh.lay.nee)
at 07:03 on December 7th, 2008
oops i forgot to add
-alaynie jo sparta, michigan
at 07:04 on December 7th, 2008
oops i forgot to add
-alaynie jo a little place called Sparta,Michigan
at 07:06 on December 7th, 2008
♥ u
at 10:31 on December 8th, 2008
I saw for the first time on YouTube back about 8 months ago and showed your video of you sining "Angel" to my wife. I was like, this girl is going to be huge, watch. I so glad to see your album is out now. I have it on my iPod now. It's such an AWESOME album!! Great job. I love all of the songs on it and it takes a lot for me to say that. These days it seems like only 1 or 2 songs are good on an album and you end up feeling like you got cheating. Everything or Nothing is hot and I'm going tell my co-workers about it today. Keep the great music coming and I can't wait for your next album!!
at 08:46 on December 18th, 2008
hello lisa,
my name -oshrit and i from Israel and my teacher say me to prepare paper about singer
so therefore i need you`r help -
i want bring about you`r biography .
please return to me soon.
at 19:49 on December 21st, 2008
hi lisa,
i was looking for "if i were a boy" and wow!!!! i prefer ur version...it's so intense and i got goose bumps listening to it.....i thought of wishing u good luck but heck!! u don't need it coz u have a fabulous voice!
looking forward to ur upcoming album...do keep me updated on ur songs, i would love to continue being a fan...
tc ---> anita, malaysia
at 12:46 on February 2nd, 2009
Got damn girl! I hope some good song writers sees you!
Where did you do the record for youtube?
at 18:16 on February 6th, 2009
Lisa I discovered you not too long ago, I was looking up "Halo" Beyonce's new song and after listening to her I saw you and just as Alaynie said you looked pretty so I clicked on the link, as shallow or weird as it may sound. But I was blown away by what I heard and I without a doubt believe you did the song more justice than Beyonce did. You have a ..... I can't describe just what I heard, it was magnificent to say the least. So after that I started listening to all the songs that you had posted on You tube and I love the commentary you have on "Bleeding Love." Keep using that beautiful voice to good use and also, I'm not sure of yur religious background but if you are Christian I would like for you to consider doing some gospel, it would also give you a wider cross section of listeners.
Your fan,
Danielle...Kingston, Jamaica.
at 10:44 on February 7th, 2009
you have great voice lisa!
danijela, croatia
at 04:35 on April 27th, 2009
Hey Lisa , I agree with Danielle , Kingston , Jamaica .
I think you're Amazing ,and would love to hear you sing some gospel !
Maybe open a "gospel page " on you tube ! just watch the hit's rise for ya !
Fan always ....