Bonnie Bowden

From Jazz to Pop and Broadway to Classical, Coloratura Soprano Bonnie Bowden began singing at the age of 3 and performed throughout her youth in musicals, jazz, pop groups and choirs. In 1969 she was offered her first professional singing job as a soloist for a choreographed musical revue in the Crazy Horse Saloon at Six Flags Over Texas. Moving to California, she landed a solo position at Disneyland with the Top 40 Rock Band Sound Castle Ltd in Tomorrowland.

In 1972 she received a call from Brazilian bandleader Sérgio Mendes who was looking for a new singer. She began touring the world and recorded multiple albums with Brasil 77 and Brasil 88. Her most acclaimed solo recordings with Sérgio are Love Music, Waiting For Love, Hey Look At The Sun, Put A Little Love Away, All In Love is Fair, The Trouble With Hello Is Goodbye, This Masquerade and If You Really Love Me.

In addition to Sérgio Mendes, Bonnie has worked with a variety of notables. Among them are her husband guitarist David Amaro, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Stevie Wonder, Dave Grusin, George Duke, Dori Caymmi, Hubert Laws, Steve Allen, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. Equally at home on stage or in studio, her vocal solos have been featured on many recordings throughout the years. Her big band recording of “Indian Summer” arranged by Sammy Nestico from her CD “Bonnie Bowden Sings the Great American Songbook” received a Grammy Nomination for Best Female Vocalist. A multilingual performer, she sings in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Latin and Portuguese.