FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MEDIA RELEASE
 Tania Doko has added a Western Australia tour date to her run of shows in Australia in February and March. This will be the first solo headline show for Tania in WA, her 'second Australian home', and the last 'IT'S TIME' 4-piece acoustic and intimate show before she heads back to record in Stockholm. While her parents met just outside of Perth (Northam) more than 50 years ago, Tania is no stranger to the region and is excited to perform tracks from her career for fans, friends and family, many of whom still reside in Perth.
The year that was 2011 was a year of globetrotting for acclaimed singer-songwriter Tania Doko, who, having departed her native Australia has found a ‘second music home’ in Stockholm, Sweden.
“After enjoying most of 2011 in the songwriting mecca of the world, Stockholm, spending most of my time in studio caves writing songs, there's much to appreciate about Australia, and that's the live music scene,” Tania says. “I miss the stage, and you can't beat an Australian home crowd, so I literally can't wait to showcase all corners of my career to date, including Bachelor Girl tunes reinterpreted, my electro/rock project She Said Yes, tunes co-written in Sweden(including with Jorgen Elofsson-Brittney & Kelly Clarkson), and songs written for my up-coming solo album. I relish in any opportunity to be real and tell stories (good, bad and ugly!) behind each song written. I’m so looking forward to a what's sure to be a special Perth audience connecting with these tunes, old and new, in the most gorgeous amphitheatre setting at Bamboo. It’s been way too long!”
Writing with heavyweights such as Jorgen Elofsson (Britney Spears, Westlife, Leona Lewis), Eric Bazilian (The Hooters, Grammy nominee for 'What If God Was One of Us', Joan Osborne and Ricky Martin) and the winning team of Stefan Orn and Sandra Bjurman (Eurovision Song Contest 2011), Tania has been busy penning tunes and co-producing her next solo album due for release early 2013.
Tania has also been busy traversing Europe for outside writing pitches from Calaisa to Christina Aguilera to Cher. She enjoyed a recent US top 10 Billboard chart with 'Floor On Fire' (Taylor Dayne, the same track now racing up the UK charts), produced and written in Sweden, as well as scoring Germany's X Factor winner, Edita, her first proper single, "The Key" with Jorgen Elofsson. Her Disney 'Step Up 3D' track JOYRIDE is also out now with German DJs Electrixx.
Tania juggles her writing and solo project with her other passion, live performance and, after a seven-year hiatus, 2011 has seen her and James Roche reunited as Bachelor Girl to coincide with the release of 'Loved & Lost: The Best of Bachelor Girl' (Sony) & 11 previously unreleased tracks on 'Beautifully Wrong', wowing captive audiences at Melbourne's iconic Forum and Sydney's The Basement.
Tania has now taken her versatility, stage presence and stellar vocals to Europe, from acoustic stages in Berlin to closing the Benidorm Pride festival in Spain with a club set so explosive that she’s already been snapped up to play more UK and Spain Pride shows in 2012.
Tania’s long-time friend and Perth born extraordinary artist Janine Maunder will be special guest for the WA show. “I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be supporting one of my dearest, most ridiculously talented friends, Tania Doko, for one-night-only at Perth's BAMBOO,” says Janine. “The last time we played together was in the Bachelor Girl days, back in the last millennium! It’s such an honour to be invited to share the stage with Tania once again, revisiting some of her classic Bachelor Girl tunes plus songs from her solo project. I'll provide keys and vocals in Tania's set, as well as showcasing tunes from my new album BLINK, as the 'entree' for what is sure to be an unforgettable evening.”
Friday 16th March 2012
Bamboo Bar [behind Luxe Bar] Mt Lawley WA
446 Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley WA
Tickets: $30+BF | www.luxebar.com/bamboo
For more information, please visit www.taniadoko.com
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