REVIEWS

"Piaf, Chevalier, Brel"

"Stand up and Salute - Peters had such a full house for Tonia Bern-Campbell's show Saturday night that they filled both the inner room and atrium area, with more standing at the bar.

In fact, her musical salutes to Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, and Jacques Brel (a fellow Belgian) was so well received, it has been booked again for two shows in Feb. 2006. Reserve early.

Bern-Campbell provided a charming cabaret show with personal anecdotes about all three international stars, then punctuated them with the appropriate humor, pathos, and love. She doesn't just sing their signature tunes, she represents them with grace, charm, respect, a powerful voice and a touch of musical history.

Ably accompanying her on piano and in a couple of vocals was her musical director, Richard Berent. Irwin Rubinsky produced." (Review by Gary Walker, THE DESERT SUN, Nov. 23, 2005, Rancho Mirage, CA.)

Expect No Substitute:
Produced by Irwin Rubinsky and accompanied by musical director Richard Berent, Bern-Campbell channels the triad of legendary performers with her powerful voice and strong sense of musical history, offering flawless interpretations of their signature tunes, sprinkled with humours personal anecdotes.(THE DESERT SUN, May 24, 2006, Rancho Mirage, CA.)

If you missed any of the previous Bern-Campbell performances of
"Piaf, Chevalier,Brel," don't miss this one. The elegant chanteuse returns for one show only, using her short, humorous and touching anecdotes about these French and Belgian superstars to personalize and evening of romance in the Romance language. Richard Berent is musical director.(Review by Gary Walker, THE DESERT SUN, May 24, 2006, Rancho Mirage, CA.)

Tonia Bern Campbell is a dazzling entertainer who doesn't just reprise the repertoires of the famous Gallic trio in her inspired musical tribute, Tonia inhabits each piece of material.

"Colors of My Life"

"Campbell put her audience through a range of emotions from euphoric to a sense of well-being they didn't have before she started singing"...

She called her act "Colors of My Life," which is about everybody's life which takes on different shades at various stages. "It is also about my own, which has been an exciting rainbow; dramatic and sad, spectacular and exciting, romantic and amusing, but never dull, and continuing magnificently." Through her music she sang, "ignore the downs, and concentrate on the ups." From "Birdcage," or "Le Cage," she sang, "The Best of Times Are Now." At this point the audience began to keep time by stamping their feet and hands. Her personality was infectious. Truly, she was a singer that acts. In each of her renditions, her voice was pure and moving. One could feel that she told her story of love and life with verve and emotion. "Here's to Life," "What I Did For Love," and then into the audience with "I Love You Very Much."... (From The Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA. January 2003, "Sun Lakes Friendship Club Welcomes Campbell", by Larry Liebers).

"Midnight in London. And a bluebird finds happiness. She settles down on a suitable perch and, so obviously at home in her surroundings, sings of love, joy, and laughter." (From Daily Express, London England, "Bluebird of Happiness Comes Back to Town")

"As one columnist put it: "When she rocks, the lovely hair flies and the hall jumps. When she's still, the house is instantly hushed." Perhaps the perfect comment on a perfect performance, "She cannot be compared with anyone." (The London Times, "Tonia's Recipe is Brilliant")

"Romance on the Menu"

"The audience responded with standing ovations and the evening's performance concluded with Tonia's powerful, treatment of Jacques Brels, "If We Only Have Love," in remembrance of September 11"...(From the Mountain News & Crestline Courier-News, Lake Arrowhead, CA. 2002 - "An Evening of Song", by Maria Pangrazio).

"The Last Time I Saw Paris"

"The audience's enthusiasm was not misspent, for with each number and every nostalgic anecdote, her performance grew more exciting. She was accompanied by her musical director, John Sawoski, and her guitarist, Chet Smith...I would be remiss if I didn't point out that she went down into the audience and danced with a few lucky men in the front. There was a sense of loss when she waved good-bye. She received a standing ovation and, as a finale, her tiny Shiatsu came padding out to be scolded facetiously and swept up into her loving arms"... (From Sun Lakes Life, December 2002, "Lady Tonia Bern-Campbell Sizzles", by Larry & Anne Liebers).

World Press Reviews:

NEW YORK - WORLD TELEGRAM - St. Regis Hotel... "The chic Belgique...carols and frisks entrancingly in several languages."

SANTA MONIA, CA. - EVENING OUTLOOK - "...And now for the first of the "flash acts" - European song stylist Tonia Bern-Campbell, a throwback to Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel and Hildegrade. A talented entertainer, full of stage savvy." (by Ed Kaufmann)

JOHANNESBURG - RANDY DAILY MAIL - "If you want to see real talent in action, trot along to the Chelsea Theatre and watch Tonia Bern-Campbell. She is delicious, with her purring Belgian voice and vibrant personality..."

TROPICANA, LAS VEGAS, NV - "This girl has everything, a shape and a set of pipes that excite."

SAVOY, LONGDON - DAILY EXPRESS - "...bitter-sweet and sexy. She fascinated the audience...the repetoire told of the nostalgia of a woman who has lived - but dispite it all, has retained her sense of fun and some naivete."

MONTREAL - DAILY SIGNAL - "Bern-Campbell has a generous supply of magical appeal, that magnetic presence which puts her up there with the great ones like Piaf."

PORTUGAL, BARRICADA, LISBON, THE CASINO ESTORIL - "As main attraction shines Tonia Bern-Campbell. She has stature and prestigue, shows an international flair and is one of the best entertainers we have seen."

OTTAWA, ONTARIO - CHATEAU LAURIER - "Radiantly attractive, she sweeps in with all the class and confidence of a true professional and proves she has a lot more to offer that just a dazzling appearance..."

LOS ANGELES - HERALD EXAMINER - "Rave reviews cheered singer Tonia Bern-Campbell's debut in Hollywood before a star-studded audience...One of the most glamorous, sexy singers to come from England - a stunning figure, full of vitality and a magnetic personality."

LOS ANGELES - DAILY NEWS - "Singing Brel-like songs with a disarming simplicity, Bern-Campbell is a bubbly entertainer, perfectly able to put an audience at ease with effortless grace and talent."

"The Living is Easy" - One-Woman Show at the Pan-Andreas Theater, March 1983

BEVERLY HILLS COURIER - MR. BLACKWELL - "It was like looking at a diamond necklace. There were moments of briliance...sensitivity..and sheer charm that we seldom see in a singer. She belongs at the Mark Taper."

B'NAI B'RITH MESSENGER - "An internationally recognized singer. She holds her listeners spellbound, especially in the songs that she has written herself."

KIEV - GREGG HUNTER - "A stunning, one-woman evening... Refreshing professionalism and effervescence...Womanly, warm Tonia Bern-Campbell is no cut from the pattern performer. Tonia Bern-Campbell is an original."

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