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The Covid

Concert Crucible

There are many words that might describe Rachel Dara.
chanteuse, storyteller, poetess, bard. She crosses boundaries all
the time, but one thing that differentiates her from the rest is her Things began to roll. She was approached by,
ability to transform a story into a song in her Indie folk rock genre. then engaged Michelle Treacy as her vocal
coach and mentor. She won the Just For Kids
Rachel Dara began to play onstage in front of audiences for Voices competition where she met local radio
Talent Nation, weekly at "open mic at Boulzeye" and the annual and TV hosts Jason Rockman of CHOM FM,
"Argenteuil en Blues” festival. She was Invited to audition directly Shannon King morning Co-Host of 95.9 Virgin
in New York for producers of America’s Got Talent and also Mornings and Mark Bergman from the beat
attended Vocal Star to learn about the business behind the music 92.5.
industry.
She was featured by Mike Cohen in The
Then the pandemic hit, affecting her more than most. With Suburban, played on iHeartRadio’s CJAD
autoimmune disorders in her immediate family, she was forced to Nightside Idol with Jon Pole and then
stay home from school. She needed an outlet…50 one hour long interviewed by Adriana Gentile on It Was
“Covid Concerts” every Saturday evening allowed her to connect Captured. Finally it culminated with Metro
to her fans and provide inspiration and comfort through her Media featuring her in both Metro Magazine and
covers, then ultimately her own music. the front page of District Musique magazine.