Eli Barsi Press Kit Page


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Media Photos	Biography	Awards/Nominations	Career Highlights

Contact Information		Copper Star Productions Box 545 Rockaway Beach, Missouri 6574 Phone: (417) 561-1014 Email: eli@elibarsi.com

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Biography (download Word Version)
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Yodeler, 10 CDS , 11 Canadian Charted Radio Singles, 3 CMT videos, Award Recipient, Entertainer. Eli Barsi is driven by her passion for music, committed to giving her best, and strives for excellence on and off stage. For the past 22 years Eli has been working as a professional musician. Early in her career she performed mainly in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. After a few years of non stop shows, she moved to Nashville Tennessee, where she honed her craft as a songwriter. Following several years of roadwork both sides of the border, she started to record albums, release radio singles, and moved on to the bigger stages. Eli was hired to perform with the legendary Sons of the Pioneers in the year 2002, and since this show, she has been based out of Branson Missouri. Eli is a diverse artist that can include a large variety of genres in her shows such as, Western Roots, Gospel, New Country, Bluegrass, Classic Country & Folk. With a 3, 4, or 5 piece band or on stage alone with her guitar, Eli is a crowd pleaser…..
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Awards

2007	Western Music Association Nominee - Song Collaboration of the Year for Shades of the West - with Doris Daley
2006	American Academy of Western Artists - Dallas, Texas WINNER of the Will Rogers Award - FEMALE VOCALIST for 2006 American Academy of Western Artists - Dallas, Texas Nominee - ALBUM OF THE YEAR for SHADES OF THE WEST Western Music Association WINNER - Crescendo Award for NEW ARTIST
2005	Academy of Western Artists Nominee - ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Western Music Association Nominee - FEMALE VOCALIST
2004	Academy of Western Artists Nominee - ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Western Music Association Nominee - FEMALE VOCALIST
2003	American Academy of Western Artists - Fort Worth, Texas Nominee - ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR American Academy of Western Artists - Fort Worth, Texas Nominee - WESTERN FEMALE VOCALIST American Academy of Western Artists - Fort Worth, Texas Nominee - WESTERN SWING FEMALE VOCALIST
2002	American Academy of Western Artists - Fort Worth, Texas WINNER - FEMALE VOCALIST for 2002 American Academy of Western Artists - Fort Worth, Texas Nominee - ALBUM OF THE YEAR for PINTO PAL
2001	American Academy of Western Artists - Fort Worth, Texas Nominee - BEST FEMALE WESTERN VOCALIST for the "WILL ROGERS" Canadian Country Music Association Nominee - INDEPENDENT FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Prairie Music Alliance Nominee - OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDING Nominee - OUTSTANDING VIDEO Eli's Management Company and Record Company have also been nominated: Prairie Music Alliance Nominee - CopperStar Productions for MANAGEMENT Nominee - Vibrillium Records Canada for INDEPENDENT RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR
2000	Canadian Country Music Association Nominee - Vocal collaboration with JOEL FEENEY for the song "I WILL" Ontario Country Music Association Nominee - Vocal duet of the year with JOEL FEENEY for the song "I WILL" The Alberta Recording Industry Association Awarded - FEMALE VOCALIST for the second consecutive year.
1999	RPM Big Country Awards Nominee - BEST NEW FEMALE ARTIST The Alberta Recording Industry Association Nominated Eli in seven categories Awarded - ALBERTA'S FEMALE RECORDING ARTIST Awarded - SOCAN'S SONG OF THE YEAR Awarded - SINGLE OF THE YEAR Awarded - SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Awarded - MUSIC SCORE OF THE YEAR
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Career Highlights
	AWA - Awards Show and Conference Big Valley Jamboree - Camrose, AB Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN Branson, Missouri - Country Music Capital Calgary Stampede - Alberta Canada's Cowboy Festival - Calgary, AB Canadian Finals Rodeo - Edmonton, AB CCMA Gospel Concert CCMA Songwriters Cafe Club Regent (Canada's Largest Casino) - Winnipeg, MN Cowboys - In Concert with David Lee Murphy Cowboys - In Concert with Mark Chesnutt Dauphin Country Music Festival - Manitoba Elko, Nevada - North America's Cowboy Festival Horizon Stage - Eli Barsi In Concert Kamloops Cowboy Festival - British Columbia Klondike Days - CFCW Stage, Edmonton, AB Monterey Cowboy Festival Merrit Mountain Festival - British Columbia National Finals Rodeo - Las Vegas Northern Lights Casino - In Concert with Prairie Oyster Ponoka Stampede - Alberta Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio - California Spruce Meadows - Calgary, AB Tuscon, Arizona - WMA Festival World Petroleum Congress, 2000 World Summer Games - Seville, SPAIN WMA - Awards Show and Conference

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		Eli is proudly sponsored by: Randy Lamontagne - COWTOWN WESTERN WEAR; Bob Kipperman - KIPPYS BELTS; Judy Wagner - MONTANA SILVERSMITHS; Neil Rapaport - PIKCARD USA; Dan Scully/Jim Carpenter - SCULLY WESTERN WEAR; and Louis Boulet - BOULET BOOTS
		Bookings and Promotions: CopperStar Productions U.S. Office (417) 561-1014 Please contact our Webmaster with questions or comments about the site. © Copyright 2006 Eli Barsi All rights reserved.	Email Eli