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We acknowledge we work, live, and play on the traditional territory of many nations including the  Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg,                      the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. 

 

DONNA O 

Until then, have a listen !

MR. O CANADA   DILLON O CONNOR   1968-1982

O Canada - Dillon & Donna O'Connor at  Landsdowne Park Ottawa
O Canada - Dillon O'Connor at  Landsdowne Park Ottawa  -
 Bilingual version televised 

              And a look !

COMING SOON

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A notable live & studio singer in Toronto, she has opened for such artists as  Glen Campbell, Burton Cummings, Three Dog Night, James Brown, Patti Labelle & Dionne Warwick. She came to prominence at 17  in her hometown of Ottawa joining her father Dillon O'Connor (Mr.O Canada)  - in the singing of the National Anthem for a season of Ottawa Rough Riders home games. As well as winning roles singing /dancing/acting in (Bye bye Birdie, West Side Story &  Anne of Green Gables)  to list a few. Touring across Canada & the U.S with her band 'Hostage' resulted in her first independent release produced by Hugh Marsh  (Bruce Cockburnband)  on her own OMS records.  Bruce  joined her on 'Play it by Heart" earning radio airplay that year in Canada & the U.S.  Returning after a decade on the road with her band (Shania Twain came to see her perform) arriving in Toronto &  winning the SOCAN  New Talent Demo Award put her into Orchard Studio( Jane Siberry, Moist ) releasing the  EP 'As I am' . Quickly establishing  a Singing, Songwriting , Arranging & Sessions career  in Toronto  as well as a thriving lesson studio beachmusicstudio.com in the Beaches.

 Her last collection of original songs under Donna O  titled     Hooked   with special guest  Juno Award winning trumpeter      John MacLeod is available on  itunes, spotify, amazon          

 New video of  'Good Enough'  released April 1  2024 !!                

Notable Sessions & media:                                                           celtic 'Loch Lomand' plus 6+ songs  (IrishRoses CD) -740,000 Guest  Vocal -'The Planets' kidslove2learn channel - 24 million   Guest Vocal - 'The Solar System' -A Rock Opera - 4 million

against the odds I am still here with a forty year + career in music. Now the creating begins.... 

distilled from years of experiences . Highs & lows, in and outs. I pledge an honest hardworking approach . It starts with an idea, I spend most of the time at the piano playing and singing it through , following where the song leads . Minimal tech required - my tiny palm recorder on the piano & voice in the air to capture the moments.  No studio required until the song is finished.

'Her emotional soaring voice, is what captures you...perhaps it's in the blood, being the daughter of "Mr O Canada"                                                                                                                                                                                             Nick Mancuso  director, actor

AT seventeen I ran away to  join a Rock & Roll Band armed with boxes of beloved cassettes &  albums for life on the road & never looked back. Singing & playing the Canadian Northland, crossing the country  & USA..Even Shania came to watch me ! Now established in Toronto I hope you'll follow my adventures to sing my own songs, make hand made videos using imagination & determination and my stubborn use of my blended analog (original gear) & digital ..since 1978

   'TOTALLY ENDEARING AND CAPTIVATING,  SHE DEFIES BOUNDARIES  & GENRES... A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH !  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Danny Scott (producer ,recording artist)    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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