Lisa Dal Bello (born 22 May 1959), also known as Dalbello, is a
Canadian recording artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and voice
actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in
her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984,
she re-emerged as Dalbello, with an edgier brand of alternative
rock.Born to Italian and British parents, Dalbello grew up in Weston,
Toronto, and then with her family moved to Vaughan. At age 11, she
began playing guitar and writing her own songs, performing at the
Mariposa Folk Festival and the Fiddlers' Green club in Toronto. The
first song she wrote was reportedly a protest song called "Oh,
Why?"Lying about her age, at 13 she joined a government-sponsored
educational music program, Summer Sounds '71, which auditioned
students at various southern Ontario middle and high schools, with the
objective of selecting 30 singers, songwriters, musicians and
performers who would receive the opportunity to spend the first month
north of the city of Toronto at a summer camp. The students would
collaborate creatively, forming small music groups and bands for which
they rehearsed and built a full show that toured and performed at
various events throughout Ontario for the second month.
Canadian recording artist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and voice
actress. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in
her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984,
she re-emerged as Dalbello, with an edgier brand of alternative
rock.Born to Italian and British parents, Dalbello grew up in Weston,
Toronto, and then with her family moved to Vaughan. At age 11, she
began playing guitar and writing her own songs, performing at the
Mariposa Folk Festival and the Fiddlers' Green club in Toronto. The
first song she wrote was reportedly a protest song called "Oh,
Why?"Lying about her age, at 13 she joined a government-sponsored
educational music program, Summer Sounds '71, which auditioned
students at various southern Ontario middle and high schools, with the
objective of selecting 30 singers, songwriters, musicians and
performers who would receive the opportunity to spend the first month
north of the city of Toronto at a summer camp. The students would
collaborate creatively, forming small music groups and bands for which
they rehearsed and built a full show that toured and performed at
various events throughout Ontario for the second month.
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