Singer Jo Jo C

01/08/2024

So proud of our baby girl. She got up and sang!!! She wouldn’t get up and then 3 songs later!!! So proud it’s unreal! Keep pushing them boundaries and believing in yourself. So so so proud she got over her stage fright… she wants to go and do it again eeek! 😍😍😍😍😍 ###x

02/12/2023

Spot the mistake 🫣 👟

Just me… my authentic self 🤣🫣

Thank you Mayor of Bromley for this post! It was an absolute honour to sing for Bromley Experts by Experience (X by X)

I really hope it inspired and helped others know you can Rise Up!.. Sometimes the road can be tough and you will have days where you fall down, but ultimately it’s OK to talk about it and not feel ashamed.

Thank you again for your time! It was so lovely to see the faces of others, excited by your presence! It made us all feel very valued, just by having you there! 🥰♥️ 🎶🎤

28/11/2023

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Bromley Experts by Experience (X by X) for inviting me to perform at this years Disability Pride Event in Bromley this Saturday. It was a thrilling experience to be the first performer (quite nerve-wracking, right!) and sing two songs that hold a special place in my heart. I hope the audience could connect with them.

I am deeply thankful for your advocacy and support for individuals with visible or hidden disabilities, like myself. You provide us with a platform to express ourselves, which is truly commendable. Your work leaves me in awe!

After a busy day, I spent the evening celebrating and fundraising for another one of my chosen charities, The MumMum Foundation, which is also one of the Worshipful Mayor of Bromley selected charities. Kudos to Gary Valentine Fuller Michelle Harvey and Kirsty Valentine-Fuller for their relentless support to families like mine when a loved one is battling cancer. I feel privileged to be a part of this noble cause. Also, a shout-out to the amazing singer who performed with such energy and power! It was a delight to listen to her voice! (I'll share her link in the comments!)

It was wonderful to see the Worshipful Mayor of Bromley at both events! (He even noticed my trainers, which was a little wardrobe mishap! 🤣🫣) I am truly honored to know you. Your respect, gratitude, care, and appreciation for the Bromley community is commendable. I have never felt more accepted and appreciated than when I am in your company. Having such a kind and supportive Mayor and Mayoress (let alone the family and friends that stand with you) who are so grounded, is truly special! You give so much of your time, which for many people like me living in the community, fills us with acceptance and hope.

A big thank you to the X by X event organisers for providing the equipment and handling the sound engineering, which can be quite intimidating if you're not trained. Jamie, in particular, went the extra mile to learn how to do it and smashed it! He's a man of many talents, so well done and thank you, Jamie!

Also Well done to all the acts and the fabulous Presenter! Especially Tiana, who by daughter said “mummy she is so pretty and kind and I love her voice.” I see soo much greatness, power and strength in you and can’t wait to work together more!…

Also a Huge Thank You to my husband for his unwavering support behind the scenes, even sharing his Birthday (and family) to such wonderful causes!

Many know me for my Consultancy Work and dedication to support those around me, to feel empowered and striving whether that’s personally or professionally… well this part of my soul is put out there for those who need the power of song. Care Homes, Charity, Funerals, Hospital Visits… these are the places I like to sing and share a gift which comforts others! So thank you to all those who put their faith in me to help create memories or offer some solace within a song!

Remember… You can rise up and be proud of each day you're here, no matter how small your steps may be! For some of us, it's as simple as getting out of bed or even breathing. I see you… Be proud ♥️

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28/11/2023

This song shows the strength and power in recovery from a breakdown which led to psychosis. Having Bipolar, ADHD and an autoimmune disease nearly had me… but I Rose Up thanks to the ones who love me, my husband and children especially. Here is proof you can Rise Up, for you, for me and the ones you love. I’m not ashamed or afraid anymore… I got back up, not just on the stage but in life. All you need is Love & Hope, which is hard to find in such darkness but have faith.. 20 months on and I’m awake, I’m alive, I’m standing and I will keep on rising ♥️🥰🌟 It’s ok to be afraid and there is no need to feel shame. I will continue to spread awareness and I truly hope this song will give others Hope and Strength.

You might not see it (that’s the beauty and downfall of mental health) but even in this performance there was pain, brain fog, love, strength and a dry mouth (thanks to medication!) throughout this performance.

That’s the truth, which is OK.

To others out there, let this be your strength and let this be a sign that there will be brighter days. In fact the sun will shine in a brighter way…. ☀️⛅️🌦️🌦️🙏🏼🤞🏻🥰

12/11/2023

Eeeeek mini update! I did it ha!!! Managed to do the song!… So hard when you’ve never had vocal coaching to know how to use your voice properly!… For years I have sang from the heart but not with science or technique!…. Thank you so much to Simona Vocal Studio

Having ADHD means I often struggle to focus (especially later on in the evening when I have started doing my sessions!) I am soooo glad I took the steps to invest in myself!!! I cannot believe how many things I’ve learnt!!! And thank you to the beautiful Katie Louise Wilson for your video the other day!!! Your message to not give up was a real sign!… And thank you for your tips too!

Growing up with a family of singers and musicians I didn’t see the need for coaching.. until I realised this is the one song I really struggled with, yet I could belt Whitney?.. Even singing Whitney now I’ve realised I strained and pulled which I should never have had to do!!!… all because I didn’t trust my head voice enough or because I was scared of trying anything new!…

I am sooo grateful to Simona!… I actually can’t believe how far I’ve come. Teaching me psychically Simona has found ways to make techniques work for me and my neurodivergent mind and I’m so grateful.

To anyone starting out with vocal coaching, don’t give up at the first hurdle. Sometimes we have to take time to unlearn bad habits (ones we didn’t even realise we had!) Like an instrument.. practise makes perfect!… Keep going!!!

For years I watched other singers in competitions as a child and thought “I’m just not good enough” because I never had the luxury of money or training. My mum tried so hard taking me to competitions but I just had zero confidence.. 21 I tried again… Then gave it up because I felt like a frumpy mum!.. Now finally at 35 years old I decided to face my fears and actually try and invest in coaching!…

Simona Thankyou from the bottom of my heart for your patience and dedication to helping me find new ways to learn!…

Ahhhh can’t wait to perform this song at the next show!!!!! ###

08/11/2023

Any other singers get frustrated when they can’t figure out a song or nail it!!! Lady Gagas Never Love Again, I just seem to be hitting my head against a wall fighting between head and chest voice, breathing and trying to keep up with the tempo. If I break it down slowly I seem to do it but putting it together is harder!

Any Advice is Welcome & Appreciated! Also singing it as Bah Bah Bahs again seems easier to do 🫣🤣

Xx

25/10/2023

JO MOMENT (standard!!!)

So as a singer I thought I need to record myself more, not rely on the fact I always get rebooked ha!…

Anyone who knows me well will know I detest most videos and photos of me singing..

I’m always worried about capturing people in videos as I don’t think it’s fair people are splattered on social media without consent and I also worry about vulnerable people being in the videos. Plus people are usually singing over me or capture other people in their videos which doesn’t help! 🤣👏🏼

So… I go to film myself and in typical Jo style…. I managed to film a wall and my pony tail if that 🤣

Hahahaha I’m defo no videographer and not made for the camera clearly 🤣🤣🤣🫣🫣🫣

I also notice I feel music so much that my face and mouth do some weird things (like Celine Dion faces but with a tick!)

I need to actually get round to recording myself but for now this will have to make do…videos will be uploaded over the next few days 🤣🫣♥️###

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18/09/2023

✨ This Saturday Night 8pm - 11pm ✨

Come and join me!….

I will be back singing all your favourites at my favourite local pub The Alma Pub Sidcup

👏🏼💃🏼 Always a great night, great people, great team, great crowd and amazing pink gins 🤣! 💃🏼👏🏼

📲 And as always, song requests are welcome prior to my arrival or through texting in on the night! 💬

Tips will be declared to the tax man, although I usually donate these towards my chosen charities (unless you personally request otherwise)

Oh and of course, everyone’s favourite Guest Star Grandad Alfie (AKA Nannu!) will be hitting his Golden Oldies!…

Thank you again to all the Alma team, for supporting me and making me feel welcome every time! The staff work so hard and I’m very grateful for their ongoing support! 🥰

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*** Please Note: Cash ONLY Bar so get ya pennies out before arriving! ****

10/09/2023

Got to love a late night singers phone call with my one and only fav Katie Sparkes 🤣🤣🤣🎵💃🏼💃🏼👯‍♀️🎤🎤❤️

This girl helped pick me up and get back out there… I owe so much to this beautiful soul! Talented, real, funny and just the best co-singer anyone could ever ask for! Wouldn’t go anywhere else! So proud of you

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10/09/2023

Another awesome night and loving my new equipment! I’ve worked so hard for that and couldn’t be any happier ha! Love it!! ###

27/08/2023

Sooo excited to get my new kit! It’s taken 3 months of delays but it’s finally here! I’m in love 😍😍😍😍😍 Can’t wait to gig now! Having heavy bulky equipment always put me off taking on too much work… I am so excited to get this baby out there 😍😍😍 eeek ###xx ❤️❤️❤️🎶🎵🎤🎶🎵🎤🔈🔊📣📣📣📣

08/08/2023

https://youtu.be/r5b9FcFPLsM

This song is very special to me and my Nannu / Grandad Alfie (especially me!)

I sang it over and over with my Nannu Alfie (Grandad) on his Karaoke machine as a little girl.

It was a life long dream to record this song with him which I finally arranged to do in January 2019, however I never had the confidence to actually share it with anyone other than Nannu (Grandad Alfie). (I had lots going on and nobody wants their face in the public when you do not feel or look your best!)

Fast forward to July 2023 and I finally decided to do what exactly what makes my Nannu happy and proud, and that’s to just keep on SINGING… to be BRAVE and BELIEVE in myself. (He loves playing the track to everyone he meets, this time I’ve added a video to accompany it)

My Grandad (and nanna!) has been one of many rocks to me and we have something very special, so I thought I would share that with all of you. ☺️❤️🎶

Oh and for anyone wondering… Nannu means Grandfather in Maltese 🤣

*** PLEASE NOTE: I am able to personalise / reword songs, record vocals, edit and film to create videos like this.

So if you want that’s unique and that one of a kind gift (or something similar) for someone you love (maybe for your best mate or spouse on the wedding day, a birthday, anniversary, celebration or funeral..) then please do get in touch with me or send me a message for a quote. These things to take a lot of time and effort but the outcome is something special 🥰

I love making people smile and going above and beyond for people, so enjoy doing these. I have a network of singers who can record solos or duets with depending on the style or range…. ***

This song is very special to me and my Nannu / Grandad Alfie (especially me!)I sang it over and over with my Nannu Alfie (Grandad) on his Karaoke machine as ...

09/07/2023

Had a lovely day spending time with family and friends. I also really enjoyed having the opportunity to sing for St James the Great RC Church Petts Wood with my one and only Nannu / Grandad Alfie 🥰❤️

07/07/2023

When you do what you love.. and you finally find your place in life by doing things that fit with your values, it’s the best kind of inner peace and joy.

Absolutely loved singing for Baycroft Grays Farm Road

I can’t even begin to explain how it felt being back in care homes again. Vera Lynne, Etta James, Patsy Cline, Doris Day…. Heaven and to see the emotions and memories it brings.

You can’t even describe that feeling.

Was so lovely to be able to take my wonderful Grandad Alfie (of course they loved him too!) 🥰

Music Therapy is so good for the soul and it’s just wonderful to be a part of that for people.

🥰 ###x

If anyone is looking for a care home, I could 100% recommend! They go above and beyond it’s a wonderful feeling being in that environment. X###

03/07/2023

⭐️ Not just any Singer!… I take requests. ⭐️

02/07/2023

Had such an amazing night last night singing for Bills 77th Birthday Party! (Garden Party ha!)

You know it’s a good night when you are begged to stay and have to get a lift home in the back with the speakers 🤣 🥰

Loved all the requests even ones I’ve never tried before!

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22/06/2023

Having a garden party or a party at home?…

Message me for more details 🥰⭐️👋🏼🎶🎤

20/06/2023

So I wasn’t going to share this, but seems my dad put it on Facebook anyway! 🤣🫣 Oh well it’s out there now!

Last year I got very unwell after a psychotic breakdown (no I’ve never touched drugs… it’s what unmedicated bipolar, adhd and exhaustion can do to you!!) 🤯💔❤️‍🩹

It was an awful time in our lives not just for me but for everyone who wanted to fix me and lost me for quite some time. I just couldn’t get back up. I didn’t know how I was going to ever recover but with the help of my beautiful friends and family… I rose up…🥰🥰🥰

Sadly the night before this performance I over sang at another gig and didn’t take my medication which meant I hadn’t slept, was vocally worn out and emotionally charged!. I couldn’t sit still…. but you know what… I did it. I got back up there and I gave a piece of my heart out there to thank all the ones who stood by me.

This song meant a lot to me and it was the 2nd time I got to meet the pianist (who is awesome like insanely talented musician by the way!) You may notice my chuckle hahaha as there was some confusion on the high power note ha! Ya know what… we did it though, we looked at each other and like everything I somehow managed to pick myself up and carry on!

This is not perfection but it’s raw, it’s real and it was my way of expressing exactly how I felt. It’s a journey but I will keep rising for the ones I love..

It was an amazing feeling being blinded by the lights but staring straight at my beautiful little girl who filmed me with such pride. (Hence why I’m cut off in some bits ha!) So sod perfection, this was pain, strength and courage and a moment of pride for that little girl, my girl. She sees it’s ok to fall down and to have help getting back up!… that’s real

My children, my Love and Hope and my Sonny Sunshine (it’s in the song and the meanings of their names ha!) this will always be for you ♥️🥰

For anyone who is staring in the face of mountains, you can Rise Up, there is no shame in getting up and it’s ok to be afraid ❤️



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18/06/2023

😍 LOVED SINGING MY CLUB CLASSICS SET last night at the M Restaurant Canary Wharf ♥️

Legs are killing from dancing so much 🤣

Excited to be singing live with a pianist at Toulouse Lautrec Venue London later on! Thanks to my fantastic and wonderful vocal coach Simona from Bromley Vocal School 🥰

The M Restaurant Canary Wharf, I have to say 1) what a beautiful venue and incredible private dining area and bar area…. But most importantly a big shout to the team..

I will be emailing in to give a massive HUGE recognition to the wonderful beautiful, kind and helpful waitress who helped me take things into the Private Dining Area last night! 🥰

She went above and beyond and is an absolute credit to yourselves, just wish I could remember her name as I was so busy in technical mode, it went out of my head!! ♥️

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18/06/2023

Fantastic night at M Restaurant, Canary Wharf singing for the most beautiful people (seriously drop dead gorgeous lot ha!)

Had so much fun my legs are shaking and aching 🤣🤣🤣🤣

A sign of a good night had by all!

I was even asked to go back after to the family home to sing more, but need to reserve my voice for tomorrow and spend some quality time with the father of my children on Fathers Day! (Think he needs it after a night with 2 kids running rings round him!!) 🤣😛♥️🥰 ###

17/06/2023

🎤🪩 A LITTLE JO JO UPDATE 🎤🪩

Thought I would try and keep my progress updated!

I am VERY excited for tonight, where I will be singing at a private event in Canary Wharf (beautiful venue!)

🚨Also soppy post alert!….🚨 🤣🥰♥️

I wanted to take the time to appreciate someone very special.

I absolutely LOVE those singers who are just there to help each other out!.. When I was younger I struggled socially and didn’t have the confidence that’s needed when you become a singer!…

However I’m very blessed to have a beautiful, kind, amazing and insanely talented friend Katie Sparkes who just gets me. We get each other and only ever lift each other up and support each other!! She is like a mentor to me and it’s nice to have someone who gets all the emotions that come with singing! I also love that we share and back each other no matter what!

Also, I am extremely really grateful to my assistant Crew Member for being there to take my equipment in and help set up! With my stomach muscles being damaged at the moment, it really helps to know that after all these years I have someone who I can rely on to help carry the equipment for me!

🎶 Also very excited about getting my new more compact and powerful equipment!… (Gutted the delivery is running behind but I’ve been told from other music industry professionals that this is common as a result of a manufacturing warehouse fire!) 🎶 I’ve been told to be patient as it’s worth it!…

THANK YOU!!

Thanks again to everyone who supports me, books me time and time again and for all those who give me advice and inspiration!. It’s greatly appreciated 🥰

🎹🥂 Ooo and excited to be performing tomorrow Toulouse Lautrec with a live pianist!! This event is private and tickets need to be purchased for anyone who was planning on coming! 🎹🎟️

VIDEO UPDATES 📹🎥

Once I have the video of my performance, I will share it with you all. The song that I’m singing is beautiful and I have adapted the style and words to suit my journey over the last 18 months. Let’s hope I can keep the emotions in!! ♥️###x 😭🎤

Love to all!

Jo Jo ###

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12/06/2023

Thank you all so far for liking or following or even sharing my page 🥰♥️👏🏼👍🏼🙌🏽🫶🏽

Sending a like right back! 🤣👍🏼

09/06/2023

☀️ Having a garden party this Summer in Kent or London?… ☀️

🎤 Want some live entertainment to get the party going! 🎤🙌🏽💃🏼🕺🪩

I’m currently taking bookings for Garden Parties!!

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