Patrice Forde | @PatriceForde | #ChicagoNetwork
PATRICE grew up in a small village on the small island of Antigua located in the Caribbean. She began singing in the children’s choir at her church and eventually joined a 3-girl gospel group. Years later, Patrice migrated to Chicago and this proved to be a pivotal moment as Patrice decided to “change things up” and began her journey towards becoming a solo artist. With the help of a co-worker also pursuing a career in music, Patrice began authoring her first demo as a solo artist. After various studio collaborations, Patrice realized that she had all of the components to produce/promote a full album and decided to do so. So with the help of Marwan (R&B/Soul Artist /Producer /Songwriter), who Co-Executively produced "Undeniable", her solo career had finally been born.
While working on her first solo album, Patrice aggressively hit the music scene, and performed at nearly 100 venues in 2009, in Chicago and Indiana to gain exposure and establish a network to promote her music through. On June 3rd, 2009, Patrice competed at the legendary Apollo's Amateur Night in NYC, where she took home 4th place. Then on July 5th 2010, Patrice took home the title of Chi-Town Idol 2010 and will be performing at the Chicago Music awards 2011! Often described as having smooth vocals and an undeniably sexy swag, Patrice has proven to keep her audiences captivated and wanting more. Her passion is music and she aspires to inspire people, young women especially, to never give up on their dreams no matter where they came from or who says that they can’t turn their dreams into reality. With her sultry vocals, catchy lyrics, and unique blend of R&B/Pop/Reggae flavor; this island girl from Yorks Village is well on her way to showing the world that anything is possible!
