Rizo
About
The New York Times has called Rizo (née Amelia Zirin-Brown) "a formidable belter," and The Guardian has hailed her as a "diva par excellence." A cult favorite who takes inspiration from Edith Piaf, Rizo fuses powerhouse vocals with seductive storytelling and wildly hilarious audience experiments, exploring the pleasures and pitfalls of our shadow selves through her own songs and narrative performances. Since releasing her second album Indigo in 2017, she has collaborated with Moby, Reggie Watts and Yo-Yo Ma, the latter on his Grammy-winning Songs of Joy & Peace. In 2019 she starred in Teatro Zinzanni's Love, Chaos & Dinner. She has fronted the six-piece house band at NYC's The Darby, performing alongside John Mayer, LeAnn Rimes and Bruno Mars. Her accolades include a New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship, a Time Out London theater award and a London Cabaret Award.
Quick facts
- Featured on Yo-Yo Ma's Grammy-winning Songs of Joy & Peace
- Collaborators: Moby, Reggie Watts, Yo-Yo Ma
- New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship
- Time Out London theater award; London Cabaret Award
- Starred in Teatro Zinzanni's Love, Chaos & Dinner (2019)
- Latest album: Indigo (2017)
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Press quotes
“SENSATIONAL… A fierce but kindhearted fusion of comedy, burlesque, performance art and rock ‘n’ roll”
“kooky, sexy, brilliant”
“The character and the real woman meld in a show that displays plenty of wit but also real tenderness.”
“Rizo herself is patently bright, a witty raconteur blessed with an incandescent talent… a real glamourpuss. But it’s the “real” Rizo, not just the surface image, which is especially appealing.”
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Indigo (2017)