Bonnie Heller

 Country/Rock singer: Bonnie Marie, was born Bonnie Marie Heller on June 3, 1989, in Manchester New Hampshire. She is the daughter of Robert Eugene and Cynthia Lee Heller. Bonnie was raised in a musical family. Growing up she has lived in several places including New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and California. She has played and taken piano lessons since she was 5 years old. She has sung since she was a little girl and started lessons at the age of 12. Bonnie has sung in many school and church choirs. When she was a freshman in High School, she traveled to Europe with her school choir where she sang in some of the worlds most famous cathedrals. When Bonnie was a sophomore, she traveled with her school choir to San Francisco. Bonnie has also performed in many other places in CA and in New York in Carnegie Hall twice.She has sung at Disneyland with her school choir many times for the Disney’s Candlelight ceremoney and has done duets at Disneyland. She was involved with other programs in High school such as Agriculture where she raised 2 pigs and a steer which she took to the County Fair. After graduating from Orange High School in 2007, Bonnie has continued her education to become a singer/song writer/actress. By entering a 2 year junior college to help pursue her career in music and acting, she took a cue from her mother by pursuing a higher education degree in the performing arts. Her father works for Yamaha Corporation of America, and is an avid guitar and piano player, which is a major influence on her musical career. Like her Dad, Bonnie loves singing and playing piano and wishes to pursue a long lasting career in the music and acting industries. Bonnie has written her own music and lyrics. She is inspired to write music through her personal life and experiences. She has also written music and lyrics for other people. She is inspired by Melissa Etheridge and Marie and Donny Osmond. When she sings, she wants people to feel like they relate to not just her music but others music too. Bonnie continues to use her influence to affect the way music is perceived and appreciated in the world. What is even more encouraging is that her best work appears to be in front of her. Bonnie say’s that one of the things she loves about music is that it calms her. She says whenever she is sad or mad, she thinks of a favorite song of hers and sings it. Music to Bonnie is like therapy. Bonnie is happy with the development of her vocal techniques and with the help of many people who made it as bright and strong as it is. She believes that everyone is blessed with the talents that they have and even though not everyone can sing, they should cherish those talents and gifts that they do have.