Performing at Singer Spotlight North Shore on Thursday, November 20 at Pops Highwood.

Rachelle Kole
For the past 10 years Rachelle has been the vocalist for the Larry Brent Orchestra. She has performed for private parties throughout the Chicago area. Rachelle's voice was a familiar feature on the John Records Landecker show on WLS radio as the Iowa Songbird in the late 80's. She is currently busy in her own production company, being the mother of three children, ages 7,5 & 3. She is looking forward to getting back to a more active singing career.

Miranda Huber
Miranda is 18 years old and is a senior at Warren High School in Gurnee, IL where she is a member of the girls choir. She has been actively pursuing a singing career since the age of nine when she joined the Dance Center North of Libertyville and sang in their annual production of " The Nutcracker". She has trained with vocalist, Tamara Anderson for over five years and attended voice training seminars at the College of Dupage. Miranda has performed at the Lake County Fair Talent Competition, the Pro Sing Teen Competition held at Bellini's Restaurant in Libertyville, on AT & T Cable for the Variathon Show which raised money for the Round Lake School District and was honored to perform at a benefit in Mchenry, IL. She has taken every opportunity and gained experience by performing kareoke at several local restaurants. In June of 2002, she was a featured performer at The Local Vocal Brew Showcase, hosted by Wendy Morgan at the "Lion's Den" in Chicago. Miranda was also a featured performer in Singer Spotlight Jr., which was held at Fitzgeralds in Berwyn, IL and was hosted by Becca Kaufman and Amy Mowery in October of 2002. Miranda enjoys singing the katest pop and blues hits by artists like Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Michelle Branch and many more. She recorded a demo CD at Girder Mode Studios in Winthrop Harbor, IL and is very focused on her singing career. She is looking forward to new experiences in the entertainment industry.


Eric Whitman
is very pleased as well as grateful to Paula, Libby, Amy, and Becca, and everyone else involved with Singer Spotlight for the oppurtunity to perform here tonight. A graduate of Columbia College Chicago, Eric has performed as an actor, singer, and voiceover artist for fifteen years. Though he has worked mainly in the South and the Midwest, he has experienced exposure in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. He is a published songwriter(BMI), and a former bandleader (Big Skillet). Eric returned to Chicago last year from Nashville, where he spent several years working as a vocalist and performer both onstage and in the studio. He is glad to be back in Chicago, his adopted hometown. Eric just finished playing Chip in the new musical "Love In The Middle Ages" at the Mercury Theatre, and can be seen in December at Davenport's Piano Bar as part of Chicago Cabaret Professionals' "Holiday Cabaret Show". He thanks everyone here tonight for coming out and supporting great music and the people who put it out there. He can be contacted at ericwhitman1@yahoo.com

Margaret Stewart
"Live each day as if it's your last," says Margaret Stewart, who describes her style as "reminiscent of vocalists in the tradition of Peggy Lee and Rosemary Clooney." Margaret is a late entry into the world of professional singing and is making up for lost time. She has performed at various venues and events around Chicagoland this past year and considers herself incredibly lucky to have had three musicians of the caliber of Bobby Schiff, Stew Miller and Chuck Christiansen, aka, The Bobby Schiff Trio, backing her. Earlier this month, she performed at the Greater Chicago Food Depositor's Annual Fundraising Benefit at The Chicago Hilton. In December, she'll be doing another benefit for the Human Rights Campaign at Club Speakeasy. In late summer, she also started performing on a monthly basis with The Kenny Hall Trio at The Hardware Store (no, not Home Depot), in Grayslake. Margaret would like to give a special thanks to Fay Kaiser, her vocal coach, and Bobby Schiff and the boys for their encouragement and support this past year. Also thanks to Paula, Libby and all the folks at Singer Spotlight for providing such a fantastic venue for performers.