Singer/Songwriter Maria Calfa-DePaul is living proof that miracles do happen. Twelve years ago she developed a cyst on her vocal cords which made it impossible for her to continue singing but her passion for songwriting never diminished. Thanks to successful vocal cord surgery in September 2005 and subsequent speech therapy Maria is once again able to perform. She entertains at many venues in Rockland and Westchester Counties. Her self produced CD "Moments Of Happiness" contains 10 original songs and is available at CDBABY and iTunes. Recently, Maria was honored with having one of her songs: Silent Prayer place in the top 5 songs for the spiritual/gospel category in the International "Song of the Year Contest" a sponsor of VH1 Saves the Music.

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I'm busy writing new songs for the piano and have begun recording my second CD of originals...I am also excited to now be a part of Broadjam!!

"Silent Prayer" Garners Top Hono

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ROCKLAND COUNTY, NEW YORK SONGWRITER RECOGNIZED BY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

Local singer/songwriter Maria Calfa-DePaul recently received the honor of being named one of the top four Finalists by the Song of the Year (http://www.songoftheyear.com/) songwriting contest. Song of the Year is an international songwriting contest supporting VH-1's Save the Music Foundation. The Song of the Year judges are some of the biggest names in music including many Grammy Award winners.
Song of the Year is excited to recognize Maria for her exceptional songwriting ability for the song Silent Prayer. Maria competed against songwriters from all over the world for this honor. When asked what inspired the song Maria commented that "profound grief coupled with confusion and a feeling of helplessness in changing a situation; emotions that we all deal with at one time or another."
Currently Maria is concentrating on her songwriting career while hoping to place her songs with major recording artists as well recording her second CD of original music; entitled "Almost Beautiful." Silent Prayer can be heard on Maria's current CD "Moments of Happiness" which is available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/calfadepaul as well as iTunes and Amazon. "I love to sing my own songs but would welcome the opportunity to hear a different artist's take on my music".
Maria's song status can be found listed at
http://www.songoftheyear.com/winners/2009/022009.htm
For additional information visit Maria's web sites at: www.mcd-music.com
and www.myspace.com/mariacalfadepaul

A little bit about Maria

Maria Calfa-DePaul spent her childhood in Brooklyn and then Suffern, NY where she currently resides with her husband and two teenage sons. Her interest in musical performance began in college where she minored in music and continued into her early thirties when she worked as a Wandering Minstrel.
Eleven years ago she developed a cyst on her vocal cords which made it impossible for her to continue singing but her passion for songwriting never diminished. Thanks to successful vocal cord surgery in September 2005 and subsequent speech therapy Maria is once again able to perform.
Her self produced CD "Moments Of Happiness" contains 10 original songs and is available at CDBABY and iTunes. Maria is in the midst of recording her new CD called: Almost Beautiful as well as writing new songs. Writing songs her her guitar as has always been her first love but lately Maria has begun a foray into writing on the piano and discovering that it has taken her to new places in her songwriting journey. Being given a second chance to entertain is a fulfillment of a life long dream for this grateful singer/songwriter.