About

Inspired as a young girl by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, and Etta James, Starke infuses her performances with the warmth, joy and spark she felt first listening to them.  

Life led her to exposure to many great Latin artists who also influence her style and work such as Rocio Jurado, Celia Cruz,  Julio Jaramillo and the Buena Vista Social Club, amongst others. 

Stark has studied for years with the great Atarah Hazzan, principal dramatic soprano at the Metropolitan, to perfect her coloratura soprano voice and more than a four octave range.

Stark's performance style is unforgettable and uplifting with her electric interpretations, graceful movement, audience connection, scintillating song history, soul-filling voice, captivating high notes and rich tone.

Her repertoire spans from the 1920's to the present day, including the Great American Songbook, soul, standards, show tunes, jazz, golden oldies, rock, pop, and opera. She is also fluent and sings extensively in Spanish, including boleros, salsa, tango, cha-cha, and merengue. 

She loves to share the music and leave each heart in the audience brimming with joie de vivre.

Repertoire

(Partial list) 

A Change Is Gonna Come

A Kiss to Build a Dream On

A Place in the Sun

A Thousand Years

All of Me

All That Jazz

At Last

At the Hop

Back To Black

Be My Baby

Besame Mucho

Blue Moon

Blue Suede Shoes

Blueberry Hill

Both Sides Now

Brand New Key

Bring It on Home

Cabaret

Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You

Caro Nome

Cheek to Cheek

Cinco Centavitos

Country Roads

Crazy

Cry Me a River

Cucurrucucu Paloma

Danke Scheon

Do you Love Me

Dos Gardenias

Early Rock and Rock

Earth Angel

Feeling Good

Fly Me to the Moon

Gracias a La Vida

Great Balls Of Fire

Guantanamera

Hallelujah

Hava Nagila

Hello Dolly

Hound Dog

I Heard It Through The Grapevine

I Will Survive

I’ll Be Seeing You

I’m Yours

In the Still of the Night

Jump in the Line

Kiss of Fire

La Bamba

La Llorona

Lean On Me

Let's Do It

Let's Misbehave

Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off

Let’s Twist Again

Love On the Brain

Love Story

Mack the Knife

Matchmaker matchmake

Mi Buen Amor

Misty

Money Money Money

Money That’s What I Want

Money That’s What I Want

Moon Miver

More

Mr. Sandman

Music of the Night

My Baby Just Cares For Me

My Favorite Things

My Favourite Things

My Way

O Mio Bambino Caro

Orange Coloured Sky

Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps/Quizas Quizas Quizas

Putt’n on the Ritz

Que Sera Sera

Return to Sender

River Deep Mountain High

Rock Around the Clock

Rock’n Robin

Runaround Sue

Silencio

Sing’n In the Rain

Singing in the Rain

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

Smile

Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening

Somewhere My Love

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Song Sung Blue

Splish Splash

Sugar Sugar

Summertime

Sway

Sweet Caroline

Swinging on a Star

Tennesse Waltz

That’s Amore

The Best Things in Life Are Free

The Best Things in Life are Free

The Impossible Dream

The Lady Is a Tramp

The Rose

The Wanderer

These Boots are Made for Walking

They Can’t Take That Away From Me

This Land in your Land

Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree

Too Darn Hot

Too Darn Hot

Unchained Melody

Unforgettable

What a Wonderful World

Whatever Lola Wants

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

Witchcraft

Yakety yak The Coasters

You Can’t Hurry Love

You Don’t Own Me

Young at Heart

Equipment

No sound system? No microphone? No power source? 

No problem.

Starke has everything necessary for both indoor and outdoor performances. 

Senoirs

Singing for seniors is one of Starke's joys! She has extensive experience singing in many types of senior residences from super luxury, to government-run, to hospital environments and loves engaging with the audience.

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Video production:

Composition by Jose Carrillo Mendoza, video production by Katherine Starke

 

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