BIO

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Zarah (pronounced as ZAY-rah), also known as Zarah Maillard, is a force to be reckoned with. A true multi-talented entertainer, she is a recognized American Television personality—Author—Singer-songwriter—Producer who has a lifelong love affair with music. Notable for hosting B InTune TV, which integrated music and the who’s who of Hollywood, Zarah edutained teens, broadcasting in 120 million homes. Her recordings weren’t her only musical highlights. Performing live including with rock band Goo Goo Dolls across the country, earned her praises from the industry professionals, proving her talent not just an indomitable artist but also, as a performer.

 

Growing up, the Manila-born LA-based artist, listened to British classic rocks like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and new wave bands like The Pretenders and The Police and the latter, Collective Soul and solo artists like Alanis Morissette. Her early days in music got her working with legendary vocal coach Seth Riggs and with famous rock musicians mentoring her in the studio thus, began her own songwriting journey. In acting, she took private lessons with famed film and television acting coach Aaron Spieser.

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As a prolific novelist and lyricist, Zarah's recently published first-in-series murder mystery novel Diamonds are For Cocktails was featured in Times Square billboard in New York, garnering her an endorsement from Fox News. A descriptive writer, she intrigues both her readers and listeners alike with storylines and plot twists of palpability in books, and alternate point of views in songwriting that transcends the limits of our ordinary thoughts, giving them not just a song, but rather an experience.

 

Deeply rooted in classic to modern rock genre with a hint of pop, Zarah writes, arranges, and produces songs that are personal reflections or viewings of life. Going deep in our human psyche, her haunting melodies are wrapped in epic retro rock-sounding originals that complement her powerful voice and her well-kept rebellious spirit that she relishes on stage, making her one of a kind, and often describing—there is a feeling of euphoria when I perform live, with a sense of belongingness that simply cannot be substituted; it is where I feel the most, free.

 

Set to release beginning of summer 2023, her carefully crafted upcoming Blind Woman debut album with musicians like Chris Chaney of Jane's Addiction and the LA Philharmonic as background orchestra, mix engineer Mark Needham and remastered at the McCartney Studios, will release a single of the same title followed by What Have We Become? After a long hiatus in music, a whirlwind of life events, and just when one least expects. Like a phoenix rising out of the ashes telling of her personality, Zarah—is once again—ready to rock the world stage.