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Some people say life is one big circle, Yvette Nelson knows exactly what they're talking about.
Life for Yvette began in the small town of Massapequa, Long Island, New
York as the second daughter of loving immigrant parents who brought a love
of Elvis, the Everly Brothers, and Linda Ronstadt with them to America
and into their home. Music filled Yvette's house constantly. Her
parents were and still are her main source of inspiration and instilled
in her the American dream - that in America - with luck, hard work, and
perseverance - anything is possible! She fell in love with singing at church
and formed her first "band" with her older sister and some neighborhood
friends at the age of eight singing house to house for candy. Dreams
of a life as an entertainer filled her every thought as she practiced constantly.
Yvette used to tell anyone who would listen that one day she'd be a star.
But the fame and recognition she worked so hard for proved to be an empty thing and a day came that Yvette asked God for guidance and came to terms with what was true passion, her reason to be here - and that was her music. She recommitted herself to singing, bought a guitar, doubled up on the lessons and headed to Nashville to make her dreams of country music stardom finally a reality. Nashville and her second home of West Meade have been very kind to Yvette. She feels Nashville is a whole lot like her small town childhood digs of Massapequa. "Everybody knows everybody here and that's the way I like it" she says. "My family is still the most important thing I've got in this world, so I split my time in Nashville and my time in California to be with them. They live in Coto De Caza in Orange County. It was John Wayne's ranchland when he was around- horses and sprawling green meadows...to be honest, it's a lot like Leiper's Fork or Franklin, Tennessee. Nowadays, it seems I leave the country for the country!"
Yeah, it's true, Life is one big circle. At least it is for Yvette Nelson... |
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At the age of sixteen her father's work moved the family to California.
Yvette was "discovered" at a local mall by a famous modeling agent and
began a whirlwind career as a fashion model. She got her first taste
of fame on the covers and in the pages of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle, etc.
and in dozens of film, TV and music video roles and the music took an unavoidable
back seat for awhile as her modeling and film career took off.
Yvette has been spending all her time recently in Nashville and Los Angeles
recording, playing live with her band and on the never-ending quest for
the perfect song and her "shot". Writers who have befriended Yvette and
given her songs include Gary Burr (She Can't Really Be Gone, On the
Side of Angels, etc.), Victoria Shaw (The River, I Love The Way
You Love Me, etc.) and Steven McClintock (All This Time, Until Tonight).
Her voice is fresh yet soulful, powerful yet endearing, natural and unique.
Her stunning visual appeal is merely a mirror of the beautiful heart within.
She simply has a burning desire to give to the world one song and one person
at a time. If her latest live performances and her latest recordings
are any indications - things are movin' forward and lookin' up for Yvette
Nelson - and, like it does for all singing stars, it's all coming back
around again to the music...