Parissa Bouas

"A voice that seduces, soars and breaks your heart — sometimes all at once"

Multi award-winning Greek-Australian chanteuse Parissa Bouas is one of Australia's most captivating and versatile voices. Drawing on Vintage & Latin Jazz, Neo Soul,  World Roots influences, her sultry, deeply expressive songs and vocals have earned her an international following and critical acclaim. Her debut solo EP The Full Force of the Wind took out Song of the Year, Best Jazz and Best World Music at the NCEIA Awards. Recorded with Dutch producer Michiel Hollanders, it showcases an artist both playful and profound — utterly mesmerizing live.

Fans will also know Parissa as one half of internationally acclaimed world folk duo The Hottentots, whose six award-winning albums — including Out of Australia and Halos 'round the Moon, released on Germany's prestigious Stockfisch Records — cemented her reputation as one of Australia's most beloved Coffeehouse acts

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    01 Sad Eyes 3:22
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    02 Dance With Me 3:32
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    06 The Full Force Of The Wind 4:25
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    03 Nothings Gonna Last 4:24
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    04 What's Life About 4:28
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    Graceful 3:39
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    Mother's Song 3:41
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    Don't Trust The Enemy 4:08
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    Yellow Land 3:51
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Press / Reviews

“**** (4 stars) Parissa … immediately engages by being blessed with a voice that has timbral overlaps with Billie Holiday’s. More significantly she shines the charm off that voice on some exceptional self-penned songs” - John Shand

— Sydney Morning Herald

“ **** genuinely genre-busting….crafted out of folk-roots but somehow Bouas’s vocals, which are sweet, rich and soaring, actually reach beyond the usual folk styles…This is one album worth owning simply because there are a number of amazing songs” - Bruce Elder

— Sydney Morning Herald

“Parissa has a voice that would aggravate angels with it’s beauty” - Philip Adams

— ABC Radio National

““I cannot stop listening to this doll-faced singing angels album. She is shut-the-front-door DYNAMITE! Like a blend of Carmen Miranda, Billy Holiday and Madeleine Peroux but completely herself at the same time. I adore her stage presence, songwriting, vocal timbre and phrasing. I urge you to check her out online or live. (Believe it or not but she is Byron Bay based!!!) If you don't already know this starlet please allow me to introduce to you Parissa Bouas! ♥ #howhaveinotheardofherbefore” ” - ABBIE CHIQUITA CARDWELL

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