BIOGRAPHY

Onita Boone is a seasoned stage performer, who learned her craft in church. She is widely known in music circles, especially the New York Metropolitan area, where she was featured in a number of Broadway, and off Broadway productions. Such productions as: "Arms too Short to Box With God", The Rapture", "Mamma I Want to Sing" and "The Blacker The Berry The Sweeter the Juice." Onita moved to Germany in 1997 and has amassed a consistent and extensive following.

"Oni", as she is affectionately known, was born and reared in the upstate community of Newburgh, New York. She attended the Newburgh Free Academy H.S. where she was recognized not only by her academic and sport achievements, but for her vocal ability as well.

Onita sang her first solo at the age of three, wrote her first song at the age of 8 and recorded her first song at the age of nine. She has shared the stage with a number of artists, including Patti LaBelle, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, George Michael, Jennifer Holliday, Stephanie Mills, Teddy Pendergrass, The Clark Sisters, Bill Cosby, Take Six, BeBe & CeCe Winans, Udo Jürgens, Nils Landgren, Faith No More, Jonathan Butler and a multitude of others.

Onita's desire to worship has inspired many and she has been instrumental in influencing the European public. Her workshops are well attended and awe inspiring. Onita performs with a number of well known gospel choirs throughout Europe. The Golden Harps Choir and Living Gospel Choir, these being two of the most noted in Germany. Her latest workshop was so well attended that the choir alone was more than 300 voices which is more than remarkable by European standards. She is in demand and considered vital among the church community throughout Europe.

Her songwriting ability is also well received, so much so that she has collaborated many projects with Billy Preston, Loris Holland, Kelly Price, Peter Wiescherman (German Producer) and other very well known producers /songwriters both in America and abroad. She has written songs for a number of firms and artists, among them: BMW, Daimler Chrysler (for whom she wrote the theme song for their global concert and introduction of the new Mercedes C class),The United States Air Force, Citroen (for the introduction of their new car, Xsara) and many others. The artists for whom she has written include Newburgh Free Academy Gospel recording alumni choir, Dennis Brown (the late Jamaican star), Gregory Isaccs, The Living Gospel Choir, Mary J. Blige and a host of others.

Onita aspires to be a performer of great magnitude and realizes that the only way to make this a reality, is to keep her eyes Heavenward and to continue to seek God for His divine direction