Evie Clair is a follower of Jesus Christ. Being a part of this project was special to her because she was able to bask in the spirit of the Savior’s love and tenderness of these children who have such a bright faith and understanding of Him. She was able to sing a beautiful recreation of one of her favorite primary melodies by Newell Dayley arranged by her friend Shaun Barrowes – former American Idol contestant and film score composer. She also had the chance once again to work with the brilliant film director Dan LaPray. It was a thrilling experience for Evie to record at LDS Motion Picture Studios and film in Goshen at the Jerusalem replica where season 2 of her favorite TV Series – The Chosen was filmed.
Vocalist Evie Clair sings the well-known Primary song “I Feel My Savior’s Love,” while Primary-age children from around the world individually share how each feels the Savior’s love. The children share their love of the Savior and note how He sacrificed Himself, how He comforts them, how He loves everyone despite who they are. One calls Jesus Christ her friend. The music inspires introspection, prompting thoughts of how “His love is freely given.”
An amazing group called Kids Kicking Cancer brought together two friends and competitors from America’s Got Talent season 12 for a stunning interview with Rabbi G. He invited Angelica and Evie to the Hero’s Circle for their examples of strength and light through difficult times. They then sing an epic duet of The Prayer made famous by both Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli AND Josh Groban and Charlotte Church. This inspiring song was written by David Foster and Carole Bayer Sager. Many thanks to Charity Bids for arranging this incredible collaboration.
I pray you’ll be our eyes
And watch us where we go
And help us to be wise
In times when we don’t know
Let this be our prayer
As we go our way
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your Grace
To a place where we’ll be safe
La luce che to dai (I pray we’ll find your light)
Nel cuore restero (And hold it in our hearts)
A ricordarchi che (When stars go out each night)
L’eterna stella sei
Nella mia preghiera (Let this be our prayer)
Quanta fede c’e (When shadows fill our day)
Lead us to a place
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe.
Sognamo un mondo senza piu violenza
Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza
Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino
Simbolo di pace e di fraternita
La forza che ci dai (We ask that life be kind)
E’il desiderio che (And watch us from above)
Ognuno trovi amore (We hope each soul will find)
Intorno e dentro a se (Another soul to love)
Let this be our prayer
Let this be our prayer
Just like every child
Just like every child
Needs to find a place,
Guide us with your grace
Give us faith so we’ll be safe
E la fede che
Hai acceso in noi
Sento che ci salvera
Evie Clair’s 3rd song in her summer of collaborations is with some fantastic kids from One Voice Children’s Choir (Grant, Lulu, Eva and Kainoa) who have a new smaller group called Kids America. This collab also included her good friend Benson Baril! These are some of the talented people behind the scenes:
Lead Producer: Big Time Nate
Songwriters: Big Time Nate, Shaun Barrowes, Evie Clair and Benson Baril
Videography: Dan LaPray
This project brings attention to the kids who are alone because of the global pandemic with the world still mostly closed. It shows that we need each other and we need to find a new sense of community that is supportive and uplifting. We need to help each other. We need to try harder to understand each other. We need to find peace. We need to find new ways to show people we love them. We need to get past our differences and help people feel hope and that life is worth living and fighting for.
Evie took on this project because she has felt that despair in the past and sees too many kids feeling it now. She has witnessed an epidemic of teens in her friend groups and community who have taken their own lives during this time of quarantine and she wants to help spread a message of hope and that we all have a purpose and a responsibility to help each other when we fall into dark places.
Have you figured out the Coldplay Effect yet? Evie released a video on Instagram that got a lot of people buzzing about music theory. One fan (3linx) was able to explain it very well in music theory terms.
If you are a music teacher or songwriter you’ll want to take note of this simple tool for making your piano accompaniment sound more like the band Coldplay. Evie Clair began to discover this pattern when as a contestant on Season 12 of America’s Got Talent, she asked her accompanist if he could make her song sound more like Coldplay. He immediately inverted the chords to accommodate her and she realized she needed to know the secret behind that amazing trick. She joined Po-Shen Loh, a world renowned math professor, in New York City at the famous Cutting Room studio to investigate this idea more.
In their downtime a cell phone camera captures Evie and Po trying out the Coldplay effect on the popular song Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. She is impressed with Po’s beautiful singing voice since he claims to have no musical talent.
Evie documented her amazing trip to NYC in a fun video blog featuring her friend from a show she headlined in Reno and her mom’s only cousin who both live in New York City.
Pictures from Evie’s adventures in New York City with Po-Shen Loh and the Rubinstein team. Po’s team sent Evie and her mom to see the Cher Show on broadway while they were in town. Cher’s life story in the music industry was paradigm shifting for a young, rising talent like Evie Clair.
Evie Clair was the headliner for the long running show at the Eldorado Casino in Reno, Nevada for the 2018 holiday season. She captured audiences there and performed with top cirque acts from all over the world to create a stunning Christmas show. Follow Evie on her Reno adventure.
The Eldorado Showroom of their Christmas Extravaganza, The Unbelievables: This year’s headliner is vocalist Evie Clair, a finalist on season twelve of America’s Got Talent.
The show is a family-friendly variety show featuring multiple amazingly talented athletes and entertainers. With death-defying acts like a duo of aerial strap artists and a trio of athletic Russian bar performers, it was often heart-stopping. One slip could result in serious injury.
For those that prefer a less heart-pounding form of entertainment, there is also the host, Dana Daniels and his comedy and magic. He appears throughout the show, usually getting audience members involved in the act.
The Illusionist Joseph Gabriel incorporates many types of birds, including a huge macaw that appears from a silk scarf. Of course, there are the vocal performances by the headliner Evie Clair as well as Andres Quintero, and the show closes with the sand artistry of Yulia Kurkina which you have to see to appreciate.
Evie had the wonderful opportunity to work with amazing musicians and artists on a curriculum project for AGREE. She recorded on several songs that will be distributed to Arizona schools in 2015. She had the solo on Get up and put ’em Pebbles in as the “Raven” on this one that represents Arizona.
Evie Clair played Molly in Hale Theatre Arizona’s production of Annie at age 8. She learned to tap dance from Cambrian James just for the show and gained so much stage presence and experience from all involved. Hale Theatre has an outstanding name for excellence in stage productions and Evie was grateful to be a part of it.
