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Recording Artist / Singer-Songwriter/ Composer / Producer / Actor/ Film & Video Director
Celebrating 25 years of creating music, Christina is a protégée of the New Orleans Rock/Blues/Soul/Americana sound. She is an award winning, Singer-Songwriter, Composer, Recording Artist, Producer and Actor, with many albums and singles in worldwide release. In addition to her work in Film, TV and Broadway, She has toured internationaly throughout Europe, Asia and South America as well as many performances with her band at local New York City venues. From the Big Easy to the Big Apple, Her music is comprised of homegrown New Orleans influence with a fistful of electric New York City flair. It is that gumbo of musical spice that has seduced her into an unending love affair with music. Come along the journey continues...
2026 Nominee, Album of the Year, European International Music Awards, ROCKOFORTE, 2025 Winner of the Clouzine Music Awards, Album of the Year, ROCKOFORTE, 2025 Winner of the Global Music Awards, Bronze for the Album, ROCKOFORTE, Winner of the 2023 Josie Music ‘Artist of the Year’ Award (Folk/Americana/Roots), MANHATTAN OZ. 4x ‘Global Music Award’ Winner in Silver and Bronze, ‘Hollywood Music in Media Awards’ Nominee, WILD THINGS, 2x ‘World Entertainment Awards’ Nominee, 9x NARAS Balloted artist (aka: The GRAMMYs®), 2x Elite Music Awards, Clouzine Music Award, Winner, 2x Indie Shark Nominee, Album of the Year, top #4 Worldwide, International ‘Singer Songwriter Association’ (ISSA),
She is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences since 2013 (aka: The GRAMMYs®) and a voting member of SAG (aka: The Actor Awards) since 1987. She belongs to the Recording Academy's, Composers & Songwriting Production Wing and the Producers and Engineers Wing of the Recording Academy.
A bluesy, roots Rock specialist with a powerful voice. Comprised of homegrown New Orleans influence with a fistful of electric New York City flair, Gaudet is capable of generating a feel which can range from Rock, Blues, Soul, Pop and Americana..
Although she makes her home in New York City, Christina grew up in the famous French Quarter of New Orleans, studying music and drama at Tulane University and listening to the soulful sounds of all the great major artists who surrounded her there. It was that gumbo of musical spice that seduced her into an unending love affair with music and dramatic arts.
Christina Gaudet is a singer, songwriter, producer who burst onto the scene in the early 2000's both as a solo artist, and with her band. She released 2 solo albums, Dance In The Wind, 2005 and Where Truth Lies, 2006, prior to a collaborative album release with Allen Toussaint, for the SeaSaint Sessions in 2007. Her group went widescreen in 2008 with an eponymous full studio album, Oasis, which paired heartland rock with New Orleans-style grooves. She returned with her next album SOLID in 2010, collaborating again with New Orleans' own, Allen Toussaint, which was followed by a solo album, Heart On Fire and a collaborative EP, Stray Blue in 2011. Back to a full band album, she released Wild Things, in 2014. She continued on with the Priceless album in 2017 featuring many talented musicians she had met through her work with the Grammy's. After living in NYC for many year, Christina released an ode to that beloved city, Manhattan OZ, A Gotham Odyssey, featuring many of the talented musicians she has met along the way. Rockoforte album is the latest album in her extensive catalogue winning many awards. She is an indie artist, with a large catalogue in worldwide release, She owns her entire catalog.
Fans can expect an energetic, razor sharp performance from one of the best Rock-Blues, Soul, Americana acts in the area. She has quickly picked up the pace, writing and recording songs while taking on the massive New York scene, backed by her core band and featuring some of her favorite musical artists, who each play an integral part in creating this dynamic musical powerhouse. By drawing from vast pools of musical influences and combining completely unique regional sounds, Gaudet is capable of generating a feel which can range from Rock to Pop to R&B, Soul and the Blues. Comprised of homegrown New Orleans influence and a fistful of electric New York City flair, Gaudet is poised to unleash her latest musical effort onto the waiting ears of fans from The Big Apple to The Big Easy. Manhattan OZ,, is a genre blending collection, one of Gaudet’s finest work to date. Adding to that, her latest album 'Rockoforte', is Christina’s 11th full length studio album in worldwide release and it has descended upon the music community winning many accolades and awards.

History~
Christina, grew up in the famous French Quarter of New Orleans, listening to the funky soulful sound of Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Allen Toussaint, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Aaron Neville & The Neville Brothers. It was that gumbo of musical spice that seduced her into an unending love affair with music.
Collaborations:
Include works with Allen Toussaint, (NYNO Records), Randy Newman and Leiber and Stoller.
Many collaborations have hit #1 on the Billboard Charts, Top 10 Billboard Charts, #1 iTunes UK, #1 iTunes US and even garnered an Oscar nomination. She has also produced music videos, winning awards from the NYC Indie Film Festival and the Global Film Festival.
These collaborations include works with Allen Toussaint, (NYNO Records and as artist for His Off Broadway show 'Staggerlee') , Randy Newman (as an artist for his Off Broadway show - 'Middle of Nowhere') and Leiber and Stoller (as an artist for their Bway workshop - 'Tales of Manhattan').
One of the highlights of her career was to work with Grammy Winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends Leiber and Stoller as the lead in their Workshop for Tales of Manhattan, with Yaron Gershovsky, Musical Director (Work Shop for Broadway). Christina also had the privilege to work on The Middle of Nowhere (Off-Broadway), written by Oscar and Grammy® Winner legend Randy Newman and starring, Vondi Curtis Hall and Nick Sercy (known from Stephen Spielberg’s Castaway). She shared the stage with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Tony Award winner Ruth Brown in Stagerlee (Off-Broadway), written by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member and Grammy® Award Life Time Achievement Winner Allen Toussaint (NYNO Records)
Highlights:
Hitting #1 on Billboard World Music Charts for the collaborative album "Together in Peace," entered in the 60th Grammy® Awards in World Music, was a great high point.
Landing at #8 on the Top 10 on Billboard Blues Charts, #1 on iTunes Blues Charts in the US and UK, and Top Amazon Hot List, for the album "Devil Is Back" by Oliver Sean & R.I.P. (The Real Indie Project). NARAS Ballot Artist in Best Contemporary Blues Album.
2026, Winner, European International Music Awards, Best Rock Alternative Album, Bronze, Rockoforte Album.
2025, World Entertainment Awards: Nominee (Best Alternative Song, Skybridge) Rockoforte Album.
2025, Winner, Clouzine Music Awards, Album of the Year, Rockoforte
2025, Winner, Global Music Awards, Bonze, Album Rockoforte
2024, World Entertainment Awards: Nominee (Best American Song, Lessons of the Water) Manhattan OZ Album.
2024, International Singer Songwriter Association (ISSA) Awards: Nominee, (Entertainer of the Year Award)
2023, Josie Music Awards: Winner, JMA Artist of the Year Award (Folk/Americana/Roots).
2022, Global Music Silver Medal Winner, Manhattan Oz Album.
1986, Outer Critics Circle Award, as cast member for Staggerlee, Second Avenue Theatre, New York.
NARAS Highlights:
Albums on the NARAS Ballot: Rockoforte, Manhattan OZ, Wild Things, Priceless, Echoes of Angels, Refill My Heart, Green Light.
She is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Science and a voting member of the Grammys®. She belongs to both the Recording and The Composers & Songwriting Production Wing of the Recording Academy.
Broadway & Tours:
Christina is also a Broadway, Off-Broadway, veteran with Film and Television credits, and winner of the, Outer Critics Circle Award, as cast member. She is also a member of Screen Actors Guild, a voting member of the SAG Awards and a member of Actors Equity.
Internationally Christina has toured throughout Europe. Some of the many countries include; Germany, Italy, Yugoslavia, France, Austria, England, and Finland. It was a great experience for her to be able to perform at the Schubert Festival in Vienna, Austria. That endeavor led to performing for the great composer Aaron Copeland in a tribute performance to his music. South American tours include Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean Islands.
Producer of award winning music videos that include winning the, NYC Indie Film Awards, The Los Angeles CineFest Award and The Hollywood Film Award. She is also a BMI Writer and Publisher.
Accomplishments:
#1 TOP BILLBOARD CHARTING ALBUM (TOGETHER IN PEACE)
#8 TOP 10 BILLBOARD, (DEVIL IS BACK)
#1 ITUNES US, #1 ITUNES UK, TOP 10 AMAZON HOT LIST
2026 Nominee, Album of the Year, European International Music Awards, Rockoforte
2025, Winner, Clouzine Music Awards, Album of the Year, Rockoforte
2025, Winner, Global Music Awards, Bonze Medal, Album Rockoforte
2025 Nominee, World Entertainment Awards, Best Alternative Song: Skybridge
2025, Nominee, Elite Music Awards, Album of the Year, Rockoforte
2025, Nominee, Indie Shark, Album of the Year, Rockoforte
2024, Josie Music Awards, Nominee, Song of the Year - Blues, Blaze The Night Away
2024, (ISSA) International Singer Songwriter Associations, Nominee, Blaze The Night Away
2024, Elite Music Awards, Song of the Year, Nominee, Blaze The Night Away
2023 Winner, Josie Music Awards, Artist of the Year Award (Folk/Americana/Roots), WINNER
2023, World Entertainment Awards, (Best Americana Song), Nominee, Lessons of the Water
4x GLOBAL MUSIC WINNER
AKADEMIA WINNER
OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER
GLOBAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD WINNER
NEW YORK INDIE FILM FEST AWARD WINNER
9x NARAS BALLOTED (aka: The GRAMMYS®)
2017, HOLLYWOOD MUSIC IN MEDIA AWARDS NOMINATED
JMA 2023 Artist of the Year, Winner
3x JMA NOMINATED
BROADWAY VETERAN
NARAS (GRAMMY®) VOTING MEMBER, SINCE 2013
GRAMMY® SONGWRITERS & COMPOSERS WING OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY, SINCE 2017
GRAMMY® PRODUCERS & ENGINEERING WING OF THE RECORDING ACADEMY, SINCE 2023
SCEEN ACTORS GUILD VOTING MEMBER/NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER, SINCE 1987
HOLLYWOOD MUSIC & MEDIA AWARDS VOTING MEMBER, SINCE 2015
HOLLYWOOD INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS MEMBER, SINCE 2021
INTERNATIONAL SINGER SONGWRITER ASSOCIATION MEMBER, SINCE 2023
WOMEN IN MUSIC MEMBER, SINCE 2015
ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCIATION, SINCE 1980
Voting Member: SAG/AFTRA/NARAS (aka: The GRAMMYs®)/HMMA/HIMA/
Member: AEA/BMI/WIM/ISSA
DISCOGRAPHY
2025 Rockoforte
2024 A Rock Heart
2023 Blaze The Night Away (Gaudet/Blazer)
2022 Manhattan OZ, A Gotham Odyssey
2021 Green Light
2020 Refill My Heart
2020 Devil is Back (Oliver Sean/Feat. RIP)
2020 Out of the Storm
2019 Everyday Will Be Like a Holiday (Oliver Sean/Feat. RIP)
2019 Echoes of Angles (Gaudet/Peluso)
2017 PRICELESS
2014 WILD THINGS
2012 C’mon Let’s Go (Gaudet/Aaron)
2012 Heart On Fire Klubjumpers Remixes
2011 HEART ON FIRE
2010 SOLID (Gaudet/Toussaint)
2010 YES (Gaudet/Strayblue)
2009 Eagles Fly Klubjumpers Remixes
2008 OASIS
2007 SEASAINT SESSIONS ( Toussaint/Gaudet)
2006 WHERE TRUTH LIES
2005 DANCE IN THE WIND
Appears On:
2025 Darwin AI: Survivor Choice by Alex Otey
2025 (Contributed) Gandhi – Mantras Of Compassion: Kej & Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi
2020 One Little Finger
2016 Action Moves People United
Catalogue available at:
CD Baby, BMI, Crucial Music Publishing
(All Music and Lyrics Copyright 2005-2025, Reserved worldwide)
FAMOUS WORKS (*Created the role in a new production)
BROADWAY (wk.shop) – *The Narrator, (Lead) Tales of Manhattan, (Workshop) by Leiber and Stoller, NYC.
OFF-BROADWAY – The Girl (us) Middle of Nowhere, by Randy Newman, NYC.
OFF-BROADWAY – *Andrea, Staggerlee, by Allen Toussaint, NYC.
OFF OFF-BROADWAY – Smeraldina, The Servant of Two Masters, LaKota Theatre Co., NYC.
OFF OFF-BROADWAY – Jeannie, Lost and Found, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, NYC.
OFF OFF-BROADWAY – Andromeche, The Trojan Women, LaKota Theatre Co., NYC.
OFF OFF-BROADWAY – *Wishing You Well, The Duo Theatre, NYC.
OFF OFF-BROADWAY – *Penguins, The Duo Theatre, NYC.
OFF OFF-BROADWAY – *Galaxy, The Duo Theatre, NYC.
REGIONAL WORKS
Brigadoon, South Pacific, Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, - Country Playhouse, Denver, Co.
Mack & Mabel, Funny Girl, Gypsy, West Side Story - Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, New Orleans, LA.
Major Tours
Blue Note: Tokyo, Japan (with Allen Toussaint)
Shubert Festival: Vienna Austria
Alfred Productions Tour: South America, Caribbean and US Virgin Islands
European Tour: The of works of Shubert, Handel, and Durante: Austria, Germany, Italy, France, Yugoslavia
Opera Lyric Theatre, New Orleans
- La boheme (Puccini)
- La traviata (Verdi)
- The Magic Flute (Mozart)
- Tosca (Puccini)
- The Barber of Seville (Rossini)
Films
Spiderman II, Starring Toby McGuire
Zoolander, Starring Ben Stiller
Autumn in New York, Starring Wynona Ryder and Richard Geer
Six Degrees of Separation, Starring Will Smith
Murder at the Mardi Gras, 1978.
Television
One Life To Live, CBS
Search for Tomorrow, NBC
Banana Chip Love
Manhattan Bridge
Christina Gaudet is a member of BMI, SAG, AFTRA, AEA, NARAS, WIM, HMMA, HIMA, ISSA