Amy has always wanted to live in NYC, but knew it was going to be a long haul to get there. She grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada and although it was only a 15 minute drive from her house to get to the US border, she had no idea how difficult & expensive it would be to make her dream come true. A New York casting director told her, "If you want to live in America, you're going to have to prove to the government, that you're an "Alien of Extraordinary Ability" (Yes, my green card says just that!) and that you can take care of yourself. Go get work, get letters from your directors, producers and save any articles written about yourself, then present it to the government (along with a very healthy check to your immigration lawyer!)." After receiving her BFA in Musical Theatre, Amy was hired as a singer in a touring production of Riverdance. This began Amy's life on the road and ignited her love of travel. She went on to tour in 500 cities, in over 30 countries with shows such as "Camelot", Celtic Woman, "The Roy Orbison Story" (with Roy's younger brother, Sam Orbison) and she also lived in Japan while singing at Tokyo Disney. Along the way, she also created a number of cabaret shows, recorded her debut cd, CASHMERE, and created her award winning youtube series, "What's Up Canuck?," starring her alter-ego, Candy Canadiana. This series won her a trip to the Vancouver Olympics and the Gold Medal Men's Hockey Game. She has sung the national anthems for the NY Rangers, NASCAR, the Cleveland Indians, the Vancouver Olympics and others. Amy can also be seen in a number of commercials and starring in Suede Productions independent feature, "Planting Vines". To view the trailer, go to www.plantingvines.com. Most recently she was seen as the only North American performer in Celtic Woman's "Songs from the Heart" DVD and their "A Christmas Celebration" DVD. Amy is proud to say that she has been a "new immigrant" in NYC for over a year and a half now and spends most of her time writing new songs for a pop album that she hopes to get done in the next year, when she finds the right producer…. or when the right producer finds her! As you will see in her youtube series, Amy's alter-ego dreams of Canadian David Foster… okay, Amy does too! To learn more about Amy, you can go to: www.amyrivard.com www.myspace.com/amyrivardmusic and for daily updates on facebook. http://tinyurl.com/2f96zzh