Carrie Manolakos (pronounced "men-uh-LAH-kiss") is an American singer-songwriter and actress. As an actress, she is perhaps best known for her stage work, on Broadway in Mamma Mia! as Sophia Sheridan, and on the second national tour of Wicked as Elphaba. Already positioned in the top 100 of the iTunes pop charts with her debut album “Echo”, Carrie became an internet sensation with her haunting performance of Radiohead classic Creep, captured at her album release concert in April 2012 at (le) po...
Carrie Manolakos (pronounced "men-uh-LAH-kiss") is an American singer-songwriter and actress. As an actress, she is perhaps best known for her stage work, on Broadway in Mamma Mia! as Sophia Sheridan, and on the second national tour of Wicked as Elphaba.
Already positioned in the top 100 of the iTunes pop charts with her debut album “Echo”, Carrie became an internet sensation with her haunting performance of Radiohead classic Creep, captured at her album release concert in April 2012 at (le) poisson rouge. The video is close to two million views and still climbing by the thousands. She was selected for Elle Magazine’s 30 Under 30: Essential Names to Know, voted #1 by readers. Carrie has sung with Phish at Madison Square Garden, as a guest artist for their much anticipated New Years Eve Show- one of their wildest in history.
Carrie has been selling out venues all over New York City, as well as other cities across the country and catching the attention of stars such as Alec Baldwin, Trey Anastasio, and Josh Groban. Carrie was featured as the top story on Gawker, saying her rendition of the song is "upsettingly good" and it "Will make your Ears Orgasm." She most recently was featured in Entertainment Weekly for being one of the top 12 best Radiohead covers of all time, with artists such as Frank Ocean, John Mayer, Weezer, Regina Spektor, Vampire Weekend, and others. She was also featured in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Huffington Post, Daily Beast, MTV, and MSNnow.
Manolakos has a background in musical theater, with Broadway credits, including the lead role of Sophie in Mamma Mia as well as Elphaba on the Second National Tour of Wicked. Her debut album, Echo, is a lyrical blend of folk, pop and soul. Her sound dances among the stars of Adele and Joni Mitchell, with a kiss blown to Jeff Buckley, but a voice that is unmistakably hers alone. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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