Cindy Gomez

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Cindy Gomez

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| caption = Cindy Gomez and Dave Stewart performing at Lifeball 2009

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| origin = Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

| instrument = Vocals

| genre = Pop music, electronic dance music, rock, adult contemporary, latin pop

| occupation = Musician, singer-songwriter

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| label = Interscope Records, Universal Music Group

| associated_acts = Dave Stewart, Glen Ballard, Mike Bradford, Roger Sanchez, Stuart Chatwood

| website = {{URL|cindygomez.com}}

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Cindy Gomez is a singer, songwriter, actress and model who grew up in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. She is of Colombian and Belgian descent and can sing in 8 languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Hindi, Cantonese and Mandarin.Chere Di Boscio, [http://eluxemagazine.com/people/ma-vie-en-vert-singer-cindy-gomez/ “Ma Vie en Vert Singer Cindy Gomez”] "Article in Eluxe Magazine", 15 June 2014

Career

Gomez began singing at the age of eight. In order to create opportunities and get noticed, she began modeling and entered a Miss Latin America pageant in Canada. Winning the pageant opened the doors to Spanish and multicultural radio and television stations in Toronto and various performances such as Super Latin Fest at the Canadian National Exhibition and Telelatino LatinFest at Canada's Wonderland.{{cite web|last1=Gomez|first1=Cindy|title=Cindy Gomez Bio|url=http://www.cindygomez.com/bio/english-bio/|website=Cindygomez.com}}{{cite web|last1=Kingston|first1=Anne|title=Cindy Gomez's Cinderella Story|url=http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/cindy-gomezs-cinderella-story/|website=Macleans.ca|publisher=Maclean's Magazine|access-date=24 September 2009}}

In 2002, Gomez's vocals were featured in the electronic dance song "Pounding Your Soul" released on Roger Sanchez's album Release Yourself Ibiza (2002) by Stealth Records{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/76165-Roger-Sanchez-Release-Yourself-Ibiza-2002|title=Roger Sanchez – Release Yourself (Ibiza 2002) (2002, CD)|access-date=14 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}} and she got her first movie role in Left Behind II: Tribulation Force, where she played the Angelic Woman alongside Kirk Cameron and Brad Johnson and sang "Amazing Grace".{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283644/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1|title=Left Behind II: Tribulation Force|date=29 October 2002|access-date=14 December 2021|website=IMDb.com}}

In 2003, Gomez sang the official theme song "Time Only Knows", for the soundtrack and video game of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, developed by Ubisoft Montreal and composed by Stuart Chatwood. "Time Only Knows" has become an all-time favorite within the gaming community.Chris Moore, [http://www.gamingexcellence.com/features/the-top-10-game-ending-songs “The Top 10 Game Ending Songs”] "Article in Gaming Excellence", 19 March 2012Retroplayer, [http://www.thegamingliberty.com/2010/05/the-sands-of-time-cindy-gomez-interview/ “Prince of Persia The Sands of Time –Cindy Gomez interview”] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20150106215202/http://www.thegamingliberty.com/2010/05/the-sands-of-time-cindy-gomez-interview/ |date=6 January 2015 }} "Article in The Gaming Liberty", 6 May 2010

= Breakthrough =

Gomez's big break came in January 2008 when she received a phone call from producer Michael Bradford to perform with Ringo Starr on Larry King Live, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and at the House of Blues.PrestigeFrenchRiviera, [http://prestigefrenchriviera.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/prestige-interview-with-cindy-gomez/ “Prestige Interview With Cindy Gomez”] "Article in Prestige French Riviera Lifestyle", Wed. 11 April 2012 In the CNN green room she met producer and songwriter Dave Stewart, best known for his fame in Eurythmics. Stewart had been scheduled to perform with Starr on the Larry King show, featuring a song they had co-written, "Liverpool 8". One of the female backup singers took ill, and Gomez was recommended by the band's bass player.Jane Stevenson, [http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/music/2010/03/11/13195611.html Stewart teams up with Canadian songstress]. QMI Agency, via the Toronto Sun, March 11, 2010. Retrieved 2016-09-22. Stewart was impressed with Gomez' performance. After being invited to his then shared studio with songwriter and record producer Glen Ballard to sing on a demo for what was to be the worldwide success Ghost the Musical, an adaptation from Ghost starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore; they told her to move to Los Angeles and they began working on original tracks for her first album{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurythmics-ultimate.com/blog/2009/08/07/dave-stewart-talks-about-dance-fabulous-in-uk-trade-paper-music-week/ |title=Dave Stewart talks about Dance Fabulous in UK trade paper Music Week - Ultimate Eurythmics |access-date=6 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924004025/http://www.eurythmics-ultimate.com/blog/2009/08/07/dave-stewart-talks-about-dance-fabulous-in-uk-trade-paper-music-week/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}

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In 2008, Gomez became part of Dave Stewart's 30-piece Rock Fabulous Orchestra performing on his album Dave Stewart Songbook, Vol. 1{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/The-Dave-Stewart-Songbook-Vol-1/dp/B001B1TLRU|title=Songbook, Vol. 1|date=14 December 2008|access-date=14 December 2021|website=Amazon.com}} as background vocalist and lead vocalist on "Underneath it All" (originally performed by No Doubt) and "Jealous" (originally performed by Sinéad O'Connor) as well as live shows in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and abroad.{{Cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-aug-10-ca-stewart10-story.html |title=Dave Stewart revisits his songbook - latimes |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=16 April 2020 |archive-date=12 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112152939/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/10/entertainment/ca-stewart10 |url-status=live }} Gomez also sang and appeared in Stewart's celebrity-studded video for American Prayer a song he co-wrote with Bono for Barack Obama.

=2009=

Gomez signed her first record deal with Interscope Records worldwide and Universal Music Group for Canada in 2009 when Dave Stewart introduced her to his longtime friend Jimmy Iovine, founder of Interscope Geffen A&M.Mark Borden, [http://www.fastcompany.com/1325729/nokia-rocks-world-phone-kings-plan-redefine-its-business "NOKIA ROCKS THE WORLD: THE PHONE KING'S PLAN TO REDEFINE ITS BUSINESS"] "Article in Fast Company Magazine", 1 September 2009

In 2009, Gomez became the first artist to make her debut in a mobile game, Dance Fabulous on N-Gage (service) by Nokia via 40 million mobile handsets worldwide. The game included a dancing Gomez avatar and five of her songs, which positioned her at the forefront of a trend that marries music with mobile entertainment.Utalkmarketing.com, [http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/article.aspx?articleid=14284&title=eurythmics_dave_stewart_in_chart_bid_with_nokia “Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart in chart bid with Nokia”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108131633/http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/article.aspx?articleid=14284&title=eurythmics_dave_stewart_in_chart_bid_with_nokia |date=8 January 2015 }} "Web article in Utalkmarketing.com", 11 June 2009Keith Stuart, [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2008/oct/29/mobile “Nokia gets Dance Fabulous”] "Web Article in The Guardian Technology section" Wednesday, 29 October 2008PRNewswire-FirstCall, [http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dance-fabulous-by-nokia-to-hit-the-charts-62089702.html “Dance Fabulous by Nokia to hit the Charts”] "Web Article in prnewswire.com", 11 June 2009

In April 2009, Gomez went on a European tour to promote the Dance Fabulous video game. She also appeared in Vienna for Life Ball, Europe's largest AIDS-related charity event, where she performed a new song that she and Stewart co-wrote and donated called "I Bring You Love", to a live audience of 70,000 which was also broadcast live throughout Europe at the opening Ceremony.Vienna.at, [http://www.vienna.at/der-life-ball-song-2009-i-bring-you-love/news-20090430-05032777 Der Life Ball Song 2009: "I bring you Love"] "Web Article in Vienna Online –Vienna.at" 30 April 2009 15:55Dick Jonas, [http://www.starzlife.com/20090517/dave-stewart-and-cindy-gomez-live-from-life-ball/ “Dave Stewart and Cindy Gomez Live from Life Ball!”] "Web Article in Starz Life Celebrity Lifestyle, News and Gossip", 17 May 2009{{Cite web|url=https://www.ok-magazin.de/fotostrecken/471/life-ball-2009|title=Life Ball 2009|date=16 September 2014|website=OK-magazin.de|access-date=14 December 2021}}Reya von Galen, [http://www.dantemag.com/2013/04/spring-awakening-or-what-makes-gery-dance/ “Spirit Awakening or What Makes Gery Dance?”] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108131619/http://www.dantemag.com/2013/04/spring-awakening-or-what-makes-gery-dance/ |date=8 January 2015 }} "Web Article for Arts and Culture in Dante Magazine", 14 April 2013 – 9:47{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/at/album/i-bring-you-love-single/311552970|title="I Bring You Love - Single" von Cindy Gomez|website=iTunes|date=25 April 2009}}

In October 2009, Gomez's image was on the Flip brand video recorder for the charity Red line co-founded by Bono.Anne Kingston, [http://www.macleans.ca/economy/business/cindy-gomezs-cinderella-story/ “Cindy Gomez’s Cinderella story”] "Article in Maclean's Magazine", 24 September 2009

=2010=

Gomez's backing vocals can be heard on Ringo Starr's album Y Not released in 2010, on the songs "The Other Side of Liverpool" and "Time".Dean Wien, [http://www.beatlesnews.com/blog/the-beatles/200911181838/ringos-new-cd-y-not-available-on-january-12.html “Ringo's new CD Y Not available on January 12”] "Web Article on BeatlesNews.com" Wednesday, 18 November 2009 6:38pm

=2011=

On 15 July 2011, the electronic dance music song "Pounding Your Soul" that Cindy Gomez sang and was released in 2002 was re-released on the album This Is Afrodelic Vol.3 – 25 Afro Tribal House Tunes Various Artists by Guajira Recordings.{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-is-afrodelic-vol.3-25/id445512517 |title=ITunes - Music - This is Afrodelic Vol.3 - 25 Afro Tribal House Tunes by Various Artists |website=iTunes |access-date=6 January 2015 |archive-date=13 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213032057/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-is-afrodelic-vol.3-25/id445512517 |url-status=dead }}

=2012=

Gomez released her first Spanish EP called Fuego Fatal composed of five songs; one of which was written by Shakira and Dave Stewart on 30 April 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fuego-fatal-ep/id863101564|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212233217/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/fuego-fatal-ep/id863101564|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 February 2015|title=Fuego Fatal - EP by Cindy Gomez|website=iTunes|date=22 April 2014}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cindygomez.com/fuego-fatal-spanish-cd-out-april-30th-2012/|title=FUEGO FATAL - SPANISH CD OUT APRIL 30th 2012|date=25 April 2012}}

=2014–present=

On 17 March 2014, Gomez released a song she sang and co-wrote called "We Love Who We Love",{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-love-who-we-love-single/id843305510 |title=ITunes - Music - We Love Who We Love - Single by Cindy Gomez |website=iTunes |access-date=6 January 2015 |archive-date=13 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213035606/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/we-love-who-we-love-single/id843305510 |url-status=dead }} based on the true tragic story of a young boy named Ryan.Redação, [http://revistaladoa.com.br/2014/04/noticias/musica-gay-ano-we-love-who-we-love “A música gay do ano: “We Love Who We Love””] "Web Article in RevistaLadoA.com", 8 Abril, 2014 – 12:34 She shares more of her thoughts on life as a singer online.{{Cite web |url=http://ikiguide.com/2015/03/27/compose-for-passion-interview-with-cindy-gomez/ |title=Create for passion: Interview with Cindy Gomez | IKIGUIDE |access-date=28 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132029/http://ikiguide.com/2015/03/27/compose-for-passion-interview-with-cindy-gomez/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Television

Gomez is part of the fourth season of Fox International Channels TV show and first Celebrity Edition of The Apartment - Design Your Destiny, produced by Imagine Group and airing 25 January 2015 on Starworld and Fox International Channels throughout AsiaDalia Hilmi, [http://www.thephuketnews.com/reality-tv-show-filmed-here-highlights-islands-highlife-48810.php “Reality TV show filmed here highlights island’s highlife “] "Web Article in The PhuketNews.com" Saturday 20 September 2014, 11:00AM{{cite web |url=http://www.starworldasia.tv/Programmes/TheApartmentCelebrityEdition/Guide |title=STAR World - the Apartment: Celebrity Edition |access-date=2015-01-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108131658/http://www.starworldasia.tv/Programmes/TheApartmentCelebrityEdition/Guide |archive-date=8 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}