Patricia Bahia

Patricia Bahia was born in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Maarten and Farah Nieuwenhuizen. Her father, a retired psychiatrist, is Dutch, and her mother, a retired art educator, is Persian.

As a child, Bahia sang in choirs, took dance, piano, and voice lessons, and played the clarinet. Her first public performance was a dance recital at age six on the paddle boat, the SS Admiral (1907), on the Mississippi river in St. Louis, Missouri.

She attended the Plan II Honors Program at The University of Texas at Austin, graduating Phi Beta Kappa. Her thesis was on the Women's Suffrage Movement{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_wkTDAAAQBAJ&q=The+University+of+Texas+patricia+Nieuwenhuizen&pg=PA354 |title= Women, Culture, and Community: Religion and Reform in Galveston, 1880–1920 – Page354|publisher=Oxford University |date= Dec 11, 1997 |isbn= 9780195119381|access-date=February 2, 2020}} for which she traveled to locate diaries and letters from Suffragettes. She attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law{{cite web|url= https://repository.uchastings.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=alumni_mag|title=UC Hastings Alumni Magazine |publisher=Hastings Alumni Publication |date=September 1, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2020}} in San Francisco. It was in law school that Bahia began singing again.

She worked for a number of years as an attorney, moonlighting as a jazz singer with a residency at Café Claude in San Francisco.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/business/moversandshakers/article/Miller-Healy-named-VPs-at-Shoreline-3071254.php|title=SF Gate -Business – Movers and Shakers |publisher=SF Gate |date=August 20, 1999 |access-date=February 5, 2020}}

Bahia is a founding member of the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, with which she toured internationally and sang backing vocals on Linda Ronstadt's, Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind album.{{cite web|url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/cry-like-a-rainstorm-howl-like-the-wind-mw0000204226/credits|title=Cry Like a Rainstorm Howl Like the Wind Credits |publisher=All Music|date= |access-date=April 1, 2020}} She performed with the Choir until 2006.{{cite web|url= http://www.oigc.org/patricia-bahia |title= Patricia Bahia Breakout Sessions – Vocal Technique and Health |publisher=Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir |date= |access-date=January 29, 2020}}

In 2003, Bahia was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and decided to begin writing songs.{{cite web|url= http://madalynsklar.blogspot.com/2010/09/gogirls-interview-with-patricia-bahia.html|title=Interview with Patricia Bahia |publisher=Go Girls by Madalyn Sklar |date=September 1, 2010 |access-date=February 2, 2020}}{{Cite web|date=2021-01-03|title=Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Patricia Bahia|url=http://pop-culturalist.com/exclusive-interview-pop-culturalist-chats-with-patricia-bahia/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Pop-Culturalist.com|language=en-US}} She left her legal career and began studying the craft of songwriting. She started playing the piano again, learned to play the guitar, and began performing as a solo singer-songwriter.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdnews.com/view/full_story/27505949/article-Songwriter-s-Acoustic-Nights-celebrates-9-years-in-Ocean-Beach?instance=sdnews |title=Songwriter Acoustic Nights Celebrates 9 years – Patricia Bahia Performs |publisher=San Diego Community News by Bart Mendoza |date= November 14, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2020}} In 2010 she released an EP titled, Long Road Home{{cite web|url= https://www.amazon.com/Long-Road-Home-Patricia-Bahia/dp/B01KAV52CE/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=long+road+home+patricia+bahia&qid=1580703327&s=music&sr=1-1 |title=Long Road Home – Patricia Bahia |publisher=Amazon |date= |access-date=February 2, 2020}} and in 2015 she released a full-length album, Save Your Heart{{cite web|url= https://www.amazon.com/Save-Your-Heart-Patricia-Bahia/dp/B017KV6OGK |title=Save Your Heart – Patricia Bahia |publisher=Amazon |date= |access-date=February 2, 2020}} which received favorable reviews.{{cite web|url=http://www.lamusiccritic.com/indie_voice_blog/patricia-bahias-resilience-shines-through-her-new-release-save-your-heart/ |title= LA Music Critic – Patricia Bahia's Resilience Shines Through on Her New Release Save Your Heart |publisher= LA Music Critic |date= October 17, 2015|access-date=February 4, 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://www.50thirdand3rd.com/premeir-record-of-the-day-good-day-by-patricia-bahia/http://www.oigc.org/patricia-bahi|title= Premiere : Record of the Day – "Good Day " by Patricia Bahia |publisher= 53THIRDAND3RD |date= September 4, 2015|access-date= February 2, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://musicmorsels.wordpress.com/2015/10/ |title= Music Morsels Review |publisher= Music Morsels|date=October 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2020}}

Bahia coaches clients on vocal technique, performance, songwriting, and music licensing.{{cite web|url=https://thehollywooddigest.com/exclusive-interview-with-patricia-bahia/|title=EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PATRICIA BAHIA|publisher=Hollywood Digest |date= 19 January 2021|access-date=March 8, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://shoutoutla.com/meet-patricia-bahia-songwriter-performing-artist-mentor-coach/|title=Meet Patricia Bahia: Songwriter, Performing Artist, Mentor/Coach|publisher=Shoutout LA |date= January 18, 2021|access-date=March 8, 2022}} Previously, she taught voice at the University of Southern California (USC) and voice and music business at the California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).

{{cite web|url=https://web-app.usc.edu/soc/syllabus/20133/63052 |title= USC – Patricia Bahia – Syllabus Advanced Voice FALL 2013|publisher=USC.edu |date= 2013 |access-date=February 3, 2020}}{{cite web|url= https://catalogue2014.usc.edu/schools/theatre/|title= USC School of Dramatic Arts Catalog 2014/15 – Patricia Bahia – |publisher=USC.edu |date= 2014 |access-date=February 3, 2020}}

Bahia holds an MM (Master of Music) degree in Commercial Music from the California State University, Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://csula-dspace.calstate.edu/handle/10211.3/10211.13_744?show=full|title=CSULA Thesis |publisher=CSULA |date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=February 6, 2020}}

In 2020 Bahia won a total of three Peace Song Awards including the grand prize award.{{Cite web|last=MENAFN|title=Winners of the 4th Annual PEACE SONG AWARDS Announced in a Virtual Ceremony on the International Day of Peace|url=https://menafn.com/1100840054/Winners-of-the-4th-Annual-PEACE-SONG-AWARDS-Announced-in-a-Virtual-Ceremony-on-the-International-Day-of-Peace|access-date=2021-01-06|website=menafn.com}} In 2020 Bahia won two Positive Music Awards also known as "Posi" awards.{{Cite web|title=The 15th Annual emPower Posi Award Recipients {{!}} emPower Music & Arts|url=https://www.empowerma.com/15th-annual-empower-posi-award-recipients|access-date=2021-01-07|website=www.empowerma.com}}File:Patricia Bahia with Award at The Positive Music Festival 2018.jpg

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!Result

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| 2020 || Every Heart One Love || Positive Music Award || {{won}}

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| 2020 || (Say Yes) World With A Little More Love || Positive Music Award || {{won}}

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| 2020 || Grand Prize Winner || Peace Song Award || {{won}}

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| 2020 || Every Heart One Love - Rock & Pop || Peace Song Award || {{won}}

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| 2020 || (Say Yes) World With A Little More Love - World Music || Peace Song Award || {{won}}

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| 2019 || Keep The Light On || Peace Song Award || {{won}}

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| 2019 || Keep The Light On || Positive Music Award || {{won}}

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| 2019 || Everything's Gonna Be Alright || Positive Music Award || {{nom}}

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| 2018 || Great Day To Be Alive || West Coast Songwriters Int'l Song Contest Grand Prize || {{won}}

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| 2018 || Every Day Is a Gift || Positive Music Award || {{won}}

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| 2017 || Good Day || Positive Music Award || {{nom}}

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| 2017 || Why We Walk || Positive Music Award || {{nom}}

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| 2015 || Save Your Heart || L.A. Music Critic Award – Best CD || {{nom}}

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| 2015 || Patricia Bahia || L.A. Music Critic Award – Best Artist || {{nom}}

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In 2020, Bahia's songs Every Heart One Love and It's All Good, were finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest.{{cite web|url= https://jlsc.com/winners/2019b/finalists.php |title=JLSC Finalists |publisher=John Lennon Songwriting Contest|date= |access-date=March 30, 2020}} In 2022, Bahia's song, It's All Good, was a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards.{{cite web|url= https://inacoustic.com/winners/ |title=Results of the 18th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards)|publisher=IAMA|date= 4 June 2018|access-date=March 8, 2022}}

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