Sibel Thrasher

(604) 274-9833 / (604)

Sibel Thrasher was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, and now resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, As both a singer and actress, she enjoys an accomplished career in music, theatre, film, and television. In August 2004, Sibel was inducted into the B.C. “Entertainment Hall of Fame” and in “Starwalk” on the sidewalks of Vancouver’s “Theatre Row” for her lifelong contribution to the arts, and her never ending contribution to the community, and music.

Her extensive studio credits include work with legendary recording artists Roy Ayres, Long John Baldry, Donna Summer, and Linton Garner, and her live performance credits include tours as a featured singer with the Platters in the USA, Japan, and the Philippines, and an opening slot for the world renowned R&B/Gospel singer Etta James.

Sibel has traveled extensively, and is in high demand as a jazz and R&B lounge singer—she has worked for Carnival Cruise Lines (Splendour of the Seas), and Princess Cruise Lines (Coral and Island Princess) on extended tours, which included ports of call ranging from Alaska, Mexico, The Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Aruba, Freeport, Florida, Panama, Hawaii, Columbia, St. Croix, many others. She has also performed in many 5 Star hotels in Asia, including engagements at the TheJinmao Grand Hyatt - Shanghai, China, The Peninsula Hotel, Manila, Philippines, and Hotel Lotte - Seoul, South Korea.

Sibel’s film and television credits include Zapped, Vice Squad, Death Wish II, Rumble in the Bronx, Tales from The Crypt, and Fierce People, and Shoot To Kill and her theatre credits include productions of Ain’tMisbehavin, Black and Gold review I and II, Blues in the Night, The Angels Sing, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, It’s Time to Sing, The Club, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Buddy Holly show, andTapestry.

Sibel has had the honour and pleasure of singing at Vancouver Jazz Festival, Pacific National Exhibition, Saskatchewan DuMaurier Jazz Festival, The Pender Island Jazz Festival, Merritt Mountain Festival, Starry Night Annual Aids Benefit Concerts, and many others.

Other professional credits and honours include; The Vancouver Sun’s Entertainer of the Year, Election to the 1994 Congress of Black Women, Jessie Nominations for Best Performer two times for her stage performances of Ain’tMisbehavin’ and Blues in the Night, and a nomination for the CCWMA Best Gospel Singer of the Year.

Credit list

musical performances

  • Donna Summers, Opening act
  • The Gospel Experience, British Columbia Tour – Cloud 9

Gospel and Contemporary Music

  • 5 years of Main Stageperformances at this annual event

Pacific National Exhibition - Vancouver, BC

  • Jazz Festival

Hassison Hot Spring Resort - Harrison, BC

  • Du Maurier Jazz Festival

Regina, Saskatchewan

  • ETTA James Concert (Opening Act Artist)
  • Vancouver Jazz Festival

Vancouver, BC

  • Merritt Mountain Festival (Gospel and R & B Features)

Merritt, BC

  • Pender Island Jazz Festival

Pender, BC

  • Starry Night - Annual Aids Benefit Concerts
  • Linton Garner Scholarship Benefit Foundation Concerts
  • Singer / Performer, Vancouver Winter Olympics (Opening Ceremonies)

Film and Television

  • Twist of Faith

Toni Braxton - 2013

  • Zapped

Director - Bob Rosenthal / Producer - Jeffrey Apple

  • Vice Squad

Producer - Brian Frank

  • Born To Be Sold (Television Movie Special)

Producers - Ron Samuels & G. Credle

  • Wonderful World of Phillip Morrey (Television Pilot)
  • Death Wishll
  • Wise Guys (Cameo as Nurse)
  • Shoot to Kill (Stunt Person)

Director - Roger Spolliswood / Walt Disney Productions

  • Rumble in the Bronx
  • Tales from the Crypt
  • Blood Bordello
  • Holiday Heart

Executive Producers Jane Rosenthal, Robert DeNiro, Brad Epstein

  • Fierce People

Starring Donald Sutherland & Diane Lane

theatre

  • Ain’tMisbehavin’ (Original Cast Member)

Arts Club Theatre - Vancouver, BC & Tours - Over 1,200 performances

  • Black and Gold Revue Ⅰ&Ⅱ

Arts Club Theatre - Vancouver, BC and Tours

  • When the Rains Come

Arts Club Theatre - Vancouver, BC

  • Blues in the Night

Arts Club Theatre - Vancouver, BC

  • The Club

Arts Club Theatre - Vancouver, BC

  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
  • Theatre under the Stars - Vancouver, BC
  • It’s Time to Sing

Arts Club Theatre - Vancouver, BC

  • The Dream Continues(A tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
  • Black Theatre West - Apollo Theatre - Vancouver, BC

Professional Credits

  • Jessie Nominations for Best Performer

“Ain’tMisbehavin” / “Blues in the Night”

  • Entertainer of the Year

The Vancouver Sun – Alex McGillivray

  • “Entertainment Hall of Fame” - 1994

Vancouver, BC

  • “Entertainment Walk of Fame”- 1994

Vancouver, BC

  • Nomination for Best Gospel Singer of the Year - 1994
  • Canadian Country Women Music Awards

International engagements

  • The Platters, Asia Tour

Asahi Kikaku Corp.Productions, Tokyo, Japan

  • Asahikawa
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  • Sapporo
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  • Ishinomaki
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  • Senda

  • Nagaoka
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  • Utsunomiya
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  • Yokosuka
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  • Kialsuka

  • Tokyo
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  • Yokohama
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  • Shizauoka
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  • Kyota

  • Kobe
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  • Kochi
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  • Kumamota
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  • Okinawa

  • The Platters, Asia Tour

Hotel Lotte Co. Ltd Seoul, South Korea

  • The Headliner Show

The Conservatory Lounge,The Peninsula Matula Hotel, Manila, Philippines

accompaniment and featured recordings

  • The Platters

California, Japan, Korea and Canada

  • Roy Ayers - “Come Into Knowledge”

R.A.M.P. (Roy Ayers Musical Productions) Bluenote, New York and California

  • Long John Baldry - “Silent Treatment Album”

Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, BC

  • Rockey Norton - “Vision”

Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, BC

  • Jerry Doucette - “Danger Zone”

Waterfront Gastown Studios, Vancouver, BC

  • Donna Summer - “American Album Production”

Vancouver, BC

Original Broadcast Recordings

  • “Cool Love” Z95.3FM

Written by Norm Berglund and James Bowers

  • “The Angels Sing” Z95.3FM

Written by Norm Berglund and James Bowers

  • “The Road to Paridise”

Rumor Records - Producers: Bill Thomas, B. Henderson, B. MacLeod

  • “The Fall is Here” With Dave Robbins Orchestra – WNOP FM

SteinbockProductions / M. Mueller - Director

CRUISE SHIP Engagements

  • coral & Island Princess, Princess Cruise lines
  • Legend of The Seas, Royal Caribbean International

Union Membership: Actra, C.A.E.A.