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About Liz

Liz is an experienced singer with a deep, soulful voice described as "liquid gold". Whether it's jazz/soul, pop or reggae its sure to please

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Singer

Bradford

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LIZ OKI is vocalist who has worked within the entertainment industry for many years as a solo singer, fronting numerous bands, and as a "jingle" singer for TV and Radio. Whether it’s a corporate event, club function, wedding, pub or intimate party, she can offer an exciting mix of soul infused songs spanning 6 decades with classics especially tailored to suit any mood with a hint of jazz, pop and a drizzle of reggae. Her versatility and enthusiasm is obvious and is projected by her charismatic on-stage charm that captivates audiences at a local, national and international level. For a boundary pushing, rip roaring soul fest or mellow jazz, then look no further! After appearing on “The Voice UK 2014” Liz has had a lot of attention and between the two versions of her performance, she’s now heading towards 4 Million views on these two videos alone and this has resulted in giving her viewers and listeners a better insight to her talents and giving attention to her own songs, “I need to know” and “Thinkin’” and her own stamp on cover versions of the Bobby Goldsboro classic, “Summer the first time” which are available to buy on iTunes. Her distinct voice has been described as “liquid gold” and like a “lullaby” on her ballads yet “powerful” and “soulful” on the up-tempo songs. Will.i.am simply called her “an angel”. The cool, professional way she delivers her songs is effortless. Liz has an established client base which includes “Camelot”, “British Gas”, BT, and various financial institutions, computer companies, oil companies and golf clubs. She provides her own backing tracks and P.A for a medium sized venue and is a fully paid up member of the Musicians Union which also provides her with Public Liability Insurance through “Aviva”

Liz

5 out of 5

16 verified reviews

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Professionalism

5.0

Communication

5.0

Punctuality

5.0

Liz's Reviews

5 out of 5

Absolutely brilliant from beginning to end. Went the extra mile with everything. Choice of music just right for our guest range. Everyone loved her and her voice. Would definitely book her again and again.

Reply from Liz

7 months ago

Thanks Helen for your lovely review. So pleased I was able to help make your special day a success. The relaxed vibe was just what was needed in that heat! All my best to you and Joe.

5 out of 5

We loved having Liz, she was so entertaining.

Reply from Liz

11 months ago

Thank you Amanda and family for making me feel welcome. It was my pleasure to sing for you all. I'm sure Mary had a wonderful evening. Many thanks again. Liz

5 out of 5

Liz performed an amazing set for my 30th over Halloween. She knew just what to play and how to read the crowd after having discussed my wants and expectations a couple days before. Due to a late start on our end Liz also continued right through her break and didn't stop for what must have been hours! Absolutely amazing and I'm sure we will have Liz again for the next Harrisons Party :).

Reply from Liz

1 year ago

Thank you for the great review. I really enjoyed the evening too. Hope to see you again. Liz x

5 out of 5

5 Star

Reply from Liz

1 year ago

Thanks Wendy, An enjoyable afternoon. Liz

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5 out of 5

Morning Liz, Just wanted to say thank you again for Saturday. We really enjoyed ourselves and so many of our friends have said the same. You were just what we needed and you didn’t disappoint. Regards Mx😘

5 out of 5

Thank you Liz for a wonderful night’s entertainment. It was amazing. Outstanding. What a voice. Everyone absolutely enjoyed themselves despite the weather. You were “Simply the Best”.

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Liz's Song list

Liz Oki (fluid and ongoing)Set List

1. 1-2-3 (60's)- Len Barry

2. 634 5789 (60's)- Wilson Pickett

3. Ain’t nobody )(70’s)- Chaka Kahn

4. Ain’t too proud to beg (60's) - (Motown) The Temptations

5. All of me - (2000’s) (Reggae version) John Legend

6. As it was (2020’s) - Harry Styles

7. At last (60’s) - Etta James (Ballad)

8. Auld Lang syne

9. Baby, now that I’ve found you (60’s) - The Foundations

10. Band of gold (70’s) - Freda Payne

11. Barefootin’ (60’s)- Robert Parker/Wilson Pickett

12. Be young, be foolish, be happy (60’s) - The Tamms

13. Brown eyed girl (60’s) - Van Morrison

14. Build me up buttercup (60’s) -The Foundations

15. Can’t get by without you (70’s)- The Real Thing

16. Can’t help falling in love(60’s) - Elvis Presley

17. Can’t take my eyes off of you (60’s)- Andy Williams/ Frankie Valli

18. Celebrate (80’s) - Kool & the gang

19. Closer (2000’s) - Ne-yo

20. Closer than close (95)- Rosie Gaines

21. Come, go with me (70’s) - The Staples singers

22. Crazy little thing called love (70’s) - Queen

23. Cry to me (60’s) - Solomon Burke

24. Dancing in the street (60’s) - (Motown) Martha & the Vandellas

25. Daydream believer (60’s) - The Monkees

26. Disco inferno 70’s) - The Trammps

27. Do I love you (indeed I do) (60’s - Frank Wilson/ Bruce Springsteen

28. Dock of the bay (60’s) - Otis Redding

29. Don’t play that song (60’s) - Aretha Franklin/Bruce Springsteen

30. Don’t stop moving’ (90’s) - Living Joy

31. Don’t turn around (80’s) - (Reggae) Aswad

32. Easy (70’s) - The Commodores

33. Ev’ry night (70’s) - The Beatles/Phoebe Snow

34. Everything (2000’s)- Michael Buble

35. Faith (80’s) - George Michael

36. Feel the need in me (70’s)- The Detroit Spinners

37. Flowers (2020’s) - Miley Cyrus

38. Fly me to the moon (50’s) -(jazz) Frank Sinatra

39. For once in my life (Motown) (60’s) Stevie Wonder

40. Forget you (2010’s) - Ceelo Green

41. Georgia on my mind (60’s) - Ray Charles

42. Get here (90’s) - (disco mix) Oleta Adams

43. Get here (90’s)- (original ballad)) Oleta Adams

44. Get ready (60’s) - (Motown) The Temptations

45. (We) Got a good thing going (80’s) - (Reggae) Sugar Minott

46. Gimme a little sign (60’s) - Brenton Wood

47. Happy (2010’s) - Pharrel Williams

48. Have I told you lately (80’s)- (Ballad)Van Morrison/ Rod Stewart

49. Help me make it through the night (70’s) - (Reggae) John Holt

50. Hey little rich girl (80’s) - (Ska) The Specials/Amy Winehouse

51. How long (70’s) - Ace

52. How sweet it is to be loved by you (60’s) - (Motown)Marvin Gaye

53. I can see clearly now (70’s) - Johnny Nash/Jimmy Cliff

54. I can’t help myself(Motown) (60’s) - The 4 Tops

55. I feel good (60’s) - James Brown56. I get a kick out of you (Jazz) (60’s) - Frank Sinatra

57. I heard it thru’ the grapevine (Motown)( 60’s) - Marvin Gaye

58. I haven’t stopped dancing yet (70’s) - Gonzalez

59. I wanna wake up with you (80’s) -(reggae) Boris Gardiner

60. If only I could (80’s) - Sydney Youngblood

61. If there’s any justice (2000’s)- Lemar

62. In the midnight hour (60’s) - Wilson Pickett

63. I’ll be your baby tonight (60's & 90’s) (reggae version) -(Bob Dylan) UB40 feat: Robert Palmer

64. I’m in the mood for love (60’s & 2000's) - Lord Tanamo/The Dualers (ska)

65. Is this love (70’s) - (reggae) Bob Marley

66. Is this the way to Amarillo (70’s) - Tony Christie

67. It’s in his kiss (60’s) - (Betty Everett/ Cher)

68. not unusual (60’s) - Tom Jones

69. It’s the same old song (60’s) - (Motown)The 4 Tops

70. It’s your thing (60’s) - The Isley

71. I’ve got you under my skin (jazz) (50’s - Frank Sinatra

72. Just one look - Doris Troy (60's)

73. Just the two of us (80’s) Grover Washington Jnr

74. Just the way you are (70’s) - Billy Joel/Diane Krall

75. Kingston Town (70’s & 89) - (Reggae) UB40

76. Knock on wood (60’s)- Eddie Floyd

77. Lean on me (70’s) - Bill Withers

78. Leave right now (2003) - Will Young

79. Let there be love (40’s) - Nat King Cole

80. Let’s stay together (70’s) - Al Green/Tina Turner

81. Loco in Acapulco (80’s) - The 4 Tops

82. Lovely Day (70’s) - Bill Withers

83. Mack the knife (50’s) - (jazz) Bobby Darrin

84. Make you feel my love (Ballad) (90’s & 2000’s)- Bob Dylan/Adele

85. Man, I feel like a woman (90’s) (Country/rock)- Shania Twain

86. Melody Cool (90’s) - Mavis Staples/Prince

87. Monkey man (60’s) (Ska) Amy Winehouse

878. Moondance (70’s) (Jazz)- Van Morrison/ Michael Buble

89. Move on up (70’s) - Curtis Mayfield

90. Mustang Sally (60’s) - Wilson Pickett

91. It’s My baby just cares for me (Jazz) (50’s) - Nina Simone

92. My destiny (90’s)- Lionel Richie

93. My girl (60’s) - (Motown)The Temptations

94. My guy (60’s) - (Motown) Mary Wells

95. Never can say goodbye (70’s)(disco) Gloria Gaynor

96. Never too much (80’s) - Luther Vandross

97. Nightshift (80’s) - The Commodores

98. Nutbush City limits (80’s) - (disco version) Tina Turner

99. Nobody but me (60’s) -Lou Rawls(jazz/blues)

100. Nutbush city limits(60’s) - (original) Ike & Tina Turner

101. One love (65&70) - (Reggae) Bob Marley

102. Private Number (60’s) - William Bell & Judy Clay

103. Right here waiting (80’s) - Richard Marx

104. River deep, mountain high (60’s) - Ike & Tina Turner 105. Rock the boat (70’s) - The Hues Corporation

106. Runnin’ (lose it all ) (2015) - Beyonce/Naughty Boy

107. Run, Run, Run (2015) - Jill Scott

108. Saturday night at the movies ( 60’s) - The Drifters

109. Save the last dance for me -(60’s & 2000’s)(Drifters) Michael Buble version

110. September (70’s) - Earth, Wind & Fire

111. Signed, sealed, delivered (70’s) - Stevie Wonder

112. Since I fell for you( Ballad)(50’s- 90’s) - various artists

113. Something inside so strong (80’s) - Labi Siffre

114. Summer the 1st time (60’s & 2010’s) - Liz Oki version

115. Sunny (60’s) - Bobby Hebb

116. Sweat (90’s) - (Reggae) Inner Circle

117. Sweet soul music (60’s) - Arthur Conley

118. Teach me tonight 40’’s & 70’s) - Phoebe Snow’s version

119. That’s life (60’s) Frank Sinatra (jazz)

120. The best (89) - Tina Turner

121. The happening (60’s) (Motown-60's) - The Supremes

122. The Letter (60's)- The Box Tops

123. The way you do the things you do (60’s) (Motown)- The Temptations

124. Three little birds (70’s) (Reggae) Bob Marley

125. To love somebody (60’s) - The Bee Gee’s/ Nina Simone

126. Twisting the night away (60’s)- Sam Cooke

127. Unchained melody (40’s & 60’s) (Ballad) - The Righteous Brothers

128. Under the boardwalk (60’s) - The Drifters

129. Up on the roof (60’s) - The Drifters

130. Uptight (Motown) (60’s) - Stevie Wonder

131. Valerie (2000’s) - Amy Winehouse

132. Waddy’ya wanna make those eyes at me for (50’s)- Emile Ford

133. Walking in Memphis (90’s) - Mark Cohn/ Cher

134. What becomes of the broken hearted (60’s) - (Motown) Jimmy Ruffin

135. Where did our love go (60’s) - Motown) The Supremes

136. Why do fools fall in love (50’s & 80’s) - Frankie Lymon/Diana Ross.

137. You are the sunshine of my life (70’s)(Motown)- Stevie Wonder

138. You can’t hurry love (60’s)- (Motown) Supremes/Phil Collins

139. You to me are everything (70’s)The Real Thing

140. Young hearts, Run Free (70’s) - Candi Staton

141. Your love is King (80’s) - Sade/ Will Young

142. Your man (2000’s)- (Country) Josh Turner

143. You’re more than a number in my little red book (70's)- The Drifters

Liz's Prices

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Performance duration	Price
Short performance (up to 15 min)	£200
Up to 1 hour	£437.50
Up to 2 hours	£562.50
Up to 3 hours	£650

Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

It’s hard for me to blow my own trumpet (really!) My voice has been described by others as “liquid gold”, “ like a lullaby”, “deep” , “like velvet” and Will i am described me as an angel.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I have been singing for over 40 years so as you can appreciate, the venues are countless. I’ve worked in New Zealand (sang on the Jingle of the year in 1990), toured with Shakatak, supported The Real Thing, and have worked for various financial institutions, oil companies, British Gas, BT, Computer companies in various hotels and theatres around the world.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

My voice is unusual for a woman so I wasn’t able to aspire to sound like anyone but I grew up on Motown, Nina Simone, Mavis Staples & Sarah Vaughan

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

The biggest audience would have to have been on “The Voice UK”. Although I was grieving, sick and didn’t get through, my performance went viral on YouTube and I’m only now able to reap the benefit. Life is strange sometimes.

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

No problem providing you let me know in good time (taking distance and time into consideration)

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes, I come with a selection of background music - Mellow Jazz/Soul, Classical and music for dancing. Please be aware that I’m not a DJ and cannot provide requests unless I just happen to have those songs. To provide music after the final set will cost a further £100.

How much time do you need to set up?

Around an hour to 1hour 30minutes

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

My song list is crafted from countless performances and learning what works best to ensure that guests dance and have a good time. I don’t work to a set list whilst performing but rather see how things go and pick songs accordingly. However, I’m definitely happy to chat and work in particular songs of your choice.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes - I have my own PA equipment, Microphone and Backing Tracks. All I need is a safe electric socket nearby and a table for my mixer and radio mic receiver.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

If a song isn’t included in my song list, provided I am able to get the backing track and have enough time to learn the song, I would be happy to do this for you. There is a fee of £30 for this service to take into account rehearsal times/ cost of track etc.

Musicianship

Genres:

Jazz, Blues, Easy listening, Covers, Disco, Motown, Reggae

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Instruments:

Singer

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Event types:

Hotel / Restaurant event, Wedding, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Lyricist

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