Entertainment
24 January, 2025
Revealed: Viva La Diva
CAIRNS Italian Festival organisers have revealed the three Italian female singers who will be Viva La Diva at this year’s event.
Sara Mazell was born in Sydney to Italo-Australian parents both in the music industry.
“Sara’s love for music and being Italian started early. Sara began singing at a young age, predominantly in English, before finding a love for Italian music, especially Italian power ballads,” the organisers said.
“With over 10 years in the industry, Sara regularly performs in production and corporate shows, as well as at weddings, functions and many Italian shows.
“Most recently, Sara has performed with Italian pop sensation Pupo throughout his Australian tours in 2022 and 2023.
“Sara has also received multiple accolades from the Australian music industry, including the ‘Johnny O’Keefe encouragement award for best new talent’, and the Australian club entertainment award for ‘rising star’. Sara’s love for performing has also taken her abroad to Asia, the UK and Europe.”
Another talented part of Viva La Diva is Juliette Rose.
Born in Sydney to Italian migrants, Juliette developed her passion for Italian music from a young age and loves to connect with the Italo-Australian community by performing all the classics.
She is also a member of esteemed vocal quartet ‘Platinum Harmony’, an ACE and MO Award-winning group who regularly perform at corporate events and in their own shows around Sydney.
“Juliette is a passionate singer with over a decade of experience captivating audiences with her soulful and heartfelt performances,” the organisers said.
“The seasoned vocalist now regularly sings at weddings, functions, clubs, corporate shows and cultural stages across Australia at Italian festivals.
“She later showcased her international appeal with performances in Singapore, including at the iconic Universal Studios and Gardens by the Bay, and went on to tour the UK and Europe, singing at renowned venues like Euro Disneyland.”
Completing the talented line up is Jacinta Gulisano.
With both her parents being born in Italy -– her father in Sicily and her mother in Calabria – Jacinta loves to embrace her Italian heritage and culture wherever she can and hopes to visit her parents’ home towns one day.
“She is incredibly excited to be performing as one third of Viva La Diva,” the organisers said. “Jacinta is one of Australia’s most exciting vocalists who has trained in all styles of dance as well as acting for stage and screen, making her a true triple threat,” they said.
“In 2013, Jacinta appeared on Australian television screens on The X Factor Australia as a part of the judge-formed group, THIRD D3GREE, finishing as semi-finalists, one of the top four acts of their season.
“Jacinta then appeared as a solo artist on The Voice Australia (2018) where she wowed superstar coaches Boy George, Kelly Rowland, Delta Goodrem and Joe Jonas, making it all the way to the top 12 live finals.”
More recently she has perfformed alongside Marcia Hines.
In last week’s CLN the incorrect photograph and names of Viva La Diva were published due to a misunderstanding. That group is from Tasmania and is not performing at the Italian Festival. We apologise for the confusion.
