I had the pleasure of meeting Geri Defoe at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre, in Burlington, Ontario 12 years ago and little did I know that it would become a lifetime relationship - not only professionally, but also a close friendship.

After hearing Geri sing, I immediately hired her to be my lead singer as “Marjorie” in my Ray Charles Tribute Show and we toured together for many years. Her exceptional voice and versatility was soon noticed by other agents and soon Geri was performing in theatres, night clubs and conventions both in Canada and the USA.

As Geri continued to grow, she put together a Whitney Houston Tribute show and I have never seen so many standing ovations for her rendition of “I Will Always Love You”. Her attributes include, loyalty, hard work and exceptional vocal skills in any genre of music, from Jazz and Blues to Popular music.

I am a lifetime entertainer for 60 years and have been blessed to have performed on the stages of the world including many years on cruise ships. In this time frame, I worked with some of the best female singers and I do not hesitate to say that Geri Defoe is on the top of my list. I would highly recommend Geri Defoe.

Signed,

Frank Rondell (Chiarelli), Entertainer