If there was ever anyone that you could say has music in their blood,

soulful songstress Darelle (Da-rell) Holden is the one. A dynamic and

seasoned live performer and sidelined by the pandemic, Darelle wrote and

recorded during 2020 and the happy result is a new collection of songs,

including the single, Send Me An Angel. A song of encouragement, hope,

and solace to help rally a dear friend during his battle with Cancer, released

in conjunction with the first-ever National Black Family Cancer Awareness

week in 2021.

The new EP, Darelle Holden, brimming with the accumulated musicality and

the grace of a life devoted to making music, includes more beautifully

composed songs including Baby, Chance of Rain, Night Train, and Rain

Song, all inspired by the nurturing and cleansing power of the Pacific

Northwest.

Darelle asserts, “If you can incorporate your uniqueness in new and

creative ways, that’s admirable. Anyone whose body of work stands on its

own, like Stevie Wonder or the Beatles, musically transcends trends and is

always relevant.”

Starting with a foundation of creativity and uniqueness, Darelle was born in

Seattle to a prominent musical family. She grew up immersed and

surrounded by classic jazz, soul, pop, and R&B, showing a natural affinity

for music at a young age.

Darelle’s grandfather, Oscar Holden, was known as the Patriarch of Jazz in

Seattle, her father, Dave Holden, and Uncle Ron, carried on the family

musical legacy for years, with hit songs in the 50s and 60s and tours with

high profile artists like James Brown.

Her talents would eventually lead Darelle to Berklee College of Music,

where she studied with some of the top musicians in the world before

launching a prolific career as a touring singer, taking her all over the world,

both as a critically acclaimed solo artist and a much sought-after backup

vocalist. In addition to releasing several jazz-pop gems under her name,

she has performed alongside legends, including Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind

& Fire, Bobby Caldwell, Norman Brown, and Tom Jones, who lauded her as

“a great singer.”

Darelle’s musical influences are diverse.“ I remember working in a record

store, in Jr. High School and the owner turned me on to The Police and a

few other groups. My mom had everything from Average White Band to

Streisand to Earth Wind and Fire and Marvin Gaye, The Beatles, and the

singer-songwriters of the 70s. My father played Oscar Peterson, Nancy

Wilson, Miles, and I also had my ears glued to the radio for the pop hits of

the day.“

Her professional commitments always keep her busy and Darelle is

constantly on a journey to evolve and refine her voice as an artist. In 2012

she emerged with her first EP, Can You Hear Me. A collection of romantic,

genre transcendent songs, Can You Hear Me firmly established her

open-hearted vocal style, adding innumerable fans and crystalizing her

reputation as an artist who always delivers.

Darelle is currently working on new music for release in 2021 and

innovative ways to connect with fans and share her music with the world.