Theresa Sokyrka

Theresa Sokyrka (born 1 April 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. On the second season of Canadian Idol, she was the final runner-up to winner Kalan Porter. Born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Sokyrka studied music at Red Deer College in Red Deer, Alberta. She is drawn to the blues and jazz more than other musical genres, and sings with passion and vulnerability. She loves to scat, adding flare and style to her songs. During an Idol taping, Lionel Richie said there was "the soul of an old black woman living inside her". She comes from a very musical family, and she plays the violin, guitar, and piano.

She was Saskatchewan Centennial 2005 Youth Ambassador. "... dozens of classrooms submitted their centennial stories, photographs and celebrations ... for an opportunity to have Theresa Sokyrka visit their classroom and perform for the entire school.

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'Theresa has been an inspiration to many young people in our province and we're absolutely thrilled that our students have an opportunity to share their centennial message with the youth ambassador' "Sokyrka currently lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her latest album, released in 2013, is "Prairie Winds" which she recorded, mixed and mastered in Madrid, Spain in two weeks.