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Los Angeles Film Awards - https://www.lafilmawards.net/single-post/amanda

Blog Talk Radio - https://www.blogtalkradio.com/musicfriday/2018/11/09/a-lebanese-blueswoman-and-a-texan-loop-artist-amanda-abizaid-and-sydney-wright

“Amanda is Fabulous. Really!” – Stephen Stills  

“I’d like to thank Amanda Abizaid for making TV more memorable this summer.” - Adam Buckman, New York Times 

"Amanda Abizaid Sings in Support of Schoolchildren a World Away, With Some Help From Stephen Stills" – Brad Auerbach, Forbes

 "Abizaid is stand- out talent in a city of stand-out talents." -Patrick O'Heffernan, IndiePulse Music

"A Lebanese blues woman rocks an Irish pub in a Jewish neighborhood on World Peace Day." – Patrick O’Heffernan, MusicFridayLive! 

“You are truly a SAINT!” - Mark Stephen Weitz, Strawberry Alarm Clock 

“A Place In Time” performance “sheer perfection”, “one of the greatest television theme songs ever.” – Paul Fleck, former Executive Director of Marketing of Paramount Pictures’ Motion Picture Group 

“There are those who sing words, and there are those who sing art. Amanda Abizaid is the latter.” - Erman Baradi, Vents Magazine 

“There are countless singers who lend their voice to an infinite number of anonymous TV gigs, but Amanda Abizaid is recognized with a voice that resonates above the crowd with an adventurous spirit that makes any song to which she contributes vocals, and all of her albums, unpredictable and mesmerizing.” - Chris Buttner, PR That Rocks! 

“We are honored to add your name among those personalities, so that Lebanese youth can discover people like you and their achievements in different fields.” - Micha Chahhoud, The Lebanese Broadcast Channel International 

AWARDS

Indie Music Channel - Winner, Best World Music Song, Best Folk Song (2023)

The U.S.A. Songwriting Competition - Finalist (2018, 2023)

Josie Awards - Nomination (2021, 2022, 2023)

Clouzine - Winner (2018, 2022)

Global Music Awards - Winner, Gold Medal, Three Silver Medals (2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Indie Music Channel - Nomination (2022)

Lift Off Festival - Nomination (2019)

Asians On Film Festival - Official Selection (2019) 

Karnavati International FIlm Festival - Official Selection (2019)

Global Film Festival Awards - Winner (2018)

Los Angeles Film Awards - Winner (2018)

Bongo Boy Records (2018) (Best World Music Song, Bongo Boy World Music Album Vol 1) “Release Me”    

Emmy Award Winning Theme Song "A Place In Time" (2014)

 Philanthropy for the Arts, Inc. & Youth for Human Rights International, Artists for a Humane World (2012) (Humanitarian Award) 

New York State School Music Association (NYSMA) (1979) (1st place award - Flautist)                                   

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2017 Top 10 itunes chart “Walking In Twos” feat. Stephen Stills

2022 Front Page of Apple Music listing: Holidays Around The World, Bilingual Arabic Christmas Album, Contemporary Music Page