Cathy Battistessa
The Voice of Café del Mar.
Cathy Battistessa - ‘The Voice of Café del Mar’.
She is both author and performer of the most revered and authentic Chilled & Dance classics to have graced the entire compilation series, ‘More Than Ever People’ (levitation), ‘Oh Home’ (Paco Fernandez), ‘Shine’ & ‘Speck Of Gold’ (Afterlife), ‘Starlight’ (Chris Coco) and ‘Riva’ (SlowPulse) and Black Water (Grant Nelson).
Cathy has worked with some of the most influential artists & producers across the genres of House, UK Garage, Lounge, Chillout, Electronica, Cinematic and Pop music.
Many of her classic lounge, chilled & dance floor tracks are featured on an endless luxury compilation albums such as, Café Del Mar, Defected, Hed Kandi, Café Mambo, Hotel Costes, Blue Bar, Buddha Bar, Ministry of Sound, Peppermint Jam, React, Sunday Best Recordings and Universal Music .. an endless list now.
Cathy is one of the most unique and sought after song-writers and recording artists in the UK today.
Whether it’s an intimate acoustic set, a full band set or a club/party freestyling set with select DJ, Cathy’s live shows all feature inspired vocal freestyling and classic Café del Mar songs alongside dance floor hits such as ‘All About Love’ and ‘Let It Go’, plus exclusive mixes of previously unheard tracks from her eagerly awaited first solo album. Cathy’s freestyling live sets are perfect for club appearances, private parties or fashion events and feature infectious vocal melodies sung over a mix of beats, grooves and textures provided by the DJ...
Following outstanding success in the underground dance scene over the last 15 years, Cathy Battistessa is recognized internationally as ‘The Voice of Café del Mar’. She is both author and performer of the most revered and authentic Chilled & Dance classics to have graced the entire compilation series, ‘More Than Ever People’ (levitation), ‘Oh Home’ (Paco Fernandez), ‘Shine’ & ‘Speck Of Gold’ (Afterlife), ‘Starlight’ (Chris Coco) and ‘Riva’ (SlowPulse) and Black Water (Grant Nelson).
Cathy has performed, collaborated, written and composed with numerous innovative producers, writers, musicians and artists across the world including Valgier Siggurson (Bjork), Rob da Bank (BBC Radio / Bestival / Sunday Best), Xpress2, Stephane Pompougnac (Hotel Costes), Jose Padilla (CDM) Paco Fernandez (Ibiza), Knee Deep (LoveBirds), Chris Coco (BBC Radio), Slow Pulse (OMM Sounds Ibiza) and Blank & Jones. In 2000 Cathy co-wrote ‘A Little Bit Of Luck’ with DJ Luck & MC Neat, propelling her into the Pop Charts and securing her first Top 10 UK hit!
