Chrissi Poland

“Sheer ferocity…” Stacey Anderson of the New York Times once observed of powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Chrissi Poland.

A true soul singer at heart, Chrissi is known for both silencing a room and bringing that room of listeners to their feet with her transcendent vocal ability and deep connection to the music she is delivering. In the studio now, Chrissi is working on a new album that will celebrate the music recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Home to Fame Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound, Chrissi has immersed herself in this sacred place of American music to bring forth what will surely be the most defining album of her career thus far. With production by Jay Tooke (the Steel Woods) and Craig Alvin (Kasey Musgraves) and a backing band featuring Muscle Shoals legends Kelvin Holly (FAME Gang, Little Richard), Jimbo Hart (Jason Isbell), as well as some surprise guest vocalists, this collection of classic tunes is sure to delight music lovers around the world.

Acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Chrissi Poland has toured throughout the world and has performed on stage, television, and in the studio with a long list artists and legends including Hozier, Lady Gaga, Bette Midler, Nile Rodgers, Mavis Staples, Chaka Khan, Michael Bolton, Sting, Moby, Scissor Sisters, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross, Toto, Sheryl Crow, Michael McDonald, Dave Matthews, and the legendary Stax "Soul Man" Sam Moore (formerly of Sam & Dave).

Known for her electrifying and captivating live performances, Chrissi has taken the stage at some of the most iconic venues in the world, including The Hollywood Bowl, The Acropolis, Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, Madison Square Garden and The Beacon Theatre in New York just to name a few.