Once the best kept secret of the Midwest, Deannah Dukes is quickly being revealed. A God –given songbird, Deannah is not a stranger to the stage and her voice is a hypnotizing, melodic weapon. She started thrilling audiences throughout her hometown, Cincinnati. Her unique voice has earned her place as one of the noted entertainers around town and quickly gaining international recognition. In 2009, she was voted by Cincinnati as the Best Performing Artist of Black Cincinnati. Her voice has allowed her to win numerous competitions including the Cincinnati Soul Idol contest in 2003 and the 2005 Burger King Idol contest held at the Vibe Music Festival in Atlanta Georgia, 2004 and 2005 Showtime Apollo on Tour finalist. In 2004 DeAnna was chosen out of over 15,000 people to move up in the American Idol 4 auditions in Cleveland and has been an opening act for countless national musicians. She has traveled as a background vocalist for TyScot national recording artist, Shirley Murdock.  In addition to vocal work, Deannah has worked in numerous stage plays such as, “100 Years of Divas in American Music”. She portrayed one of the greatest female jazz artists, Billie Holiday. Currently, Deannah is the female singer for the legendary funk band, Zapp. Who was under the leadership of the late and talented Roger Troutman. This award winning, chart topping group has cranked out hits such as, "Computer Love", "Dance Floor", "More Bounce to the Ounce" and "I Wanna Be Your Man" to name a few. Although primarily a vocalist, Deannah Duke’s talents are not limited to vocal music and theatre. Broadening her horizons, she has expanded her areas of expertise to plus size modeling, songwriting and music production. Deannah is dedicated to contributing her time, talent and creativity to the entertainment industry. For booking information and to learn more about Deannah Dukes, please visit www. myspace. com/deannahdukes or contact myriadofsoul@gmail.com

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