The Musical Journey
Koreen Perry is a country-pop singer-songwriter and recording artist with 14 original songs released to date.
You're in for an uplifting treat when Koreen Perry hits the stage. For live performances, Koreen Perry and her band play a good mixture of cover songs - lots of country, and also pop-rock songs from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Koreen's style has been described as Shania-esque-like, and she and her band do many songs from the artist Shania Twain, but many others as well, including Olivia Newton-John, Dolly Parton, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Patty Loveless, Lady Antebellum, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, The Judds, Anne Murray, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, John Denver, Carrie Underwood - to name some. Also, older pop-rock groups like ABBA, Fleetwood Mac, Loverboy, Hall & Oats, Billy Joel, Kiss, Cheap Trick, Tiffany and many others from the 70s and 80s.
Music That Inspires and Entertains
Koreen's latest single release, “Can’t You See Me” was released to AC radio across Canada and select U.S. stations. The digital release is now available in all digital music stores! "Can't You See Me" is a song of our times today about fighting for inclusion and accepting diversity in everyone. See the official music video filmed at a local Edmonton high school on Koreen Perry's YouTube channel - featured on this site!
The tribute song "Forgotten Heroes" was just released to community radio across Canada, recognizing and remembering the Canadian military heroes and those lost in the Hong Kong battle in 1941. A music video is in the works.
Christmastime 2017, Koreen released "When Everyone We Knew."
Jimmy Whiffen and Koreen teamed up to write this catchy country Christmas tune... remembering Christmases growing up.
Country-pop and rock-pop from the 70s, 80s, and 90s is what you can expect when Koreen Perry and her band hit the stage! Koreen loves to perform great covers as well as perform some of her originals.
Recording artist singer-songwriter Koreen's country-pop fave singles "Dreams In A Bucket" and "You Don't Know Me" have just come off successful country radio releases across Canada, with 40 plus stations adding the single in rotation. The folk-pop love song single "You & Me" was released to radio globally with amazing results! 40 countries adding this song to over 1200 radio stations worldwide! All recent singles came off Perry's new 5-song original EP album "Evolved." The EP is a pop-country-folk cocktail.
A Mid-Life Journey of Music and Film Success
Starting a new career at the mid-point of life is an adrenaline rush for singer-songwriter Koreen Perry, that's been a long time coming...
Koreen Perry is enjoying film success with her originals as well as radio exposure. Her songs "Lucky" and "Playing My Emotions" debut in the feature film "Gone By Dawn," directed by Shaun Donnelly.
Actress and singer Koreen plays Sheryl Mullens, the principal supporting role, in a feature film currently in the works called "Breaking Spirits," again directed by Donnelly. It will feature three more of Perry's upcoming songs, "See Through You," "You Don't Know Me," and "Dreams in a Bucket."
Koreen's single "Lucky" was released to Canadian radio stations in 2014. The catchy pop song was recorded in LA under the guidance of Blue Pie Records.
A Journey from Edmonton to Nanaimo
Koreen Perry now resides in Nanaimo, British Columbia. She was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Koreen was surrounded by music, theatre, film and performance from an early age. As a growing vocalist, she was part of the Edmonton Musical Theatre. She put her performance skills to use first as a TV reporter and later moved into court reporting. Eager to experience the world, she moved to Calgary for 10 years and spent six months living in Australia working as a live TV captioner - a profession she continues today.
Push the fast-forward button, and Koreen returned to Alberta in 2006. After raising her family as a single mom of two boys, she decided to start following her dream - that of a contemporary pop-country singer and actress. She trained with Cooper Studios, paid her dues at festivals, clubs and bars and received a grant from RAWLCO Radio to produce her first self-titled CD in 2012.