- By Jeff CooperStaff WriterPosted Jul. 26, 2015 at 7:40 PM
Angelina Hayes was born with powerful pipes, and the soulful R&B singer from Adelanto is hoping to use those pipes and a lot of hard work to launch a successful music career.
Hayes, 33, has recently signed a record contract with Tate Music Group and is releasing her first solo album on Dec. 8.
She may just be another name to residents of the High Desert, but in the southern California R&B gospel scene, she’s kind of a big deal.
“I did get an offer from MCA records (a few years ago) and they wanted me but I decided to stay with my group at the time,” Hayes told the Daily Press in a phone interview.
She writes her own lyrics from music she buys from various instrumental musicians from around the world who fit her style. She draws inspiration from the late Whitney Houston and her personal favorite artist, Jill Scott who earned a Grammy nomination in 2000 with her debut album “Who is Jill Scott.”
Hayes hopes to follow in Scott’s footsteps and be a breakout star. Hayes, who wrote all the songs on her upcoming solo effort "It's My Time," said finding recording time in the High Desert was difficult, but that she was eventually able to finish the album.
Hayes said her soulful style, which is infused with a touch of gospel, appeals to a wide-range of fans that she hopes finds her music to be inspirational.
She is starting off with a Southern California tour, performing in Santa Ana, El Monte, Victorville and Rilato to promote the new album. Hayes next performance will be at Raquel’s Jazz Lounge in Rialto on Aug. 1.
“I am performing all over the place right now,” Hayes said. “After this, I plan on putting out another album.”
She said she will be performing in Victorville soon, but the date has yet to be announced.
Hayes got her start singing gospel in church when she was five.
“I really was discovered by my fifth grade teacher who was from South Carolina,” Hayes said. “She put me in a lot of African-American plays and musical plays. I also did a solo performance at my school."
Building on her early childhood performances, Hayes went on to win numerous awards as the president of two choir clubs while attending Fontana High School.
She recently won a talent competition sponsored by Los Angeles radio station Real 92.3, and has performed at the California Apollo and the Music Center of Los Angeles.
For more information on Hayes and her upcoming shows, please visit the Tate Music Group website at www.tatemusicgroup.com.
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