Spillett, Mikie (Michele)

Websites:  https://ca.linkedin.com/in/michele-mikie-spillett-7bbab937, https://www.youtube.com/user/mikiek40, https://rebelluv.com/
Origin: Vancouver → Crystal Lake → Oliver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦
Biography:

Mikie was born in Vancouver and raised on a 800 acre ranch in the Cariboo on Crystal Lake.

A working ranch, down home country girl who sang for family and friends from the age of 5 years old and never stopped. She sang near the waterfall at the end of the ranch to hear herself echo and made up campfire songs and poems all her life.

She was 1977 High School Rodeo Queen for 100 Mile House and sang in the Community Choir and then with a band called Chuck Rollins and the Hills Angels and their band rocked it out at the Lac La Hache Country Music Festival. At the Hills Health and Fitness ranch she sang in the teepee after many a sleigh or hayride with guests by the campfire drinking hot chocolate.

Moving to the Okanagan in the late 90's Mikie fell in love with the climate, after raising two children she decided it was HER time to shine musically and has never looked back. She sang with many local artists and bands from Penticton to Kelowna and then went out on her own . In 2003 she was asked to sing in the Country Music Talent Showcase in Alberta, fans showed up in photo tee shirts in support of her and she brought the house down.

In 2004 she placed second in the female division of Okanagan Starsearch and is on their album that was for sale in Walmart. Also that year, she went to the CCMAs and got autographs of her favourite country artists, saying, I'll see ya up here one day!!! In 2006 she sang at the Calgary Stampede Parade for 40,000 people on a float .

She won Okanagan Idol and sang her way into the studio. She cut her first CD of originals in 2007 at the Master Factory Studio.

She entertained on the Kettle Valley Steam Railway for 13 years as Saloon Girl Kate Kincaid.

In 2010 she was asked to represent her town at the 2010 Olympics in Richmond which she did so proudly. She sang at wineries , Art Festivals, Wine Festivals, Weddings, Music in the Park (Oliver Osoyoos), the Wild West Fest etc. In 2012 she sang in Chelem Mexico and Progresso Mexico.

Singing and writing songs is her passion and she has been blessed to have met Ken to complete her and bringing out the best in all she can be! Their band Wined it Up was also been great fun at festivals and events and music keeps her soul alive!

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