Beshara

Sassy singer and entertainer Beshara Ornellas is well-known for capturing her audience with her unforgettable voice, her warm personality, and her extensive and ever-growing repertoire which ranges from Oldies to the more modern Pop Songs of today.

Beshara performed at various 5 star hotels in Bahrain, Muscat and Jordan with a cover band, and also did a solo residency at the Sun City Hotel for 9 months.  Corporate clients include the Pam Golding Property Group, First National Bank, Old Mutual, Transnet, Merrill Lynch, Orracle, Piggs Peak Casino and Siemens to name a few. Other highlights include performing at the Women’s Show in Cape Town and Johannesburg, as well as numerous VIP parties, including President FW De Klerk’s birthday party.  As a solo performer who works with sound tracks, Beshara has her own sound equipment and basic lighting for up to 150 guests. For larger scale functions she performs with hired sound equipment or the in-house / function AV Company.

History

The daughter of South African Rocker, Dave Ornellas from the 70's rock band ‘Hawk’, Beshara started performing at the tender age of 11. From the moment she stepped onto the stage, she knew that she was born to be an entertainer and has been doing so ever since. At 16, her family recorded an album, ‘Dave and Family’, and spent four months travelling and performing around Scandinavia, Italy, Portugal, the UK, Australia and the USA.  Beshara and her brother Daniel started their first band 'Free' when she was 17, performing across South Africa. At 18 she took first prize in the Hard Rock Cafe competition, 'Stairway to the Stars', where she competed as a solo artist against various bands and other artists. She used her prize money to record her album ‘Beshara’.

After school, Beshara moved to the United States for a year.  Upon her return, aged 21, her and her brother started the band 'Naked Lyric', which has significant success touring South Africa and the UK.  Naked Lyric had a few songs on rotation on 5fm with 'Bite my tongue' reaching no 12 on the ‘Top 40’, they were nominated for a SAMA for 'best newcomer', and won the Cape Town “Battle of the Bands”. Beshara decided to go solo when the band disbanded, with her brother having settled in Nashville, USA.