Marcella Puppini

Marcella Puppini started playing the piano at age 5. At the age of 18, having completed her high school in Classics (Ancient Greek, Latin, Italian Literature and Art History), she moved to London to study at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. Having graduated in Fashion Design, Puppini went on to become Accessories Production Manager at Vivienne Westwood Studios, but kept her side career as a singer in clubs all around London. Her first band was called Dead Sex Kitten. In 2002 she guested on Rich B's song "Revolution". In 1999, she left the fashion world and embarked on a degree course at Trinity College Of Music where she graduated in Jazz Performance and Composition. In 2004, Marcella Puppini created a new group called The Puppini Sisters: a close-harmony trio inspired by the sister groups of the '30s and '40s. The Puppini Sisters debut album, Betcha Bottom Dollar[ (UCJ, 2006), was awarded a Gold disc in the UK. Marcella Puppini and her trio went on to collaborate with Michael Buble and Cyndi Lauper, and have appeared on several TV shows, both as performers and as Soundtrack Composers/Arrangers. Puppini has also been working as a regular guest conductor for the Russian jazz big band, The George Garanian Big Band, formerly known as the Russian State Big Band. She has performed in Moscow, and also in Siberia and in Izhevsk as part of a Tchaikovsky festival. In May 2013, Marcella Puppini was nominated as the Mayoress of Camden.