JustCarmen is the recording name for Carmela Maria Messi who was born in a province close to Taranto in Italy. It is without doubt the force behind her drive remains her close ties with her mother, father and brothers and sister. It is said in Taranto that JustCarmen learnt to sing before she was able to talk, accentuating her passion for the arts and music. Her paternal grandfather was a bandleader in Southern Italy and a poet. Her early life was spent regularly in a family where picnics and music played a substantial part. At the age of three JustCarmen sang her first song in public to the pride of her parents. To be a renowned singer and artist was her dream from the beginning. At the age of eighteen JustCarmen took the biggest gamble of her life by renouncing an academic life for one of the stage and moving to the Italian capital of Rome. It was a move involving considerable courage and criticism but one which eventually came to success. The art of singing was however, not one which JustCarmen accepted as part of her talent. A number of jobs followed which permitted her to support herself and learn the art of singing with the support of a renowned Roman Professor. Recognition and success did not come quickly or automatically. JustCarmen was never ready to surrender her art of singing for easy success. JustCarmen has sang in Africa, Europe and a number of leading piano bars which allowed her to test her music. She continues to test her ability and music throughout and lives her life in a villa near the beach in Rome with her daughter. Her drive has still not abated and she lives for her husband, daughter, family and her music. The music of JustCarmen can be obtained from the following site and shortly on all other download sites: http://www.arkade.com/artists/**JustCarmen**-music.aspx
