Many of her friends were still in
shock at her sudden passing, but
several reached out to us to pay
tribute to the artist.
to write music about her. We are
deeply saddened.
Tommy Strazza - The only thing
bigger than Anjelia’s talent was
Glen Burtnik - Anjelia was a real
her heart. She was extremely gen-
life Marilyn Monroe. Stunning
erous, welcoming, and made you
beauty, tremendous sweetness,
feel special. Much like Marilyn
talent, complexity, heartbreak,
Monroe, she was equal parts trans-
pain and ultimately, tragedy. She
parent and mysterious.
lit up every room she entered and
Anj was a real musician. She was
you simply couldn’t not notice her. classically trained on piano, and
She was an open hearted sweet-
really knew her stuff. She was very
heart. I was fortunate to work
easy to play with, and we had a
with her and have been inspired
blast every time. We had a musi-
Watch a song dedicated to Anjelia at Light of Day 2020
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