Milana Zilnik

Milana is a multi-award winning pianist, composer and singer-songwriter, who has been a performing and recording artist since her childhood. A strong lyricist and composer in her own right, Milana’s style is reminiscent of Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Michael Nyman, Keith Jarret and Chick Corea. Milana enjoys playing by ear, improvising and using whatever inspires her to create her own style of playing. She is known as an adept improviser, catching melodies on the fly and expanding them into her own creations.

Milana was born in Ukraine, lived in Israel for many years and moved to Canada in 2008. Having lived in different countries has enriched her musical experiences and storytelling. Her songs touch on issues of belonging, identity, the inner child, war and peace, and life and death. Soulful singing and complex piano melodies are Milana’s signature, but she embraces a variety of styles – everything from folk, blues, opera and Middle Eastern, to her soft spots for rock and jazz.

Milana has released thirteen full-length albums (solo piano, original songs and New Age) and published three books with original scores for solo piano. Since 2012, in addition to performing live and releasing original albums, she has also taken piano and vocal performance in a commercial direction by doing session recordings, arranging, composing for films and online music libraries in her own studio located in Ottawa’s suburb. Milana provides full-service soundtrack and song production, as well as live-recorded piano on demand.

Awards

2019, October - Nomination in “Original Song - Documentary” category for Hollywood Music in Media Awards. 2019, September - “Public Vote” award in “Jazz” and “Music Video” categories for Global Peace Song Awards. 2019, August - Nomination in “New Age/Ambient” category for Hollywood Music in Media Awards. 2019, June - Silver Medal for “Composer” and “Album” Global Music Awards. 2019, March - Nominee for the “Best Solo Piano Album” Enlightened Piano Radio Annual Awards. 2019, February - Winner “2018 Jazz Album of the Year” Award at SoloPiano. 2019, January - Finalist in “Jazz” and “Music Video” categories for Global Peace Song Awards. 2018, December - Silver Medal for “Contemporary Classical Album” Global Music Awards. 2018, November - Winner of “Best Classical Song” and “Best Instrumental Song” Radio Music Awards (Indie Music Channel). 2018, October - Winner of “Best Solo Piano Album” Enlightened Piano Radio Award. 2018, September - Winner of “Best Classical Jazz Crossover Song” Clouzine International Music Award. 2018, June - Winner of “Classical Song of the Year” International Music and Entertainment Association’s IMEA Award. 2018, May - Bronze Medal for “Female Vocalist” and "Song" Global Music Awards. 2018, March - Nominee for the “Classical Song of the Year” and “Classical Artist of the Year” International Music and Entertainment Association’s IMEA Awards. 2018, March - Nominee for the “Best Solo Piano Album” Enlightened Piano Radio Annual Awards. 2014, May - Featured artist on ReverbNation`s site. 2013, November - Editor`s Choice Award at AudioSparx. 2013, June - Featured artist on ReverbNation`s site. 2013, January - The only Canadian musician to be named “SoundCloud Hero” for being one of the most active and influential members of the SoundCloud community.

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