Ayozie Pollendine

Ayozie trained on The Knack, English National Opera's  performance course for young singers, as well as developing her jazz singing and songwriting skills under the direction of Laka D on ENO's The Works Programme.
She then went on to study at The Royal College of Music on the Creative Leadership Course, with singing as a second study with tutor Stephen Roberts. On graduating, she was one of three shortlisted nationwide for a Black Educational Achievement Award for outstanding achievement in higher education at a ceremony hosted at The House of Commons.
Ayozie now works as a singer and a vocal animateur, as well as writing her own material.

Performing credits as a singer include: Demon Juice( Royal Opera House, Clore Studio, and Stratford Circus Theatre); Orlando Gough's Singing River (Royal festival Hall reopening) in which she featured one of eight soloists; Luciano Berio's Laborintus II (Queen Elizabeth Hall, Cologne Philharmonie)conducted by Diego Masson, which was broadcast live on BBC Radio Three; 'Photo Me' (a musical by Dominic Harlan, at the Tete a tete Opera festival); 'Esther'(Palace Theatre, Jermyn Street Theatre, West End). Throughout 2007, Ayozie toured with Big InTent Theatre Company in 'Free for All' a show in Cathedrals nationwide commemorating the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade. Other performances include the Streetvibe festival at The Scoop, City Hall, London, with Eugene Skeef; David Knott's 'Celebration' at Snape Maltings Concert hall, Aldeburgh; 'Corridors' by Richard Taylor for The Knack, and a concert at the London Coliseum for ENO's The Works.

As a vocal animateur, Ayozie has worked with English National Opera (Bake for One Hour, Family days on The Magic Flute and The Mikado);The Southbank Centre(Paco Pena's Requiem for the Earth, and various schools projects);  The Royal Opera House (Orlando Gough's On the Rim of The World), and is currently working with Southwark Splash.

Ayozie is currently studying musical theatre repertoire with Ann James (tutor at the Royal Academy of Music).