ABBAMANIA BIO’S

All four performers below have performed for Mamma Mia in Toronto Canada

Monica Tietz

Monica Tietz has been a professional singer for over 15 years and hails from Penetang, Ontario, Canada. Monica also is a excellent drummer and played drums and sang for a popular group called Bounty. She was also the lead in a production called Jagged Little Pill, and the theatre show called “The Spice Girls”, a musical tribute to the Spice Girls. She also does studio session work for radio commercials and for the past six years has been the lead in the production of Abbamania

. Monica, with her strong vocals, plays the part of Anni-Frid in Abbamania

MATTHEW WHALE

Matthew Whale is from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Ewan studied music at the Toronto Conservatory for five years. He has been a professional piano and keyboardist for over 30 years. Ewan has been performed in the musical productions to Rod Stewart, Bee Gees, Elton John and Pink Floyd. He does a lot of studio session work and has his own recording studio.He is rated as one of the best piano players in Canada. The keys are a big part of the ABBA sound.

Ewan plays Benny in Abbamania

Kristal Jackson

Kristal is from Burlington, Ontario

She grew up in film and TV that lead her into the music world. Kristal has starred in many musical productions such as “Rocky Horror, Footloose, Anne of Green Gables, British Invasion and Little Shop of Horrors” to mention a few. She spent several years in Europe recording and performing with an all girl group called Envy (BMG). Kristal with high strong vocals has the lead role in Abbamania as Agnetha

Nick Pattison

Nick is from Bridge, England

He now lives in Ajax, Ontario, Canada where he teaches music and performs in Abbamania. At the age of 10 he won the American Guild of Music Award for his guitar playing. Nick has been in different productions from night club acts, playing funk, rock, country and blues to theatre shows. He has an Arts degree from Queens University and writes, plays and sings his own music. He is currently recording his own music and has radio air play here in Canada . His excellent guitar playing and vocals landed him the part of Bjorn in Abbamania.