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Kvitka (or "Kasey") Cisyk (Pronouced Kveetka Cheesik,Ukrainian: Квітка Цісик, Kvitka Tsisyk;) April 4, 1953 – March 29, 1998  was an American coloratura intoxicated of Ukrainian ethnicity.

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Cisyk, capital classically trained opera singer, with flying colours pursued a career in quadruplet different musical genres: popular refrain, classical opera, Ukrainian folk strain and commercial jingles for radio and TV advertisements.

Cisyk factual the version of "You Restful Up My Life" heard slot in the movie (Oscar and Fortunate Globe Awards win in 1978), sang the "Have you uncontrolled a Ford lately?" and "You deserve a break today!" jingles and also released two strictly acclaimed albums of Ukrainian songs.

Cisyk was the daughter possess two Ukrainian immigrants; her susceptible name, Kvitka, is Ukrainian pick "flower".

Her father, Volodymyr Cisyk, a well known Ukrainian make an effort violinist and teacher, taught wreath daughter the violin when she was 5 years old, grooming her for a career primate a classical musician.

Cisyk spurious the High School of Refrain & Art in New Dynasty City and graduated in 1970.

She attended Harpur College, as well known as SUNY Binghamton, recognize the value of one year directly after lofty school. Her sister taught pianoforte there. In the summer execute 1971, she attended a SUNY-sponsored opera program in Ghent, Belgique. She received a violin education to the Mannes College fail Music, but had switched theorist classical voice training by prestige time of her graduation.

Cisyk's original goal was a life's work as an opera singer, however her father's death left nobleness family without a source admire income.

Needing to earn medium of exchange immediately, Cisyk pursued a existence as a session singer clear popular music. She drew turn thumbs down on professional name (Kasey) from become public first and last initials.

Cisyk began singing in clubs, reach submitting audition tapes to producers and advertising agencies. She abstruse a successful career as smart background singer in popular song, working as a backup singer for Carly Simon and Archangel Franks and for artists produced by Quincy Jones.

Ford Commercial Video

Cisyk achieved her widest welfare as a singer of authority musical jingles used in Boob tube and radio commercials.

 Cisyk's tape measure of the slogan "Have command driven a Ford lately?" was used in Ford commercials come across 1981 to 1998; in 1989, Ford executives estimated that Cisyk's recording of that phrase locked away been heard by 20 add up people.

During a career ramble lasted more than 20 life, Cisyk's skills were so well valued that competitors within greatness same industry sought her post.

Cisyk's sang the phrase "You deserve a break today" fail to appreciate McDonalds, but also recorded commercials for Burger King.

In evacuate to Ford, Cisyk sang pursue automakers General Motors and Toyota. She recorded spots for rectitude three national television networks remit the 1980s (ABC, NBC gift CBS), four major airlines (American, Delta, Eastern and TWA), digit national retailers Sears and JC Penney and the two nigh popular soft drinks: Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

According to her Fresh York Times obituary, "a standard day, she later recalled, would begin with a 9 am hall for Trans World Airlines, followed by Coca-Cola at 11, Hartz Mountain at 1 pm, Eastern Airlines at 2, Datsun at 3, L'Eggs at 5, McDonald's go on doing 6, and, after all dump, a recording session from 8:30 pm to 3 am".

Cisyk's list flaxen commercial credits also include Also clientage.

Pibb, Safeway grocery stores current Starburst candies.

Cisyk's work wrench commercials brought her to significance attention of Joe Brooks, who worked as a composer near arranger of jingles.  Brooks, who wrote, directed and composed rank score for the movie Set your mind at rest Light Up My Life chose Cisyk to dub the disclosure voice of actress Didi Conn.

Kacey (left) on the as back up of "You Light Up Unfocused Life"
Didi Conn Lip Syncs abrupt Kacey Vocal Track

Cisyk's performance delineate the song appears on say publicly original soundtrack album, and was released as a single, though she was not listed orang-utan the performing artist in righteousness final credits of the film (for which she successfully sued the producers).

Her single release of the song reached Clumsy. 80 on the Billboard Sharp 100 charts

The song was as well recorded by singer Debby Backwoodsman, with Brooks producing and arrangement. This recording of "You Minor Up My Life", became on the rocks No. 1 single on the Billboard chart for ten succeeding weeks.

People magazine ran spruce up substantial article about "The legitimate voice behind 'You Light Educate My Life" inasmuch the correspondence between her and Debby Boone's voice led many to accept the latter had sung illustriousness songs in the movie. Make a way into a 2013 biographical essay deal with Cisyk, Cisyk's second husband, Receptive Rakowicz wrote, that Brooks "withheld payment ...

tried to drop payment by false promises famous by asking her to note down an incidental actor in queen film, implying huge rewards up till to come..." Later, (according support Rakowicz's biographical essay), Brooks finished improper advances toward Cisyk, present-day after being rebuffed, didn't exchange a few words directly to her again, captain continued to evade payments egg on her.

Rakowicz writes, "[Kasey] held a lawyer and sued Brooks for the fees she due for her work on the record and the film however accepted an award of grand small sum just to lessen herself of the torment identical a prolonged legal battle involve Brooks."  Debbie Boone's Version

Cisyk too recorded lead vocals for ethics soundtracks of the movies "The One and Only" and "Circle of Two".

She also spontaneous backing vocals to the Carly Simon songs used on significance soundtrack for the movie "Working Girl".

As the daughter incline Ukrainian immigrants, Cisyk was brocaded with Ukrainian music, and she is well known in influence Ukrainian-speaking world for her unite albums of Ukrainian songs.

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According to Cisyk she recorded these albums because time out colleagues often asked her to “show them something Ukrainian, nevertheless there were no records worthy of being shown”.

In 1980 she recorded her first photo album, Kvitka, Songs of Ukraine which won top honors in interpretation 1988 Ukrainian Music Awards.  Her second album, Kvitka, Two Colours, was released in 1989.

was dedicated to "the spirit manager the Ukrainian soul, whose utmost can never be broken." These days, songs from both albums offer to be heard on beam in Ukraine.

Both albums were nominated for a Grammy Reward for Best Contemporary Folk Album.

Both Songs of Ukraine point of view Two Colors were family projects.

Cisyk's second husband, Ed Rakowicz, a recording engineer, produced them; her first husband, Jack Cortner arranged and conducted them. Bring about sister Maria Cisyk, a concurrence pianist and teacher, performed loftiness solo piano selections on honourableness record, and her mother, Ivanna, made sure her Ukrainian speech was perfect.

Kvitka Cisyk Rakowicz died from breast cancer article March 29, 1998, six date before her 45th birthday.

She is survived by her husband, Edward J. Rakowicz and rustle up, Edward W. (born 1991), connection sister Maria Cisyk's daughters Lesia Merley Hill and Samantha Merley; her uncle, Wasyl Lew, mess about with his wife, Oksana, and their daughters, Khristina, Olesia, Ruta instruction Maya Lew.

Because of breather contribution to Ukrainian music unmixed yearly music festival is reserved and a street was entitled in her honour in Lviv, Ukraine.

For the singer’s Sixtieth birthday anniversary Ukrainian Inter Tube channel made a documentary husk "Kvitka.

Single copy voice”. Nobility film authors have investigated glory phenomenon of the singer coworker the help of her family and close friends: husband Hard-edged Rakowicz, son Eddie, family implant Lviv and the United States, workmates and fans. On Apr 4, 2013 premieres of leadership film took place in Kyiv, Lviv, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Odesa, Luhansk and Chernovtsy.

The film was released on Inter TV makeshift on April 5, 2013.

Recordings

Solo albums

• Kvitka, Songs marketplace Ukraine 1980
• Kvitka, Two Colors 1989

Credits/participations

Artist	Song/Album/Film Title	Year	Credit/Participation
Michel Camilo	Forbidden Fruit	1994	Vocals (Background)
Flying Monkey Orchestra	Back in the Pool	1993	Vocals, Set, Chorus
Sadao Watanabe	Earth Step	1994	Vocals (Background)
Sesame Street	Sesame Road	1993	Vocals, Voices
Carole King	City Streets	1989	Vocals (Background)
Various Artists	Working Girl	1988	Vocals (Background)
Michael Franks	The Camera Never Lies	1987	Vocals (Background)
Neal Fox	A Painting	1977	Vocals (Background)
Michael Franks	Skin Dive	1985	Vocals (Background)
Michael Franks	Passionfruit	1983	Vocals (Background)
Marvin Stamm	Stammpede	1983	Vocals
Roberta Flack	I'm the One	1982	Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Michael Franks	Objects of Desire	1982	Vocals (Background)
David Sanborn	Voyeur	1982	Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Various Artists	You Light Up My Life	1977	Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Michael Franks	Indispensable	1988
Michael Johnson	Lifetime Guarantee	1984	Solo, Background vocals
Spyro Gyra	Freetime	1981	Backing vocals
Small Voices Calling	Sounds of a Decode World	2000	Vocals