Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Singer songwriter Monica Kim was born in Russia and grew up in Stuttgart, immigrating with her parents to Canada in 1955. At 30 her husband bought her a piano and her musical career began. Monica's first audiences were church members and then she branched out to create her own recordings and to perform in popular hotel lounges and renowned concert halls in Canada and the United States. She has shared the stage with performers such as Engelbert Humperdinck, Rosemary Clooney, Cleo Lane and Cher. In 1989 Monica traveled to South America where she spent four years performing in Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina. She was the first Canadian to have a no1 hit record in Colombia. Subsequently, upon her return to Canada in 2002, Monica began to teach vocals and continued to write music.