Jill Charles is a native of the Elmira/Corning NY area. She has been singing for various organizations and has had the opportunities to meet influential people over the last twenty years. Her talent was discovered at the tender age of 8 in 1978 when she sang a solo part in THE WHIZ at her school.  From 1986-1987 she practiced and then played the lead in the Christian Musical Drama THE BRIDE for two performances at THE CLEMENS CENTER in Elmira, NY.

She has been performing the National Anthem since her junior year in high school. Jill graduated in 1988 from Horseheads high school. In high school she performed the Anthem at several basketball and other sporting events. During her junior year in high school she took private voice lessons at ITHACA COLLEGE for one year. She was a music major and was part of concert and select choirs. She had the opportunity to travel with them and compete against other choirs from the United States and Canada in Toronto Ontario, Canada and at Ithaca College. While she lived in NY she sang the National Anthem for the ELMIRA PIONEERS minor league baseball team. She was so dedicated to singing the Anthem that she performed for the last time before moving to Lancaster on her actual wedding night.

In NY she ministered in concert, had many public speaking engagements and performed at organizations such as; Campus Life Youth for Christ, Christian Woman’s Business Clubs, Crisis Pregnancy Center Banquets, local churches, The Family Life Network Christian Radio Network and Center and has also sang at over 58 weddings since 1980.

She also sang at many festivals and holiday events. One popular festival is the Sparkle of Christmas held on Market Street in Corning, NY each Christmas. She had the opportunity to perform there in 1997 and 1998. In 1995 she worked with a local artist in Elmira, NY at Mega Sound Productions and recorded with them to create a radio and television jingle for one of the local hospitals. Her voice can be heard daily as the commercial is aired. One of Jill’s most exciting opportunities musically came in 1997 when she entered a talent search contest to perform at Darien Lake Amusement Park in Rochester, NY at KINGDOM BOUND. She was thrilled to find that she had been selected as one of five finalists out of 68 entries to showcase her talent in front of the music industry panel of judges.

Over the years she has had the privilege of meeting Christian artists: Twila  Paris, the group Audio Adrenaline, Jennifer Knapp, Rick Cua, Morgan Cryer, and Mark Harris of 4 Him. In 1998 she had the privilege of meeting Charlie Daniel’s.

In 1999 Jill was married and moved to Lancaster, PA. Since she has been here she has performed the National Anthem and God Bless America for the past four seasons for The HARRISBURG SENATORS baseball team. On June 12th, 2001 Jill was invited to audition to sing the Anthem for The BUFFALO BILLS. In May of 2001 Jill was invited by Congressman Joseph Pitt’s office to minister in music at the Brunswick Hotel in Lancaster during the NATIONAL DAY of  PRAYER. In December of 2001 Jill had the opportunity to sing the Anthem at the GMAC BOWL dinner in Mobile Alabama and also sang Christmas music with Mark Harris of 4 Him. In 2002 she was invited to sing at the C&MA church on route 30 in Lancaster through the Friendship Foundation during a service held where actress and author Lisa Welchel of the show THE FACTS OF LIFE was the guest speaker.

In august of 2002 Jill auditioned for THE HERSHEY BEARS hockey team to be their permanent Anthem singer for the 2002-2003 season and  she was selected unanimously to sing at all 40 games at THE GIANT CENTER. She was selected again the following year. In 2003 she performed in concert at Strawberry Square in Harrisburg for PNC Saturday through Clear channel  and BOB94.9 Country Radio between Nashville recording artists Brian McComas and Dirks Bentley. In July of 2004 she had competed in a talent competition on Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and tied for first place. Also in July of 2004 she was selected as one of 64 finalists out of 1000 to compete in Charlotte, NC for a national recording contract through the INSPIRATION NETWORK. The show was aired in February of 2005 and can be seen on the internet at www.insp.com, Christian Artist Talent Search/ C.A.T.S., episode 6.

On April 23 Jill's most exciting career opportunity came when she was asked to open for country music artist Keith Anderson, Shelly Fairchild, and headliner Mark Chestnut at the Zembo Auditorium in Harrisburg PA. During the Bob Birthday Bash, for BOB 94.9 FM County Radio Station and Clear Channel Broadcasting. Jill had a 40 minute concert slot of which she sang seven cover songs and her new original hit song " I Can't Wait to Love You". The evening was a success as she enjoyed meeting all her new fans and signing hundreds of autographs.

On July 5th she sang the National Anthem and God Bless America during Honor the Troops Night at Clipper Magazine Stadium for the Lancaster Barnstormers. In 2002 Jill began writing her own music and is currently working on completing the project of producing her own CD. She is excited about continuing her music career.