You’ve heard and know her from her Billboard # 1 Hits with St. James Choir, Rev. Charles Nicks, Pastor and Jimmy Dowell, Director in such hits as: “I Really Love the Lord”, “Stranger In Town”, “I Need Him”, and “Wonderful.” Now, she and Grammy Winner Marlin McNichols, Joyce McNichols and Michael Mindingall have teamed together to produce her new single “Brand New”.
Ortheia’s vita reads like Who’s Who as Billboard Magazine proclaimed her “Up and Coming Singer”, and Detroit, Michigan proclaimed July 9th as “Ortheia’s Day”. She has sang with and opened for many artist and dignitaries such as: Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Supremes, Temptations, James Brown, Ray Charles, Julio Iglesias, Hill Harper, Ojay’s, Chaka Khan, James Cleveland, Pope John Paul II, Mandela, and Desmond Tutu, just to name a few. She has done commercials for: Mc Donald’s, “You Get a Lot for a Little”, Mc Donald House, International award winning commercial: “It’s a Great Time in Detroit”, Coca-Cola, K-Mart, and more.
Ortheia has sung in Japan, Egypt, Sweden, Europe, Bangladesh, Dubai, Canada, and the U.S. Ortheia is the epitome of sharing and giving to those less fortunate because where much is given much is required; at present she is “Digging Wells” in Kenya; Housing Women & Children of Domestic Violence; Activist for Return Citizens (Prisoners) & Family Building.
Ortheia brings to the table a wealth of power in singing, word and deed with a following of persons from around the world that visit her website www.ortheiabarnes.com by the thousands