Dee is a highly versatile singer. She was initially trained classically in her home country of Wales and later with Peter Giles (Canterbury)and Jane Ashley (Chelmsford) and Ian Shaw. Dee widened her vocals to include contemporary music, musical theatre and jazz as well as performing her own compositions or lyrics. She's attended workshops run by international jazz singers Ian Shaw, Claire Martin, Pete Churchill, Estelle Kokott, and Barb Jungr's Contemporary Cabaret workshop organised by Equity. Dee's repertoire includes Show songs and Showstoppers Standards, Jazz, & Blues, Easy Listening, Classical and Sacred and Classical songs (mezzo soprano range sung in Italian, French, German, Latin, Welsh and English)

Own Compositions
Dee's sets can be all one style or selection and can be tailored to suit the venue/personal requirements. Sometimes Dee includes readings of her own poetry and prose writing with her songs.
For several years Dee performed as a cabaret singer appearing at: Stapleford Park (Melton Mowbray), Banff Springs Hotel (Canada), Marriott Hotel Cardiff, Gala Clubs, Butlins, Bourne Leisure, Haven and British Holidays, Portsmouth Naval Base, Melton Grange, The Denehurst Hotel, Church Stretton Centre Stage, London, Reading Post Office Social Club, Royal British Legion (Various) Brislington Conservative Club, Bristol, Glaxo Sports & Social Club Ware, Working Men's Social Clubs including Avonmouth, Cippenham , Tredegar, Slough, Marconi Club, Chelmsford, West Star, Sandford Holiday Park, Lyndhurst Hall, N. London, plus many others throughout the UK, theatres including Cramphorn Theatre Chelmsford, Brentwood Theatre, concerts, private, corporate & social functions, hotels, restaurants, churches, other holiday and leisure resorts, garden parties, private weddings and functions, charity events, Masonic lodges etc.
During this time Dee supported many international acts and 'names' including Ken Dodd OBE, Bobby Davro, Little and Large, David Copperfield, Paul Melba, Dave Evans, Mike Reid, Kev Duncan, The Rocking Berries, The Illegal Eagles. Mike Reid, Adam Knight Hypnotist, Ian Richards, Barry Peters, Mike McCabe, Dennis Walker, Tim Pope, Graham Hunter, El Loco, Ian Irvine, Robert Young and many others.
Dee also worked for many years as a band singer- lead female vocals The John Welham Sound, and Phoenix Function Band. Duo work includes with clarinet/saxophonist/pianist Jeffery Wilson, all girl duo Twice as Good, with guitarist/singer Graham Good, pianist Steve Rhodes and guitarist Roger Montgomery.
Recording work includes "Rollin’ Down The Road" (Mick Strode), "I Owe It All To You" by Tim Freebairn - a Eurovision last 40 entry, co-ordinating a Kidpop CD for producer Paul Rayner-Brown.

Commere
Dee is rarely short of a few words and also compers showcases, cabaret evenings and charity shows with style and natural rapport with the audience and performers alike.

Actress
Dee gained an honours degree in Drama & English at University. Studies included performance skills and acting techniques (e.g. Stanislavski, Brecht, Shakespeare, comedy, tragedy, character building etc), improvisation, voice production, direction, light and sound production and theatre history. She has attended Equity organised Acting on Camera and Improvisation Workshops led by John Melainey and Vivienne Cozens.
Roles include plays and musicals, including Eliza Doolittle My Fair Lady, Bianca/Lois Kiss Me Kate, Thea Elvsted Hedda Gabler, Alison Look Back In Anger, Madame Desmortes Ring Round The Moon, Ellie's mum, Stargazing.
Small films include Chinese Healthy Option/British Heart Foundation and Leaving.
Dees also written for an acted in sketches for various cabaret shows.

Writer
Dee Mardi has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Drama and English. After leaving university she was trained by The Guardian Newspaper to write advertising copy and continued that with The Essex Chronicle Series for some years, during which she also wrote presentations, training courses. She has written commercially for small companies, had a column in The Edge Magazine, and for her own interests. Dee is a poet and currently an active member of I Scream Sundays. Has written with and performed with Essex Girls Poetry Collective, poems published in Poetry Sundays anthologies. Her poems have won or been placed and commended in poetry competitions including Chelmsford Weekly News and Ottakars Bookshop. She writes upon request and for corporate functions. Dee has a number of other literary works in progress which she hopes will be published including stories for children as well as adults, and sketches with impressionist Drew Cameron. Dee writes for performance and some of her work can be heard in her one woman show The Laundry Of Life Pegged On The Line.