Arts & Entertainment
Wantagh Resident Wins Grammy
Marla Lewis shares in the Best Children's Album category at the 54th Grammy Awards for song she wrote called "Leap of Faith."
Wantagh resident Marla Lewis is now at the top of the music world after finding out Sunday night she was sharing a Grammy Award.
The local singer/songwriter shared in the Best Children’s Album category at the 54th Grammy Awards for the compilation “About Bullies...Big and Small." She wrote the song "Leap of Faith," which is one of 37 tracks on the album. All money generated from the CD is going toward Pacer Center’s Bullying Prevention Website.
“We are all thrilled, not only for the win, but because bullying is much too prevalent in these times,” said Lewis, who has lived in Wantagh for the past 12 years.
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Lewis said she is planning to soon take part in anti bullying programs at schools throughout Long Island.
Prior to her Grammy win Sunday, Lewis was a writer and performer of two multi-award-winning CD's for children, entitled, "I Love to Talk to Plants" in 2007 and "We All Laugh in the Same Language" in 2005. In addition to her music talents, Lewis is also an ESL teacher in the New York City Public Schools.
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To listen to her Grammy award winning song “Leap of Faith, log onto Lewis’s website.
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