Liz was born in Stockholm, Sweden and emigrated to the United States at the age of three. Raised and schooled in
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, she forewent the norm of activities for most school-age children, instead choosing
to devote most of her time to singing. Joining the junior high school chorus resulted in a trophy for "Most
Outstanding" at the age of 14. "From the moment I saw Cher on the Sonny & Cher television show when I was 9,
my future instantly became crystal clear for me and I knew what I was here to do."

In 1983, Los Angeles beckoned its finger, introducing Liz to both professional vocal training by notable coaches
Seth Riggs and Marjory Taylor and various local bands with the culmination of settling down finally in
SAHARA, a
five-piece semi-progressive heavy rock band. SAHARA recorded two albums, "GOING CRAZY" and "THE SEVENTH
HOUSE" (released in Europe and Japan) enjoying substantial sales, radio airplay and garnering widespread critical
acclaim with quotes such as " One of the greatest singers in the world “ and “…one of the most powerful voices in
all of music, period!” in various music publications.
After deciding to pursue a solo career, composer/musician/guitarist extraordinaire, ULI JON ROTH (formerly of the
SCORPIONS) unexpectantly contacted Liz to record vocals for his upcoming album, "REQUIEM FOR AN ANGEL",
thus putting her plans on hold temporarily. She then went on to tour as vocalist with
ULI JON ROTH in 1998
throughout Europe during the G3 TOUR with
JOE SATRIANI and MICHAEL SCHENKER. The band consisted of
music veterans
DON AIREY (DEEP PURPLE, OZZY OSBOURNE, RAINBOW, etc.) CLIVE BUNKER (JETHRO
TULL) and
FRANCOIS GARNY. (A highlight from these shows was the live performance of the introduction to Roth's
"Hiroshima Symphony" which can be heard on the album "TRANSCENDENTAL SKY GUITAR" which was released
September, 2000 worldwide).
After nearly nine years of existence, July of 1995 brought with it the demise of the band with Diane Arens (one-third
of the core writing team of Vandall, Arens and Woodward) leaving the music business entirely. As Liz puts it,
"Within the context of SAHARA, Diane was irreplaceable and we found it impossible to go on." And so began a time
of deep soul-searching, contemplation and evolution into the next era.
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In 1997, Liz moved to the United Kingdom where she lived until 2006. Following the birth of her daughter, Akasha
Dawn Roth in 1998, she devoted most of her time to being a mother, however did make a few guest appearances
at a few select shows. She performed at the 2002 “LEGENDS OF ROCK TOUR” featuring
ULI JON ROTH, JACK
BRUCE
, GLENN HUGHES and FRANK MARINO and also at the 2004 “ROCK MEETS RENNAISANCE” concert
performing with the “
SKY ORCHESTRA” featuring a performance of one of her own songs and a duet with singer,
DORO PESCH.
2008 brought the long-awaited release of ULI JON ROTH's "UNDER A DARK SKY" album which featured Liz
along with
MARK BOALS (YNGWIE MALMSTEEN, ROYAL HUNT, RING OF FIRE) on vocals. A world tour
followed spanning New Zealand, Japan, USA, and Europe with the UK leg opening for the
SCORPIONS.
She is currently residing in Germany and is writing and recording her songs for a projected solo album, hopefully
sometime before she dies.