A 25-year old Cheshire, CT native, Connecticut Magazine recognizes Panda as one of the new generation of singer/songwriters in Connecticut with a big voice and telegenic looks. Bonnie Lee considers her music to be a twist of country, blues and pop, with a touch of classical style. When she begins to sing and play her acoustic guitar, "her voice resonates throughout the room until everything else just fades away (Shannon Becker, Cheshire Herald). In 2004, Bonnie Lee advanced into the regional finals in the Nashville Star Competition, after winning the local finals. She performed live on WWYZ Country 92.5's Christmas show broadcasted from the Mohegan Sun Casino.

For the past year, Bonnie Lee has been touring coffee shops and clubs throughout the Northeast, including The Postcrypt in NYC, Nameless Coffeehouse in Cambridge, MA, and The Space in Hamden, CT. She recently started hosting the reputable Vanilla Bean Coffeehouse open mic on the first Friday of the every month in Pomfret, CT. After seeing Bonnie Lee perform, Ralph Hohman from the Record Journal stated that "her presentation was relaxed and confident, her voice commanding and expressive." Bonnie has donated her time and talents in performances at assisted living and nursing homes, shelters, benefits for recovery centers, for hunger and homelessness awareness, and other events for worthy causes. Bonnie says about her passion for singing and her love of songs:

“I love to perform and share my music with others. From the time I was eight I knew my passion was singing. I would spend hours in my bedroom, singing along with the radio with a hairbrush as my microphone. I was shy at first, but my passion helped me overcome that. This is what I'm meant to do!”

Visit this Cheshire native’s website at www.bonnieleepanda.com.