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Opera star Russell Watson last night revealed that he is to make his TV comeback following a brain operation. The tenor will be one of the judges on the BBC1 show Last Choir Standing, which begins next month. Russell, 41, will be joined on the judging panel by actress and singer Sharon D Clarke and choral conductor Suzi Digby. He said: “It’s absolutely terrific to be back. I ...
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Singer Russell Watson is returning to TV in major BBC1 series Last Choir Standing following surgery to remove a brain tumour seven months ago. The tenor, 41, will be an expert panellist on the show which will search for Britain's favourite choir. Earlier this year he completed an intensive course of radiotherapy and is set to tour this summer. Nick Knowles and Myleene Klass will co-host the ...
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Best selling artist and winner of four Brit awards, Russell Watson has just added an extra date to his UK tour this year and will now be appearing at Harrogate's International Centre. Well on the way to recovery since an operation to remove a brain tumour seven months ago, Russell ‘The Voice’ Watson will be singing at the Centre on Saturday, July 5. He’ll be performing a ...
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From humble beginnings as a Salford factory worker to the country's top classical artist, Russell Watson's rise has been nothing short of meteoric. Now the man known to fans simply as The Voice will appear in Peterborough for a summer date at the Broadway Theatre. The tenor will be in the city on Monday, July 14, and has continued to perform live across the world since he ...
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Good news from the camp of stricken opera star Russell Watson - I hear he has been limbering up in the gym in preparation for his forthcoming come-back tour. The 41-year-old singer, who had a brain tumour removed for the second time in October, has begun working with a personal trainer at the Total Fitness Leisure Club in Wilmslow. Known affectionately as The Voice, Salford-born Watson is ...
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Opera star Russell Watson has battled back from his brain tumour ordeal to announce an emotional homecoming show. The Salford singing sensation fell ill during a recording session last October. He fought for life in intensive care after emergency surgery to remove the aggressive tumour at Cheadle's Alexandra Hospital. The 41-year-old's condition is still being by closely monitored by doctors. But he is determined to return to performing ...
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Opera star Russell Watson is to go on a UK tour later this year after ending treatment for a brain tumour. The Salford-born performer will appear at 13 venues, beginning in Glasgow on 9 June and stopping off at Manchester's MEN Arena on 19 June. The 41-year-old tenor will end his tour at Newcastle City Hall on 7 July. Watson had five weeks of radiotherapy at the start ...
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This June Russell Watson will be making an emotional and welcome return to the stage for a brand new UK tour. When Russell begins his tour it will be nearly 7 months on from an operation to remove a brain tumor, but already Russell is well on the road to recovery and is looking forward to getting back to doing what he loves most – singing ...
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Russell Watson has revealed he will go on tour just months after fears he would die from a brain tumour. The opera singer was told he might never perform again after an operation in October to remove the growth was followed by intensive radiology. But a source close to the dad-of-two, 41, said: "It's something Russell really wants to do - to prove to himself as well ...
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Opera singer Russell Watson has completed a five-week course of radiotherapy to eradicate a recurrent brain tumour. The 41-year-old singer said the treatment at Manchester's Christie Hospital had been "no walk in the park". His manager Giles Baxendale of Merlin Elite said: "He's finished his treatment but he doesn't know whether he is in the clear yet." He said regular scans would reveal whether the treatment had been ...
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