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Its almost time again for the Bupa Great Manchester Run, but with the race just a few days away on the 16th May disaster has befallen one of  the celebrity participants. Phil Taylor, director of the Kirsty Club today announced "Russell Watson was continuing with his preparations for the Great Manchester Run yesterday, but whilst training he pulled ...
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Tenor Russell Watson was forced to call off a much-anticipated Irish concert after his flight was one of thousands cancelled due to ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Despite securing one of the last tickets on a sold-out ferry to Dublin, the singer was unable to get to Holyhead in time for the 5.15pm crossing. As ...
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Local Russell Watson fans are in for a treat as the award-winning singer has signed up to headline at Meridian Park, Cleethorpes, on Saturday July 17. He has agreed to perform at two special concerts in aid of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign set to take place this summer. The concert series is named 'That Glorious Noise' and ...
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Having successfully fought two brain tumours there’s no doubt that Russell Watson has been to hell and back in recent years but you’d never know it from meeting him now. Sitting in his west London hotel room, brimming with excitement about his starring role in Kristina, the new musical from Abba’s Björn Ulvaeus and Benny ...
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Russell Watson - affectionately known as 'The Voice' - is confirmed to perform strictly classical for the last night of twin open-air concerts in Sandringham's Last Night of the Proms. Following the recent announcement that Will Young is to become the first non-classical music star to perform at The Queen's Sandringham Estate, it has been announced ...
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Russell Watson has revealed he is returning to the music scene after years of health troubles. The Lancashire-born tenor is ready to get back into the spotlight with a new album, after being diagnosed and treated for two brain tumours in recent years. "I'm starting to feel like myself again now - it's been a tough three ...
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Teenage Britain's Got Talent star Faryl Smith will be appearing at Cleethorpes' Meridian Point alongside "The Voice" Russell Watson this summer. As reported, opera star Watson will perform a concert – That Glorious Noise – in aid of muscular dystrophy in July. And organisers have now revealed that Classical Brit nominee Faryl will be one of the support ...
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The You Raise Me Up singer was left devastated in 2005 when doctors discovered a pituitary gland tumour, which returned two years later. He survived a life-threatening operation in 2007, but surgeons were unable to remove all the tumour. Watson admits the treatment left him unable to hit the high notes he had previously achieved - but ...
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The Grimsby Telegraph will join forces with a major charity for a spectacular concert at Cleethorpes’s Meridian Park this summer. Organisers of the event, which is being held in support of Muscular Dystrophy, are in the late stages of negotiations to bring opera star Russell Watson to perform on July 17. A number of special guests have also ...
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Fans of star opera singer Russell Watson queued in the rain as tickets for his first concert in Hartlepool went on general sale. Around 20 eager fans snapped up the tickets to hear the man known as "The Voice" when Hartlepool Tourist Information Centre, in Church Square, opened its doors at 10am yesterday. Watson will take to the ...
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