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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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Tickets to see opera sensation Russell Watson perform in concert in Hartlepool have gone on sale.   The international star, nicknamed The Voice, will sing with Hartlepool Male Voice Choir in their celebrity summer concert at the Headland's Borough Hall. Tickets to see Russell, who has sold millions of albums worldwide, went on sale to the general public this ...
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Within 48 hours all the places for the Bupa Great Manchester Run were snapped up. But now you have the chance to go for one of 10,000 extra places. Here opera singer Russell Watson talks about completing the run last year after fighting a life-threatening brain tumour... Some do it for charity or to honour the memory of ...
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Louise Pitre, Helen Sjoholm, Russell Watson, et al. to Star in Royal Albert Hall Production of Kristina Kevin Odekirk, Louise Pitre, Helen Sjöholm, and Russell Watson will headline the cast of Kristina, a musical with a score by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (and English lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer), to play London's Royal Albert Hall on April ...
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Opera sensation Russell Watson is coming to Hartlepool to perform in a celebrity concert.  The international star, nicknamed The Voice, will sing alongside Hartlepool Male Voice Choir in their summer show at the Headland's Borough Hall. His appearance at the concert will mark his first visit to the town, after performing for royalty, prime ministers and the ...
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U.K. tenor Russell Watson has signed a long-term world wide record deal with Epic Records and Sony Music Entertainment U.K. Under the terms of the deal, the classical crossover artist will start to record his first album for Epic early in 2010 for release later in the year. Prior to signing with Epic, Watson was signed to Universal ...
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Applause filled the packed theatre. I should have felt euphoric, surrounded by loyal fans taking delight in the return of The Voice. But as the clapping slowed and the expectant audience readied themselves for my next song, I walked off stage. My every thought was consumed by the blackness I felt descending. The sea of faces in ...
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