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The "people's tenor" Russell Watson will command one of the highest ticket prices in Guild Hall history when he plays at the Preston venue later this year. Premium tickets for his performance on Saturday, November 25, will cost £50 each. The only other artist in recent times to charge around this mark is band leader and true blue musician James Last. Watson's hefty price tag is said to ...
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On Thursday, May 11th, 2006, at Polo Field Arabian Ranches "Picnic on the Park" Russell Watson will be supported by his Orchestra under the direction of his Musical Director Mike Moran. Sometimes you can hear somebody’s soul in their voice, that’s what makes the sound beautiful. Sometimes they are born to sing that way, sometimes an even stranger phenomenon occurs, they are born singing beautifully, confidently and ...
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Russell Watson has just announced a massive live UK tour. Dubbed "The People's Tenor", Russell recently entered the album charts at number 2 and has already gone gold with his Ultimate Collection and won the top prize in the BBC hit TV series Just the Two of Us. Having sold Five Million albums worldwide and sung for The Pope, presidents, prime ministers, the Beckham's pre world ...
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Salford born opera star Russell Watson has revealed how he almost didn''t take part in the show that has catapulted him back into the nation''s affections. Millions watched on Sunday night as Russell, along with his singing partner Sian Reeves, won BBC1 duet show Just The Two Of Us. Russell only stepped in at the last minute after Sian''s original partner, Rick Astley, pulled out. However, ...
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Russell is scheduled to perform at the second Classic Response charity concert next month. RWUK managed to grab some time with Ed O’Driscoll, Classic Response’s producer and founder for the low-down on the event. What is Classic Response? ED: Classic Response is an annual concert that takes place at the Royal Albert Hall with an array of stars from the world of classical music. It is the ...
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"He might have a voice to rival Pavarotti, but Russell Watson needs to turn it down a bit. The tenor is giving BBC accountants a headache because his powerful singing on JTTOU keeps wrecking costly microphones. Russell 39, known as The Voice has already wrecked £3000 worth of equipment on the new BBC1 talent show. He is dueting with Cutting It actress Sian Reeves and a show ...
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Once a factory worker from Salford following in his father's footsteps, now an internationally-acclaimed singing star! Russell Watson has sold millions of records and sung for presidents and prime ministers, the Pope, and even the Beckham's at their pre-World Cup charity event. Russell has a voice powerful enough to fill a football stadium and gentle enough to make anyone cry. A lifelong Manchester United fan, Russell's big break ...
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For those of you have not been able to get tickets to see the the UK Tour of The War of The Worlds this April, because of demand, we are adding an extra date to the Tour. The Tour will now come to Wembley Arena one day early, on 24 April 2006, and will play that date as well as 25 April 2006, which is already ...
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The release date of Russell's new album 'The Ultimate Collection' has been delayed by a week and will now hit the streets on March 13, 2006. Source: Decca
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Crossover sensation RUSSELL WATSON returns to New Zealand to help us celebrate Waitangi Weekend with two 'Special Event' concerts. On Saturday 4 February, the concert is in New Plymouth in the beautiful lakeside setting of the TSB Bowl of Brooklands, where the Special Guests will be the chart-topping group AMICI Forever, and the following day in Marlborough the concert will be in the delightful setting amongst ...
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