Just The Beginning !!!

Hiya Guys!
A while ago i mentioned that i would be partisapating in a christmas show with the city of plymouth players. Well unfortunatley due to the amount of work i have to put in to my final year is crazy, so i will not be taking part this year. However coming up i will be singing in an elderly people's home which is what i am looking forward to.
its just the beginning !!!

Let Me Entertain You with Brian Connally

Hiya Guys!!

Want some up to date info? want some gossip? Well here goes - Recently i have just an application form come through from BBC 2's Let Me Entertain You with Brian Connally. I am absolutley thrilled. Again the audition is up in Bristol!! Its going to require a lot of hard work, and this is only the beginning !!

I will keep you all posted

Dreams of being a Director in theatre at last !!

My dreams are coming true slowly. I have always wanted to direct a show of my own and now im about to fulfil my dreams. I have always wanted the experience of directing within theatre and now i am. Next year on the September the 13th, 14th and the 15th i am launching a "Back To The Movies" production in aid of Breast Cancer research. This is one charity that i do support and i feel proud and honoured to raise such a worthy charity.
Movies included will be Moulin Rouge, Fame, Grease, The Full Monty, Dirty Dancing and many more! Hopefully it will be up and running any day now!! I will be taking on a few roles myself, however i am really looking forward to it.

Also Coming up this year on Christmas of 2006 i will be getting involved with another christmas production with the City Of Plymouth Players in Plymouth which I am very looking to.

Also I have been asked to sing in an elderly people's home during christmas, so i am absolutely thrilled to be taking this on.

Support me guys!! cheers : )

On Top Of The World !

"I feel On Top Of The World"

UPDATE'S

I had a wonderful gift for my birthday not long ago. It was a professional sound system, with speakers, and a sound mixer, plus a new microphone. I was absolutely thrilled! It wasn't long before I knew I was called to sing at an elderly home for Christmas 2006 !

Also coming up I will be involved with a christmas show which will be held at the Devonport Play House which will commence I believe the 5 to the 9th December 2006. (Plymouth)

I got involved with a christmas show last year with the DevonPort Playhouse and turned out to be a complete success where I sang a duet Once In Royal David's City. How can I forget and I do believe that this was the last show that my mother saw me in.

I feel On Top Of The World. I have so many opportunities going for me at the moment and I am going to take every opportunity I can. I think one thing that will be missing this year will be my mother, my gran, my grandad however they are treasured in my hearts forever. There was someone else this guy I met on the cruise, he was lovely and so pleasant. Kat says : " if you want something in life, work hard and you will get there, believe in yourselves. Life is to short, make the most of what you can and if you want something go for it before its to late".

Outside of Performing

Outside of performing I usually tend to get my mind focused on my essays, its an important year for me this year, it's my last year and I want to be successful within Theatre, singing, dancing, television etc. Im very dedicated to my work and try to do well. Not only do I want to make myself proud but I want to do it for my mother also. I know she would be very proud of me right now.

My life Story within performing

My life within theatre began when I was just three years. I started off dancing from a very early age, where I did tap, ballet and modern. Gaining merits and distinctions!! From the age of 7 I started to sing, and my family thought I could go a long way. From 13 years old I gave up dancing and tried to make myself known by singing. When I was at school I studied Performing Arts and Music and came out with a very successful result, from school I went straight to College and studied Performing Arts all over again reaching merits and distinctions. So from 13 years old to the present I belong to loads of theatre companies, i.e. TouchWood Productions where I have been in shows such as Opening Night - extracts from Joseph & his Admazing Technicolour Dream Coat and load more, Frankenstein - as a St. Trinian Girl(Ethel Ready), All at sea where I played Mrs Pott - Beauty and the Beast, Titanic - My heart Will Go On (Celione Dion), Snow White as a Posh Lady, Ali Baba as a Posh Lady Carmienians did an extract in Martyn Guerre, Gilbert & Sullivan, Opera South West- Orpheus In The Underworld - a prostitute, and singing, City of Plymouth Players- Little Me where I a bank manager, and a Christmas special - singing Once In Royal David's City and many more songs/performances. It wasn't long before I had the best present yet! It was to have private singing lessons. I was absolutely thrilled, I have been with my singing teacher now for a very long time I cant think when I started. I have always wanted to follow my footsteps into my favourites artists such as Ruthie Henshall, Sarah Brightman, Leslie Garrett, Micheal Ball,Russell Watson, and Micheal Crawford. Now im trained to sing musicals and Opera which is what I always wanted. There was one time when I sang at a concert and I remember a gentleman wanted to speak to me. He offered me a placement to go to London to the Royal Opera House where Leslie Garrett went. I was thrilled but unfortunately when my mother sadly passed away I had to stay home. However the option is always there for me, so who knows what the future may hold!!
I also sang with the Theatre Royal Company Voices which was another experience I will never forget.
Now I am currently studing a joint BA Honours in Drama and Media studies, which I enjoy very much I have learnt so much and continue to do so.

Adult Talent Singing Contest - Isle Of Wight

This picture of me was taken at the Isle Of Wight( Gurnard Pines, holiday village), I must of been only 17 years old. During my time on holiday I entered myself into an adult talent singing contest and I thought to myself, why not give it ago! I remember my mother and father saying to me, " are you going to try for the adult talent singing contest again" Straight away i said yes, why not. So on the day of the competition I was prepared! I had my cd all ready, and all I had to do was to sing my heart out.

Prior to the competition, I sang and sang and sang. I had to remember what my singing teacher said to me, do my exercises and drink plenty of water. I did exactly that. There was a rehearsal during the process and I felt much better doing this, so the sound levels was exactly what I wanted. It was a sucess, all I had to do now was to wait in the wings, wait for my name to be called then enter the stage. I wasn't nervous at all. Im so use to singing now, it just comes naturally to me. So there I was, in the wings waiting. As soon as my name was called I knew this was my chance to pull off a good song and one of my favourites. I remember standing on the stage singing, the whole room was pack solid, and there was appearing heads from know where watching me sing. I sang Wishing You Where Somehow Here Again from the Phantom Of The Opera, the applause was fantastic. The best bit was recieving the trophy from the entertainments manager, I was thrilled when I won it. At the very end just as I was about to leave the stage the entetainment's manager wanted to speak to me. So when everybody left the stage I was called backstage again. I went into a little room and the manager had a word with me and asked me if I wanted a job in Entertainment! Singing and dancing. I was thrilled, however because of such of the long distance from Plymouth to the Isle of Wight I knew I would have to leave home for about 6 months, therefore after careful thought and consideration I turned down the offer, I was quite upset however it was the best choice for me. I discussed the matter with my family and they thought what I decided was reasonable. They knew since I was at school at the time I had to finish off my GCSE'S and then maybe reconsider applying again. I have always thought about it, even now at 23 nearly I think about it. But then I look back and I think of the happy times, especially with my mother. It was my mother's favourite place and somehow I don't think I could visit the Isle Of Wight again, it holds to many memories, but lovely memories. I don't know if I will visit again but I think it will be a very long time before I go back again. However it was definately one holiday to remember.

A Gift of an Angel/ Angel of music

You must be thinking why do i call my title/cd's A Gift of An Angel? I'll explain why, It took me about 4 years to think of this title! Until one day i knew why!

When i first started singing from the age of 7, i would always perform in front of my whole family and they would tell me how wonderful my singing was, and what they said to me is a GIFT and from this day when i perform to people of all ages they still say the same thing.
When i sadly lost my gran and my mother it was very hard for me. Before my gran passed away she taught me how to sing I dreamed A Dream ( Les Miserables) and she played it on the piano beautifully. I would stand behind her and i would sing it i would always remember her saying how nice it was to sing it beside her. It was the same with my mother but instead i sang Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Phantom of the Opera). Again she played the song beautifully on the piano, again my mother said how lovely it was being able to sing it beside her.
However every time i sing these songs i can feel their presents, and i think im singing to them the ANGELS and every time i think of them i sing these songs (through the Angel of Music)

X Factor - and more

I auditioned for the X Factor quite a while ago now for the next series of 2006. What a day to remember, how can I forget!!
Well Dad drove me up, it was on a Saturday (I had the day off work especially, all the staff in Woolworths where I work, gave me a lot of support and gave me a lovely card signed by all of them!) I loved it, I knew I had to have all the supprot I could get . I Brought my auntie and my cousin with me for moral support. I had to que up for three whole hours, my feet were hurting me like anything, but not just that it was absolutley pouring down with rain. I was soaked to the bone, luckily enough my auntie had an unbrella.(Next day, i had an awful cold for weeks!!) After 3 long painful hours standing in the rain, I was finally inside. I had to que to get my sticker number then I had to go in the waiting area with the other 7,000. There was loads of people, it was incrediable. I waited a very long time, I was near enough last on still I knew it would be worth it. When I sat in there, there was video cameras everywhere. The producers were going round each and every corner videoing almost everyone, and asking them questions like is this your first time singing live etc! They didn't come on to me, unfortunately there was so many people, I dont think they would of managed to film us all, however one time the cameras were facing in my direction when the producers interviewed this guy! I thought act natural, I might be on tv. After hours on end, I was up
for the first time in my life I was shaking like a leaf. Unfortunatley Simon Cowell, Sharon Ozbourne and Louis Walsh was not there because they were doing Celebrity X Factor at the time, therfore I ended up singing infront of the producers. Well I gave it my all, I sang Cant Help Lovin Dat Man Of Mine from Show Boat! Unfortunately I didn't make it through, however I can always try again next year. All I got to remember is that it all comes with experience. I have had a few let downs and I can prove people wrong. I am not going to give up, this is just the beginning. I knew that if the panel were there that day, I reckon I would of got through, how do I know? Well a couple of weeks ago on the X Factor and girl sang Time To Say Goodbye, well she had an unusal voice which people say to me. Well who knows!! I will try again next year and thats not all. I have already applied already for the next series of How To Solve The Problem Like Maria with Graham Norton ITV , and Brian Conolly's Let Me Entertain You BBC2. So look out guys, I need your votes .

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Singing on the Legend of the Seas – Royal Caribbean

Singing on the
Legend of the Seas – Royal Caribbean

This is the picture of the cruise I sang on, isn't it beautiful?
One of my biggest achievements was on holiday with the fantastic
Legend of the Seas, Royal Caribbean 2nd August 2006 where I entered myself Into an adult talent competition, on the main stage

I sang one of my favourite songs of all time, Wishing You Were Somehow Here again from the
Phantom of the Opera. I sang this song in dedication to my mother who recently passed away last year, the song was played at the funeral with my other song I Dreamed a Dream and every time I sing these songs I think of her and I think how proud she would be, if she was here now.
The applause I had after my song was amazing, and also receiving another trophy which was fantastic, I was so happy. One Thing I wasn’t expecting was the Adult Talent Competition Was recorded live, which was then broadcasted live on the ship for 48 hours. From the day I sang prior to going home, people from all over the ship commented how wonderful my voice was and I felt very proud and honoured by this.