List Of Operatic Pop Artists
This is a list of musicians who are operatic pop artists. Operatic pop or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic singing style or a song, theme or motif from classical music stylized as pop. Operatic pop solo singers Notable operatic pop solo singers include: * Alberto Urso * Aled Jones * Alessandro Safina * Alfie Boe * Amaury Vassili * Andrea Ludwig * Andrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli: The king of Operatic pop , '''', August 28, 2004 * Camilla Kerslake
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Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been the aunt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Faryl Smith
Faryl Smith (born 23 July 1995) is a British soprano whose performance repertoire includes opera, classical and classical crossover. Her diverse concerts draw a wide range of audiences, and she particularly enjoys introducing new audiences to classical music. Faryl has released two albums with Decca Records both in the UK and the US and works frequently with many different charities. Faryl rose to fame after appearing on the second series of the ITV television talent show ''Britain's Got Talent'' in 2008. After the show, she, unlike other finalists, did not sign with the judge Simon Cowell's record label Syco. Smith signed a contract with Universal Classics and Jazz for a £2.3 million advance in December 2008, the largest ever granted to a schoolgirl. Her debut album, ''Faryl'', was recorded from December 2008 to January 2009 and released in March 2009. ''Faryl'' became the fastest-selling solo classical album in British chart history, selling 29,200 copies in the first we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Joe McElderry
Joseph McElderry (; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the sixth series of the ITV show ''The X Factor'' in 2009. His first single " The Climb" reached number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Charts. He was also the winner of the second series of ''Popstar to Operastar'' in 2011 and the first series of '' The Jump'' in 2014. In 2015, McElderry played the lead role of Joseph in the touring production of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat''. In 2022, McElderry is set to perform a tour in tribute to George Michael. To date, McElderry has released five top 20 albums – two of them reaching the UK top three. He was the first ''X Factor'' contestant to release a fourth album. As of 2014, McElderry had sold over two million records worldwide. Early life Joseph McElderry was born in South Shields, England, McElderry is the only child of Jim and Eileen (née Joyce) McElder ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jackie Evancho
Jacqueline Marie Evancho ( ; born April 9, 2000) is an American crossover music#Classical crossover, classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age. Since 2009, she has issued a platinum-selling extended play, EP and nine albums, including three Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 top 10 debuts."Jackie Evancho on Classical-Crossover" Classical-crossover.co.uk, accessed October 26, 2011 She has also presented three solo PBS concert specials. Between 2008 and 2010, Evancho entered talent competitions, sang the The Star-Spangled Banner, US national anthem at a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game, issued her first album, ''Prelude to a Dream'', and attracted interest on YouTube. In 2010, at the age of ten, she gained wide notice with her 2nd-place finish in the Ameri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isobel Cooper
Isobel Cooper (born 24 January 1975), known professionally as Izzy, is an English operatic pop soprano singer. Born in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, she trained at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Her debut audio CD ''Libera Me'' was released in 1999. Other CD releases include ''Ascolta'' (2000), and ''New Dawn'' (2002). A CD compilation titled ''Izzy'' (2003), that included a duet of "The Prayer," with American tenor Daniel Rodríguez (tenor), Daniel Rodriguez, was released in the US, the CD also included a multimedia track of A Red, Red Rose, "My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose". Two of her CDs reached the No. 1 position in the UK's Classic FM (UK), Classic FM classical music chart. In 2000, she was nominated for a Classic Brit Awards, Classic Brit Award as "Female Artist of the Year". In 2004, she was a featured artist on ''Gladiator (2000 soundtrack), Now We Are Free'', a dance remix on CD and vinyl of the ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'' film theme so ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Isabel Suckling
Isabel Suckling (born 24 March 1998) is a British singer who, upon signing a record deal with Decca Records, became the youngest classical recording artist signed by Decca, and the first choirgirl to sign a record contract with a major music label.''BBC News'' (14 September 2010)York choirgirl Isabel Suckling lands record deal/ref>Higgins, Kat, ''Sky News Online'' (14 September 2010)Choirgirl Hits High Notes With Record Deal/ref>''London Evening Standard'' (13 September 2010)Choirgirl aged 12 to sign record dealMateus, Joana, ''Associated Press'' (14 September 2010)Choir girl blazes trail for female voices in UK/ref>Bray, Elisa, ''The Independent'' (17 September 2010)/ref>Branagan, Mark, ''Yorkshire Post'' (14 September 2010)It's a record as choirgirl Isabel puts name to Decca diva deal at 12/ref>Lechmere, Adam, ''Decanter.com'' (26 November 2010)Isabel Suckling: international wine trade 'follows' historic record deal/ref> Suckling sang in the choir at York Minster at the time, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hollie Steel
Hollie Steel (born 1 July 1998) is a performer originally from Burnley, Lancashire, England. In 2009 at the age of ten she was one of ten finalists on the third series of the ITV reality show ''Britain's Got Talent''. Her first audition stunned the judges with her surprisingly strong voice. In her second appearance during the semi-finals Steel suffered a panic attack onstage. After a second attempt Steel then completed the song and advanced to the Final. She then toured arenas in the United Kingdom and Ireland, making live performances with the series' other finalists in the summer of 2009. In September 2009, Steel began recording her debut album, '' Hollie'', which was released in May 2010. The album was distributed in Hong Kong and UK. Steel released a second album in late 2011, and in early 2012 a third album. She released her sixth single on 3 December 2012, ''Fly'', which was recorded in Rome, Italy with Casa Musica, the single became popular on YouTube. Personal life St ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Daily Post (New Zealand)
The ''Rotorua Daily Post'' is the regional newspaper for the Central North Island including the greater Rotorua area as well as Taupo and the surrounding areas. History The paper was founded in 1885 as the ''Hot Lakes Chronicle'', and received a major scoop when it covered the eruption of Mount Tarawera in June 1886. It was founded by a Mr Watt, and upon his death his wife took over. She in turn sold it to Mr David Gardner, who emigrated from Queensland, in 1905. Gardner's sons, Robin and Russell, took over upon his death in 1918. Originally published weekly, the ''Hot Lakes Chronicle'' was published twice a week by Gardner in an effort to stave off competition from a rival paper. Originally a broadsheet, the paper was reissued in a new compact format in 2013 Other publications The ''Rotorua Daily Post'' also publishes: ''Rotorua Weekender'' ''Rotorua Weekender'' is a weekly paper delivered free each Friday to all homes in the greater Rotorua area. ''Whakatane News'' The ''W ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hayley Westenra
Hayley Dee Westenra (born 10 April 1987) is a New Zealand classical crossover singer and songwriter. Her first internationally released album, ''Pure'', reached number one on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide, making it one of the fastest selling albums in her country's history. She is one of the youngest UNICEF Ambassadors to date. Westenra has sung in English, Māori, Irish, Welsh, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Latin, Japanese, Standard Mandarin Chinese, Catalan, and Taiwanese Hokkien. Early life Westenra was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. Her parents, Gerald and Jill Westenra, have two younger offspring, Sophie and Isaac. Sophie is an academic and teaches law at Oxford. Westenra's grandmother Shirley Ireland was a singer, and her grandfather was a pianist who also played the piano accordion. She has Irish, Dutch and English heritage. She began performing at age six in the Christmas play at her school, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Grace Bawden
Grace Bawden (born 7 October 1992) is an Australian classical crossover singer from Adelaide. She competed on the second season of '' Australia's Got Talent'' (2008) and subsequently issued her debut album, ''Gifts of Grace'' (September 2009). She portrayed Yum-Yum in a South Australian production of ''The Mikado'' (March–May 2016), which toured Australia. Background Grace Bawden grew up in Adelaide, South Australia with her mother, Matilda Bawden, and brother, Luke Bawden. Matilda has Italian and Serbian heritage. In late 2013 Bawden learnt that her father had been adopted – his birth mother is Shirley Peisley. Bawden met her new-found grandmother, Peisley, and extended family in early 2014. Peisley is an Aboriginal woman of the Ngarrindjeri nation and was a referendum campaigner in 1967, which resulted in Indigenous Australians being counted in subsequent censuses. Bawden's singing voice was first noticed by Matilda, who heard her daughter mimicking Italian opera ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Giorgia Fumanti
Giorgia Fumanti (born February 22, 1975) is an Italian soprano singer of operatic pop and crossover music based in Montreal, Canada since 2002. She is also a composer, producer and arranger. Her debut EMI album ''From My Heart'' reached the top 20 on the Billboard Crossover Chart. By 2010 she had sold over 1.2 million copies of her albums. Life and career Fumanti was born in the village of Fivizzano in Tuscany, and raised in the nearby small city of Aulla and in Monterosso al Mare. She studied voice at the Conservatorio di Musica Arrigo Boito in Parma and relocated to Montréal, Canada in 2002 where she continued her vocal training. In 2004, her first album, entitled ''Like a Dream'' was released on Canadian independent label Isba Music Entertainment. The album featured her take on the music of Vangelis. She signed her first international recording contract with EMI and released her album ''From My Heart'' under that label in 2007. It featured her versions of Sting's ''Fields ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Garðar Thór Cortes
Garðar Thór Cortes (pronounced , born 2 May 1974) is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic and English parentage. A former child actor, Garðar subsequently trained as a singer in Vienna, Copenhagen and London. He has performed various leading tenor roles in operas, as well as a leading part in ''The Phantom of the Opera'' in London's West End. While insisting that he is first and foremost a classical opera singer, it was with his classical crossover album ''Cortes'', released in Iceland in 2005, that Garðar came to prominence. His debut album in the UK, also titled ''Cortes'', was released on 16 April 2007 and entered the UK Classical Charts at number 1. Family, early life and education Garðar was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, into a musical family. His father, Garðar Cortes Snr., was a world-class tenor who founded the Icelandic Opera, the Reykjavík School of Singing and the Reykjavík Symphony Orchestra. According to Garðar, his father had the same stature as Pavarotti and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |