Stuart Pendred is a classical

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singer. He released his first album "''Benedizione''" in June 2008. Pendred was part of the trio "Tricolore" who were competitors in 2005 to be England's

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entry with their song "''Brand New Day''" which Pendred co-wrote. He also appeared in the play '' Les Misérables''. Pendred has performed with

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, The Opera Babes, Il Divo and Westlife and the

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. He has performed the

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, in the West End of London, before 75,000 fans at Twickenham for the

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, and in venues in Europe and the United States. He has also performed at the

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for the Lawn Tennis Association; the British Olympic Association and numerous pre-match performances for Chelsea Football Club at Stamford Bridge Stadium.Kingsway Music
/ref> Pendred is a Chelsea fan and has sung at several of their games including their Champions League Semi Final against Liverpool in 2008.

Early career

Stuart's singing career began when he sang the alto-line with the singing company at Bedford Congress Hall

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. Stuart has recently formed a new company, Opera Prima, that provides

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to the sports and corporate hospitality arenas. Highlights for Stuart already include performing before,

Current activities

Pendred was scheduled to release his second album in 2011. In addition to this, Pendred joined forces wit
Stringfever
an electric string quartet, to co-write lyrics and be the guest vocalist on a new song to support the England football team at the World Cup in South Africa. "''Forever England!''" was co-written by Stuart and Jeff Chegwin, with the track composed by Dave Mindel and arranged by Stringfever. The track was launched, before an audience of music industry, TV and sporting celebrities on Tuesday 27 April at the BBC Club in London.

References

External links

Stuart's WebsiteKingsway Music
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