Michael Londra (born 13 April 1965) is an Irish singer, TV host and theatrical producer.

Biography

Londra was the lead singer in ''

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'' in the US National Tour where he performed at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the

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. In 2000 and 2001, Michael was the lead singer in ''Riverdance on Broadway''. He also performed in ''Broadway on Broadway'', which was televised at Times Square. He sang with Heather Headley in ''First You Dream: A Tribute To Christopher Reeve'' in the

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.Michael Londra's Official website
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/ref> He released an album entitled ''Celt'', which includes several of his own compositions. His singing is the background sound of the "Look Around Ireland" DVD. Londra was the lead singer in ''

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Symphony'' based on the score of the movie directed by

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. The score was written by Oscar nominee

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. As ambassador for '' Concern Worldwide'' in the US, he released a charity single on their behalf to raise funds and to bring attention to their fight against poverty. He co-produced his own TV special, "Beyond Celtic" with Mindfox Productions, for PBS television in 2011, earning 2 Emmy nominations. In June 2013, he was invited to perform in

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at the graveside of President

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as part of the JFK 50 celebrations. He also performed in New Ross for visiting guests including Caroline Kennedy and many members of the Kennedy family. He performed Amazing Grace with Judy Collins He was made Wexford Ambassador in 2012 along with

Eoin Colfer Eoin Colfer (; born 14 May 1965) is an Irish author of children's books. He worked as a primary school teacher before he became a full-time writer. He is best known for being the author of the ''Artemis Fowl'' series. In September 2008, Col ...

Colm Toibin Colm is a male given name of Irish origin. Colm can be pronounced "Collum" or "Kullum". It is not an Irish version of Colin, but like Callum and Malcolm derives from a Gaelic variation on ''columba'', the Latin word for 'dove'. People * Colm B ...

and

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. In 2015 he partnered with Steve Peters of Venuworks, to form a theatrical production company. Their first venture, NOËL, is a musical written by

and Liam Bates debuted at the

National Opera House The National Opera House, formerly the Wexford Opera House, is a theatre in Wexford, Ireland. It was officially opened on 5 September 2008 in a ceremony with An Taoiseach Brian Cowen, followed by a live broadcast of RTÉ's '' The Late Late S ...

, Ireland in December 2016. He hosts ''Ireland with Michael'' on public television.Irish tenor Michael Londra launches PBS series 'Ireland with Michael' from Ames home
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Discography

*''Riverdance on Broadway'' *''Celt'' *''Concern'' single *''Beyond the Star'' * ''The Road Not Taken'' *''Beyond Celtic'' Photography for all projects was shot by Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli.

Filmography

*''Look Around Ireland'' DVD *''Beyond Celtic'' DVD

References

External links

michaellondra.comirelandwithmichael.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Londra, Michael Irish male singers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Wexford, County Wexford 1965 births