We've bragged about the musicians in the band - now it's time to boast about our singers! We are proud to have Capital Voices as our very special guest stars at The Cadogan Hall (1st March) and Royal Northern College of Music (3rd March):
Annie Skates : Director of Capital Voices. A force to be reckoned with, she has worked with Madonna, The Jacksons, Beyonce, Elton John, Lionel Richie, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Annie Lennox, Gloria Estefan, The Bee Gees - the list goes on and on! She is also the go-to vocal... coach for numerous stars - credentials include Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody and the cast of Mamma Mia 2, the X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, America's Got Talent... and she has done vocal work for the likes of Evita, Nine, Entrapment, Phantom of the Opera, to name a few. We can't even fit in the rest of what she's done in this humble post - what a CV!!
Yona Dunsford: a supremely talented vocalist, Yona has worked with Randy Crawford, Jermaine Jackson, Bjork, Michael Ball - and has also sung on Mamma Mia 2, The Phantom Menace, Evita and more... wow!
Emma Kershaw : She's worked with Little Mix, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Alexandra Burke and many more. Film credits include Lion King 3, Asterix, Pirates of the Caribbean, and more! TV appearances include the MTV Music Awards, The Laurence Olivier Awards, X Factor Final, The Royal Variety Show and, you guessed it, many more!
CJ Neale : not only is he a singer, he's also a whizz with accountancy as he's a bookkeeper as well! Numbers aside, he has worked with Adele, Jamie Cullum, Rumer, Vince Gill, The Swingle Singers.... and as for films, he's done Galavant, Beauty & The Beast, Alice Through the Looking Glass, Mary Poppins Returns, Justice League, Jurassic Park, Avengers, erm, the list goes on an on!
David Combes : Where do we start and stop with dashing David? He has worked with Beyonce, Elton John, Annie Lennox, Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams... and more. Movies to his credit include Mamma Mia 2, Nine, The Corpse Bride, Pirates of the Caribbean... and he's done a lot more as far as live performances go, including performing for Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration concerts!
Andrew Playfoot : From many West End theatre shows to films and albums, Andrew has also done it all. He's worked with Take That, Adele, Will Young, Robbie Williams, Westlife, Clare Teal - and he's sung on movie soundtracks for Mamma Mia 2, Aladdin, Dumbo, Mary Poppins Returns, Shrek 2 and many more.
Wow - what a stellar team! In our next post, we will tell you more about our other singers, Sandra Marvin, Miranda Wilford and Damien Flood.