Richard NG's Music Review Blog: June 2007

This Just In ! I just recieved an Email from the forum administrator of the Andrea Ross Official Forum just shortly ago, announcing that Andrea Ross will be making an appearance at the " Concert for Diana " scheduled to take place at Wembley Stadium, on Sunday, 1st July, 2007.; You'll have to check your own local TV Guide to see when the Concert will be broadcast on television in your home town, wherever you may be.; For Metropolitan Victorians living in Melbourne, Australia, the Concert will be broadcast on Channel Nine, commencing at 8:30 PM, on Monday 2nd July, 2007. The duration of this broadcast will be 3 hours, and concludes at 11:30 PM.; Andrea Ross's producer Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is also slated to make an appearance at the event.;

The general Synopsis for the event is as follows : " Concert for Diana : Princes William and Harry mark the 10th Anniversary of thier mother's death with a concert to celebrate her life, and raise funds for the various charities that Diana supported, and of which the Princes are patrons.; From Wembley Stadium. " ( Quoted from Australia's ' The Green Guide ' newspaper, a feature pull-out that is included in " The Age " Newspaper every Thursday, Melbourne, Australia. )

Supplementary : Thursday 5th July, 2007 :

The " Concert for Diana " program was broadcast here in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday evening, but the program duration was only 2 and a half hours, not 3 hours. It actually concluded at 11:00 PM, and not 11:30 PM as was earlier stated in the newspaper.; I didn't bother watching the whole program - I was obviously Only interested in the Andrew Lloyd Webber segment featuring that brief appearance by Andrea Ross. There is a video-file of her appearance on a relatively new post on the Andrea Ross Official Forum, from which I found that she did a 'really' brief accompaniment to Connie Fisher singing " Memory " from " Cats ". Andrea Ross's role was 'really' short, like under 30 seconds of the whole piece, but at least she got the chance to make an appearance.; It was only when it was brought to my attention via email that Andrea Ross would be making an appearance at the event that I even bothered to watch any of the program at all, if not for which, I probably would not have bothered to watch any part of the program at all. ( Though, I do have complete respect for both Princess Diana, and the 'spirit' under which the event was held. I just didn't have much interest in the pop components of the show ... ); Good Job Andrea ( as always ) !

* Recent Related Article :

* Andrea Ross and " Moon River " - A Review.

Related Links :
* The Concert for Diana Official Web Site.
* The Andrew Lloyd Webber Official Web Site.
* The Andrea Ross Official Forum.

Following on from my earlier article on little 6-year-old Connie Talbot performing at UK-iTV1's " Britain's Got Talent ", while searching on the internet a few days ago for information on Connie ( pictured Left ), I've recently learned that Connie's little wonderful performance wasn't quite as short-lived as I initially thought it was. Despite having lost the winning title to Paul Potts in the competition, not only did Connie captivate the hearts of millions of viewers across the UK, but she also so-highly impressed Judge Simon Cowell, that he's decided to sign her up with his record label Sony BMG for a huge 7-figure deal ! Simon Cowell supposedly took her into the Sony BMG Recording Sudio last week to begin recording on Connie's near-future recording-release. UK's Now-Magazine Online predicts that Connie's first recording-release could possibly make millions. Various news and reviews sources on the internet Hails Connie as " the next Charlotte Church ". So I'm right so far when I used the word ' Soprano ' to describe Connie in my earlier article, and I was relatively close when I said she might follow in the footsteps of Andrea Ross ( and she still might... ), but online sources have elected to compare Connie to Charlotte Church. Close enough.

Watch the Video-Clip of Connie Talbot Singing at UK-iTV1's " Britain's Got Talent " :

* Related Article / Next Article :

* Connie Talbot ' Over The Rainbow ' ( Her Very First Album ! ).

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* 6-Year-Old Connie Talbot Sings at " Britain's Got Talent ".

Primary References :
* UK's Now-Magazine On-Line.
* UK's Daily-Mail On-Line.

OK, Here's something a little different, not quite the usual kind of post I would normally write, but on this particular occassion, I have to make an exception. A few days ago, I accidentally came across a video-clip of this little girl ( 6-year-old Connnie Talbot, pictured Top-Left ) singing Live on a TV Talent show, and I definitely believe it's worth the attention. The video-clip is of a 6-year-old little girl by the name of Connnie Talbot, performing in front of a Live audience on a UK Television Talent show called " Britain's Got Talent ", and Connnie sings ' Somewhere Over the Rainbow ' ( from The Wizard of OZ ) as her act for this session. Believe me, she's 'really' good, otherwise I woudn't be writing about it here.; I came aross this video-clip really quite accidentally - it was while I was flicking through random blogs on Blogger, when one of the random blogs selected by the Blogger randomizer engine picked a Blog called 'The Book -------'. On thier blog, they have this particular video-clip embedded on thier page, and they titled it " An Angel Sings... " and commented it with ' this little girl made me cry... '. This title and description got my attention and I decided to check it out for myself. [ Thank you to the owner(s) of 'The Book -------' Blog, I should credit you here as the first place ( on your Blog ) that I found that video clip...; If it wasn't for, I might never have seen it ! ] ( I better not mention the last word in the Blog's title, for obvious reasons, and fear of negative consequences. ...; Plus, I wouldn't want to offend anyone ! ) I later also managed to track down the video-clip's source page back on the You-Tube main site.; Whereas this particular video-clip is of a session early-on in the competition, after doing some exploring on You-Tube, I eventually found that Connie lasted all the way to the Final, and competed IN the actual Final ( where she sung the Full-Version of ' Somewhere Over the Rainbow ' ... ), but I believe she got the 'runner-up' place, with the Winner's Prize going to a guy called " Paul " ( I don't have all the precise details on the final outcome, so please feel free to correct me if you like, or fill-me-in on all the correct details if you know/have them ).; Anyhow, I loved the video-clip of little Connie singing, and I thought it was really 'moving'. I Love young children, and I think Connie is really Cute and Sweet ! ( And she really can Sing ! ) Whatever the result, I'm confident that Connie ( with her seeming Potential ) will continue to strive, get herself into more similar events or competitions, win some of them, and one day become a full-fledged recording singing artist. Might she be another child-prodigy in the making ? Look at Andrea Ross, consider where Andrea is now, with her claim to fame. ( I've written a full article on Andrea Ross in an earlier post. ) Might Connie Talbot follow in these footsteps, and be the next to achieve what Andrea Ross has already ? Connie Talbot is really Amazing, even Judge Simon Cowell says " she's pitch perfect... ".; I reckon she's a brilliant little 6-year-old Soprano !

Update : After recently looking up details on the ' Britain's Got Talent ' website, I have now learned that in the Grand Final event, Connie Talbot was one of 6 Acts competing for first place, and that the final Winner's Prize was awarded to 36-year-old Welsh male singer ' Paul Potts '.; As the other 5 acts lost to Paul's triumph, I guess there was no runner-up place at all.

Watch the Video-Clip of Connie Talbot Singing !
The Video-Clip : Not all Blog-Viewers like to see you-tube videos embedded directly on the Blog page, so I have opted not to directly embed the video-clip here, but instead, provide a hyperlink to the video-clip in a pop-up window :

* Related Article / Next Article :

* 6-Year-Old Connie Talbot Hailed as " the next Charlotte Church ... ".

As an expression of my courtesy, here is a Link-Back to the original Blog where I initially discovered the video-clip :
Click Here to View that Blog.

.Andrea Corr's Brand New
.Solo Album " Ten Feet High
.", On Sale from Today !
.[ Australia ]

.[ Release Delayed : 21st
.JULY, 2007 ]

Update : 3:50 PM :

I went shopping at Westfield Southland Shopping Centre ( Cheltenham ) today, was hoping to purchase Andrea Corr's new album today, was 'supposed-to-be' out on sale today, but unfortunetaly, I wasn't able to find it. It looks like the stores' stock delivery hasn't arrived yet. When I cam home, I checked on the internet on Sanity.com to make sure I had the right release date; Well, Sanity.com's scheduled release date field for this product has been cleared and there is no date next to the 'Released' field, so I assume, theoretically ( and technically ), It's released ! When I last checked the web site some time ago, the product was initially priced at AUD $ 26.99, but now, it's been bumped up to AUD $ 32.99 on Sanity.com, that's $6.00 higher. JB Hi-Fi online, however, has priced theirs at AUD $ 19.99, an on-line-Only price ! And that's no reflection of what the actual price maybe on the shelf in-stores ! JB Hi-Fi's product-listing is on-line pre-order only, and has no reflection on actual in-store availabiity. I guess we'll have to wait another few days and see how things go. I will purchase it eventually.; More News Later....

Update : 8:20 PM :

I've just been doing some searching on the internet for some information on the release of the 'Ten Feet High' album; On JB-Hi-Fi On-Line, and though it's an online resource only detail, says that the album is scheduled for online-release and dispatch on June 15th, 2007. In-store release date may vary a little. No new information from Sanity.com online. That's all I have at the moment. I'll keep my eyes and ears open and alert until I get my hands on it.

Update : Friday 15th June, 2007 : 11:23 AM :

I did some checking on the internet this morning for revised information on release dates for Andrea Corr's 'Ten Feet High' album. I checked both Sanity On-Line Australia and JB-Hi-Fi On-Line Australia. Sanity On-Line Australia has slated a revised release date of Saturday, 21st JULY [ NOT June ! ], 2007, and JB-Hi-Fi On-Line Australia has slated thier revised release date one day earlier, of Friday 20th JULY, 2007.; Looks like it's at least another month away.

Update : Sunday 22nd July, 2007 : 7:36 PM :

Andrea Corr's 'Ten Feet High' album really is out now ! I assume the album was released on schedule ( i.e. yesterday !... ). I purchased it Today, at the local JB Hi-Fi Shop at Chadstone Shopping Centre, just earlier this afternoon. I have not got around to listening to it yet though. When I do get around to listening to it, I'll most likely post my comments about it here after I have listened to it already. Stay tuned....

.* Andrea Corr's Bebo Music Page.