By Georgina Littlejohn
Voice of an Angel: Charlotte Church will perform with the remaining Dorothy hopefuls on Over The Rainbow tonight
It's been a long time since we heard that Voice of An Angel.
But tonight, for the first time in almost four years, Charlotte Church will pick up her microphone once again.
The singer, 24, will join the remaining contestants on Over The Rainbow to perform with them on the BBC talent show.
And it will be the first time she has sung in public since 2006, having taken a long break from the music business to raise two children and present her own chat show.
And apart from the odd tongue-in-cheek singalong with a celebrity guest on Channel 4's The Charlotte Church, she has not performed live since three she held three concerts in Cardiff, Glasgow and London in April 2006.
Church is a judge on the BBC talent show alongside actress Sheila Hancock, Eastenders star John Partridge and the man himself, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Listen to the master: Charlotte puts the Dotohy wannabes through their vocal paces in a scene to be shown on tonight's show
The show, which is presented by Graham Norton, aims to find an undiscovered female talent for the role of Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber's upcoming West End production of The Wizard of Oz.
But if Charlotte is nervous about stepping back under the spotlight again, the eight remaining Dorothy hopefuls are really excited about performing with her.
Speaking to the Sun, contestant Sophie Evans, 17, said: 'I'm flabbergasted that we'll actually sing a full song with her.'
Show me what you've got: Charlotte listens to all the 'Dorothys' sing as she prepares to perform with them this evening
And her fellow wannabe, 18-year-old Jessica Robinson added: 'It's fab knowing we've got an opportunity to sing with Charlotte.'
The show marks a return to the music business for Charlotte, who is back in the recording studio for the first time since she made her 2005 album Tissues and Issues, which spawned four top twenty singles including Crazy Chick.
She parted ways with her record company Sony in November 2006 and then became pregnant with her first child Ruby Megan, who was born in September 2007.
Decision time: Charlotte (middle) with her fellow Over The Rainbow judges (R-L) Sheila Hancock, John Partridge, show host Graham Norton and Andrew Lloyd Webber
It was the start of a break from showbusiness for Charlotte, who then fell pregnant again with her son Dexter who was born in January 2009, her second child with long-term boyfriend, rugby player Gavin Henson.
Recently she announced she had started writing and recording her sixth album, which is due out at the end of the year, and said it will have a different sound to her previous offerings and it'll be more mature with a 'kooky' vibe.
Having had a constant battle with her weight over the years, Charlotte has also been showing off a new slimline figure as she makes her way back into public life again.
Meanwhile, Lloyd Webber,a self-confessed cat lover, has revealed that the search to find Dorothy's Toto was a major challenge for him.
Original: Judy Garland as Dorothy with Toto in the 1939 movie
But he admitted that he 'rather enjoyed' choosing the dogs who will compete to become Dorothy's faithful sidekick.
Lord Lloyd-Webber reluctantly gave in to the BBC's appeals for him to include a search for Toto in Over The Rainbow.
Tonight viewers will see Lord Lloyd-Webber choose a final line-up of five dogs after ten hopefuls - and their owners - visited his mansion in Hampshire.
Lord Lloyd-Webber said: 'I somehow could never quite imagine myself being in this position - choosing a dog for one of my shows - but I've rather enjoyed the process.
'It hasn't been an easy decision for me, selecting the final five, but I was particularly drawn to the dogs I have chosen.
'Each of them could be a Toto in their own way. However, as adorable as they are, I remain a confirmed cat man.'
The Phantom Of The Opera composer has Turkish swimming cats - unusual for their love of water - and he said they were unaffected by the canine invasion of his home as they are 'at a superior level of intelligence'.
Hunt for Toto: Andrew Lloyd Webber in reality TV show Over the Rainbow
Last year the composer appeared to be in dispute with the BBC about the matter. He said: 'I had to point out to them that as a cat man, this was not something that I was very happy about at all.
'The whole thing fills me with extreme concern. I might insist on having a cat on the programme because I think the BBC as a public service broadcaster has got to give equal time, in my view, to cats.'
The dogs were selected after the BBC held open auditions earlier this month and more than 1,000 pets took part.
One dog will be chosen to perform at a one-off West End charity gala performance of the show.
source: dailymail
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Blog Archive
-
▼
2010
(4606)
-
▼
April
(283)
- Won: Misikko "Hana" Flat Iron, Walgreens PSA & OOTD
- Britain's Got Talent judges left stunned by fourte...
- Ein Tan & Ling Tan Magazine Cover and Editorial fo...
- Amanda Holden is pumped up for Britain's Got Talen...
- Stylish Sarah Jessica Parker puts her best face fo...
- Lakshmi Menon Editorial for Vogue EspaƱa, May 2010
- Danielle Lineker's tanned legs are the toast of ne...
- 12 June is England's Football Day!
- Lampard pays £200 to kid whose bike he ran over
- Russell Crowe and Cristiano Ronaldo
- The frocks that made Posh's fashion critics eat th...
- April Favorites and INs & OUTs
- Body Painting Gallery
- Han Jin Editorial for Vogue Korea, April 2010
- Camp Nou turn on the sprinklers to dampen Inter's ...
- Daniel Agger: Qualified tattoo artist?
- Ronaldo vs Rooney???
- Inked Lovers: Nicklas and Caroline
- Barcelona vs Inter Milan: Mourinho books a place i...
- Pixie's got a Lott of style as she launches her fa...
- Tiger Woods' 'fling' with young neighbour is final...
- Jennifer Lopez comes all the way to London for The...
- Louis Vuitton Models Without Makeup- What Do You T...
- Editors' Beauty Essentials for Spring
- Bobbi Brown Beach Club Collection
- Amy Winehouse makes a VERY speedy recovery after a...
- Kiki Kang Editorial for Vogue China, May 2010
- Sandra Bullock reveals her secret adopted child as...
- Mourinho ahead of Barca game
- Barca vs Inter preview: Sibling rivalry
- Diego Maradona with his beard
- Another day, another shop: David and Victoria Beck...
- Adebayor's Amazing Pigtails during return to Emirates
- Trinny Woodall goes it alone without her new man a...
- United's leaked kits for 2010/2011
- The Coles' with baby Ruby
- Fabregas,Alonso and Villa for Hugo Boss
- Iron Man 2: It's all white on the night as Scarlet...
- Megan Fox makes an emergency dash to the beauty co...
- Lakshmi Menon Editorial for Vogue India, February ...
- Jennifer Lopez wears three outfits in one day as s...
- Finally, the £25 pill for men that could end prema...
- Nicole Kidman shows daughter Sunday Rose how to st...
- Manchester United Reserves Take Home The Trophy!
- Requested: My Daily EyeMakeUp & An OOTD
- Best Summer Foundation For All Skin Types
- How To Make Your Makeup Last Longer In The Summer ...
- Shu Pei Editorial for Vogue China, May 2010
- Baby Stefan Comes Out!
- Bieber fever runs out of control: Teen idol Justin...
- Wayne Rooney and James Milner named PFA Player of ...
- Wayne Rooney and Ashley Cole's horror as tourist, ...
- Meet Einstein, the world's smallest horse who weig...
- That's our girl! Princess Beatrice helps set Londo...
- NOTD: Essie's "Splash of Grenadine" and "Chinchilly"
- Ten killed and homes reduced to rubble as mile-wid...
- Charlotte Church to sing live for the first time i...
- Kai Rooney wears MY DAD United jersey
- Rafael Goes Crazy after Nani goal
- Rooney: Messi is THE Best in the world
- Phil Collins's girl Lily drums up a £1million Holl...
- Another Klass act: Myleene and daughter Ava enjoy ...
- Smashbox Naked Beauty Collection
- 500 Plus Subscriber Contest: Products I Love (I Ho...
- Manchester United 3 Tottenham Hotspurs 1
- Guess what?
- Ein Tan & Ling Tan Magazine Cover for Harper's Baz...
- The bra advert with the fuller-sized model that pr...
- Links to Click
- Are You Ready???
- Splitsville: Sthefany and Alexandre
- Jennifer Lopez left red-faced after seeing her MC ...
- Britain's Got Talent: A woman getting spanked, a g...
- OOTN, First Kiehl's Products and Toothpaste Rave!
- Female Soccer Body Painting
- Is Jessica dieting again? Yo-yo singer Simpson is ...
- Danni Li Editorial for City Magazine #67, December...
- The REAL Magic Kingdom: Is the new £134m Harry Pot...
- Eva the stunt woman: Longoria pretends to be thril...
- Sarah Jessica Parker bonds with baby Marion... but...
- Blogs: Do They Make you Feel Inspired or Inadequate?
- MAC Alice + Olivia Collection
- Best Beauty Peeps and Companies to Fan on Facebook
- United Reserves win title!
- Robben Apologizes After Touchline Row with Gaffer
- Under-age sex scandal that could ruin France's WC ...
- Liu Wen & Stanley Huang Editorial for Vogue China,...
- Move over, Jennifer Lopez! Nubbins the dog upstage...
- Forbes' Most Expensive Football Teams
- Forbes' 10 Most Valuable Teams in Sports
- Remember this?
- Danger of iPod decibels that match a jet engine
- s Michael Douglas's son is given five years for de...
- Is there another Baby Borat on the way for Isla Fi...
- Ref favoring Mourinho?
- Samir Nasri wants to break Yoann and Marouane's Br...
- Liverpool FC has arrived in Madrid!
- Becks in checks at the basketball and looks like f...
- Chocks away for world's biggest model aircraft ......
- Hyun Yi Lee Editorial for Singles Korea, March 2010
-
▼
April
(283)
0 comments:
Post a Comment