Kerry ellis tour brian may biography
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The Gig Cartel - Artist profiles: Brian May & Kerry Ellis
Rock Goddess Kerry Ellis is teaming up with Queen’s legendary guitarist Brian May again for a stunning candlelit, acoustic show; The Born Free Tour.
After the phenomenal success of the sell-out charity show, Anthems: The Concert, at London’s Royal Albert Hall in May 2011, Their UK tour of Anthems: The Tour and the release of Kerry & Brian’s single Defying Gravity, Kerry & Brian will now be taking their majestic brand new acoustic show on the road across the UK throughout November 2012.
The Born Free Tour promises to impress and entertain audiences with its stunning fusion of Kerry Ellis’s beautiful voice and Brian May’s awe-inspiring guitar performances – all in support of the world famous Born Free Foundation.
Brian May says: “Kerry Ellis is now acknowledged as a phenomenon, equally at home in Musical Theatre and Rock. I was convinced f
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Anthems: The Tour
2011 concert tour by Kerry Ellis
Promotional image for Ellis' 2011 tour | |
| Associated album | Anthems |
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| Start date | 1 May 2011 |
| End date | 16 July 2011 |
| No. of shows | 16 |
Anthems: The Tour was the debut headlining concert tour by English stage actress and singer Kerry Ellis with Queen guitarist Brian May. The tour, comprising 16 dates in Great Britain, supported her debut album Anthems. Beginning with two charity performances, titled Anthems: The Concert, on 1 May 2011 at the Royal Albert ingångsrum , the tour followed commenced on 3 May 2011 and ended on 16 July 2011 with a special titled Anthems in the Park at RAF Cranwell. Receiving positive reviews, the tour was complimented by critics for the pairing of May's sound and Ellis' vocals.
Background
[edit]In support her debut studio album,[1] Ellis had stated, in early 2010, in an interview with Broadway.com that she planned "to have a tour to promote" Anthems.[2] In Novem
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Kerry Ellis is a British stage actress and acclaimed singer with an ever increasing fanbase. She has starred as Elphaba in the West End and Broadway productions of the musical Wicked. Among her notable roles are Fantine in the West End production of Les Miserables and Meat in the original London production of We Will Rock You.
Ellis was born in 1979 in Haughley, a small village near Stowmarket, Suffolk, where she grew up with her older brother Andrew. Ellis attended Stowmarket High School and in 1995, she joined the team of Starmakers at the age of 16, with which she was involved until 1997. In 1996 and 1997, as a member of Starmakers, Ellis performed musical numbers such as "Memory" from Cats and "Sun and Moon" from Miss Saigon.Following this, Ellis returned to formal stage training at Laine Theatre Arts.
In 1999 Ellis sang on a recording for Children in Need and did a jingle for Capital Radio. In 2004 she worked with Queen lead guitarist Brian May to record a