Kev
02-06-2008, 08:37 PM
Jazz star Michael Buble signs up for Summer Pops
Feb 6 2008 Jade Wright Liverpool Echo
JAZZ singer Michael Bublé was today unveiled as the first act to sign up to this year’s Summer Pops.
Pops promoter Chas Cole has pledged to bring in a raft of big names to make the 2008 Pops at the new ECHO Arena the most successful yet.
First to sign on the dotted line was multi- platinum selling, Grammy-nominate Canadian big band singer and all-round entertainer Michael Bublé.
And it seems he can’t wait to entertain the Liverpool crowd.
He said: "I just love getting in front of people. It’s so important to be in touch with your audience. They’ve paid their money. I want them to be entertained.
"If they want to cry or laugh or dance or sing or yell, they can do whatever they want. My responsibility is just to take them away."
The 32-year-old from Vancouver first wowed British audiences with a performance on the Parkinson show.
His debut album sold more than four million copies and this year he was nominated for Best International Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys.
He inherited his love of music from his Italian granddad, who introduced him to the singers who went on to become Bublé’s idols: Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Elvis Presley.
He added: "These guys were triple threats.
"They could sing. They could dance. They could act. They were entertainers and I believe that’s a lost art now."
Promoter Chas Cole said: "This year’s Summer Pops is going to be bigger and better than ever.
"Get ready for some world class artists to be announced over the coming weeks."
Plans are also underway for a fringe Summer Pops at clubs and venues around the city.
news@liverpoolecho.co.uk
ECHO essentials
MICHAEL Bublé plays the Summer Pops on Sunday July 20. Tickets cost £37.50 and go on sale on Friday at 9am from www.livenation.co.uk or 24hr cc hotline 0844 576 5483 (all tickets subject to a booking fee).
Feb 6 2008 Jade Wright Liverpool Echo
JAZZ singer Michael Bublé was today unveiled as the first act to sign up to this year’s Summer Pops.
Pops promoter Chas Cole has pledged to bring in a raft of big names to make the 2008 Pops at the new ECHO Arena the most successful yet.
First to sign on the dotted line was multi- platinum selling, Grammy-nominate Canadian big band singer and all-round entertainer Michael Bublé.
And it seems he can’t wait to entertain the Liverpool crowd.
He said: "I just love getting in front of people. It’s so important to be in touch with your audience. They’ve paid their money. I want them to be entertained.
"If they want to cry or laugh or dance or sing or yell, they can do whatever they want. My responsibility is just to take them away."
The 32-year-old from Vancouver first wowed British audiences with a performance on the Parkinson show.
His debut album sold more than four million copies and this year he was nominated for Best International Male Solo Artist at the Brit Awards and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the Grammys.
He inherited his love of music from his Italian granddad, who introduced him to the singers who went on to become Bublé’s idols: Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Sinatra, Ray Charles, and Elvis Presley.
He added: "These guys were triple threats.
"They could sing. They could dance. They could act. They were entertainers and I believe that’s a lost art now."
Promoter Chas Cole said: "This year’s Summer Pops is going to be bigger and better than ever.
"Get ready for some world class artists to be announced over the coming weeks."
Plans are also underway for a fringe Summer Pops at clubs and venues around the city.
news@liverpoolecho.co.uk
ECHO essentials
MICHAEL Bublé plays the Summer Pops on Sunday July 20. Tickets cost £37.50 and go on sale on Friday at 9am from www.livenation.co.uk or 24hr cc hotline 0844 576 5483 (all tickets subject to a booking fee).