Review Centre: Singers & Vocalists

"Elouise Gatsby was absolutely fantastic! Thank you. "

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"Thank you so much Martin - we all had such a great evening and the entertainment you provided was fantastic, I am sure you could tell everyone was having a great time. Alex had a lovely 21st party! Hope to see you again at another event. I will certainly recommend you. "

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"We honestly could not have chosen anyone more perfect than Luka to sing at our wedding. From start to finish, she was an absolute dream to work with. She was so professional, warm and effortless in the way she guided us through everything. Choosing songs and planning the sets felt incredibly simple in her hands, which was such a gift during the chaos of wedding planning. She performed two evening sets for us with her guitarist, and together they created the most beautiful atmosphere. It was classy, romantic and completely magical. Our first dance to her singing was one of the most special moments of the entire day, and honestly some of my very favourite memories from the wedding are of dancing together later in the evening while she performed. It all felt a little bit unreal, like something out of a dream. Luka has such a beautiful presence as well as an incredible voice, and she brought a real sense of elegance to the evening. So many of our guests commented afterwards on how wonderful she was and how much her music added to the whole atmosphere of the night. She was also so lovely on a personal level - warm, personable and genuinely a joy to have as part of the day. On top of that, she very kindly sent us photos and videos afterwards, including a beautiful compilation, which meant so much to us. It was such a thoughtful thing to do, and we’ll treasure those memories forever. If you are considering Luka for your wedding or event, I truly cannot recommend her highly enough. She made our evening feel unforgettable, and gave us some of the most magical memories we will keep for the rest of our lives."

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"I totally and unreservedly recommend Stephen, not only his he awesome on vocals and guitar he's also wicked funny. "

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"From the outset, it was an absolute pleasure to deal with Teresa De Roberto. Amazing attention to detail, brilliant communication and a complete willingness to please. The day before, Teresa helped us set up the amp and mikes, which was very helpful. On the wedding day, Teresa made sure the sound was sorted for speeches. It meant a lot to work with someone so professional and personable. Teresa's classical music set was full of verve and energy. She has a perfect way of engaging and interacting with the audience. Her musical/pop set, alternating with the disco DJ, was spot-on. Teresa is an amazing entertainer and certainly someone we would love to work with again!"

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"We stumbled across Darren Shaw while we were away for Christmas in Blackpool. This young man was one of a number of entertainers who were booked to entertain us and another 40 guests at the wonderful family run hotel that we return to every time we visit Blackpool. Now, everybody knows what to expect from hotel entertainers, a bit of Elvis, mostly 50's and 60's songs, voices that are just flat enough to irritate without actually forcing you to get up and walk out, generally very average. Well not Darren Shaw. Darren got the longest and loudest applause you have ever heard forty something people making, he took the roof off, and deservedly so. Quite what he is doing on the hotel circuit I really don't know. You have never in your life heard anyone professional or otherwise with a voice like this. His set started with what you would expect, a couple of Kenny Rogers songs, good voice, bang on the notes very deep and easy to listen to and then the intro started for a well known Dusty Springfield song. I expected a joke of some kind, but what I didn't expect was a rendition of "You Don't Have To Say you Love Me", so perfect that I truly believed that he was miming to the original track. I suppose shock was my first reaction, desperately trying to catch him miming and show that this voice was not coming from Darren. I think everyone else was as shocked as I was. The reception this song got was rapturous at which point he actually asked if anyone thought he was miming and being me I just had to say something. He then proceeded to sing falsetto without any backing and sang both parts of "You're The One That I Want" the John Travolta and Olivia Newton John song from Grease. I was absolutely astounded. Darren Shaw can sing female vocals better than any cabaret singer I have heard. His first set had to be cut short while we were still coming to terms with what we had heard but an hour later he returned to do another 30 minutes or so. During this set we went from Tom Jones " Delilah", very reasonable, to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" which was truly astonishing. Ask yourself, have you ever heard anyone else trying to imitate Celine Dion ?, because I haven't. They won't do it simply because they can't, but Darren Shaw can. This was followed by the classic karaoke song "My Way" which thankfully I was able to record on video camera. I have heard plenty of people singing this, from Sinatra and Presley, to the Sex Pistols, and everyone in between. Everyone sings this, and it is always the most popular song in any karaoke competition. No one else sings it like this. The only version I have ever heard that was better than Darren Shaw's was by Sinatra himself. This was better than any version I have heard elsewhere, professional or not, and the applause was thunderous. Darren finished up with an Elvis song that was every bit as good as the original, and I can say that it was a real privilege to be there that night and see a truly awesome performance from a young man with a unique and remarkable talent. After the show Darren was happy to spend nearly an hour talking to the guests and I was lucky enough to be able to have a chat to him. Only 33 but on stage for 15 years he has no appreciation of his own talent. Very down to earth and easy to talk to he told me that he has a repertoire of over 4000 songs so far and due to professional jealousy he has found it necessary to change his set completely at the last moment on a number of occasions but has been able to do this without any difficulty. He has faced hostility in some quarters as the shock that his exquisite female vocals generate doesn't always manifest itself appreciatively. This horrifies me, as his voice is truly unique and deserves a great deal more exposure. Darren has his own website which is well worth a visit, and as you will see on there he has a stage show in Kelso coming up as well as plenty of other bookings. If you get the chance don't miss his show. Any TV producers looking for talent, anyone looking for a show that will have an audience crying out for more, don't look any further than Darren Shaw, he is sensational."

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"Thankyou very much for singing at my party. You were marvellous and everyone said how much they had enjoyed your show. You made my party special and I'm very grateful."

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"George performed at our wedding on 29th June. He sang during our ceremony, drinks reception and wedding breakfast. His voice is so beautiful it created a wonderful atmosphere, all of our guests commented how amazing he was, they were clapping him during our wedding breakfast he was that good! Don’t hesitate to book, he is literally AMAZING! From initial contact, right up the to day communication was excellent, George got back to me so quickly with any questions I had, he also sent a final check in email to confirm all final timings and details a few days before the wedding. Not only is George so talented, he’s also a really lovely guy. Thank you so much George, you made our wedding day extra special! We are already wanting to find an excuse to book you again!!"

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"Annelise was fantastic! Deb E, Ashby De La Zouche "

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"Hi Tim. Thank you so much for playing at our birthday celebration at Almer Manor. You were brilliant!"

Reply by Tim Young - Singer and Guitarist
Thanks Sian, hopefully I'll see you at a local gig soon.

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"Thank you so much for making our day so special. Your voice is beautiful and we had so many guests mention to us at the end. "

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"We had a fantastic day, thank you for playing it made it all the more special."

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"Wow just Wow! What an incredible lady with an insanely beautiful voice! Rebecca was the first person I booked after we chose our venue nearly 2 years ago and what the best decision it was. We booked Rebecca for our ceremony and drinks reception. Rebecca was extremely communicative, throughout our whole planning experience, from sending example clips of song choice’s, despite changing my mind several times it was never an issue. On our wedding day Rebecca absolutely blew everyone away with her beautiful voice, the moment she started to sing it was just stunning, she even sang songs we chose that wouldn’t traditionally used for ceremony songs and saw the perfect opportunity to sing our aisle song for us again when we had a private moment whilst everyone was seated for our wedding breakfast. Everyone has contacted us to say how beautiful her voice was and how she complimented the day. You just simply can’t have a wedding without Rebecca singing you down the aisle. It’s an emotional moment when you realise you no longer need to contact your suppliers who have become almost like an extension on your family whilst planning your special day, I am already trying to figure out another reason to have Rebecca sing for us in the future. Thank you so much!"

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"We booked Rachel to perform at Mum's funeral. We wanted something special for Mum and Rachel was an absolutely perfect choice. Her voice was fantastic. I cannot thank Rachel enough for making a very sad occasion into something really special and memorable for our family. We would highly recommend Rachel. "

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"Having booked Claire for a small (ish) sports club event I can only say that she was totally professional throughout. The quality of her performance was first class and she kept the audience entertained and on the dance floor throughout. A polished performer who was very happy to be flexible with her set to suit the wishes of the audience. Would we re=book Claire? Absolutely!!"

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