Review Centre: Singers (Pop/Rock)

"Paula Marie was amazing, the crowd loved her and I have had amazing feedback from neighbours who attended the party, she was brilliant! Such a lovely voice, great song choices and really good with the crowd, Paula was also very nice to deal with in the lead up to the event. Thankyou very much! Great memories were made that’s for sure."

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"Amazing singer and guitarist – would definitely recommend! JG, thank you so much for playing at my 40th and baby shower on the weekend, we all thoroughly enjoyed it and you certainly got the party started! Everyone said how great you were! Thanks also for being very accommodating leading up to the event and learning new and favorite songs of mine, wish we could do it 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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"Michael was absolutely fantastic. All our guests loved his performance and we will definitely be recommending him. Thanks"

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"Liam played at our wedding last weekend and he was amazing! He has an amazing voice and is a lovely man. All of our guests commented on how great he was! We will be recommending him to all our friends and family. Thank you so much Liam x"

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"We booked Sam and Suzie to open our festival this year, and they did not disappoint! We booked them as a warm up act, but they had everyone up and dancing from their first song! Their energy was so infectious and they were exactly what we were looking for! We wouldn’t hesitate to book again! "

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"Simon was great, I was proposing in January on a beach in Newquay and the weather was always going to be a challenge when arranging this. Simon was super flexible, supportive and entered into the spirit of the day. Thank you so much, it made the day very special.......and she said YES :-)"

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"Thank you so much for yesterday you were absolutely fantastic, many people have commented on “how good you were” you were amazing and made our wedding day so very special. Thank you once again "

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"What a sweetheart, this lady is absolutely fabulous everyone at my mom's party made a comment. They all loved her and her repertoire was just perfect she has a lovely voice and a personality to match. We would book her again in the blink of an eye and if you are lucky enough to have her at your party you would not be disappointed in anyway. She more than deserves the 10/10 score. Thank you Melissa for making Betty's party a memory we will treasure with a smile."

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"I can feel your passion so much coming from that stage. I really do."

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"Tash is a fabulous performer and really knows how to work a crowd, I've been lucky enough to see tash perform and work with her on numerous projects and I can honestly say she's great! Hire her, you won't be disappointed! "

Reply by Natasha - Vocalist
Many thanks Matt for this, lovely to hear! - Natasha

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"Irena sang at my recent 60th birthday party From first booking her ,she kept in touch, arrived promptly, sang brilliantly and everybody raved about her! I would definitely recommend her and would invite her again Thanks Irena"

Reply by IRENA female singer
Thank you Claire! Irena

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"We hired grouvecat for our live music fridays and he rocked the place . The feedback from our customers was awesome and many asking when he'll be back and the answer was yes hopefully in the new year. "

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"Will was fantastic, I can’t recommend him more. He was easy to communicate with, arrived on time and really got the party going. Thank so much Will. "

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"Just a quick note to say a massive thank you for yesterday. We all thought you were superb!"

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