In this year of 2020 Russell is celebrating twenty years as a recording artist and we list all the public performances that we know about over on the Appearances page.
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15th February 2020
ON THE RADIO …
Russell has been on BBC local radio stations recently. Two that we know of are Radio Derby with Steve Jordan and BBC Three Counties with Nick Coffer, the latter being particularly enjoyable and all the more so if you’re a fan of The Masked Singer!
and on YouTube …
In this all too brief clip, recently re-discovered on YouTube by Italian super-fan Simonetta, Russell can be seen and heard in the role of (we believe) ‘Dandini’ in the pantomime ‘Cinderalla’ at the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford in 1997.
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7th February 2020
HAY FESTIVAL …
Russell and Aled Jones get together once again, this time at Hay Festival in Powys, Wales, on the Baillie Gifford Stage from 8.00 pm to 9.45 pm on Thursday 21st May 2020.+
Booking is now open for Friends of the Festival
General Sale opens on Monday 10th February
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6th February 2020
GUESTS OF HONOUR AT BRITISH DRESSAGE GALA NIGHT …
From British Dressage – Para Matters … “British Dressage is incredibly proud to announce international opera sensation, Russell ‘The Voice’ Watson and his lovely wife Louise, as our guests of honour at the inaugural Para Dressage Music Gala Night, taking place at Myerscough College near Preston in Lancashire on Friday 21 February, during the Equissage Pulse Para Dressage Winter Championships.“
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5th February 2020
THE GLOBAL AWARDS … PHASE TWO …
Phase Two of voting in the Global Awards 2020 has now closed but here’s what was said earlier. We await the result and hope that .
Happily, Russell won through Phase 1 voting and now, in Phase 2, competes with just four others for the title of “Best Classical Artist”.
From Global’s web page …
“The public vote reopens today, and the winners will be crowned in front of stars and fans of music, news and entertainment alike on Thursday March 5th 2020.”
This will be at the Hammersmith Apollo Theatre..
VOTE FOR RUSSELL ! 🙃
Don’t forget … you can vote up to five (5) times !
Voting closes at 9.59 a.m. on Friday 14th February 2020.
VOTE NOW !
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29th January 2020
APPEARING AT LYTHAM PROMS …
Lytham Proms is a new (currently one-night) event to be held at Lytham Hall, separately from the five-night Lytham Festival, but hosted by the same good folks. Russell is to be their first headline artist on Saturday 29th August.
From Lytham Hall’s web page, “A brand new Lytham Proms concert is being launched for 2020 with ALL money raised being gifted to historic Lytham Hall. Lytham Festival organisers Cuffe and Taylor have decided to move their traditional Proms finale from Lytham Green to the picturesque parkland of Lytham Hall. The move marks the start of a new era for Lytham Proms and promises to bring all the pomp and circumstance of a traditional picnic proms event.“
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29th January 2020
CHANCES TO WIN TICKETS TO RUSSELL’S SPRING TOUR …
Sainsbury’s magazine (online) is offering up to five opportunities to win tickets to see Russell in concert during his Spring Tour.
If you might be interested in reading more, or entering the draw, please visit the “Sainsbury’s magazine” web page before entries close at 11.59 pm on 29th February.
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24th January 2020
PERFORMING AT HALE BARNS CARNIVAL …
Announced earlier this afternoon … Russell is to headline on the opening evening of the weekend of events at Hale Barns Carnival to be held on St Ambrose Playing Fields, Wicker Lane, Hale, Cheshire on the evening of Friday 17th July 2020.
Tickets via Ticketmaster.
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23rd January 2020
PERFORMING AT THE GLOBAL AWARDS …
Not only are Russell and Aled Jones shortlisted for an award at this year’s Global Awards at Hammersmith’s Eventim Apollo Theatre on Thursday 5th March 2020 but they are to perform at that event as well.
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You can help to boost their chances of winning by voting for them in the first round which ends on Sunday 2nd February. Please do cast your vote(s) in good time, though.
Go to : https://vote.global.com to vote
You can vote more than once (but not in bulk) and in more than one category if you want to.
The full rules are at : https://global.com/awards/2019/12/16/terms/
Tickets for the Global Awards 2020 are on sale now via Eventim or the Global Player app.
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22nd January 2020
REPRISING THE NEWS …
The Mirror (online) has reprised the story of the Russell-and-Aled partnership as though it is something fresh but it’s still worth a read and there’s just a hint at the possibility of a new album.
Got stuck in a jam on the M3 and was late to meet these guys – but they were total gentlemen… and very funny. Thank… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…—
Siobhan McNally (@mcnally_siobhan) January 22, 2020
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20th January 2020
NEW DATE AT WARNER LEISURE HOTELS …
Just added to the list of performances at Warner Leisure Hotels‘ most recently opened venue is Russell at Studley Castle … one evening (most likely the Saturday) over the weekend of Friday 13th November 2020. Booking is open now.
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9th January 2020
A CHANCE TO WIN …
… two tickets to see the fabulous Russell ‘The Voice’ Watson ‘live’ on Friday 28th February at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa Resort‘s sold out event!
### Entry to this draw has now closed ###
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2nd January 2020
THE GLOBAL AWARDS 2020 …
There are several categories in The Global Awards 2020 and Russell is a nominee for the “Best Classical Artist” award.
You can read about the awards by following this link to the ClassicFM.com site.
You can VOTE on this link : https://vote.global.com
Please note that you can vote in each category, not just for one artist alone and, it seems, you can vote more than once … up to five … yes FIVE … times.
Get voting, you Russellers!
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1st January 20120
CLASSIC FM’s CHART OF THE CENTURY …
And what a great start it is to this new decade as Classic FM reveals its Chart Of The Century …
Russell and Aled Jones are at #97 with “In Harmony”
Russell is at #55 with “La Voce”
at #19 with “Reprise”
at #17 with “The Voice – The Ultimate Collection”
at #2 with “Encore”
and
at #1 with “The Voice”
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His Facebook Page is here and his official Twitter account is here.
Also, social, domestic and on-tour Tweets from Louise are here.
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