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Sarah Brightman Profile |
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Birth Date: August 14, 1960
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Birth Place: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Birth Name: Sarah Brightman
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Born August 14, 1960 in Berkhampstead, England, Sarah
Brightman stepped into the world of performing arts at the
early age of thirteen. She made her theatrical debut by
starring in I and Albert at London's Piccadilly Theatre, in
1973. At 16 years of age, she joined the British dance group
Pan's People and found herself performing on the television
show Top of the Pops.
A mere two years later, Sarah's career was propelled a step
further when she landed a spot as lead vocalist with the
musical group Hot Gossip. That very same year, they hit it
big with the top-5 British hit "I Lost My Heart to a
Starship Trooper."
A short while after joining Hot Gossip, Sarah returned to
her theatrical roots, when she joined the original cast of
Cats. She performed in this ever-popular musical for a year,
and then in 1982, she took things to a whole new level by
starring in Charles Strouse's opera for children,
Nightingale. While her musical/theatrical career was
evidently blossoming, Sarah continued to enhance her skills
by studying classical voice training at the Royal College of
Music.
A few years later, her increasing popularity and talent
catapulted her into some very prestigious theatrical roles.
She premiered in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem in London and
New York, for which she received a Grammy nomination as Best
New Classical Artist, and starred in The Merry Widow at New
Sadler's Wells Opera that same year. To top things off,
Sarah married Andrew Lloyd Webber during this period,
however, the marriage eventually ended six years later, in
1990.
While Sarah was married to Lloyd Webber, she created the
role of Christine in his theatrical phenomenon, The Phantom
of the Opera. It was initially released in 1986 in London
and was eventually repeated on Broadway in 1988.
In 1989, Sarah released her first solo CD, The Songs That
Got Away. From this point on, she gradually elevated her
career to even greater heights. Throughout the '90s, she
released a multitude of top-selling albums including 1993's
Dive, 1996's Fly, 1997's Time To Say Goodbye, 1998's Eden,
and most recently La Luna in 2000.
In addition to her musical compilations over the years, she
has also been featured on a number of cast albums for shows
in which she appeared, including The Phantom of the Opera,
Nightingale and Song and Dance.
At the same time, Sarah has also starred in a variety of
stage performances over the past decade, including Trelawny
of the Wells, Relative Values, Dangerous Obsession, and The
Innocents.
As for Sarah's future endeavors, she is scheduled to release
her new album, entitled Classics, just in time for the
Christmas season of 2001. The album will contain newly
recorded songs as well as classical highlights from some of
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Other
Information |
Is the oldest of six children.
Album, "Harem", was released in March of 2003.
Attended the same school as actor Nigel Havers.
Composer (and then soon to be husband), Andrew Lloyd Webber,
originally wrote the famous Phantom Of The Opera song "The
Music Of The Night" for Sarah. It was originally titled
"Married Man" with lyrics by British director Trevor Nunn,
and sung at Lloyd Webber's yearly festival in the early 80s.
At the time of writing and performing it, Lloyd Webber was
still married to his first wife... what a hint!
Is still friends with her former "The Phantom of the Opera"
stage co-star, Michael Crawford. |
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