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Sarah Brightman

Sarah Brightman in La Luna: Live in Concert (2001)

Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire) is an English soprano and actress.

Brightman is the oldest of six children. Her ambition to be an artist was clear from a very early age. She often took ballet lessons and was an excellent student.

In 1978 she joined the dance group Pan's People. She later went on to lead Hot Gossip, a mixed dance act who appeared regularly on The Kenny Everett Video Show. The group, who were somewhat more 'raunchy' than Pan's People, had a chart-topping disco hit in this year with "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper", wherin she first discovered her vocal talents.

In 1981, Brightman tried out for a role in the then-new musical Cats. It was there that she met her future husband, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. She got the part. Lloyd Webber divorced his first wife to marry Brightman in 1984. She went on to star in a number of his musicals, including Evita, Aspects of Love, and The Phantom of the Opera which was written specifically for her. Fame as an actress came at a price, however. The theatre-goers refused to give Brightman the credit she felt she deserved, saying that the only reason for her success was that she was the wife of Lloyd Webber. This led the two to divorce in 1990, but relations have remained cordial.

Later, Brightman met her future producer and boyfriend, Frank Peterson. With Peterson's help Brightman became an international star.

Stage credits

  • Cats (as Jemima)
  • Nightingale (as Nightingale)
  • Song and Dance (as Emma)
  • Evita (as Eva Duarte de Peron)
  • The Phantom of the Opera (as Christine Daaé)
  • Camelot
  • Carousel (as Carrie Pipperidge)
  • Aspects of Love (as Rose Vibert)

Discography

  • "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper" (1978)
  • "The Adventures of a Love Crusader" (1979)
  • "Love In A UFO" (1979)
  • "My Boyfriend's Back" (1981)
  • "Not Having That!" (1981)
  • "Him" (1983)
  • "Rhythm of the Rain" (1983)
  • "A Room With A View" (1987)
  • "The Trees They Grow So High" (also known as "Early One Morning", 1988)
  • "The Songs That Got Away" (1989)
  • "As I Came of Age" (1990)
  • "Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber" (1992)
  • "Dive" (1993)
  • "Surrender" (1995)
  • "Fly" (1995)
  • "Timeless" (also known as "Time To Say Goodbye", 1996)
  • "The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection" (1997)
  • "Fly II" (1997)
  • "Eden" (1998)
  • "La Luna" (2000)
  • "Classics (2001)"
  • "The Very Best of 1990-2000" (2001)
  • "Encore" (2002)
  • "Harem" (2003)
  • "Live From Las Vegas" (2004)

Filmography

  • Song and Dance (1983)....as Emma
  • Requiem (1985)....as Soprano
  • The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (1995)....as Herself
  • A Gala Christmas in Vienna (1997)....as Herself
  • Sarah Brightman In Concert (1998)....as Herself
  • One Night In Eden (1998)....as Herself
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998)....as Herself
  • Rosamunde Pilcher - Zeit der Erkenntnis (2000)....as Herself
  • Sarah Brightman: La Luna: Live In Concert (2001)....as Herself
  • Harem: A Desert Fantasy (2003)....as Herself
  • Live From Las Vegas (2004)....as Herself

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With Peterson's help Brightman became an international star. Her latest album is Let It Rain (2002). Later, Brightman met her future producer and boyfriend, Frank Peterson. One of her latest albums was 2000's Telling Stories. This led the two to divorce in 1990, but relations have remained cordial. To the surprise of most industry-watchers, however, Chapman's 1995 album New Beginning included the hit single "Give Me One Reason" (1995). The theatre-goers refused to give Brightman the credit she felt she deserved, saying that the only reason for her success was that she was the wife of Lloyd Webber. By 1992's Matters of the Heart, Chapman was playing to a small and devoted cult.

Fame as an actress came at a price, however. The follow-up, Crossroads (1989) was less successful. She went on to star in a number of his musicals, including Evita, Aspects of Love, and The Phantom of the Opera which was written specifically for her. Album and singles sales were strong, and the album went multi-platinum, as well as winning four Grammies. Lloyd Webber divorced his first wife to marry Brightman in 1984. Soon after performing at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday party, Chapman's "Fast Car" began its rise on the US charts. She got the part. The album was critically acclaimed, and she began touring and building a fanbase.

It was there that she met her future husband, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Chapman began performing in coffeehouses and soon signed to SBK, releasing Tracy Chapman (1988). In 1981, Brightman tried out for a role in the then-new musical Cats. Cleveland-born Chapman began playing guitar as a child, and eventually began attending Tufts University. The group, who were somewhat more 'raunchy' than Pan's People, had a chart-topping disco hit in this year with "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper", wherin she first discovered her vocal talents. Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for a small number of enduring hits, such as "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason". She later went on to lead Hot Gossip, a mixed dance act who appeared regularly on The Kenny Everett Video Show. 1988 "Fast Car" #5 UK.

In 1978 she joined the dance group Pan's People. Let It Rain (2002). She often took ballet lessons and was an excellent student. Telling Stories (2000). Her ambition to be an artist was clear from a very early age. New Beginning (1995). Brightman is the oldest of six children. Matters of the Heart (1992).

Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire) is an English soprano and actress. Crossroads (1989). Live From Las Vegas (2004)....as Herself. Tracy Chapman (1988). Harem: A Desert Fantasy (2003)....as Herself. Sarah Brightman: La Luna: Live In Concert (2001)....as Herself.

Rosamunde Pilcher - Zeit der Erkenntnis (2000)....as Herself. Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998)....as Herself. One Night In Eden (1998)....as Herself. Sarah Brightman In Concert (1998)....as Herself.

A Gala Christmas in Vienna (1997)....as Herself. The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (1995)....as Herself. Requiem (1985)....as Soprano. Song and Dance (1983)....as Emma.

"Live From Las Vegas" (2004). "Harem" (2003). "Encore" (2002). "The Very Best of 1990-2000" (2001).

"Classics (2001)". "La Luna" (2000). "Eden" (1998). "Fly II" (1997).

"The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection" (1997). "Timeless" (also known as "Time To Say Goodbye", 1996). "Fly" (1995). "Surrender" (1995).

"Dive" (1993). "Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber" (1992). "As I Came of Age" (1990). "The Songs That Got Away" (1989).

"The Trees They Grow So High" (also known as "Early One Morning", 1988). "A Room With A View" (1987). "Rhythm of the Rain" (1983). "Him" (1983).

"Not Having That!" (1981). "My Boyfriend's Back" (1981). "Love In A UFO" (1979). "The Adventures of a Love Crusader" (1979).

"I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper" (1978). Aspects of Love (as Rose Vibert). Carousel (as Carrie Pipperidge). Camelot.

The Phantom of the Opera (as Christine Daaé). Evita (as Eva Duarte de Peron). Song and Dance (as Emma). Nightingale (as Nightingale).

Cats (as Jemima).