Connie Talbot
Connie Talbot was born on November 20, 2000 in Walsall Street, West Midlands. Leigh, British singer and songwriter.
In 2007, Connie Talbot, who was only 6 years old, became famous after participating in the talent show "Britain's Got Talent". Representative works include "OverThe Rainbow", "Beautifulworld", "Gravity", etc.
Chinese name: Connie Talbot
Foreign name: Connie Talbot
Nationality: British
Constellation: Scorpio
Birthplace: Streatley, Walsall, West Midlands, England, UK
Date of birth: November 20, 2000
Occupation: Singer, Composer, student
Graduation school: Blackwood Primary School (Blackwood Primary School)
Agency company: Rainbow Records, SonyBMG
Representative works: Beautifulworld, Gravity, Innerbeauty
Debut time: 2007
Debut location: Walsall, West Midlands, UK
Music type: pop music
Playing instruments: guitar, piano
Early experience
When Connie was only 18 months old, she developed a strong interest in singing. In order to support the family, Connie's parents both worked outside the home, so Connie spent most of her time living with her grandmother, who also loved singing. Music made the relationship between Connie and her grandmother deeper. Because of the family's limited financial resources, Connie's parents were unable to provide her with vocal lessons. But little Connie's interest in singing became more and more intense. Not only during the day, Connie would even sing to herself in her dreams. The parents who heard singing in the middle of the night found out after searching for a long time that it was their daughter singing in her dream. All this made the parents feel like they had failed their daughter, so they bought Connie a record player worth 39.99 pounds. . At the age of 6, she completed her homework for the second grade of elementary school when she was in preschool. In school, Connie's exercises and assignments were all prepared individually for her by the teacher. No one at school even knew Connie made it to the semifinals until the preliminary portion aired on television.
Acting experience
Become famous in the "Britain's Got Talent" talent show
Connie Talbot, the little angel from the depths of the rainbow, participated in the TV talent show at the age of 6 During the performance competition, everyone was amazed by her singing skills, which even moved the judges to tears. In 2007, Connie Talbot, who was only 6 years old, participated in the talent show "Britain's Got Talent" as a family outing. When she appeared in the auditions, her mood was affected by the poor performance of the previous contestants. The judges obviously did not regard Connie as a talent, but the moment the 6-year-old Connie started singing, the expressions on the judges' faces became incredible! They never dreamed that Connie could sing this song so perfectly and emotionally. Her outstanding performance made Simon Call, a senior consultant of Sony BMG Records who was the judge at the time, admire her and called her singing "pure magic." ", and said that this would make her earn 1 million within a year, and one of the judges, Amanda Holden, was even moved to tears by her voice. When Connie finished singing a cappella, the audience burst into applause, and the three judges were so shocked that they were speechless for a long time.
Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the British talent show and senior consultant of SONYBMG Records, said to Connie: "You are so great. I only have one question: Is this really what you sang?!" In fact, Connie Talbot Having never received professional training, the judges were amused by her smile without front teeth. Connie successfully entered the top 24 semi-finals. During the preparation for the semi-finals, Connie over-trained, which caused her to fail in the semi-finals. She had a hoarse voice during her performance, but this did not affect the audience and judges' love for her. In the semi-finals, she performed Michael Jackson's song "Ben" brilliantly, and she directly advanced to the finals as she ranked first in the audience's votes. The final was on Father's Day, and I saw Connie wearing a cute golden dress and singing the same song "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" from the preliminary round. However, Connie's performance not only did not make people feel bored, on the contrary, the three judges, the entire audience, and thousands of TV viewers were completely attracted by her singing.
Connie’s performance in the final was perfect. Unfortunately, she did not become the final champion (actually, this is fine and normal). However, Simon, the best music critic in the world of pop music and one of the top executives of SonyBMG, took the initiative to propose a contract. If nothing else happens, both Connie and the overall winner of Britain's Got Talent will become SonyBMG signed singers. In this way, her first performance was encouraged by international public opinion. In the semi-finals, she performed Michael Jackson's song "Ben" brilliantly and won the first place vote, allowing Connie to successfully enter the finals. On the day of the finals, Connie sang the song "Rainbow Starlight" from "The Wizard of Oz", which deeply fascinated the three judges, the audience and thousands of TV viewers.
After becoming famous, Connie is still as innocent and self-centered. Such a 6-year-old Connie who is not experienced in the world prefers to eat fish and chips at home. Connie's mother said that she hoped that Connie could grow up healthy and happy, and was afraid that the entertainment industry would harm her daughter. If Connie really wanted to be a singer, then she would do everything she could to protect Connie's innocence.
SonyBMG Music Entertainment had planned to sign a nearly million-dollar contract with Connie Talbot, but after recording two songs, "OverTheRainbow" and "Smile" , the company changed its mind. The company told Connie's mother, "Connie is too young and is not the kind of artist the company wants. We have already notified the company looking for child actors." and said, "If the time is right, we will be happy to sign a contract with Connie."
"Rainbow Starlight" Album
In October 2007, Connie's family found another record company for her - Rainbow Records, and signed a six-figure contract for her , released its first album "Rainbow Starlight" on November 26, 2007. In just a few days of sales, 50,000 copies were ordered, and an additional 120,000 albums were sold out. The album's cumulative sales in the UK have exceeded 100,000 copies, and it has been certified gold record sales by the British Phonographic Institute (BPI). In addition, the album was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan and topped the sales charts. The album not only contains her famous song - Rainbow Starlight, but also includes Connie's cover of Whitney Houston's classic song "I Will Always Love You". As well as the Swedish choir ABBA's championship song "I Have ADream", etc.
On June 18, 2008, the album released a new song list - a platinum premium version. In addition, her first single "Three Little Birds" was also released in 2008 Published June 10th.
Connie Talbot's albums have sold 250,000 copies worldwide. Since she released her first album, she has appeared in public places and on TV in Europe, the United States and even Asia. In addition, her related videos on YouTube have also received a lot of clicks. So far, she has released two album and two singles.
In 2008, the sales of Western albums in Taiwan generally shrank. Little Connie, a girl born in the British talent show, suddenly emerged and became the sales champion of Western albums with 25,000 copies, which was better than the best-selling diva Madonna in the past. There are 8,000 more photos than the 17,000 photos, which is beyond the reach of Mariah Carey and others.
Seven-year-old Connie came to Taiwan in April to promote her album "Over The Rainbow". Her cute appearance and sweet voice made her a "teacher killer". Many mothers-in-law bought her when they went to the supermarket to buy groceries. album, so she was dubbed the "Little Queen of Hypermarkets".
"Connie Talbot's Christmas" and "Starlight Miracle"
In November 2008, Connie Talbot released the Christmas album "Connie Talbot's Christmas Album". "Little Connie's Christmas" is produced by Simon Hill and Rob May. The band includes Laurence Cottle Big Band, traditional arrangement performance with The Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, and a duet with Hong Kong singer Ginger Kwan. The album was recorded in Connie's hometown of Birmingham, with other instrumental parts recorded in the United States, Bulgaria, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.
In November 2008, Little Connie released the "Starlight Miracle" Christmas album. It includes Christmas classics such as "Silent Night", "Frosty the Snowman", etc. Recorded live at WVIAPublicMediaStudios in September, Miracle in the Stars also includes an hour of live footage, including performances of "Ave Maria", "Walking in the Air" and interviews.
"Brave New World" and Asia Tour
In 2012, Little Connie released her solo song "Brave New World" for the first time, which was included in the album of the same name. The album was produced by Grammy Award winners Kipper and Phil Taylor. It also includes many covers of popular songs such as Miley Cyrus' "The Climb", Bruno Mars' "Count On Me" and the poem "Amazing Grace". At the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, Connie held her first Asian tour "Brave New World" to promote her new work. Little Connie has toured the Royal Fort and Emax Music Zone in Hong Kong, Manila's Chinatown, Indonesia, Taiwan and Beijing, greatly increasing Little Connie's reputation in Southeast Asian countries.
In 2014, the performance record of "Brave New World" was converted into a "Brave New World" live album release. It contains live performances and backstage records from Hong Kong and Taiwan stations. She performed her new song "Brave New World" and several famous songs such as "Rainbow Starlight", Whitney Houston's "IWill Always Love You", etc.
"Gravity" and the Asian Tour
Following the Asian Tour of "Brave New World", little Connie worked hard to compose songs. She also released her first mini-album "Gravity" before her scheduled Asian tour in 2014, which includes the theme song "Gravity" she co-wrote and three other songs: "Inner Beauty" and Disney's "Frozen" The theme song "Letitgo" and the old work "Mr. Blue Sky" by the Electric Light Orchestra (Electric Light Orchestra).
In November 2014, Little Connie returned to Hong Kong and Taiwan and held the "Gravity" and Asia Tour. All new songs from the mini-album and many popular songs such as Emeli Sande's "The Clown", Adele Adkins' "Rolling in the Deep", Katy Perry's "Roar", and Disney's "Pocahontas" were performed. Theme song "Color of the Wind" etc.
The concert will be performed at the Jockey Club Auditorium of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University on November 25 and at the ATTShowBoxHanaStage Theater in Taiwan on November 28.
"MattersToMe"
Connie spent two years writing new songs to prepare for the new album "MattersToMe". The new album "Matters To Me" was released globally on March 25, 2016. This is the first album to feature Connie's original compositions, showing Connie's gradual transition from childishness to becoming a songwriter, singer and musician. The original works included are all selected as headliners and radio singles. "ShutUp (MoveOn)" was released as a promotional single on download and streaming platforms on February 19, one month before the album was released. The second hit song is also Connie's original "I'm Over You". His unusual performance in the MV was well received by netizens.
Connie has participated in writing other original works such as "Teenage Chemistry", "Matters To Me", "Those Days", etc. Other cover works such as "When I Fall In Love" (When I Fall In Love), "Vincent" (Vincent) and "Inner Beauty" (Inner Beauty) have been widely praised.
Personal life
Connie Talbot lives in Streatley, Walsall, West Midlands, England, and attends the local Blackwood Primary School (Blackwood Primary School) study. His mother, Shalan, works part-time in an electronics company, and his father, Kevin, is a property maintenance engineer. There are also brother Josh and sister Mollie in the family. Connie loved her grandma very much. Connie's grandma suffered from breast cancer. When Connie was young, she and her grandma watched "The Wizard of Oz" and sang songs from it to her grandma, which made her happy. Connie also sang this famous song to remember her grandma at her funeral after her death.
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Music Works
Variety Shows