- Victoria Hart
Victoria Hart is a
California born English jazz-pop singer. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=629603 Billboard Biography] ]Early Years
Victoria studied vocals at London music school Vocaltech (Part of Tech Music Schools).Fact|date=June 2008
Hart attended an
International School inMougins and finished herGCSEs in the summer of 2004. Having finished school and exams for the summer, she sangjazz to friends and family.Fact|date=June 2008Discovery
At age 15 while living with her parents in
France she was heard singing at a party in a vineyard by producerGeoff Gurd who was so impressed he took her under his wing and began recording her. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=629603&aid=954476 Billboard Discography] ]Shortly afterward Hart recorded for the first time at Gurd's
recording studio . Gurd has written several songs specifically for Hart. Hart, Gurd and Lynne Pearson formed a team of singer, writer/producer and manager who, together with a promotional team, developed Hart's debut album released in June 2007.Fact|date=June 2008In May 2006 she performed at the
Cannes Film Festival , [ [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/cannes/article1826004.ece The gig of a lifetime? - Times Online ] ] Alex Proud heard Hart perform at the Pangea Club and later invited her to sing at the opening night of his new bar and gallery in London, At Proud. The audience included journalists and club owners and from this she was asked to perform at The Pigalle Club, inPiccadilly inLondon . Hart supported the Blue Harlem group.Fact|date=June 2008In 2007 while working as a singing waitress at the Naked Turtle restaurant in London the 18-year-old Hart was invited to perform for a benefit party during the
Cannes Film Festival hosted byGeorge Clooney and other stars, includingBrad Pitt . The story was a press sensation and not soon after Hart had signed a purportedly one-million-dollar contract withDecca Records . This lead to the "singing waitress" nickname. [ [http://www.hellomagazine.com/music/2007/05/29/victoria-hart/ George's singing waitress lands £1.5 million record deal ] ]Whatever Happened to Romance
Her debut album "Whatever Happened to Romance" was released on
30 June ,2007 and peaked at the number 22 position on the Billboard Top Jazz Album list. She performed at the three day jazz festival at Woburn in late July 2007. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/content/articles/2007/07/17/victoria_hart_woburn_live_feature.shtml BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks - Entertainment - Hart and soul! ] ] On1 June ,2008 she performed at theSouthport International Jazz Festival [ [http://icseftonandwestlancs.icnetwork.co.uk/ormskirkadvertiser/yourtimeormskirk/tm_headline=singing-from-the-hart&method=full&objectid=20908826&siteid=60252-name_page.html Singing from the Hart! Ormskirk Advertiser 15 May, 2008] ] and will to jointenor Russell Watson on his forthcoming UK tour as his special guest. Russell and his team have asked her to sing two solos of her own backed by Russell’s orchestra as well as a classical duet with Russell during his performance each evening. [ [http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/Victoria+Hart-52534.html Victoria Hart to Join Russell Watson on UK Tour Female First 9 June, 2008] ]Musical Style
Her style has been described as a "renaissance of all things kitsch and fabulously forties" [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/x863/ Easy Listening and Soundtracks Review - Victoria Hart, Whatever Happened To Romance? BBC] ] , while Decca music mogul Mark Cavell hailed her as, "the
Lily Allen of Jazz and if she's good enough for George and Brad she's good enough for Decca." [ [http://www.quitegreat.co.uk/clients/vicotoria.php Quite Great - Victoria hart - New Talent 2007] ] [ [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i77eaf7d002f1d590848b4b7c687ee4e8 Labels vying for waitress who sang for Clooney] ] . Her musical hero isElla Fitzgerald .References
External links
* [http://www.victoriahart.com victoriahart.com - Official site]
* [http://www.royalartistclub.com/victoriahart Royal Artist Club - Official Mobile Blog]
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