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Mary-Jess Opera Singer
Mary-Jess became known in China, winning their version of The X Factor in front of 70 million viewers. She is a formidable operatic talent with a stunning crystal voice that has taken her around the world, performing for crowds large and small.
Biography
While studying Mandarin Chinese in China, Mary-Jess won a singing competition live on Chinese TV with a viewing audience of 70 million people that the UK press called ‘The Chinese X Factor’. Shortly after, she released her début album ‘Shine’ which won both ‘Album of the Year’ and ‘Best Newcomer’ from classical-crossover.co.uk.
Mary-Jess has toured with Russell Watson, performed with Sir Tim Rice and Don Black, entertained royalty in Windsor Castle, appeared on numerous national TV programs both in the UK and in China, and was chosen to sing the Downton Abbey theme tune. She even performed at the FA Cup Final in Wembley Stadium singing ‘Abide With Me’ in front of a live audience of 90,000 people and a worldwide television audience of 300 million people.
Besides her own début record, she has featured on numerous other albums, including ‘Now That’s What I Call Classical’, two Downton Abbey albums, the Rugby World Cup ‘World in Union’ album, both the original album and the special edition of ‘Dare to Dream’ the UK Classical Number 1 album by Rebecca Newman, ‘Flying Happiness’ a Chinese compilation album and a rendition of Faith Hill’s ‘There You’ll Be’ for the Band of the H. M. Royal Marines’ album ‘Summon the Heroes’. This was then included on the album ‘Music for Heroes’.
After singing at The Great Festival of Creativity in Shanghai, Mary-Jess was invited to Number 10 Downing Street where she was asked to become the next representative of The Great Britain Campaign, and so she now represents the UK in 144 countries around the world.
In addition to the above, Mary-Jess now gives inspirational talks and presentations on the value of learning languages. She also gives singing workshops and masterclasses, working with young singers and choirs to develop their voices, and the transferable skills that music and singing can bring, like confidence, diligence, determination, and dealing with nerves.
Mary-Jess is perfect for: Weddings, corporate events, birthdays, product launches, sports events, workshops, conferences, receptions, awards ceremonies, private functions
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