Music News - Music Legends Leo Sayer And Lulu For The First Time Together In Concert
28 April 2016 - 0 Comments
Two of the great voices
of British pop, Leo
Sayer and Lulu, are joining together for a live performance,
for one night only at The Civic on Sunday June 26.
Lulu was
just 15 when she recorded her first UK hit, a version of the Isley Brothers' Shout, and in 1967 her
stunning performance of the theme tune from the film To Sir, With Love (and in
which she also appeared alongside Sidney Poitier) took her to the top of charts
around the world. Hits like The
Boat I Row, Let's Pretend and Love
Loves to Love, Love established her as one of the most dynamic
voices of the era and the way she lit up a screen made her a natural for
television events like the Eurovision Song Contest (which she won in 1969
representing the UK).
Born a few months before Lulu, Leo Sayer broke
through as a singer and songwriter with a string of hits including The Show Must Go On, One Man Band,
Long Tall Glasses and Moonlighting.
His career went into overdrive in 1977 with two global chart-toppers, the
disco-fired You Make Me Feel
like Dancing (a Grammy winner for best rhythm and blues song) and
the ballad, When I Need You. Sayer had
phenomenal nine Top 20 albums and 14 Top 20 singles from 1973 to 1983 and has
sold more than 80 million albums worldwide, and in 2006 a remix of his 1977 hit Thunder In My Heart took him back to the top of the UK charts.
In 2015 after promoters suggested that Leo and Lulu tour together Lulu went to
see Leo performing in London and was blown away by his vital stage presence and
a voice that could match her own soulful delivery. In fact, she was so
impressed she joined him on stage that same night! The two music legends
hit it off so well that the Leo
& Lulu tour was on.
“I am beyond excited to be
coming to NZ for this gig and sharing the stage with Leo. Leo Sayer is
musically the real deal so bring it on I can’t wait” said Lulu from backstage on
her first show of her current 35 date UK tour.
Leo added
“Lulu was already an icon
when I came on the scene and I've been a huge fan ever since. We're good pals
and I can't wait to tour with her.”
The tour kicks off in Sydney before heading to Auckland for one night only,
with these two icons of the industry performing all their hits separately and
together.
LEO & LULU
Sunday, 26 June 2016
The Civic, Auckland
Tickets available from 9.00am, Monday 9 May from Ticketmaster
#LeoAndLulu
http://www.leoandluluinconcert.com/
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http://www.luluofficial.com/ / http://www.twitter.com/lulushouts
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