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Hometown: Cardiff, UK
Label: TBC
Management: Violet Davies at anneliesmusic@outlook.com
Website: www.facebook.com
Sounds Like: Katherine Jenkins, Sarah Brightman, Hayley Westenra, Florence and the Machine, Kate Bush
Genre: Classical
Annelies may only be 20 years old but inside her small, young and beautiful frame is a voice of unique quality and a stage presence of spine tingling resonance. Singing and dancing since the age of two and classical vocal training from the age of seven, Annelies has a voice imbued with richness and sincerity, but with a softness that holds wide appeal in both worlds of classical and pop. She possesses the experience in live performance that many twice her age cannot claim: over 200,000 people have seen Annelies perform live and the ever rising number shows no signs of stopping with 2015 promising to be her most exciting year yet. The pinnacle of her career to date was performing the Welsh National Anthem at Twickenham for the Wales v England 6 Nations match in front of 86,000 fans. February saw her perform as a contestant in the blind auditions of BBC The Voice where she sang a stunning version of Sia's Chandelier
“Recently appeared on The Voice UK , Annelies ticks every box required to be a classical crossover star. She has performed alongside Charlotte Church and shared the stage with Hayley Westenra, Jonathan Ansell and Faryl Smith. Annelies'’ vocals were outstanding during her visit to Proms on the Prom and the crowd absolutely loved her performance, as did I.”
Karen Woodham - Blazing Minds
“One’s a 20-year-old classical crossover singer from Cardifff who’s already played Wembley, the other a heavy rocker from Rhyl who’s one part Stereophonics, one part Guns ‘n’ Roses.
But the one thing they’ve got in common is that they’re both hoping to become the final two Welsh contestants to make it through the blind auditions of The Voice.
First up is soprano-voiced Annelies from Pengam Green, who should have the ready-made support of any homegrown rugby fans watching given that she belted out the Welsh national anthem before our lads’ clash against England at Twickenham during last year’s Six Nations tournament.”
Nathan Bevan - WalesOnline
“Cardiff Singer set to wow the crowds at Twickenham”
South Wales Echo
“Wales Top 50 Sexist Women”
Wales on Sunday
“Gig of a lifetime! Twickenham 2014 - 6 Nations clash - Wales v England - Anthem singer”
Daily Mail
“Twenty year old Annelies may not be a girl you have heard of yet, but she ticks every box required to be a classical crossover star. She's been singing since the tender age of seven and is no stranger to performing, having done so in front of tens of thousands of people. She has shared the stage with Hayley Westenra, Jonathan Ansell and Faryl Smith in July 2010. Like Church and the many child stars that came after her, Annelies can boast of a precocious singing talent. Her notes are on point and she has a mature and rich texture whilst maintaining a soothing tone that has mainstream appeal. It's difficult to judge what repertoire Annelies will explore, but she does have songwriters on board and is already performing original songs at her live events. She's a marketer's dream, and she is sure to do wonders for fans of Hayley Westenra and Faryl Smith.”
Nicola Jarvis - Classical crossover
"Katherine Jenkins and Charlotte Church have wowed the sporting crowds at the Millennium Stadium, and now a 15-year-old Cardiff schoolgirl is hoping to do the same at Wembley. Steve Wright talked to Wales’ latest singing sensation"
Steve Wright - South Wales Echo
