Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett CBE (born April 10, 1955 in Thorne (South Yorkshire) ) is an English opera singer ( soprano ).
Life
Lesley Garrett grew up in a musical family. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music . From 1984 she worked as a singer with the English National Opera . She took part in the plays Serse , Le nozze di Figaro , Così fan tutte and Die Fledermaus . In 2002 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her "services to music". In 2004 she was one of the first dance couples on the show Strictly Come Dancing , where she reached third place together with the ballroom dancer Anton du Beke . In 2005 she toured the UK as The Merry Widow in a Welsh National Opera production . In 2006 she played Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music .
Discography
Albums
- 1992: Prima Donna
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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 UK
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| 1991 | Diva! A Soprano At The Movies |
UK-  |
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| 1994 | The Lesley Garrett Album |
UK25 (8 weeks) UK |
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| Simple Gifts |
UK82 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1995 | Soprano In Red |
UK59 (10 weeks)UK |
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| 1996 | Soprano in Hollywood |
UK53 (6 weeks) UK |
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| 1997 | The Soprano's Greatest Hits |
UK53 (4 weeks)UK |
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| The Soprano Inspired |
UK48  (10 weeks)UK |
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| 1998 | The Soprano in Love |
UK95 (4 weeks)UK |
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| Lesley Garrett |
UK34 (10 weeks)UK |
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| 1999 | From the heart |
UK84 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 2000 | I will wait for you |
UK28 (7 weeks)UK |
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| 2001 | Traveling Light |
UK75 (5 weeks) UK |
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| Lesley Garrett - The Gift Collection |
UK- |
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| 2002 | The Gold Collection |
UK92 (1 week) UK |
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| The Singer |
UK93 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 2003 | So Deep Is The Night |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
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| 2007 | When I Fall In Love |
UK11 (7 weeks)UK |
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| 2008 | Amazing grace |
UK50 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 2012 | A North Country Lass |
UK66 (1 week) UK |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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UK
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| 1993 | Ave Maria |
UK16 (10 weeks) UK |
with Amanda Thompson
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Web links
- Lesley Garrett website
- Lesley Garrett at Operissimo on the basis of the Great Singing Lexicon
- Lesley Garrett at Discogs (English)
- Lesley Garrett in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garrett, Lesley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English opera singer (soprano) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thorne (South Yorkshire) |