Isabel Suckling

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Isabel Suckling
Suckling after the 2010 Festival of Remembrance in the Royal Albert Hall
Suckling in London, 2010
Background information
Born
Isabel Katherine Suckling

(1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 28)
OccupationSinger
LabelsDecca
Websitethechoirgirlisabel.co.uk

Isabel Suckling (born 24 March 1998) is a British singer who was the youngest classical recording artist signed by Decca Records,[1][2] and the first choirgirl to sign a record contract with a major music label.[3][4][5] Suckling sang in the choir at York Minster at the time, and was discovered by Decca following a nationwide search.[6][7] She was mentored by the singer, TV/radio presenter and former boy soprano Aled Jones.[8][6][3][4]

Her debut album was titled The Choirgirl, and was released on 29 November 2010 ahead of Christmas sales anticipated by record executives to be lucrative.[9][10][11] The album's first single was a cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone", with proceeds going to the charity Age UK.[8][9][7] Also featured was a choral recording of "Imagine" to commemorate the 30th anniversary of John Lennon's death, and a duet with Aled Jones' original 1986 vocal track on "All Through The Night", previously never released.[10] The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2011 Classic BRIT Awards.[12][13][14]

In 2012, Suckling collaborated with Robin Gibb and his son, performing the track "Christmas Day" on the Gibbs' debut classical album, The Titanic Requiem.[15][16] She took part at the premiere of the album on 10 April 2012, and her vocals for the project received positive reviews.[17][18]

In 2014, Suckling sang on the soundtrack for the feature film Terroir starring Keith Carradine.[19]

Isabel Suckling is the daughter of American wine critic James Suckling.[5][10][20]

References

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  2. ^ The Press (24 February 2011). Choristers Jessica Holgate and Isabel Suckling hitting the high notes for Africa
  3. ^ a b London Evening Standard (13 September 2010). Choirgirl aged 12 to sign record deal Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b Bray, Elisa, The Independent (17 September 2010). Hymn and Her
  5. ^ a b Branagan, Mark, Yorkshire Post (14 September 2010). It's a record as choirgirl Isabel puts name to Decca diva deal at 12
  6. ^ a b Higgins, Kat, Sky News Online (14 September 2010). Choirgirl Hits High Notes With Record Deal
  7. ^ a b Bottomley, Claire, The Press (York) (14 September 2010). York Minster choirgirl Isabel Suckling wins recording deal with Decca Records
  8. ^ a b BBC News (14 September 2010). York choirgirl Isabel Suckling lands record deal
  9. ^ a b Mateus, Joana, Associated Press (14 September 2010). Choir girl blazes trail for female voices in UK
  10. ^ a b c Lechmere, Adam, Decanter.com (26 November 2010). Isabel Suckling: international wine trade 'follows' historic record deal
  11. ^ Sweeting, Adam, The Daily Telegraph (17 November 2010). Isabel the Choirgirl: Angel eyes the Christmas No 1
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  20. ^ Robinson, Jancis, Suckling, the Pope and the future (17 September 2010)
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