Katherine's Blog
Hey guys! Well, it’s been such a long time - I’m not sure where to begin! I reckon this might be a long one…
After leaving Argentina, I made a trip up to Washington USA, to sing at the 21st Annual Public Broadcasting Service National Memorial Day concert, which was to be shown on TV. I felt really honoured to be asked, as it was an especially emotional event for all those Americans who have family in the military. It was an amazing show, with loads of other American acts and an audience of 300,000, some sitting on the steps of The Capitol itself. I came on to sing a prayer after a video that was shown about the war widows as a result of the conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, which was really emotional, but it went well. I was shown the video before the show, and bawled my eyes out, it was so sad.
After my five days in America’s capital, I came back to London for a few days and saw ‘Love Never Dies’ at the Adelphi Theatre, and I really enjoyed it! The special effects were brilliant, and the singing performance of the two leads was amazing. It’s completely different to Phantom Of The Opera, but the Andrew Lloyd Webber music was great. I highly recommend it!
After that I had an absolutely crazy weekend. I performed for a TV show in Germany, got back from Berlin at something like one in the morning, then got up at seven to fly to Italy to perform at the amphitheatre in Verona. It nearly killed me! It was totally worth it though – I was not prepared for how beautiful the amphitheatre was going to be, and had never seen anything like it. It is possibly one the most romantic settings ever. If you guys are ever in Verona you should go and see an opera there, as it’s the only working amphitheatre left in the world! I did a duet with Lucio Dalla, the world famous singer-songwriter who wrote ‘Caruso’ – I could not believe I was singing it with the composer himself! At the end when we all came on for the finale, I had tears in my eyes because it was just one of those incredible experiences!
After all this, I’m sure you’re asking how I keep my energy levels up?! Well, I always try and eat well, usually something like fish and vegetables so that I can feel I’m being as healthy as can be, and I try to make sure we get time to sit down together, as that’s really important. Also, I’m lucky that I can sleep absolutely anywhere – grabbing ten minutes here or there. It’s a skill!
After Verona, I got back to London and went to an enormous party for one my friends who had just turned 60. It was at the Grosvenor House in Mayfair, and I performed, along with Motown legend Lionel Ritchie! There were also loads of comedians there, like Bobby Davro, Jim Davidson and Jethro, and it really was the most fun evening. One of my friends, Kev Orkian, from Armenia and on Britain’s Got Talent, and I did a comedy musical routine. It was so hard to rehearse, as I had to learn not to laugh! I might do it in public at some point, so keep your eyes peeled!
After that I jetted off to New York for the launch of the album over there. It was a really quick trip, but it couldn’t have gone any better. I did a photo shoot for ‘Interview’ magazine, one of the edgiest and completely different to any I’d ever done before. I then performed ‘Love Never Dies’ on the ‘Today’ show, and it went really well. I then went to a party hosted by Liz Rosenberg, and met lots of important media people, including my friend piers Morgan! It’s rumoured he’s going to replace Larry King, which would be really exciting for him!
I flew back the following morning, performed in Sussex, and then the next day I played at Hampton Court, and it could not have rained any more! It was coming in sideways, and I felt really sorry for the audience! I’ve since been to Naples, where I performed on an Italian TV show, ‘Una Voce Per Padre Pio’, which was in memory of an Italian saint and raising money for Africa. It was also a complete washout – my 2nd concert in a week! And as a result of all the rain, I’ve lost my voice and have a terrible cold!
I’ve got two more shows coming up this week though, and the big one is playing in Whitehaven on Friday. It was planned before the terrible shootings there, but the people want it to go on, and I’m going to make some dedications for those that lost their lives. Then it’s Chelmsford in Essex on Sunday.
Big personal news – it’s my 30th birthday on Tuesday! I’m going away with the family to a private retreat somewhere secret in the UK. I’ve rented it out so 30 of us can go! It’ll be a couple of days of us going out for dinner, hitting the spas and drinking Pimms. I can’t wait! And I’m not stressed at all about hitting 30 – my 20s were better than I could have imagined. I’m just hoping to be a bit wiser in my 30s!
Well thanks for reading! Will be back soon.
Katherine. xxx
Fri 25 Jun 2010
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