Isabel Suckling

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Isabel Suckling
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Suckling in London, 2010
Background information
Birth nameIsabel Katherine Suckling
Born (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 26)
GenresCrossover
OccupationSinger
Labels Decca
Website thechoirgirlisabel.co.uk

Isabel Suckling (born 24 March 1998) is a British singer who, upon signing a record deal with Decca Records, became the youngest classical recording artist signed by Decca, [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 and RJ Gibb, 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Choirgirl Classic FM World Exclusive". classicfm.co.uk. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. ↑ The Press (24 February 2011). Choristers Jessica Holgate and Isabel Suckling hitting the high notes for Africa
  3. 1 2 London Evening Standard (13 September 2010). Choirgirl aged 12 to sign record deal Archived 17 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 Bray, Elisa, The Independent (17 September 2010). Hymn and Her
  5. 1 2 Branagan, Mark, Yorkshire Post (14 September 2010). It's a record as choirgirl Isabel puts name to Decca diva deal at 12
  6. 1 2 Higgins, Kat, Sky News Online (14 September 2010). Choirgirl Hits High Notes With Record Deal
  7. 1 2 Bottomley, Claire, The Press (York) (14 September 2010). York Minster choirgirl Isabel Suckling wins recording deal with Decca Records
  8. 1 2 BBC News (14 September 2010). York choirgirl Isabel Suckling lands record deal
  9. 1 2 Mateus, Joana, Associated Press (14 September 2010). Choir girl blazes trail for female voices in UK
  10. 1 2 3 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
  12. ↑ "Isabel Suckling And Mentor Aled Jones Nominated For Classic Brit Awards". 8 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "Rolando Villazon up for two Classic Brit awards". BBC News. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  14. ↑ "Classic Brit award confrontation". The Press (York). 8 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  15. ↑ Gardner, Elysa (6 April 2012). "Robin Gibb and son deliver 'Titanic Requiem'". Take 5: Florence and the Machine, Johnny Cash, more. USA TODAY. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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  19. ↑ Terroir at IMDb
  20. ↑ Robinson, Jancis, Suckling, the Pope and the future (17 September 2010)
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