Music career: Sarah Brightman has an unusual music career. She was born in England on August 14, 1960. She had a clear goal of becoming an artist since she was a child. She began studying ballet at the age of 3 and performed on stage at local festivals. At the age of 11, Brightman entered art school to study jazz and acting. During this period, she once skipped school because she was laughed at by other students, but she eventually returned to school.

Asian Concert (11 photos) However, until that time, everyone, including herself, firmly believed that she would become a professional dancer. Her mother, Paula, still remembers that when she was 12 years old, Sarah "wore a suspender skirt and sang a song from "Alice in Wonderland" at the school's final performance. I never knew she could sing so well. When she hit the high notes, everyone was captivated. I believe that from that moment on, she was inseparable from singing." Just a year later, the school sent little Sarah to attend the famous director John Sy. He was cast in Lessinger's new work, the musical "Albert and Me," and won two roles in it. This small success not only made Sarah appear on the stage of the Piccadilly Theater for the first time at the age of 13, but also inspired her lifelong desire for stage art. Later, she auditioned for the Royal Ballet Academy in London but was eliminated. In 1976, when Brightman was 16, she joined the then-famous BBC program Pan's People as one of the dancers. A year later, she left and joined another group, Hot Gossip. At the age of 18, she had her first UK best-selling single "I Lose My Heart to a Starship Trooper", which sold more than 500,000 copies and was on the UK Singles Chart. Ranked sixth. Later, Brightman released a number of singles as the lead singer of Hot Gossip, but they failed to enter the British singles chart.

1981-1989: Stage Play Period

In 1981, Brightman participated in the audition for the musical "Cats" at that time, but was interrupted just after singing two lines. . She was informed that Andrew Lloyd Webber, the composer of the play, asked her to come to his home for an interview the next day. The 21-year-old Brightman naturally knows the importance of facing himself this time.

Sarah Brightman posters (16 photos) In order to show that she meets the "distinctive" requirements of the crew's recruitment requirements, she dressed herself up carefully, wearing green from top to bottom , also got a blue mohican, and just appeared in front of Weber, singing Weber's 1976 work "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina." A few months later, she got the role of Jemima. Jemima is a very innocent and cute kitten in the play, and Sarah fully showed it. For a 21-year-old, she was able to express It’s not easy to appear innocent, which is why Sarah became famous. After a year on the set of Cats, Brightman moved on to the title role in Charles Strauss's children's drama The Nightingale. One night, Weber decided to watch her critically acclaimed performance in the show, and was shocked: He had allowed her to spend a year on his crew with such a God-given voice! This night changed the careers and lives of Weber and Brightman. The working relationship they had up to that point changed after that. However, despite their love for each other, the first thing the two have to resolve is their respective marriages - Weber already has a wife; and Brightman's husband is a rock band manager she met during Hot Gossip. For a time, their relationship almost became the news that British newspapers talked about, receiving attention second only to the marriage of Prince Charles and Miss Diana. Amid the uproar across the country, in 1984, the lovers finally got married, which also brought Brightman's singing career to its peak step by step.

Since then, Brightman has starred in many of Weber's musicals, including Song and Dance and Requiem, the latter of which Weber wrote specifically for his voice. The work earned her her first Grammy Award nomination. Brightman then played Christine in Weber's "The Phantom of the Opera" (The Phantom of the Opera). This role was tailor-made for her and Weber insisted that Brightman play the role. Later, when the play was released in the United States During the Broadway show, the United States asked to replace Brightman on the grounds of popularity. Weber even threatened to stop the play in order to allow Brightman to continue starring. In the end, the two parties reached a compromise. After leaving The Phantom of the Opera, Brightman toured Weber's works in Britain, Canada and the United States, and performed Requiem in the Soviet Union. At the same time, she also released studio albums, including the single "Anything but Lonely" from Weber's musical "Aspects of Love" and two solo albums: 1988's "The Tree They" Grow So High) and the 1989 musical theater song collection The Songs that Got Away. In 1990, Brightman and Weber divorced. But after the divorce, Brightman still played the female lead in the London cast of Webber's musical "Perspectives."

1990s: A period of personal music style

After leaving the musical stage, Brightman began pursuing his solo career in Los Angeles. In 1992, she sang the Barcelona Olympics theme song "Amigos Para Siempre" (Amigos Para Siempre) with José Carreras, also composed by Weber. After listening to the album of the German group Enigma, Brightman wanted to collaborate with them. Her request was answered in the affirmative in 1991. She came to Germany and met producer Frank Peterson. Their first album together was "Dive", a pop album with a "water" theme, which received little success except for success in Canada. The 1995 rock album "Fly",

Fly (1 album) is their second album together. The title song "A Question of Honor" raised Bly's reputation. Mann's popularity in Europe. "Time to Say Goodbye" (Time to Say Goodbye) In fact, the original singer of the original version of this song was sung by the famous blind singer tenor Andrea Bocelli. In 1996, the famous German boxing champion Henry Maske prepared a farewell boxing match to end his legendary sports career. He specially found his favorite singer Sarah Brightman and invited her to perform in his Performed at the farewell game. Brightman readily accepted, and after careful planning and selection, he finally selected the song "Time to Say Goodbye", and Brightman also invited Bocelli to perform with him. However, in the boxing match held in November of that year, Henry Maske unexpectedly lost, which made people sigh. And when the soul-stirring and touching melody of "Time to Say Goodbye" sounded, and when Brightman and Bocelli began to sing passionately, everyone who heard this scene was moved! "Time to Say Goodbye" and Sarah Brightman's name are deeply engraved in the hearts of the listeners.

Later, some media even described it as "the farewell of a boxing legend creates another music legend"! The following year, when the album featuring this track was released, it swept the field of classical pop crossover music with great momentum, and won wide acclaim around the world. It has achieved a circulation unmatched by other classical music. It was composed for boxing star Maske's farewell match. It was sung by Brightman and tenor Andrea Bocelli. The sales of this song exceeded 3 million in Germany alone, making it a German hit. The best-selling single of all time, it was also a success in many countries. Therefore, when "Fly" was reissued in 1996, "Time to Say Goodbye" was added as the first track. The album "Timeless" published in 1997 (the US version is "Time to Say Goodbye"), the album's title track "Time to Say Goodbye (Farewell Time)" and the excitement of this record goes beyond that. One song, the entire album is full of charming temperament and overall artistic sense. The orchestral orchestration part is performed by the world-famous London Symphony Orchestra, reflecting an unparalleled atmosphere and grandeur. In addition to her collaboration with Bocelli, Sarah Brightman also collaborated with Argentinian tenor Jose Cura to perform two extremely high-level pieces: "Love Words", "Just Show Me How to Love You" and "Just Show Me How to Love You". "There for Me". There are also other classical-style tracks, and covers of classic songs such as "Who Wants to Live Forever" and "You Will Return" and "Tu Quieres Volver". With this album, Brightman's popularity in the United States gradually increased. In 1997, Brightman held a solo concert "In Concert" at the Royal Albert Hall in London, with guests including Andrew Lloyd Webber and Andrea Bocelli.

2000-2003: Mainstream success

Harem

Later albums, including Return to Eden, Eden and La Lune The style of "Time to Say Goodbye" is obviously different from "Time to Say Goodbye", and more and more pop elements are incorporated. Among them, "Eden" peaked at No. 65 on the US Billboard 200, and "La Luna" peaked at No. 17. In addition, both albums topped the Billboard crossover chart. In 2001, Brightman released the classical-style selection album "Golden Selection" "Classics". Her 2003 album "One Thousand and One Nights" "Harem" broadened a new musical field: dance-style Middle Eastern music. The album peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the crossover chart. While releasing the album, Brightman also embarked on a global tour. Her concerts were amazing with stunning stage effects. In 2000 and 2001, Brightman has been among the most influential British musicians in the United States. The U.S. tour of the album "La Luna" grossed $12.2 million. The 2004 "Harem" concert grossed US$60 million at the global box office, including US$15 million in North America.

2006 to present

In 2006, Brightman sang at the Beijing New Year Concert: "Les Filles De Cadiz", "Anytime, Anywhere" "Anytime Anywhere", the musical "West Side Story" (West Side Story) selections "Feel Pretty", "I Feel Pretty" and "Tonight", "Time to say goodbye", the musical "Soft and Beautiful" "My Fair Lady" excerpt "I Could Have Danced All Night". Published her first MV collection "Diva: The Video Collection" since her debut. At the same time, a collection of her best-selling singles "Diva: The Singles Collection" was also released and once again topped the US Billboard crossover chart. On October 25, 2006, Brightman sang at the Nanning Dadi Feige concert: "Anytime Anywhere", "Time to say goodbye", the musical "Evita" (Evita) Excerpt "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" from "Don't Cry For Me Argentina". In July 2007, Brightman participated in the "Concert to Commemorate the Tenth Anniversary of Princess Diana's Death". More than 15 million viewers across the UK watched the performance through broadcast. In the same month, she came to Shanghai, China to participate in the Live Earth concert. She sang: "Nessun Dorma", "Nessun Dorma", "The Moon", "La Luna" and "Time to say goodbye". In August, Brightman sang "Running" from "Mercedes" at the opening ceremony of the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan.

In January 2008, Brightman released her first album in five years - the slightly gothic "Symphony", which was a cover of the German band Silbermond's "Verschwende Deine Zeit" album. "Symphonie"; "Canto Della Terra" is another collaboration with crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli; "Sanvean" is a cover of "Sanvean (I'm Your Shadow)" by the dark wave group Dead Can Dance; "I Will Be With You ( "Where The Lost Ones Go)" is a cover of Sissel's song of the same name. It is a collaboration with Chris Thompson on the single disc (Sildes Myth has recommended it), and this album is a re-recording with Kiss frontman Paul Stanley. version; "Schwere Tr?ume" is adapted from the work of Austrian composer and conductor Mahler; "Sarai Qui" is a cover of the theme song "There You'll Be" from the movie "Pearl Harbor" sung by Faith Hill, with Italian tenor Alessandro Safina sings the chorus; "Storia D'amore" seems to come from the Italian movie of the same name; "Let It Rain" is indeed not a cover; "Attesa" is a piece inspired by Pietro Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana"; "Pasión" "From the theme song of the Mexican TV series "Pasión", a Spanish love song, performed in collaboration with Fernando Lima; the single "Running" is adapted from Holst's "The Planets" Sarah Brightman Sarah Brightman's voice has always been It's so outstanding, apart from admiring, the only thing I can do is listen! The album also created Brightman's highest ranking of an album on the Billboard 200 chart - No. 13. The tour of the same name also started in Mexico in November 2008. The total box office of this tour in North America exceeded The tour raised US$10 million and became one of the most successful tours in North America in 2008. The tour moved to East Asia from February to April 2009. The tour cities in mainland China include Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taipei is also the city of this tour. That same year, she also played the role of Blind Mag in the film "Repo! The Genetic Opera", which was adapted from the rock musical of the same name. On August 8, 2008, Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan sang the Olympic theme song "You and Me" in English and Chinese at the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. On November 4, Brightman released her first Christmas album "A Winter Symphony". In January 2009, Brightman was appointed as the publicity ambassador for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo EXPO in the UK. 2009 Concert Live (20 photos) Ambassador. In July, Brightman starred in her own eponymous role in the movie "Amalfi: Megami No 50-Byou", a special production for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Fuji TV in Japan. At the same time, Japan also released a Brightman collection - "Amalfi - Sarah Brightman Love Songs". In the same year, Brightman filmed the comedy-romance musical film "Cosi" in Scotland, in which he played a female conductor.

In November 2009, Brightman sang in Japanese for the first time the theme song "Stand Alone" of the Japanese NHK TV historical drama "Saka no Shang no Cloud". The original soundtrack of the drama was composed by the famous Japanese musician Hisaishi Let him take charge. In February 2010, Sarah Brightman's new single offered her most sincere blessings. This was the song "Shall be done" that she sang in collaboration with a manufacturer during the Winter Olympics. In the MV, there was a sound coming from the forest through the mountains. Suddenly, across the fields, it came to the ears of the children. Some children opened the window and stuck their heads out, while others stopped and turned around. Everyone was curious about where the ethereal sound was, and each walked towards the mysterious forest to find the source of the sound. , welcome you to explore the secret realm in the forest and participate in Hunan Satellite TV's Spring Festival Gala in 2011.

Major Events

●Born on August 14, 1960 in London, England, she is the eldest daughter of six children. ●She started learning to dance at the age of three and attended Elmhurst Ballet School and London College of Arts Education. ●At the age of thirteen, he participated in the performance of the play "I and Albert" at the Picadilly Theater in London. ●At the age of sixteen, he was one of the dancers in the TV show "Pan's people". ●At the age of eighteen, she joined Aroene Phillops' dance group Hot Gossip, and won her first UK Top 10 single with "I Lose My Heart to a Starship Troop", in which she was the lead singer. ●In 1981, Sarah participated in the premiere of the famous musical "Cats". ●In 1982, she participated in the production and starred in a well-received children's opera "The Nightingale". ●In 1984, she once again participated in Andrew Roy Webber's musical "Phantom of the Opera". ●In 1985, she premiered and recorded Andrew Loyweber's classical music "Requiem" in London and New York. The male lead singer with her was Domingo, one of the three major tenors today. . She was also nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best New Classical Artist" for this performance. This year she married Roy Weber. ●In 1986, Her Majesty's Theater in London launched "The Phantom of the Opera," one of the most famous musicals of this century. Sarah starred in Christine, the most unforgettable heroine in history. This performance pushed her acting career to its first peak. ●In January 1988, "The Phantom of the Opera" was performed on Broadway in the United States for the first time, and Sarah's charm conquered the New World. She was nominated for Best Actress at the Drama Desk Awards. In the same year, she recorded an art song album "The Trees They Grow So High" for EMI Classics, singing British folk songs adapted by British composer Britton. , this album won considerable acclaim for her further classical vocal singing. ●In 1989, he recorded the album "The Song That Got Away". ●In 1990, the album "As I Came 0f Age" was recorded. In the same year, she starred in Roy Webber's new work "Perspectives on Love" which was released in December of that year, and at the same time participated in the "Loy Webber Musical Works" US tour that lasted until the following year. ●In 1992, he participated in the "Loy Weber Musical Works" Japan tour. In the same year, he sang "Forever Friends", the closing theme song of the Barcelona Olympics that year, with Carreras, one of the three tenors. ●In 1993, the album "Dive" was released. ●In 1994, he went to Japan to hold a concert with Domingo ***. ●In 1995, the album "Fly" was released. At the end of the same year, he was invited to perform at the farewell match of German boxing champion Musk. ●In 1997, the album "Forever" and the single "Farewell Time" of the same name swept the global record market at the same time, setting an astonishing sales record of more than 2.5 million copies. ●In December 1998, the solo album "Return to Eden" (Eden) was released.

●In April 2000, "La Luna" was released. A global tour of the same name begins. With the release of the new album "Moonlight", Sarah Brightman's name once again swept the world music scene, ranking first in the Billboard classical crossover ranking and in the top 20 of the singles chart. ●At the end of 2001, "Classics" was released. ●In May 2003, the latest album "One Thousand and One Nights" (Harem) was released. Harem is a journey of musical fantasy based on Middle Eastern legends. The entire album presents the vast desert, boundless space and the feeling of peace and spirituality. This album may be Sarah Brightman's This is her most unique and personal work to date, showcasing not only her talent as a composer, but also her passionate creative vision and unparalleled vocals. ●On May 30, 2004, Sarah Brightman held her first concert in mainland China in Beijing. ●In 2007, the latest album "Symphony" was released. "You And Me"

●On August 8, 2008, the 29th Summer Olympic Games grandly opened at the Beijing National Stadium. Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan sang the theme song "You and Me" together. ●In November 2008, the first Christmas album "A Winter Symphony" was released. ●The highest-selling single in wireless music in 2008: "You And Me" by Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman, downloaded 5.73 million times in a single day, with a total download volume of 11,455,314 times ●"Amalfi—Sarah Brightman Love Songs" released in 2009● Recently in 2009, Brightman's "Bella Voce", authorized by EMI and distributed by GreenHill, was released. ●In November 2009, Brightman sang in Japanese for the first time the theme song "Stand Alone" of the Japanese NHK TV historical drama "Saka no Shang no Cloud". The original soundtrack of the drama was composed by a famous Japanese musician Joe Hisaishi is in charge. ●Started a new tour in Latin America from October 2009 SARAH BRIGHTMAN IN CONCERT ●Released the single "Shall be done" in February 2010 ●Started a new tour in Asia from October 2010 ●January 27, 2011 Participated in Hunan Satellite TV’s Little New Year’s Eve Gala.