Which Welsh 12 year old sang at Michael Jackson's memorial concert in the USA?
"he placed his hand on the casket, but managed to finish. Following Usher, a clip from ""The Ed Sullivan Show"" in 1969 featuring the Jackson 5's rendition of The Miracles' ""Who's Lovin' You"" was shown. Following this, the song's composer and Miracles lead singer, Smokey Robinson, spoke about and made joking remarks about the Jackson 5 covering his song, and continued with a speech. Shaheen Jafargholi from ""Britain's Got Talent"" then performed the song. Jackson choreographer Kenny Ortega presented Jafargholi, honored Jackson, and introduced the final performance of the memorial, which Jackson had been slated to perform during the ""This"
"Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert was a music benefit concert which was held on 8 October 2011 at the 74,500 seater Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The concert was dedicated to American entertainer Michael Jackson, who died on 25 June 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, and celebrated the 40th anniversary of his solo career. The concert helped to raise awareness and funds for AIDS Project Los Angeles and The Prince's Trust. The event was already in ""advanced stages"" in April 2011, when it was presented to the majority of"
"and their account to the court was 'wholly unbelievable'. Quickdraw was awarded damages of £5 million and costs of in excess of £700,000 Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert Michael Forever – The Tribute Concert was a music benefit concert which was held on 8 October 2011 at the 74,500 seater Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The concert was dedicated to American entertainer Michael Jackson, who died on 25 June 2009 after suffering a cardiac arrest, and celebrated the 40th anniversary of his solo career. The concert helped to raise awareness and funds for AIDS Project Los"
"with hosts Carson Daly and Christina Milian along with the show contestants singing background vocals. Each person in the ensemble held up a card that displayed the name and age of one of the people lost in the tragedy. American entertainer Adam Sandler performed an off-color parody of ""Hallelujah"" in December 2012 at Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of . Sandler's version contained numerous references to Hurricane Sandy and contemporary events in local culture, sports and politics. On 31 May 2015, a 167-piece operatic choir, Côr Glanaethwy, sang a rendition in Welsh in the final of"
"had already charted a song and was therefore no longer considered an amateur. Holborn has performed at many events in Wales such as Party in the Park 2002 and the Millennium Stadium meeting. Since the competition, she has performed to help raise funds for various charities in the UK. Holborn released her latest single ""If I Could"" on various sites on 5 August 2012. Holborn was a pupil at Pontnewynydd Primary School when she started her professional singing career, and became the youngest singer in Guinness World Records. Demi Holborn Demi Ann-Marie Holborn (born 27 May 1992) is a Welsh"
"at the Michael Jackson Heal the world charity launch Sponsored by Pepsi. Michael Jackson was in attendance. He made his west end debut at age eleven in the children's chorus of Carmen Jones at the Old Vic directed by Simon Callow. The following year he went on to play one of the snow children in the Olivier award winning production of carousel at the Royal National Theatre. At 16 he was accepted onto the Musical Theatre course at Art's Educational London School, where he was the recipient of the Ned Sherrin Award for Most Outstanding All Round Performance in his"
"were visiting their son. He was survived by his wife, their daughter Gladys Vermilya, and their son Don Beddoe, who was appearing in ""Father Malachy's Miracle"" at the St. James Theatre at the time of his father's death. Beddoe recorded 23 songs between 1911 and 1928. These include: Dan Beddoe Dan Theophilus Beddoe (16 March 1863 – 26 December 1937) was a Welsh tenor, particularly known for his performances in oratorio over a career spanning 50 years. Beddoe was born in Aberdare in the Cynon Valley of Wales to Gwenllian Theophilus and Thomas Beddoe. At the age of 19 he"
"Paul Child (singer) Paul Child (born Paul Michael Thomas) is a Welsh singer who lives in Bridgend, Wales. Paul sang in a number of rock bands as a teenager and moved on to work on the circuit in Tenerife. In 1996 Child returned to Wales and continued his career. Best known for his involvement with Welsh rugby, Paul has sung the Welsh National Anthem at many of the Wales international rugby matches at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Paul's music has been influenced by many Welsh stars including David Alexander and Tom Jones. Paul Child's Albums are sold online and"
"tune to his father, Evan James was able to compose the words which are the present-day Welsh national anthem. It is likely that James senior was inspired by the fact that two of his brothers had emigrated to the United States and had written in praise of their adoptive country and urging him to join them. A memorial to Evan James and his son, in the form of two figures, representing Poetry and Music, stands in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. Evan's face is shown alongside that of his son, but appears younger because the photographs available to the sculptor, Goscombe John,"
"George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. He was widely known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit Wham! singles such as ""Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"" and ""Last Christmas"" and solo albums such as ""Faith"" (1987) and ""Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1"" (1990). Michael achieved seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one songs on the"
"Silvy De Bie Silvy De Bie (born 4 January 1981 in Heist-op-den-Berg), also known as Sil (stylised as SIL) or Silvy Melody is a Belgian singer. She was previously a vocalist for the dance band Sylver. Silvy became a Flanders child star when she was nine years old. She sang ""Ben"" (a Michael Jackson song written by Walter Scharf), on the Flemish showbiz TV show ""De Kinderacademie"" (child academy). This show was not a contest, but an entertainment program, where children between 4 and 12 years old could perform an act (sing act, dance act, telling a little fairy tale"
"Jennavive Jackson Jennavive Jackson (born October 3, 1987) is an American singer and songwriter, independent recording artist.[1] At times she has been active in Germany as well as the USA. Raised in a large family on a farm in Northern California, her first exposure to music was in church.[2] After the events of 9/11, Jackson enlisted in the United States Air Force.[10] On active duty, she served in S. Korea, Germany, and California, as well as completed 2 tours of duty in Salerno, Afghanistan. While stationed overseas in Germany, she was selected for a USO style tour for the United"
"Michael Jackson (English singer) Michael Jackson is a UK male singer who was lead vocalist with the heavy metal band Satan/Pariah. Jackson was born in Lancaster, Lancashire in 1964 to parents Estelle and Michael Jackson. He was brought up by his mother in Morecambe, Lancashire from an early age. A fanatical Queen fan Jackson dreamed of being a rock singer like his idol Freddie Mercury. Entering the Merchant Navy straight from school he spent five years sailing all over the world while singing with the band Rough Edge between assignments. Eventually he decided to answer an advertisement, learned the required"
"Tessie O'Shea Teresa Mary ""Tessie"" O'Shea (13 March 1913 – 21 April 1995) was a Welsh entertainer and actress. Born in Cardiff to James Peter O'Shea, a soldier who was the son of Irish emigrants, and his wife Nellie Theresa Carr, Tessie O'Shea was reared in the British music hall tradition. She performed on stage as early as age six, billed as ""The Wonder of Wales"". By her teens she was known for her popular BBC Radio broadcasts and appeared on stages in Britain and South Africa. She frequently finished her act by singing and playing a banjolele in the"
"Lucie Jones Lucie Bethan Jones (born 20 March 1991) is a Welsh singer, actress, and model. Jones first came to prominence while competing on series 6 of ""The X Factor UK"" in 2009, where she finished eighth. She represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song ""Never Give Up on You"", finishing with 111 points in 15th place, the country's best result since 2011. Jones was born in Pentyrch, a small village outside of Cardiff. In 2007, she attended the World Scout Jamboree as a Scout, and was the main performer singing ""Jambo"", the theme"
"in New York City's Carnegie Hall on 16 January 2012. Jenkins conducted from the podium and John H. Briggs, Sr. conducted the Children's Chorus from a seated position. Briggs was the Choral Arts Conductor of one of the participating schools and its two choruses: ""Il Bel Canto"" and ""Die Meistersingers"" of Gwynn Park Middle School, Maryland. Additional concerts in the UK and US took place later in the year. Jenkins composed the music for the 2012 BBC Wales series ""The Story of Wales"" presented by Huw Edwards. A work entitled ""The Healer – A Cantata For St Luke"" was premiered"
"major supermarkets in Wales. Child self-financed this album at a cost of £2500 and it became the biggest-selling independently released album in Wales. This album became the official album for the Welsh Rugby Union. This 'Best Of' Compilation Double CD Paul Child (singer) Paul Child (born Paul Michael Thomas) is a Welsh singer who lives in Bridgend, Wales. Paul sang in a number of rock bands as a teenager and moved on to work on the circuit in Tenerife. In 1996 Child returned to Wales and continued his career. Best known for his involvement with Welsh rugby, Paul has sung"
"Noel Sullivan Noel Sullivan (born 28 July 1980 as Noel-John Hayes, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh singer and actor. He was a member of the British pop group Hear'Say. Like the other members of the group, he won his part through the talent show ""Popstars"". Sullivan grew up in Cardiff having trained as a chorister and came from a strong choral background. He understudied for the Welsh National Opera and performed in choirs, before finishing his A levels and touring the United States with The Black Mountain Male Chorus of Wales when he was aged 18, as a musical theatre"
"received Classic Brit Awards as Album of the Year. She has also been seen widely in concert, including performing for British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. She has also sung at sporting events, on television shows and in support of many charities. In Spring 2012, she competed on the U.S. television show ""Dancing with the Stars"", finishing in second place, behind NFL Super Bowl champion Donald Driver. Jenkins was born in Neath, Wales, where she and her sister Laura were raised by their parents Selwyn John and Susan. She attended Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School in Neath, Dwr-y-Felin"
"Holly Holyoake Holly Holyoake (born 31 December 1988) is a Welsh classical music singer from Duffryn, Newport. A soprano, she has been likened to fellow Welsh performer Katherine Jenkins. Her career is following a similar path to Jenkins and she has performed before the Wales national rugby union team matches at the Millennium Stadium. She considers American tenor Mario Lanza her inspiration. Holyoake's debut album, ""When Dreams Have Wings"", was self-released in 2002 with the catalogue number HRH1, and recorded when she was just 14. In 2004 Holyoake performed with Hayley Westenra in Cardiff. She came to prominence in August"
"tours); and sons Karac Pendragon (1972–1977), and Logan Romero (1979). The couple divorced in August 1983. In 1977, during Led Zeppelin's US tour, his five-year-old son Karac died. The song ""All My Love"", co-written by Jones, is a tribute to him. Plant is interested in Welsh history. He donated money to the creation of a bronze statue of the Welsh prince, Owain Glyndŵr, at Pennal Church, near Machynlleth, in Wales, unveiled in September 2004. He is also believed to have contributed funds to a slate carving of Glyndŵr's coat of arms at the Celtica museum in Machynlleth. Plant is part"
"""Powtórka z Odysei,"" recalled Homer's Odyssey, while the ballad ""Lalka"" masterfully retells Boleslaw Prus's second novel of the same name, ""The Doll"".). He often performed before contrastingly different audiences: groups of friends in their homes, campus venues, and large concert halls in Poland, the rest of Europe and America. Kaczmarski was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in 2002. He died in a hospital in Gdańsk in 2004. Jacek Kaczmarski Jacek Kaczmarski (22 March 1957, Warsaw – 10 April 2004, Gdańsk) was a Polish singer, songwriter, poet and author. He was the son of painter Anna Trojanowska-Kaczmarska, a Pole of Jewish background,"
"Stonewall Jackson (musician) Stonewall Jackson (born November 6, 1932) is an American country singer, guitarist and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's ""golden"" honky tonk era in the 1950s and early 1960s. Jackson, born in Tabor City, North Carolina, is the youngest of three children. Stonewall is not a nickname; he was named after the Confederate Gen. Thomas ""Stonewall"" Jackson. Some publicity for the singer claimed he was a descendant of the general, although this is extremely unlikely. (General Jackson's only descendants are through his daughter Julia's marriage to William Edmund Christian, and these descendants consequently do not"
"in Sussex aged 73. Dai Francis (singer) Dai Francis (23 August 1930 – 27 November 2003) was a Welsh singer, best known for his performances with the Black and White Minstrels. Francis was born in Glynneath, Glamorgan, the son of a music hall entertainer. Dai himself began performing at the age of ten, ""blacking up"" to sing Dixieland-style numbers. He left school at fourteen to work for the National Coal Board. During National Service with the RAF in 1946-49, where he served alongside Barry Took, Francis played in a forces band. He later began touring as an entertainer and married"
"Michael Jones (Welsh-French musician) Michael Jones (born 28 January 1952) is a Welsh singer, guitarist, and songwriter who lives in France. He has made several hit albums and toured as trio Fredericks Goldman Jones (formed by Michael Jones, French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman and American singer Carole Fredericks) and collaborated on a number of songs with Goldman. Jones was born in Welshpool of a Welsh father, John Merick Jones (who landed in Normandy during World War II) and a Norman mother, Simone Lalleman. As a young man, he studied drums and guitar. In 1966, he started his first group: Urban District"
"Katherine Jenkins Katherine Maria Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano singer and songwriter. She is a classical-crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music, modelled and taught voice. She came to wide public attention in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour of Pope John Paul II's silver jubilee. Since 2004, she has released numerous albums that have performed well on British and foreign charts. In both 2005 and 2006, her albums"
"hours 26 minutes. Jenkins was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for her services to music and for charitable services. Katherine Jenkins Katherine Maria Jenkins (born 29 June 1980) is a Welsh mezzo-soprano singer and songwriter. She is a classical-crossover singer who performs across a spectrum of operatic arias, popular songs, musical theatre and hymns. After winning singing competitions in her youth, Jenkins studied at the Royal Academy of Music, modelled and taught voice. She came to wide public attention in 2003 when she sang at Westminster Cathedral in honour"
"(including two in the traditionally-black Soul/R&B category), and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations. George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham! and later embarked on a solo career. He was widely known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, including hit Wham! singles such as ""Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"" and ""Last Christmas"" and solo albums such as ""Faith"" (1987) and ""Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1"" (1990). Michael achieved"
"been used by those in the arts, sport and business to show a sense of patriotism or recognition with Wales. During the 1999 Rugby World Cup, which was hosted in Wales, the opening ceremony used the motif of the dragon several times, though most memorably, the flag was worn on a dress by Welsh singer Shirley Bassey. Other musicians to have used the flag, include Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers, who will often drape the Welsh flag over amps when playing live, and Cerys Matthews who has worn the image on her clothes, while classical singer Katherine Jenkins has"
"where he, and the original eleven ""This Is It"" dancers were back-up dancers for the performance. It is said that this performance was how Michael Jackson was set to perform the song at his London concerts. Kenny Ortega was the director of the memorial service. Chucky also choreographed Disney's Friends for Change. Chucky recently finished his stint as judge in the Australian TV show Young Talent Time with Australian singer Tina Arena. Klapow is Filipino-American. His mother is of a Filipino descent. His father has Russian background. His sister, Kimberly Klapow, has appeared with him in all 3 High School"
"as they claimed the concert would distract from the involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, Jackson's former doctor. Randy and Jermaine issued the following statement in opposition to the event: While we wholeheartedly support the spirit of a tribute that honours our brother, we find it impossible to support an event that is due to take place during the criminal trial surrounding Michael's death. As everyone knows, those proceedings commence 20 September, and this Michael Forever concert takes place in Cardiff, Wales, on 8 October. In light of this, we feel it is inappropriate to be involved with such"
"overall life. I was a 12-year-old boy who was hurt by his family and ignored by people at school. Michael would sit and talk to me for hours and he would listen. Then he would get bored. The biggest thing that Michael's done to children is befriending the ones that are in need and then abandoning them."" When Jackson died, Feldman dedicated a Los Angeles hospital concert with his rock band Truth Movement to the singer. Feldman told the crowd Jackson was watching over the show. ""I didn't feel I could pull myself together to do a show tonight,"" Feldman"
"benefit concert in Modena, Italy. The show was in support of the nonprofit organization War Child, and raised a million dollars for the refugees of Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia, and additional funds for the children of Guatemala. Later that month, Jackson organized a series of ""Michael Jackson & Friends"" benefit concerts in Germany and Korea. Other artists involved included Slash, The Scorpions, Boyz II Men, Luther Vandross, Mariah Carey, A. R. Rahman, Prabhu Deva Sundaram, Shobana, Andrea Bocelli, and Luciano Pavarotti. The proceeds went to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, the Red Cross and UNESCO. From August 1999 through 2000, he"