Elizabeth Marvelly
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Elizabeth Lillian Marvelly, born July 5, 1989, is a young soprano from Rotorua, New Zealand. A scholarship student at King's College, Auckland in 2007, Marvelly recently won the New Zealand's Annual Variety Artists Club's Rising Star Award.[1]. Marvelly is currently signed with record label EMI Classics, a subsidiary of EMI Group.
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[edit] Debut Album
Her debut album was released on 3 December 2007 in New Zealand, and on 31st March 2008 in Australia. The self-titled pop-classical album was produced by Carl Doy. In its first week in the New Zealand charts [2] the album went to number 8 after going gold in just five days.
On the album Marvelly sings songs taken from a range of different genres and includes two original pieces. Her song 'When You Are Sad' was reportedly written after a recent case of child abuse in her hometown shocked the nation. She has been quoted as to have said that she "wrote the song with the hope that we, together, can give these kids a better life."
[edit] Live performances
[edit] Tours of New Zealand
In 2006, Marvelly was part of the 'A Knight with a Dame'-tour with Sir Howard Morrison and Dame Malvina Major[1]. In 2007 she was the guest artist for Tim Beveridge's tour of the North Island.
[edit] Hong Kong and Australian appearances
In 2007 Marvelly appeared at a charity gala organized by Michelle Ong during the premiere of The Golden Compass in Hong Kong on December 16 2007 with an audience of multiple Hollywood stars. Later that month she appeared in Sydney's Carols in the Domain.
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[edit] National Anthems
On June 7, 2008, Marvelly performed the New Zealand National Anthem at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington for the All Blacks vs Ireland rugby union Test match. Marvelly's song Tarakihi was also played as the All Blacks entered the field.
[edit] International tours
In April 2008, Marvelly was Paul Potts' guest artist on the New Zealand and Australian legs of his worldwide tour.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Star in tune with Sir Howard" by Eloise Gibson, New Zealand Herald, October 17, 2007 (accessed 2007-10-17)
- ^ RIANZ album chart 10/12/2007