| This page contains information about Russell Watson, but is not affiliated in any way with the singer. |
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| Encore is currently available from amazon.co.uk |
| Russell Watson--The Voice--Live is available on video (PAL format for Europe) from amazon.co.uk. |
| Russell Watson--The Voice--Live is also available on DVD (Region 2 for Europe) from amazon.co.uk. |
| At the Classical Brit Awards on May 23, 2002, Russell "Watson beat off competition from Italian opera singer Cecilia Bartoli for his second best-album award for Encore, the only honour voted for by radio listeners. "He also picked up an award for the biggest selling classical album in the UK," reports news.bbc.co.uk. |
| Tony Fell, chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Society, as quoted by BBC News on May 23, 2002, said: "Artists like Russell Watson and The Planets have sort of created a 'third way' between classical and pop, but I don't actually believe that they have done anything for classical music. They've created a market for themselves - I don't believe that has spilled over to making more people buy classical CDs or going to concerts or operas." |
| "Somewhere" sung by Russell Watson is among the selections on the double CD album Classical Brit Awards 2002 that will be released at amazon.co.uk on 27 May 2002. |
| Lulu's new compact disc, Together, available from amazon.co.uk, consists of fourteen duets, one of them with Russell Watson, "The Prayer." |
| NASA has used "Where My Heart Will Take Me," sung by Russell Watson, "to rouse astronauts from their slumbers on the Space Shuttle Endeavour," reports uk.news.yahoo.com. The Star Trek Enterprise soundtrack compact disc is available from amazon.com and from amazon.ca as of 14 May 2002 and from amazon.co.uk as of 15 July 2002. |
| Contact John with questions or comments. Page was updated July 4, 2003. http://www.johnrpierce.com/watson4.html |
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