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Chess Taylor

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About Chess Taylor

International wedding and events singer with an "effortless" four octave range
Singer (soprano)
Gerrards Cross
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Chess Taylor is an accomplished international recording artist with a "stunning" soprano voice. She has a wealth of experience in the industry having performed in theatre tours, weddings, funerals, hotels, holiday parks, corporate events and cruise lines. Chess is available for a variety of occasions so please don't hesitate to enquire about any booking requests you may have. Chess began her singing career performing in the production shows for a prestigious hotel in the UK. She then went on to perform on cruise ships for 4 years where she sang in the all singing and dancing shows! Chess then was lucky enough to be a prt of a classical quartet harmony groups which toured UK hotels and even performed as the guest act on major cruise lines. Chess then wanted to pursue her career based back in the UK and has been singing at weddings, funerals, hotels, private and corporate events ever since. At the beginning of 2022 Chess signed to a record label and is now releasing songs into the world. This new venture has opened many doors and Chess is so excited to see where it leads to next. Chess Taylor has a wealth of experience singing at live concerts worldwide and would be delighted to deliver a bespoke performance for your event!

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Chess Taylor's Reviews

From Encore customers:

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Tom H
11 days ago
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5 out of 5

Chess was great! Client was very happy!

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Kevin F
15 days ago
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4.8 out of 5

Wow wow.Firstly Chess is beautiful soul blessed by the muses.Talented beyond belief. She has the most perfect exquisite voice with an amazing range that is totally suitable for contemporary and Opera solo performances. Chess made my husbands funeral so special .Encore are very fortunate to have Chess on they're panel of dedicated Opera stars..highly recommended with reserve. Many thanks to Encore and Chess Taylor for easing my pain after my loss. Dr Kevin Fletcher

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Grant K
1 month ago
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5 out of 5

Really delighted with what a consummate professional Chess was. She is so immensely talented and sang so beautifully it really made out celebration extra special. Most of all when we had some issues - she was really good at being flexible and helping us make sure we had what she needed. Thanks for being so brilliant

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Steve H
2 months ago
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5 out of 5

Chess was amazing, her voice was angelic ..... all our guests commented on how great her singing was. We can highly recommend Chess - thank you Chess for help in making our ceremony so special Steve and B x

Reply from Chess Taylor
2 months ago

Steve it was my absolute pleasure to sing for you and B! Congratulations, it was such a beautiful ceremony. Thank you for your kind words x

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David B
4 years ago, for a Cruise in Fred Olsen Braemar
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5 out of 5

The cabaret Classical Crossover was the best I have witnessed. Starting with Ave Marie the audience were immediately captivated and spell bound. A change of tempo followed with I could have danced all night . Chess interacted with the audience giving information about her choice of songs and what they meant to her. A faultless performance of O Mio Babbino Caro had the audience captivated and spellbound. The rendition of Moon River had you drifting away waltzing on the dance floor. Chess also included Pie Jesu,Wishing you were somehow here again,Time to say goodbye. Finishing with You ll never walk alone the audience were participating ,singing and waving. Everyone was on their feet and the standing ovation was thoroughly deserved. I recommended to Head Office staff who were on the ship to watch Chess and they were delighted with her performance. Chess has a voice that captivates the audience and an aura that you warm too. Given the opportunity Chess has a great future.

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Alan J
4 years ago, for a Cruise in Cruise Ship
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5 out of 5

Chess delivered a very high quality and varied show. The excellence of her singing was highlighted by the range of musical genres included, and her warmth and personality added greatly to the audience's enjoyment.

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Chess Taylor's Song list

Classical/Classical Crossover/Opera
O Mio Babbino Caro - Puccini
Pie Jesu - Andrew Lloyd Webber
Time To Say Goodbye - Francesco Sartori
Nella Fantasia - Ennio Morricone
Ave Maria - Schubert
Nessun Dorma - Pavarotti
Jerusalem - Hymn
Panis Angelicus - Cesar Franck
The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli/Celine Dion
Amazing Grace - Hymn
You Raise Me Up - Celtic Woman
L’amore Sei Tu (I Will Always Love You) - Katherine Jenkins
World In Union - Hayley Westerna
I Could Have Danced All Night - My Fair Lady
If I Loved You - Carousel
You’ll Never Walk Alone - Carousel
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Phantom of the Opera
Think of Me - Phantom of the Opera
To Love You More - Celine Dion
Chandelier - Sia
May it Be - Enya
Never Enough - The Greatest Showman
Love Never Dies - Love Never Dies
Moon River - Frank Sinatra
Somewhere - West Side Story
Danny Boy - Hymn
Run - Leona Lewis
Someone To Watch Over Me - Crazy For You
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Bring Him Home - Les Miserables
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz
The Winner Takes It All - ABBA
Abide With Me - Hymn
How Great Thou Art - Hymn
I Watch The Sunrise - Hymn
Jealous Of The Angels - Donna Taggart
Musical Theatre Set List:
Never Enough - The Greatest Showman
This Is Me - The Greatest Showman
A Million Dreams - The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Show - The Greatest Show
Greatest Showman Medley (Never Enough/This Is Me/From Now On/Never Enough)
I Dreamed a Dream - Les Mis
On My Own - Les Mis
Bring Him Home - Les Mis
I Could Have Danced All Night - My Fair Lady
If I Loved You - Carousel
You’ll Never Walk Alone - Carousel
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Phantom
Think Of Me - Phantom
Love Never Dies - Love Never Dies
Somewhere - West Side Story
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - The Wizard Of OZ
I Got Rhythm - Crazy For You
Someone To Watch Over Me - Crazy For You
The Sound Of Music - The Sound Of Music
Feed The Birds - Mary Poppins
A Spoonful of Sugar - Mary Poppins
The Sound Of Music - The Sound Of Music
The Winner Takes It All - Mamma Mia
My Brother Lived In San Francisco - Elegies
Wait A Bit - Just So
Someone Else’s Story - Chess
Movie In My Mind - Miss Saigon
I Still Believe - Miss Saigon
Memory - Cats
Hopelessly Devoted To You - Grease
I Don’t Know How To Love Him - Jesus Christ Superstar
Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Somebody To Love - We Will Rock You
Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray
The Wizard and I - Wicked
Defying Gravity - Wicked
Popular - Wicked
Mama Who Bore Me - Spring Awakening
Don’t Rain On My Parade - Funny Girl
All That Jazz - Chicago
Roxy - Chicago
Cabaret - Cabaret
What I Did For Love - Chorus Line
Still Hurting - The Last 5 Years
The Trolley Song - Meet Me In St Louis
Anything Goes - Anything Goes
Let It Go - Frozen
Can You Feel The Love Tonight - The Lion King
Part Of Your World - The Little Mermaid
Reflection - Mulan
How Far I’ll Go - Moana
Easy listening:
At Last - Etta James
Come Fly With Me - Sinatra
Fly Me To The Moon - Sinatra
I Get A Kick Out Of You - Sinatra
Fever - Peggy Lee
Sway - Dean Martin
Every Time We Say Goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
My Baby Just Cares - Nina Simone
Single Ladies - Post Modern Jukebox version
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Acoustic Piano version
Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me - Dusty Springfield
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Over The Rainbow - Eva Cassidy
Fields Of Gold - Eva Cassidy
Something - The Beetles
Yesterday - The Beetles
Let It Be - The Beetles
Hey Jude - The Beetles
Your Song - Elton John
Amazed - Lonestar
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley / plus piano romantic version
Fever - Peggy Simon
That’s Amore - Dean Martin
My Way - Sinatra
Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Mamas And The Papas
Moon River - Sinatra
Piece Of My Heart - Dusty Springfield
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
L.O.V.E - Nat King Cole
If I Ain’t Got You - Alicia Keys
My Love Is Your Love - Whitney Houston
Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Lovely Day - Bill Withers (acoustic version)
You To Me Are Everything (acoustic version)
Say A Little Prayer (slow piano track)
Heaven is a Place on Earth (acoustic version)
Signed Sealed Delivered (acoustic version)
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
One And Only - Adele
The Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
Close To You - The Carpenters
What A Wonderful World - Celine Dion version
Top Of The World - The Carpenters
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Hotel California - Eagles
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
Saving All My Love For You - Whitney Houston
Kiss Me - Sixpence None The Richer
Beauty And The Beast - Celine Dion
The Power Of Love - Celine Dion/Jennifer Rush
From This Moment On - Shania Twain
Landslide - The Dixie Chicks
Hallelujah - Alexandra Burke
Make You Feel My Love - Adele
Run - Leona Lewis
Halo - Beyonce
Someone Like You - Adele
How Long Will I Love You - Ellie Goulding
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
How Will I Know - Sam Smith (slow version)
Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse
Man Who Can’t Be Moved - The Script
Sunday Morning - Maroon
I Get To Love You - Ruelle
Candle In The Wind - Elton John
Upbeat:
Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Lipstick On Your Collar - Connie Francis
La Bamba - Los Lobos
Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
Que Sera - Doris Day
I’m a Believer - The Monkees
Let’s Twist Again - Chubby Checker
You Cant Hurry Love - The Supremes
She Loves You - The Beetles
Cant Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
Dancing In The Street - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
December 63 - Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
Do You Love Me - The Contours
9-5 - Dolly Parton
Puppet On A String - Sandie Shaw
Always Something There To Remind Me - Sandie Shaw
I Only Want To Be With You - Dusty Springfield
Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck
Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
River Deep Mountain High - Tina Turner
Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Cher
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
Say A Little Prayer - Aretha Franklin
Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group
You To Me Are Everything - The Real Thing
Young Hearts Run Free - Candi Stanton
I’m So Excited - The pointer Sisters
Sign Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
Last Dance - Donna Summer
Hot Stuff - Donna Summer
Somebody To Love - Queen
Don’t Stop Me now - Queen
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
New York - Frank Sinatra
Beautiful Sunday - Daniel Boone
Mamma Mia - ABBA
Dancing Queen - ABBA
Honey Honey - ABBA
Does Your Mother Know - ABBA
Waterloo - ABBA
Money Money Money - ABBA
Super Trouper - ABBA
SOS - ABBA
Fernando - ABBA
Thank You For The Music - ABBA
Its Raining Men - The Weather Girls
Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Housten
Don’t You Want Me Baby - The Human League
Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics
Venus - Bananarama
Don’t Stop Believing - Journey
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina And The Waves
Freedom - Wham
Material Girl - Madonna
Heaven Is A Place On Earth - Belinda Carlisle
How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
Conga - Gloria Estefan
Simply The Best - Tina Turner
Reach - S Club 7
Wannabe - Spice Girls
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera
Ironic - Alanis Morissette
Don’t Speak - No doubt
Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Man I Feel Like A Woman - Shania Twain
Strong Enough - Cher
Believe - Cher
Let’s Ged Loud - Jennifer Lopez
123 / Get On Your Feel - Gloria Estefan
The Shoop Shoop Song - Cher
Baby One More Time - Britney Spears
Oops I Did It Again - Britney Spears
Valerie - Amy Winehouse
Forget You - CeeLo Green
This Love - Maroon 5
Mercy - Duffy
Happy - Pharell Williams
Murder On The Dance Floor - Sophie Ellis Bextor
Euphoria - Loreen
Stomp - Steps
Freed From Desire - Gala
Black Magic - Little Mix
Titanium - David Guetta
Firework - Katy Perry
I’m A Believer - Smash mouth
Uptown Funk - Bruno Mars
Can’t Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Shut Up And Dance - Walk The Moon
Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne
Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself - Jess Glynne
Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepson
Love On Top - Beyonce
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Havana - Camila Cabello
One Last Time - Ariana Grande
Break Free - Ariana Grande

Chess Taylor's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£200
Up to 1 hour£300
Up to 2 hours£425
Up to 3 hours£550
Packages
Wedding ceremony
This includes 30 minutes leading up to the ceremony, the aisle entrance song, songs for the signing of the register and the exit song.
£375
Drinks reception
2 x 45 minute sets during your drinks reception or wedding breakfast with a 15 minute break in between. I will provide background music between sets.
£450
Surprise Singing Waiter
I will arrive before the guests eat their meal setting up discreet sound equipment and pretend to be one of the waiters. Usually after the guests have finished their main course I will surprise guests with a 20-30 minute set. A classical aria like 'O Mio Babbino Caro' usually is a wonderful opener, followed then by sing along tunes like 'Sweet Caroline' or 'You To Me Are Everything' to have your guests on their feet before they have even finished their meal!
£500
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception
- Music 30 minutes leading up to the service, aisle entrance, signing of the register and exit song. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception.
£650

Add-ons

New song request
+£30
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Showmanship is very important to me and I always give 110%. Performing is what I absolutely love and it translates to the audiences of my shows.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

I have performed on major cruise lines, Warner Leisure Hotels, UK tours in major theatres including New Wimbledon Theatre, weddings, festivals, corporate events and smaller private functions.

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

I am a huge follower of the Classical Crossover scene, so artists like Sarah Brightman, Hayley Westerna, Katherine Jenkins and Josh Groban have always influenced me.

What is the most high profile gig you've performed?

I have performed the 'Last Night Of The Proms' at Little Astonbury festival to crowds of over 3000 people!

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

If you should need to change the timings of the event just let me know! I rarely have more than one booking per day so it should be absolutely fine.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

Of course, I will provide background music in between sets in keeping with the event atmosphere. Please confirm this before the event.

How much time do you need to set up?

It will usually take around 45 minutes to set up the system. A quick sound check and I'm ready to go! I can also provide a playlist before the set to add atmosphere for the guests.

Can I pick the pieces you play from the set list?

Absolutely, you can request any song from my repertoire and we can work towards a great set together.

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I have a full PA system, microphone and backing tracks.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

I am willing to learn specific song requests for £30 each, this allows for rehearsal time, sourcing the backing track etc. But do ask as it may not be on the list but I still know it!
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical crossover, Christmas, Classical, Musical theatre, Opera, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Jazz, Swing, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Disco, Motown, Soul, R&B, Rock, Traditional church music, Film / TV music, Contemporary classical, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Acoustic, Covers, Contemporary Christian, Military, Cabaret, Pop rock
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Event types:
Wedding, Private event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve, Church service, Virtual event
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Other skills:
Actor, Singing teaching
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