Claire Pilling

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Claire is a sophisticated Professional singer with over 20 years experience performing at Events across the Uk: North West Based
Wigan
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I have been a professional singer working internationally and across the uk as a solo artist and vocalist working with many bands and musicians for over 20 years. (About me) I first got into music as a child singing with local bands doing covers and some original songwriting projects which were very successful in igniting my love for music. Although I loved this I really had a strong drive to travel and continually improve my passion for singing. I then went to college and onto University to make best use of my developing skill set as I wanted to meet people, travel, network and to learn how to take my performance to the next level. After graduation I toured and worked with many corporate bands and amazing musicians in the Uk and Internationally: my journey has been blessed! Singing and entertaining is my absolute pleasure and passion! I get to do my favourite things every single day, that's is a blessing! I have also appeared on TV, festivals and radio as a professional singer, in addition to doing backing vocals for noted bands: (Starsailor/ John Robb/ Kirk Brandon/ Gordon Hendricks/ What The Floyd/ Snake Davies/ Nearly DanUK) Highlights Include: Performing on BBC's Songs of Praise, Edinburgh Fringe/ Sky Arts Tv/ BBC 6 music/ XS radio: Blue Dot Festival/ Beautiful days Festival and Kendal Calling. With a huge back catalogue of popular music repertoire and creative covers, I can create a really special atmosphere at your event and can provide additional music (Duo: pianist & DJ Set) Each performance and gig I do now as a solo show is tailored made to cater for your special event with the vision you want from Corporate events to Private parties (you can request any style of music for your party-but please do in advance) Themed parties: 20’s: 30’s, 40’s - present day! Fancy Dress Christmas/ St Patricks/ Halloween/ Dress: 80’s/ Dance/ Screen & Film/ Eurovision & Pride Birthday parties: 30’s -100th! Engagement, Weddings, Anniversaries Let me share my passion and love for music with you! Past Performances: Venues Arley Hall: Northwich Cheshire Alexanders Live-Chester Barrowlands-Glasgow Birmingham: Conservatoire Blackpool Winter Gardens Buxton Opera House Butlins - Skegness Castlefield Bowl - Manchester Chester Town Hall Crewe lyceum-Theatre Crewe Hall Cinnamon Club - Altrincham Deanwood Manor - Orrel Epstein Theatre-Liverpool Hilton: Blackpool/ Chester/ Warrington/ Liverpool/ London Home MCR Golf Clubs ( Ashton/ Bolton/ Bury/ Chorley/ Lymm/ Preston/ Southport) Glee Club - Nottingham Granada Studios-Manchester Grange Hotel - Grange Over sands Hampton Pool- London Islingon Asssembly Hall - London Kazimier - Liverpool Kimpton Clock Tower Hotel Manchester Lowry Theatre - Salford Ludlow Castle Manchester Town Hall O2 Ritz- Manchester Peckforton Castle-Cheshire Prestatyn-Pontins Queens Tennis Club - London Rainford Village Hall Radisson - Appleton Rebellion-Manchester Samlesbury Hall-Preston Stockport Plaza - Stockport The Midland - Manchester Tacchi Morris Arts Centre-Somerset Waterside- Sale The Met- Bury Village - Bury Voodoo Rooms-Edinburgh

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Gary D
10 months ago, for a Bar / Club / Venue event in Swan St
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5 out of 5

Claire has been the eleventh member of Nearly Dan (Steely Dan tribute show) for well over 15 years. Any time we need a dep singer for our two backing singers she has been able to step in sometimes at the last minute if needed taking either of the parts. I can honestly say the whole band really look forward to working with Claire. She brings a great spirit and energy to every performance which always gives our band a real lift. (See video from Band on the Wall 2023) I am more than happy to confirm to anyone that Claire is a consummate professional as a performer or in her vocal coach work. All the very best Gary Davies Band Manager & Musical director Nearly Dan

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Sarah M
10 months ago, for a Bar / Club / Venue event in Swan St
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5 out of 5

Claire has been the regular dep for our band, Nearly Dan, for a number of years, playing in theatres all over the UK. On every occasion, she has given accurate & artistic performances. Her versatile voice and incredible range ensures we book her again & again! Her last booking with us was at Band on the Wall on June 17th - she took the roof off!

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Claire's Song list

(REPERTOIRE SPANS FROM 1900'S - 2023 COVERING Jazz/ Musical Theatre/ Classical: All contemporary music genres listed below)
At Last: Etta James (POP JAZZ)
All of me: John Legend (SOUL POP)
A little Respect: Erasure (SYNTH POP/ DANCE-POP)
All that Jazz: Chicago (MUSICAL THEATRE)
Aint Nobody: Chaka Khan (HIP HOP-R&B)
All I want for Christmas is you: Mariah Carey (SEASONAL)
All night Long: Lionel Ritchie (DANCE POP)
A Million Dreams: Greatest Showman (MUSICAL THEATRE)
As it was: Harry Styles (SYNTH POP)
All Right Now: Free (HARD ROCK)
Angels: Robbie Williams (POP ROCK)
Beautiful: Christina Aguilera (POP)
Be my Baby - Ronettes (POP R&B)
Band of Gold- Freda Payne (SOUL)
Believe: Cher (DANCE POP)
Blue Suede Shoes: Elvis (ROCK & ROLL)
Blinding Lights: The Weekend (SYNTH POP)
BitterSweet Symphony: The Verve (ALT ROCK)
Big Spender: Shirley Bassey (MUSICAL THEATRE)
Back to Black: Amy Winehouse (SOUL)
Can't get you outta my head: Kylie Minogue (DANCE POP)
Can't Hurry Love: Supremes/ Phil Collins (POP/SOUL)
Chiquitita: Abba (EUROPOP)
City of Stars: La La Land (MUSICAL THEATRE)
Close to you: the Carpenters (POP/SOFT ROCK)
Come on Eileen: Dexy's Midnight Runners (POP)
Crazy Little Thing called love: Queen (ROCK AND ROLL)
Cry to me: Solomon Burke (SOUL)
Daniel: Elton John (SOFT ROCK)
Dancing Queen: Abba (EUROPOP)
Dancing in the Dark: Bruce Springsteen (DANCE -ROCK)
Delilah: Tom Jones (POP BALLAD)
Do I do: Stevie Wonder (POST-DISCO)
Do I love You: Frank Wilson (NORTHERN SOUL)
Don't you Want me: Human League (POP)
Don't Know Why: Norah Jones (JAZZ-POP)
Don't Stop: Fleetwood Mac (POP ROCK)
Dream A little Dream of me: Ella Fitzgerald (JAZZ POP)
Every time we Say Goodbye: Ella Fitzgerald (JAZZ)
Feeling Good: Nina Simone (JAZZ)
Fever: Peggy Lee (JAZZ)
Flowers: Miley Cyrus (DISCO POP)
From This Moment: Shania Twain (COUNTRY POP)
Georgia: Ray Charles (POP)
Girl From Ipanema: Astrud Gilberto (JAZZ)
Gimme Gimme: Abba (EUROPOP)
Gold only Knows: Beach Boys (POP)
Go your own way: Fleetwood Mac (ROCK)
Get Happy: Judy Garland (JAZZ)
Green Green Grass: Tom Jones (COUNTRY)
Hallelujah: Jeff Buckley/ Alexandra Burke (POP)
Happy: Pharrel (SOUL)
Heaven: DJ Sammy (EURODANCE)
Here Comes the Sun: The Beatles (POP ROCK)
Hey Jude: The Beatles (POP ROCK)
Hey Laura: Gregory Porter (JAZZ)
Hero: Mariah Carey (POP)
Hit me Baby One more time: Britney Spears (POP)
Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder (FUNK)
I only Wanna be with you: Dusty Springfield (POP)
I'm still standing: Elton John (POP)
I'm a believer: The Monkee's (POP)
In these Shoes: Kirsty Macoll (POP)
I heard it Through the Grapevine: Marvin Gaye (MOTOWN)
I feel Good: Jame Brown (FUNK)
It Must be love: Madness (POP)
I just called to say I love you: Stevie Wonder (POP)
Isn't she Lovely: Stevie Wonder (POP)
I say a little Prayer: Aretha Franklyn (SOUL)
I put a Spell on you: Screaming Jay Hawkins/ Nina Simone (SOUL-JAZZ)
I Try: Macy Gray (POP)
I wanna be like you: Jungle Book (JAZZ)
I will always Love you: Whitney Houston (POP BALLAD )
Jolene: Dolly Parton (COUNTRY)
Kiss from a Rose: Seal (ROCK-SOUL)
Kingston Town: UB40 (REGGAE)
Let There be Love: Nat King Cole (JAZZ)
Let's Dance - David Bowie - (DANCE POP)
La Vie En Rose - Lady Gaga (JAZZ)
Lady is a Tramp: Frank Sinatra (JAZZ)
Like a Prayer: Madonna (POP)
Look of love: Dusty Springfield (BOSSA NOVA POP)
Lovestory: Taylor Swift (POP)
Love is a Losing Game: Amy Winehouse (SOUL)
Lullaby of Birdland: Sarah Vaughan (JAZZ)
Materialgirl: Madonna (POP)
Memory: Cats (MUSICAL THEATRE)
Make you feel my love: Adele (POP)
Man I feel Like a Woman: Shania Twain (POP)
Million Reasons: Lady Gaga (POP)
My Girl - Temptations (SOUL)
My baby just care for me: Nina Simone (JAZZ)
My Heart will go on: Celine Dion (POP)
Mr Brightside: Killers (ALTERNATIVE ROCK)
Murder on the Dancefloor: Sophie Ellis Bextor (DANCE POP)
Never Gonna Give you up: Rik Astley (POP)
Never Let her Slip Away: Andrew Gold (SOFT ROCK)
New York New York: Frank Sinatra (JAZZ)
Night in Tunisia: Ella Fitzgerald (JAZZ)
Nine to five: Dolly Parton (POP)
Nothing Compares to You: Sinead O'Connor (POP BALLAD)
Over the Rainbow: Eva Cassidy (ACOUSTIC)
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps: Doris Day (POP)
Proud Mary: Tina Turner (SOUL ROCK)
Padam: Kylie Minogue (DANCE POP)
Peaceful Easy Feeling: Eagles (COUNTRY ROCK)
Perfect: Ed Sheeran (POP)
Perfect: Fairground Attraction (POP)
Pokerface: Lady Gaga (POP)
Que Sera - Doris Day (POP)
Rocketman: Elton John (POP)
Rolling in the Deep: Adele (POP)
Reach: S Club 7 (POP)
Relight My Fire - Take That (DANCE POP)
Saving all my love for you: Whitney Houston (POP)
Saturday Night at the Movies: The Drifters (SOUL)
September: Earth, Wind & Fire (DISCO FUNK)
Seventeen Going Under: Sam Fender (INDIE ROCK)
Show Me Love: Robin S (EDM)
Shoop Shoop Song: Cher (POP)
Somewhere Only we Know: Keane/ Lily Allen (POP)
Someone Like you: Adele (POP)
Someone You Loved: Lewis Capaldi (POP)
Summer of 69: Bryan Adams (ROCK)
Sweet Caroline: Neil Diamond (SOFT ROCK)
Sweetest Feeling - Jackie Wilson (SOUL)
Stand by me: Ben E King (SOUL)
Summertime: Ella Fitzgerald (JAZZ)
Top of the World: Carpenters (POP)
Triste: Jobin (JAZZ)
The Best: Tina Turner (POP -ROCK)
The Gambler: Kenny Rogers (COUNTRY)
There must be an Angel: Eurythmics (POP)
Time after Time: Cyndi Lauper (POP)
True Blue: Madonna (SOUL)
Twist and Shout: The Beatles (ROCK AND POP)
Those Were the Days: Mary Hopkin (POP)
Uptown Funk: Mark Ronson (DANCE POP)
Use Somebody: Kings of Leon (ROCK)
Valerie: Amy Winehouse (DANCE POP)
We'll Meet Again: Vera Lynn (POP)
When the Going gets Tough: Billy Ocean (POP)
Will You Still love me Tomorrow: Shirelles/ Carol King (POP)
When I saw her Standing there: The Beatles (ROCK AND POP)
Wake me up before you Gogo: Wham (POP)
WonderWall/ Don't Look back in Anger: Oasis (INDIE)
Waterloo: Abba (EUROPOP)
You Know I'm No Good: Amy Winehouse (SOUL)
Young Hearts Run Free: Candi Staton (DISCO/ DANCE POP)
Yellow: Coldplay (ROCK)
YourSong: Elton John (ROCK AND POP)
You are My Sunshine: Christina Perry (ACOUSTIC)
1999: Prince ( DANCE POP)
(Plus Seasonal listing repertoire available on request: Christmas/ Summer/ Halloween/ New Years)
Musicianship
Genres:
Covers, Christmas, Military, Traditional church music, Electronic, EDM, Electro-Swing, House, Ambient, Irish rock, Traditional Irish folk, Country, Folk, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Gospel, Latin jazz, Blues, Jazz, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Funk, Funk rock, Disco, Hip Hop, Motown, R&B, Top 40, Soul, Vintage
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Event types:
Hotel / Restaurant event, Wedding, Funeral / Memorial service, Private event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Church service, Christmas party, Wedding proposal, Corporate event, Charity event, Recording session, Birthday party
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Other skills:
Arranger, Lyricist, Composer, Songwriter, Actor, Fluent improviser, Singing teaching, Instrumental teaching, Music therapy, Examiner, Community music worker
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