Singer (soprano)

Ruby Thorne- Singer

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A versatile singer able to adapt to a myriad of vocal styles such as classical, opera, contemporary, musical theatre, jazz, cabaret and pop.
Singer (soprano)
Birmingham
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I am a first-class singer that will elevate your wedding, event, or function with my rich, light voice. I can sing with a full-bodied sound with operatic and musical theatre repertoire but can also sing softly with flexibility in the voice for other genres such as folk or jazz. I was awarded a First-class Bachelor of Music with honours degree specialising in vocal studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in July 2023. Musical highlights include: Soprano at Ex Cathedra choir, Birmingham Soprano in English National Opera's: 'The Nutcracker' Directing, producing and starring in my new Jukebox cabaret show titled: 'A Night of Burlesque with Ruby and the Diamonds', premiered at the Old Joint Stock Pub and Theatre in Birmingham city centre, UK. Choral scholar at St Chad's cathedral, Birmingham city centre, UK Wedding ceremony singer at venues across the West Midlands including St Chad's Cathedral, St Phillip's Cathedral, Bromsgrove, Handsworth, Cotswolds, Coventry, Leamington Spa Residency at Del Villaggio restaurant, Birmingham City centre, UK. Singing a myriad of genres including pop, jazz, soul and easy listening- elevating the dining experience. Performance venues include: Royal Albert Hall London Coliseum Regent's Park Theatre Birmingham Symphony Hall Birmingham Town Hall St Alban's Cathedral, Coventry Cathedral, Shrewsbury Cathedral, Litchfield Cathedral, St Chad's Cathedral Multiple opera roles including: Mrs Jaffett in Britten's 'Noye's Fludde' Pepik in Janacek's 'The Cunning Little Vixen' Kathleen Rode (Pitty) in Stephen McNeff's 'Banished' Geraldine in Samuel Barber's 'A Hand of Bridge'

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Ruby's Reviews

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Tim B
10 months ago, for a Private event in Henley-in-Arden B95
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5 out of 5

Ruby was very professional and an absolute delight. She listened to what we wanted, did her preparation and sung like a dream. I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a singer, particularly any form of small personal gathering.

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Amy W
10 months ago, for a Funeral / Memorial service in Solihull
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5 out of 5

Ruby sang a beautiful rendition of a hymn at my Mum's funeral, perfectly reflecting the style I had requested and providing a touching tribute to the church service. She was professional and easy to communicate with throughout the booking and arrangements ahead of the event that left me confident, which is so important at such a sensitive and emotional time. Her voice is stunning, we couldn't have asked for more.

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Ruby's Song list

POP
ABBA- Dancing queen
ABBA- Chiquitita
ABBA- Gimme gimme
ABBA- I have a dream
ABBA- Lay all your love on me
ABBA- Mamma Mia
ABBA- Thank you for the music
ABBA- Voulez vous
ABBA- Waterloo
Adele- Make you feel my love
Adele-Someone like you
Adele- hello
Adele- rolling in the deep
Adele- send my love
Adele- Skyfall
Alicia keys- Girl on fire
Alicia Keys- If I ain't got you
Alicia Keys- No one
Amy Winehouse- Back to black
Amy Winehouse- Love is a losing game
Amy Winehouse- Our day will come
Amy Winehouse- Rehab
Amy Winehouse- Tears dry on their own
Amy Winehouse- Valerie
Amy Winehouse- You know I'm no good
Aretha Franklin- A natural woman
Aretha Franklin- I say a little prayer
Aretha Franklin- Respect
Aretha Franklin- Think
Ariana Grande- Breathin
Ariana Grande- Get well soon
Ariana Grande- God is a woman
Ariana Grande- No tears left to cry
Ariana Grande- Sweetner
Ariana Grande- Thank U, Next
The Beatles- And I love her
The Beatles- Blackbird
The Beatles- Eleanor Rigby
The Beatles- Here comes the sun
The Beatles- Here there and everywhere
The Beatles- Let it be
The Beatles- Something
Bee Gees- How deep is your love
Bee Gees- More than a woman
Bee Gees- Night Fever
Bee Gees- Staying Alive
Ben. E King- Stand by me
Beyonce- Crazy in love
Beyonce- Halo
Beyonce- If I were a boy
Beyonce- Irreplaceable
Beyonce- Love on top
Beyonce- Run the world
Beyonce- Say my name
Beyonce- Single ladies
Billy Joel- Just the way you are
Billy Joel- Uptown Girl
Billy Joel- Vienna
Blondie- Heart of glass
Blondie- One way or another
Bruno Mars- Grenade
Bruno Mars- Just the way you are
Bruno Mars- Locked out of heaven
Bruno Mars- Marry you
Bruno Mars- Talking to the moon
Bruno Mars- That's what I like
Bruno Mars- Treasure
Bruno Mars- Versace on the floor
Carole King- Natural woman
Carpenters- Rainy days and Mondays
Carpenters- They long to be close to you
Corinne bailey ray- Put your records on
Daniel Cesar- Best part
Diana Krall- S'wonderful
Dolly Parton- I will always love you
Dolly Parton- Jolene
Dolly Parton- 9 to 5
Duffy- Mercy
Duffy- Warwick Avenue
Ed Sheeran- A Team
Ed Sheeran- Shape of you
Ed Sheeran- Thinking out loud
Elton John- Don't let the sun go down on me
Elton John- Goodbye yellow brick road
Elton John- Rocket man
Elton John- Tiny Dancer
Elton John Your song
Eric Clapton- Wonderful tonight
Etta James- At Last
Fleetwood Mac- Don't stop
Fleetwood Mac- Dreams
Fleetwood Mac- Everywhere
Fleetwood Mac- Gold dust woman
Fleetwood Mac- Go your own way
Fleetwood Mac- Landslide
Fleetwood Mac- Rhiannon
Fleetwood Mac- Songbird
Fleetwood Mac- The chain
Fleetwood Mac- You make loving fun
Florence and the machine- The dog days are over
Florence and the machine- You've got the love
Fun- We are young
Girls Aloud- Call the shots
Girls Aloud- Can't speak french
Girls Aloud- Biology
Girls Aloud- I'll stand by you
Girls Aloud- I think we're alone now
Girls Aloud- Jump
Girls Aloud- Love machine
Girls Aloud- The promise
Gnarles Barkley- Crazy
Guns 'n' Roses- Sweet child o' mine
Jack Johnson- Better together
Jack Johnson- Banana pancakes
Jack Johnson- Breakdown
Jack Johnson- Good people
Jack Johnson- Sitting wishing waiting
Jack Johnson- Upside Down
John Legend- All of me
John Legend- Ordinary People
Joni Mitchell- Yellow taxi
Journey- Don't stop believin'
Katy Perry- Firework
Katy Perry- T.G.I.F
Katy Perry- Teenage dream
Keane- Everyobody's changing
Keane- Somewhere only we know
Kelly Clarkson- Because of you
Kelly Clarkson- Since U been gone
Lady GaGa- Bad romance
Lady GaGa- Marry the night
Lady GaGa- Shallow
Lady GaGa- The Edge of Glory
Lady GaGa- You & I
Lorde- Green light
Lorde- Royals
Lorde- Team
Madonna- Into the groove
Madonna- Like a prayer
Madonna- Like a virgin
Madonna- Material girl
Madonna- Vogue
Miley Cyrus- Adore you
Miley Cyrus- Flowers
Miley Cyrus- Malibu
Miley Cyrus- Party in the USA
Miley Cyrus- See you again
Miley Cyrus- We can't stop
Miley Cyrus- Wrecking ball
MAGIC!- Rude
Maroon 5- Lost stars
Maroon 5- Moves like Jagger
Maroon 5- She will be loved
Maroon 5- Sugar
Neil Diamond- Sweet Caroline
Nirvana- Heart shaped box
Norah Jones- Come Away with me
Norah Jones- Don't know why
Norah Jones- Sunrise
Norah Jones- Unchained Melody
One direction- Best song ever
One direction- Kiss you
One direction- Live while we're young
One direction- One thing
One direction- Perfect
One direction- Steal my girl
One direction- Story of my life
One direction- Midnight memories
One direction- More than this
One direction- Night changes
One direction- They don't know about us
One direction- What makes you beautiful
One direction- You and I
Passenger- Let her go
Sade- Love is stronger than pride
Sade- Smooth operator
Seal- Crazy
Seal- I can't stand the rain
Seal- Kiss from a rose
Snow Patrol- Run
Stevie Wonder For once in my life
Stevie wonder- Golden lady
Stevie Wonder- Isn't she lovely
Stevie Wonder- Sir Duke
Taylor Swift- Blank space
Taylor Swift- I knew you were trouble
Taylor Swift- Love story
Taylor Swift- Shake it off
Taylor Swift- We are never getting back together
Taylor Swift- Wildest dreams
Taylor Swift- You belong with me
The Fugees- Killing me softly
The Killers- Human
Toto- Africa
Wham!- Careless whisper
Wham!- Club tropicana
Wham!- Wake me up before you go go
Whitney Houston- Greatest love of all
Whitney Houston- How will I know
Whitney Houston- I have nothing
Whitney Houston- I wanna dance with somebody
Whitney Houston- I will always love you
Whitney Houston- Saving all my love for you
Whitney Houston- When you believe
JAZZ
Ain't no sunshine- Bill Withers
At last- Mack Gordon
Autumn leaves- Joseph Kosma
Baby what you want me to do- Jimmy Reed
Blue moon- Richard Rogers
Bugel boy- Don Raye
Fever- Eddie Cooley
In a sentimental mood- Duke Ellington
It's only a paper moon- Harold Arlen
Just friends- John Klenner
Lover man- Jimmy Davis
Lullaby of birdland F- George Shearing
Misty Eb- Johnny Mathis
Ruby- Ray Charles
Sitting on the dock of the bay- Otis Redding
Social call- Gigi Gryce
Someday my prince will come- Adriana Caselotti
Something's got a hold on me- Etta James
Stand by me- Ben. E King
Tough lover- Etta James
Tuxedo junction- Erskine Hawkins
Whatever Lola wants- Richard Adler
CHRISTMAS
All I want for Christmas is you
Blue Christmas
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Jingle bell rock
Last Christmas
Let it snow
Rocking around the Christmas tree
Santa baby
Santa Claus is coming to town
Sleigh ride
The Xmas song
White Christmas
OPERA
Bach, Gounod:
Ave Maria
Bernstein:
Plum pudding
Oxtail Stew
Tavoukguensis
Rabbit at top speed
Britten:
Be kind and courteous
Tell me the truth about love
Funeral blues
Johnny
Calypso
Gilbert and Sullivan:
O happy young heart
Poor wandering one
Sorry her lot who loves too well
Haydn:
The Creation:
With Verdure clad
On mighty pens
Mozart:
Batti batti o bel masetto
Deh vieni non tardar
Laudate dominum
L'ho perduta la nozze di figaro
Oiseaux si tous les ans
Ridente la calma
Una Donna ha quindici anni
Un moto do gioia
Vedrai carino
Pergolesi:
Stizzoso mio stizzoso
Vidit suum dulcem natum
Pucinni:
O mio babbino caro
Signore, ascolta!
VERDI:
Saper vorreste
Volta la terrea
MUSICALS
Babes in arms-My funny valentine
Cabaret-Mein Herr
Carousel- If I loved you, Mr snow
Funny girl- Rain on my parade
Gentlemen prefer blondes- Diamonds are a girls best friend
Gershwin- I got rhythm, Someone to watch over me, Summertime, S'wonderful, The man I love
Grease- Hopelessly devoted to you
My fair lady- Show me, Without you
The roar of the greasepaint- Feeling good
Sound of music- Something good, Sound of Music, Favourite things
Wicked- Defying gravity

Ruby'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)£50
Up to 1 hour£160
Up to 2 hours£250
Up to 3 hours£400
Packages
Wedding ceremony
This includes music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave.
£250
Drinks reception
Three performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception with set-list played through the PA in-between sets. Requests from set-list are accepted and encouraged, and prearranged requests are accepted.
£260
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner
- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 3 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 3 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.
£750
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

My voice is very expressive, and I pay attention to detail of the type of event I am performing at. I give a personal performance to each client and no two clients will receive the same performance from me, making their event one of a kind.

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

English National Opera, London Royal Albert Hall, London The O2 Arena, London St Albans Cathedral Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham City Centre (BCC) Town Hall, BCC Albert Schloss, BCC Del Villaggio, BCC The Night Owl, BCC The Secret Space, BCC The Engine Room, BCC Midlands Art Centre, BCC St Chad's Cathedral, BCC St Phillip's Cathedral, BCC

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

Joni Mitchell Fleetwood Mac The feeling Jack Johnson Amy Winehouse Ella Fitzgerald Etta James Veronica Swift Rachel Willis-Sørensen Rebecca Bottone

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

I sang in the chorus for English National Opera's performance of 'The Nutcracker' I sang in the WW1 100 year anniversary concert in the Royal Albert Hall

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

Times are negotiable via telephone or email up until 24 hours before the event. Any last minute changes will be considered on a case by case basis.

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

Yes, this is an additional service that I can offer free of charge as I can provide a set list of songs in-between my sets via my PA.

How much time do you need to set up?

I will always arrive in advance for the event. The set up time varies, depending on what style I am singing. For acoustic classical music, I will take less than 10 minutes. If I am using equipment, then it will take maximum 30 minutes depending on the venue.

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

Yes, absolutely! I have a set list of nearly 300 songs to choose from which we can discuss in advance. I can sing pop, jazz, classical, opera and folk/country music. You can also request specific songs in advance that I will learn especially for your occasion!

Do you bring all the equipment you need to perform?

Yes, I can either sing acoustically or with an amp, microphone and backing tracks depending on the genre I am singing.

Can you learn specific pieces before the event?

Yes, of course! If there is a song you would like me to sing that is not included on my set list, there may be a chance that I already know it. If not, I am happy to learn it for your event provided it is sent to me at least two weeks in advance of the occasion. This service is provided at an extra £30 due to rehearsal time.
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical, Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Traditional church music, Military, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Ambient, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1990s era music, 1980s era music, 1970s era music, 1960s era music, Folk, Traditional English folk, Country, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Modern jazz, Jazz fusion, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Barbershop, Avant garde, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Covers, Disco, Funk, Americana, Funk rock, Karaoke, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Motown, Britpop
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Event types:
Hotel / Restaurant event, Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve
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Other skills:
Lyricist, Songwriter, Actor, Dancer, Musical comedy, Accompanist, Fluent sight-reader, MC, Fluent improviser, Singing teaching, Music therapy, Community music worker
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