Sarah Brightman
- Born on 14 August 1960
- Our mystery guest is an English classical,soprano singer, actress, and dancer
- Eldest of six children
- At the age of three she began taking dance and piano classes.
- In 1973, at the age of 13, she made her theatrical debut in a musical at the Piccadilly Theatre, London, playing one of Queen Victoria’s daughters
- She can sing in many languages, including English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Catalan.
- She began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer.
- In 1978 she ‘Lost her Heart to a Starship Trouper’
- In 1981, she made her West End musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she later married.
- She went on to star in several West End and Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera – the Phantom album sold 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album of all time.
- In her solo career she is classed as a classical crossover artist and has worldwide sales of more than 30 million records and 2 million DVDs, establishing herself as the world’s best-selling soprano of all time.
- She is the first artist to have been invited twice to perform at the Olympic Games (1992 & 2008)
- In 2012, Brightman was appointed as the UNESCO Artist for Peace
- She has collected over 180 gold and platinum sales awards in 38 different countries.
- Her hits include: “All I Ask of You”, “Time To Say Goodbye (with Andrea Boccelli)” The Phantom of the Opera” and “I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trouper”