Joseph McManners
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| Background information | |
| Born | 3 December 1992 |
| Origin | Canterbury, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Classical, Opera, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter, musician, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar, violin, percusion |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Sony BMG, unsigned |
| Website | www |
Joseph McManners (born 3 December 1992) is an English singer-songwriter and actor.
McManners is the son of Hugh McManners and Deborah McManners
At the age of 8, McManners heard the song My Heart Will Go On from the 1997 film Titanic
Shortly after he sang the song at a family gathering, he realized that singing was what he wanted to do.
He plays the violin and the piano and is learning to play the guitar. At that age, he sang 'In Dreams', though it is not the version which is featured in The Lord of the Rings (film) with Howard Shore as the composer.
McManners auditioned for the lead role in the BBC's operatic version of "The Little Prince" directed by Francesca Zambello and was chosen from 25000 others to play the part.
During filming for "The Little Prince", he was spotted by executives from Sony BMG which led to a UK£2 million 4-album record deal.
McManners went to Prague with his producer Nick Patrick in 2005 to record the music for his first album In Dreams. Most of the music was performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and McManners' brother plays violin on "Where is Love". The album was released on 5 December 2005.
His debut album release reached number five in the classical charts within a few days. The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the 2006 Classical BRIT Awards and the release of "Bright Eyes" from the same album debuted at number one in Asian airplay.
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