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Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She was born on August 14, 1960.
Brightman debuted as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She achieved greater fame as a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated several roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Her 1984 marriage to Lloyd Webber, which ended in 1990 in divorce, attracted tabloid coverage.
Brightman released a DVD collection of her music videos on 3 October 2006 under the title of Diva: The Video Collection. Diva: The Singles Collection is the accompanying CD, released on the same date. The album marked the first time Brightman has released a greatest hits album in the United States; it reached no 1 on the Billboard Classical Crossover chart.
On 29 January, 2008, Brightman released her first album in five years: Symphony, influenced by gothic music. Featured on the album are artists Fernando Lima, Andrea Bocelli, and KISS vocalist Paul Stanley, who duets with Brightman on "I Will Be With You", the album version of the theme song to the 10th Pokémon motion picture, The Rise of Darkrai. To accompany Symphony, Brightman will embark on a tour in fall 2008.
Brightman made several appearances on U.S. television to promote Symphony, including Fashion on Ice on NBC on 12 January, The View on 30 January, Martha on 31 January and Fox and Friends on the Fox News Channel.
Brightman will star as Blind Mag in the horror, rock-opera musical film Repo! the Genetic Opera due to be released on August 8, 2008.
www.sarah-brightman.com
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