Connie Talbot - Connies Christmas Album Review

Connie Talbot shot to fame on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent and at eight years old, her Christmas album proves that she has a better voice than most adults in the music industry!

For a kid who has appeared on Opera Winfrey and sold a quarter of a million copies of her first single, you wouldn’t think there would be much else for her to do would you? But as Christmas comes round, what better than to cash in on the festivities with a corny package of well-known hits with Connie’s face plastered on the cover. Great.

Let it Snow is sung as well as it can be by an eight year old kid from the West Midlands, and as much as I hate to say it; she does pull of the ‘swing’ vibe pretty well. The same goes for When A Child Is Born which she belts out with more energy than I could ever muster....full text Connie Talbot will have her own Christmas Special on ITV1. Connie Talbot, almost 8 years old, visited the US and did an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The Connie Talbot Christmas Special will include footage from her visits to the US, and performances at her Blackwood Primary school. Connie Talbot’s album will be released on Mon., Nov 24....full text Connie Talbot (born 20 November 2000) is an English child singer from Streetly, Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands. She rose to fame in 2007 when she reached the final of the television talent show Britain's Got Talent, where she lost to Paul Potts. Talbot was destined to sign with Sony BMG but the label pulled out of the deal due to her age.

Talbot signed with Rainbow Recording Company and released her debut album Over the Rainbow in the UK on 26 November 2007. The album was re-released 18 June 2008 with a new track listing, and the first single from the album, "Three Little Birds", was released on 10 June 2008. Songs from the album are to feature in an upcoming video game about Talbot.

Despite its negative critical reception, Over the Rainbow has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide and reached number one in three countries. Since the initial album release, Talbot has performed publicly and on television in Europe, the U.S. and across Asia, where her music had gained recognition through YouTube. Her second album, Connie Talbot's Christmas Album, is due to be released on 24 November. On top of her musical career, Talbot continues to attend primary school and lives in Streetly with her family....full text