Natalie tells us how it all began
The hard work began by listening closely to the constantly playing albums while travelling in my car. I spent hours consumed by You-tube videos and other clips of Adele’s performance. I was hooked!
At that time we didn’t have thousands in the bank to pay for everything I needed. But what I did have was a very generous partner Jamie, who let me loose with his credit cards. Soon I had a gig van, new P.A., lighting, back-drops, costumes, website, and even a promotional video.
It was a very scary time. I had taken a huge risk by getting us into quite a bit of debt.
I had a vision of what I wanted to achieve and things were coming together perfectly with the help of a few wonderful people. I was a weekly visitor to The Tony Wayne Technique School. I was soon ready to launch my show by appearing on a national trade Showcase. On the day I had my new hairstyle, costumes at the ready and the website was built.
I had shot my promotional video with the help of Glenn Boulton. The promotional shots were very well received on Facebook.
Helen-Marie built an amazing website. She was also responsible for creating my lighting plots for the entire show, and poster art work.
On the day of the showcase I had arranged for the lovely Mark Dawson to accompany me on keyboards for my set. I was shaking with fear.
Sometime later Steve Leatham from Ted Talent offered me a 12 month contract, flying out weekly to Egypt and Crete for Sensotori 5* resorts. My mouth was on the floor. I felt like I’d won the lottery. I had never worked abroad before and suddenly I was a weekly visitor at Manchester Airport.
Just weeks after the showcase the work poured in. I was doing four tribute gigs a week. 2012 was just amazing. I travelled all over the world and loved every minute.
The show is growing every year. I have a wonderful band who support me for festivals, theatres and weddings. I feel very lucky and blessed to have what I have now, although it’s been a lot of hard work. I’m forever thankful and grateful and never imagined at the beginning it would be so well received.
Please take a look at www.adele-tribute.net