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VOTE TONY HADLEY REBORN KING : After spending six weeks touring the USA, from New
Orleans to Cleveland, Leee John flew back to
After their undeserved elimination from the Reborn tour, 'Dollar' had this to say about the persons behind the artists :
Official Leee John
"Reborn in The USA" Photos
REBORN INTERVIEWS : Part 2
DETROIT : 'What's goin' on : LEEE on the bus to Memphis update - 1
PHILADELPHIA : Review by Mark 'DL' HOLDAWAY :
Hi
Well our man is thru, he sang
"Betcha By Golly Wow" by The Stylisticts in that high
falsetto of his. Must admit i was worried that the distinctive high
tone might not go down well BUT it did work and he got a great
reception from the audience! Before and after the performance.And
Leees presentation was immaculate and faultless.Oh and a fine looking suit
too!
Oh and up for eviction next week is
Gina G and Elkie Brooks.So will it be the BOD or the VOICE?My moneys
on the voice...........and my minds on the BOD!!!!!!!!
DL
PHILADELPHIA & NEW
ORLEANS : Review by Lynn WILLIAMSON :
Well, Leee touched the sky in
Phily, singing 'Betcha by golly
wow' made famous by The show : review by D. Rowles our correspondent in Philadelphia :
Hi everyone,
Tony sang "If You Don't Know Me By Now" and I thought he
was nervous going into it, but got much stronger towards the end.
Elkie - same way.
Leee did "Betcha By Golly Wow" and was smoothly stunning.
The crowd loved him. I think that Peter and Sonia also gave very
strong performances last night.
I did a spot with Davina after Elkie's performance. I meant
to say I fancied Haydon more.... in terms of physical admiration
anyway, but it's true that I felt Peter had a slightly stronger
performance. Unfortunately when the production assistant asked
us to move so that we could be on with Davina, I had informed her we
no longer had voting devices. She said she'd sort that out for
us, but didn't. So, I didn't get to vote but it was safe for
Leee anyway. Nearly no one in the audience knew of Imagination
when Davina talked to us off camera - but I had taken some records and
handed up the 12" of "Changes" for her to show the
crowd and show off some amazing Imagination outfits.
After the show I had some information for Leee he'd requested and
he gave me some promo pictures as well as signing the 3 records I'd
broght along (his solo single "Rock Me Slow",
"Changes" which was the first Imagination record I ever
bought - introducing me to the wonders of Leee in '95, and
"Sunshine") and we talked about meeting up after the show.
I was SOOOOOOOOOO tired though that I didn't make it over to the
hotel.
The taping lasted about 2.5 hours... though we were there 3.5 hours
including waiting time before we were admitted.
What a marvellous show, I enjoyed all the acts, and Davina was
great at working the crowd between segments. Thank you so very
much for tipping me off about this, for I'd not have heard of it
except perhaps after the fact - which would have been especially
disturbing. I was fearful that as a TV taping it would be very
long and drawn out like others I'd attended, but this was well done
and quite professional. There must have been 5 or 6 mobile units
of TV equipment out on the surrounding streets, perhaps as many as 10.
It was quite well set up save for the initial admission procedures.
From talking with Leee it was clear that the pace and activities of
this jaunt are taxing. I think he might be enjoying a well
deserved day of rest today before they board the bus again on Sunday
Detroit-bound.
Kind wishes from David
This was David's last report, thx a lot David for al this insight information , very catchy and respectfull, as always!!
Message from Leee Spending a great time in Philadelphia. I want you to know that I am not all pleased with the whole 'situation', apparently a lot of 'manipulation' has been going on. I made this clear to the persons involved. Anyway, we should rise above and do our thing. Visited the famous Gamble and Huff Studios, the sound of Philly (Three Degrees, TSOP,...) such 'soulful' history. In the studios with me , besides the legendary producers were Tony Hadley (Chairman of the Board), Michelle Gayle and Elkie Brooks. We all sang 'Love Train' and it was filmed by ITV and this should be aired on Saturday. I'm spending a lot of time with Tony who is great company. We moved to another hotel as we went 'on strike' because the first hotel booked was simply told, 'terrible' and we made it clear that this was not to be. Well, that's about it, greetings from Philly where I had a great time meeting David Rowles, an american fan , we talked , sang and had a lot of fun. David will come and see the show tomorrow, 4.30pm. By the way, Hayden is gettin' a lot of whistles from the american youngsters. That's it for now, Ciao Leee LATEST NEWS FROM PHILY News from Philadelphia by David Rowles: Hi Pat... it's late... and I'm just back from Center City Philadelphia were the Reborn in the USA performers are staying now at a different hotel. Apparently their complaints got them in nicer quarters. I was told that the crew is staying elsewhere, at a much more flashy hotel - but that part of the premise of the show is to have the performers "roughing it". I do believe most of them were there, but I only really talked to Gina G (I know what she's singing on Friday!) and the guy from Ultimate Kaos. Leee took us over to chat with them. When they were wrapping up their dinner, we went back over to see Leee..... and had some nice conversation and he sang, sang, sang, sang! Many of my Imagination favorites were belted out - In the Heat of the Night (I asked for that amazing bridge), Found My Girl, Blue Day Gone, Don't Look Back..... my gosh so many! And Chains! I did try to start him off on Sunshine but it didn't work so well.... and I was treated to a few bars of my ever standing favourite Trilogy. Leee didn't want to touch too much on the depressing songs. It was just a joy to meet this amazing artist and person I so admired. I felt so privileged to be there at the hotel's pub chatting with and singing along with and being audience to the incredible Leee John. I'm very very anxious to go to the show on Friday. Leee has insisted I be in the first two rows to be assured a vote. Good night! David Hello from Philadelphia by David Rowles Report They all arrived today in Philadelphia after a few days on the road. Leee's a bit tired of the travel, I believe - but I hope that my city will treat him well. He wanted you to know he's arrived safe and sound. Hotel: Society Hill Hotel. He wanted to know what's fun to do here and I'll be passing along this information. He described himself as doing something for press when we spoke.... then a dress rehearsal, the show on Friday, and I think Saturday night they're on their way again. When Leee asked what time I was off from work, I told him 4pm, but that my job was very flexible with me... and when I showed my boss my Trilogy CD, she encouraged me to leave early Friday for the show. Leee said to bring my boss along! That's it for now - DavidMessage from Philladelphia from David Rowles Hello all, I had two calls at work this morning - one from the marketing director for the Philadelphia Convention & Visitor Bureau (she was the one who wrote that press release I sent you the link for) and another from the marketing director for the theater where Leee will be performing on Friday. My tickets are taken care of! Leee and I were to talk this morning - I did call, but he was likely out having breakfast or having fun with his travelling bunch. So, I don't know too much more just now... only that I'm leaving work early on Friday to be at that show!!! Leee thought showing up at 4 would be the right thing to do, and lo and behold they're opening the doors for the audience at 4:30 so that works perfectly. I may even book a hotel downtown. I think the gang is staying at the Westin hotel.... Thanks once more for communicating the tip.... David Rumor has it According to the 'Sun' , 10th March edition, Sonia is fed up and wants to return to England... Denied by Sonia's managment : although disappointed , she is carrying on! Good for her! LEEE PASSES 1st ROUND LEEE through to the second round, a beautiful rendition of
'Unforgettable' was well received by PRESS : Radio Times Click here
for an article that appeared in Radio Times.
Reborn exit MARK SHAW , frontman of Then Jerico, leaves the show. On departure of Mark Shaw, Leee : 'it's a pity that he has left, he was a
swell guy'
02/03/2003 Reborn In
The USA is a Granada Production for
ITV1. The series producers are Nicholas Steinberg and Jeremy Phillips. The
series director is Jonathan Bullen. The Executive Producer is Nigel
Hall. An auditorium in each of the cities will be filled with a local audience and it will be up to them to vote for their favourite, keeping them safely on the bus for another week. Davina will also reveal the two acts who have failed to entice the US audience. These two will battle it out for the affections and vote of the British viewer. 4.
Cities - TV Show On ITV1 Davina McCall will be reporting back with the latest developments from the city of the week. Who will be the first to spin out of controll, who's just along for the ride and most importantly who's screeched to a halt. |
