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Sarah Brightman (born August 14, 1960 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire) is an English soprano and actress.Brightman is the oldest of six children. Her ambition to be an artist was clear from a very early age. She often took ballet lessons and was an excellent student. In 1978 she joined the dance group Pan's People. She later went on to lead Hot Gossip, a mixed dance act who appeared regularly on The Kenny Everett Video Show. The group, who were somewhat more 'raunchy' than Pan's People, had a chart-topping disco hit in this year with "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper", where she first discovered her vocal talents.
Artist Biography - Sarah Brightman
In 1981, Brightman tried out for a role in the then-new musical Cats. It was there that she met her future husband, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. She won the part and the composer's heart. Lloyd Webber divorced his first wife to marry Brightman in 1984. She went on to star in a number of his musicals, including Evita, Aspects of Love, and The Phantom of the Opera which was written specifically for her. Fame as an actress came at a price, however. The theatre-goers refused to give Brightman the credit she felt she deserved, saying that the only reason for her success was that she was the wife of Lloyd Webber. This led the two to divorce in 1990, but relations have remained cordial.
Later, Brightman met her future producer and boyfriend, Frank Peterson. With Peterson's help Brightman became an international star.
Broadway star Sarah Brightman was the inspiration behind such stage hits as Phantom of the Opera and Requiem, written in her honor by ex-husband Andrew Lloyd Webber. Born August 14, 1960 in Berkhampstead, England, Brightman began dancing at the age of three, and ten years later made her London theatrical debut in Charles Strouse's I and Albert. By 1976, she was a dancer on the television series Pan's People, and later led the pop group Hot Gossip, which in 1978 scored a U.K. number one hit with the single "I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper."
Sarah Brightman
In 1981, she was cast in the role of Jemima in Lloyd Webber's Cats; there she and the composer were introduced, and he divorced his first wife to marry her in 1984. Their relationship lasted through 1990, during which time Brightman created the role of Christine Daaé in Phantom, also appearing in Requiem and Aspects of Love; after their divorce, she toured in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber: A Concert Spectacular. In addition to her stage work, Brightman also recorded a number of solo albums, including 1988's The Trees They Grow So High, 1989's The Songs That Got Away, 1990s As I Come of Age, 1993's Dive, 1995's Fly, and 1998's Eden. The following year saw the release of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, which featured some of her finest moments from Lloyd Webber cast recordings, as well as The Songs That Got Away. Luna followed in the spring of 2000; Encore appeared the next year. Brightman then adopted a Middle Eastern theme for her 2003 release, Harem.
Discography
"I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper" (1978)
"The Adventures of a Love Crusader" (1979)
"Love In A UFO" (1979)
"My Boyfriend's Back" (1981)
"Not Having That!" (1981)
"Him" (1983)
"Rhythm of the Rain" (1983)
"A Room With A View" (1987)
"The Trees They Grow So High" (also known as "Early One Morning", 1988)
"The Songs That Got Away" (1989)
"As I Came of Age" (1990)
"Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber" (1992)
"Dive" (1993)
"Surrender" (1995)
"Fly" (1995)
"Timeless" (also known as "Time To Say Goodbye", 1996)
"The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection" (1997)
"Fly II" (1997)
"Eden" (1998)
"La Luna" (2000)
"Classics (2001)"
"The Very Best of 1990-2000" (2001)
"Encore" (2002)
"Harem" (2003)
"Live From Las Vegas" (2004)
Filmography
Song and Dance (1983)....as Emma
Requiem (1985)....as Soprano
The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (1995)....as Herself
A Gala Christmas in Vienna (1997)....as Herself
Sarah Brightman In Concert (1998)....as Herself
One Night In Eden (1998)....as Herself
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration (1998)....as Herself
Rosamunde Pilcher - Zeit der Erkenntnis (2000)....as Herself
Sarah Brightman: La Luna: Live In Concert (2001)....as Herself
Harem: A Desert Fantasy (2003)....as Herself
