Personal:
Birthday: 24 April 1981
Age: 32
From Sunderland
Education:
Scholarship at the Italia Conti Academy in London at the age of 16
Career:
First West End role at the age of 17 in “La Cava”
Role in “All You Need Is Love” (West End)
Doody in “Grease”
Lead singer role in “Thriller live” for two years (West End)
Jesus in “Jesus Christ Superstar – Arena Tour” (performances in biggest arenas of UK and Australia)
Brad Majors in 40th Anniversary Touring Production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show”
X Factor in 2009
One EP, “Fall Apart” (produced by The Schizofreniks), 2008
First album, “Acoustic Covers”, 2012 – available from his website and on iTunes
Second album, “Acoustic Covers Vol. 2”, 2013 – available from his website and iTunes
On ITV Superstar:
Live show 1: “Somebody That I Used To Know” (Gotye)
Live show 2: “She Said” (Plan B)
Live show 3: “Everybody Hurts” (R.E.M.)
Live show 4: “This Love” (Maroon 5)
Live show 5: “Fast Car” (Tracy Chapman)
Live show 6: “Cold As Ice” (Foreigner)
Live show 7: “It Must Have Been Love” (Roxette)
Live show 8: “Run” (Snow Patrol)
Live show 9 (final): “Who Wants To Live Forever” (Queen) – winner!
Playlist
Music:
“Gethsemane” (Youtube video)
“Damn it, Janet” (Youtube video)
Ensemble in “All You Need Is Love” (Youtube video) – visible at around 1:05, 2:05, 4:08 – (not recommended for Beatles fans ;-) )
In “Thriller live” at West End live 2009 (Youtube video) – from 5:25 – 6:25 (with Roger)
“Bleeding Love” (Youtube video)
“Fall Apart” (Acoustic) (Youtube video)
Ben’s X Factor audition: (Youtube video)
An interview:
First day of rehearsals (Youtube video)
Talks to whatsonstage.com (Youtube video)
Quotes:
On winning ITV Superstar: “I really did not expect Amanda to call out my name, because I had a bit of a mishap at the beginning of “Who Wants to Live Forever”, and, to be honest, I thought I had blown it really. So, I really didn’t expect it to happen so when it did happen it was really weird. I’d been standing there preparing myself for her to say Rory and I was repeating his name really slowly in my head so that I was ready to turn to him and say something nice and when she said Ben my knees just went completely.It was really weird and a bit like something just exploded deep inside me. “
On the “Jesus Christ Superstar” tour and singing “Gethsemane”: “Oh my good God – and 119 times in rehearsals and about 300 times in my bedroom. It’s a very scary prospect because it’s just the biggest song ever – it’s epic, but I am so excited about it. I’ve been singing it since I was about 12, at the top of my voice, crying my eyes out in front of my mirror.
I really hope that I can help to provoke that sort of emotion in the audience. I’ve got a lot of passion for the show, and for the role. I talked to Mel for about half an hour, at the wrap party, and she is so passionate about what she is about to do and she has so much belief in it, as does Tim and I really hope that, when we all get together, we can find that magic that is there in everyone’s heart and I really hope, and believe, that it will come across – I honestly think it’s going to be a fantastically spectacular show.”
Social Media:
Twitter: @thebenforster
Facebook: Ben Forster
Youtube:officialbenforster
Website: http://officialbenforster.com/
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