Gabrielle...

has announced a string of UK shows including Sage Gateshead on Thursday, November 10.

She says: “There are songs I haven’t performed for years that I think it’s time to bring them out of the archives and who knows by then I may have a couple of new ones to add as well, I love performing live, when I’m at home being mum it’s so easy to forget that there are people who come along to see me and sing along to songs I’ve written, it’s an amazing feeling. I’m so grateful that after 23 years I still have the chance to perform and record, it’s what I know and what I love, when I said dreams can come true, I wasn’t wrong.”

Gabrielle’s career got off to a flying start in 1993 when she broke the record for the highest chart debut by a female with the single Dreams. She launched her career wearing an eye-patch that made her visually striking and a distinctive voice, and she became Britain’s most successful soul singer.

The hits have included: Give Me A Little More Time, If You Ever, When A Woman, Sunshine and Out Of Reach which she wrote for the soundtrack of Bridget Jones’ Diary. There are multi-platinum albums too: Gabrielle, Rise and Dreams Can Come True. Her honours include Awards for Best Newcomer and Best Female Vocalist, MOBOs for Best Single and Best Album, and an Ivor Novello for Outstanding Song Collection.

* An Evening with Gabrielle, 7.30pm, Sage One. Box Office: 0191-4434661 or sagegateshead.co.uk