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RICHARD Fleeshman has just been announced as the opening act on Elton John's stadium tour this summer, which includes Darlington Arena on July 5.

Singer/songwriter and former Coronation Street actor Fleeshman has just kicked off his first UK tour and is ecstatic about being asked by Elton John to open for him. In the past, the Scissor Sisters and James Blunt have both opened for the megastar on his summer stadium tours, before going on to worldwide success.

Fleeshman will be performing tracks from his debut album, Neon, which includes the singles Hold Me Close and Coming Down He comes from an acting family and, after auditioning for six months with hundreds of other lads, was eventually offered the role of Craig Harris at the age of 12. Four years later his appearance on Soapstar Superstar stirred up massive interest but, when he left Coronation Street in 2006, he took a break from performing. He says: "I didn't want to just sign a quick deal and do an album of covers as there's no longevity in that. So I faded back for a while and met with everyone who wanted to meet with me - record labels and managers - and after a year I decided I'd found the right team I wanted to work with."

5:03pm Thursday 6th March 2008

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