Beautiful lady, upnorth.Byline: Jonathan Caswell THERE'Snothing unusual about singer- song writer HeidiMcGeough's longing for a pop career. Nothing, that is,apart from her blindness. Heidi,from Hoylake,is attracting so much attention that she is to appear on Granada TV's AfternoonShow hosted by Eamonn Holmes Eamonn Holmes (b. December 3, 1959) is a Northern Irish television and radio presenter based in England. His prolific presenting across many programmes and channels in the UK and hectic schedule has often been parodied in the media to the extent that he was said to hold a monopoly. and Radio 1's JudgeJules show. The 32-year- old is also to be featured on Up North,an album showcasing the best of northern musical talent. She has also won the best female entertainer category at the Buzz Awards.Heidi, who has been partially-sighted sincebirth, has not let her disability get in her way. She said: ``I can't see past the end of my nose, so getting to gigs was hard until I got a full time roadie road·ie n. A person engaged to load, unload, and set up equipment and to perform errands for rock musicians on tour. roadie Noun Brit, Austral & NZ informal . ``But my next step is to get that elusive record deal and it's getting closer. Singing on Eamonn Holmes' show was a great experience and will further raise my profile.'' Her manager Alan Bennett For other persons named Alan Bennett, see Alan Bennett (disambiguation). Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and Tony Award-winning actor. Life and work Bennett was born in Armley in Leeds, Yorkshire. believes national recognition is close. He said: ``We think that she will have a record in the charts within the next six months and we are already looking to break into the continental market.'' Her song Beautiful Lady on Up North, released by Chromium Records, is an electronic- type ballad and she can be heard performing that and other songs at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton on Friday,May 30. Rebecca Williams,from Chromium Records,added: ``She is a very talented and confident musician,almost a one man band with a very distinctive voice and a very good live act. ``We are confident she will go far and we will be promoting her like mad.'' 8 Heidi can be seen on The Afternoon Show, today onITV1at 2.30pm. CAPTION(S): Q SUCCESS: Heidi McGeough,on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of a breakthrough |
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