The Russian space program?īRIGHTMAN: Yes. I came out of the Russian space program, as one does, and I decided - and I went and found myself a house on the beach while I. What do you want to know?īRIGHTMAN: It's just great. This is your first new record in a while, right?īRIGHTMAN: Yes.

SAGAL: Do you - before we go to the game, tell us about the new record. But it doesn't really work that well (laughter). And they don't - and everyone goes, yeah, yeah, that's great. A bit of a drink, and they're having fun. And arena in this world, and you're nervous to do karaoke?īRIGHTMAN: Well, the thing about karaoke is that you're not to be professional.īRIGHTMAN: It sounds like people who've had.īRIGHTMAN. SAGAL: You've sung at the opening ceremonies of two Olympics. I might be caught out, you see, so I couldn't. Do you ever, like, do karaoke?īRIGHTMAN: Yeah. SAGAL: Do you - I mean, and we know that you sing beautifully and professionally all over the world. Lloyd Webber - I need to call him Lord Webber because he was raised to a peerage - do you have to call him Lord Webber when you call him up? We understand that he wrote the lead role in 'Phantom Of The Opera' for you. SAGAL: You became a cat in 'Cats,' and you came to the attention of a gentleman named Andrew Lloyd Webber. So I just went into all sorts of different music, and that's what happened. POUNDSTONE: What was the step after the 'Starship Trooper?'īRIGHTMAN: Well, the thing was, I loved pop music, I loved progressive rock music and I loved listening to sopranos. I'm not a music aficionado by any stretch, but it's really hard to see how 'I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper' dovetails into a soprano doing 'Phantom Of The Opera.'īRIGHTMAN: Well, you see, I'm kind of multifaceted, if that makes any sense. PAULA POUNDSTONE: Sarah, this is Paula Poundstone. You actually name-check Darth Vader, which I have. HOT GOSSIP: (Singing) I lost my heart to a starship trooper flashing lights in hyperspace, fighting for the federation, hand in hand. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, 'I LOST MY HEART TO A STARSHIP TROOPER') SAGAL: We actually found the video online for your big hit back in those days - 'I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper.' Here's a small excerpt. What was the name of your band?īRIGHTMAN: I was, and it was amazing. Can you tell us about it, your first big act?īRIGHTMAN: 'I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper.' SAGAL: So we've had a lot of fun looking into - you had an interesting start to your singing career, which I didn't know about until I looked into it. SAGAL: If she wanted to keep up with you, she should have stayed alive. I mean, there are some other pretty good sopranos out there like Maria Callas, you know, and Kiri Te Kanawa.īRIGHTMAN: Well, she's not with us, I'm afraid, anymore, so one sort of takes over. That's really quite impressive.īRIGHTMAN: I know - so they say. But I came across that fact, and I was amazed that you are the most popular soprano in the history of the world. She has a new album called 'Hymn' - you know, like a religious hymn. She created the lead role in 'Phantom Of The Opera.' She's sung in every major concert hall in the world. But one of the things that may make them so hard to deal with is that none of them - no soprano in the world - has sold as many records ever as Sarah Brightman has. Brightman fell in love with its composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and also married him.And now the game where somebody who has done a lot just does a little more.

Brightman said that she knew she had a great voice but it was early for her, so she used to train her voice through Hot Gossip.Īfter some time, she released two disco singles before deciding to move to the musical theater. Things really started happening when she became a part of the dance troupe called Hot Gossip. More About Brightmanīrightman was singing and dancing since she was just three years old. In London, she does normal things like getting on the train and running errands and then she flies to the USA where she gets the highest of honors.

She revealed that she lives two parallel lives, which are worlds apart, kind of like Miley Cyrus. Interestingly, Brightman said that she often goes unnoticed in her native United Kingdom. It’s always lovely when another country observes what you’ve done and wants to show their appreciation for it.” She explained that “Especially as I don’t come from America. About receiving a star on the famous hall of fame, Brightman said that it was a “real honor”.

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