Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 14, 1960
Place of Birth
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Credits
48 titles
Sarah Brightman
Biography
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She began her career as a member of the dance troupe Hot Gossip and released several disco singles as a solo performer. In 1981, she made her musical theatre debut in Cats and met composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, whom she married. She went on to star in several Broadway musicals, including The Phantom of the Opera, where she originated the role of Christine Daaé. The Original London Cast Album of the musical was released in CD format in 1987 and sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the biggest-selling cast album of all time. After retiring from the stage and divorcing Lloyd Webber, Brightman resumed her music career with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson, this time as a classical crossover artist. She is among the most prominent performers in the genre, with worldwide sales of more than 30 million records and 2 million DVDs. Her duet with the Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, "Time To Say Goodbye", topped charts all over Europe and became the highest and fastest selling single of all times in Germany, where it stayed at the top of the charts for fourteen consecutive weeks breaking the all-time sales record, with over 3 million copies sold in the country and subsequently became an international success with 12 million copies worldwide. She has now collected over 180 gold and platinum sales awards in 38 different countries. Brightman is the only artist to have been invited twice to perform at the Olympic Games, first at the 1992' Barcelona Olympic Games where she sang "Amigos Para Siempre" with the Spanish tenor Jose Carreras with an estimated global audience of a billion people, and sixteen years later in Beijing, this time with Chinese singer Liu Huan and performing the song "You and Me" to an estimated 4 billion people worldwide.
Known For
Filmography
Yoshiki: Under the Sky
Self
Die Giovanni Zarrella Show
Self
Sarah Brightman: A Christmas Symphony
Ride the Wind
Self
Sarah Brightman: HYMN In Concert
Self
Sarah Brightman: Dreamchaser In Concert
Herself
The Story of Musicals
Self (archive footage)
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
Christine - Original Cast: Finale
First Night
Celia
Amalfi: Rewards of the Goddess
Sarah Brightman
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
Self
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Blind Mag
Sarah Brightman: Symphony - Live In Vienna
Self
Andrea Bocelli - Vivere Live in Tuscany
Self
Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai
Songs
Concert for Diana
Self
Phantom of the Opera: Behind the Mask
Self - "Christine Daaé" - Original Cast
Sarah Brightman: Diva - The Video Collection
Herself
Sarah Brightman: The Harem World Tour - Live From Las Vegas
Herself
Sarah Brightman: Harem - A Desert Fantasy
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Self
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self - Guest
American Dream: Andrea Bocelli's Statue of Liberty Concert
Self - Performer
Sarah Brightman: La Luna - Live in Concert
Herself
Starnacht am Wörthersee
Self
Sarah Brightman: One Night In Eden - Live In Concert
Herself
Show Palast
Self
A Gala Christmas in Vienna
Self
The Heaven and Earth Show
Andrea Bocelli - Une nuit en Toscane
Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration
Self - Performer
Sarah Brightman: In Concert
Self
Andrea Bocelli - A Night in Tuscany
Self - Singer
Tigerenten Club
self
Musik für Sie
self
Ready, Steady, Cook
Self - Guest
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
Self
Musik liegt in der Luft
Self - Singer
Geld oder Liebe
Self
Michael Barrymore's Saturday Night Out
Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem
Song & Dance
Young Woman (Emma)
Verstehen Sie Spaß?
Self
The Cannon & Ball Show
Self
Musikladen
Self
Great Performances
Self
Top of the Pops