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Iain Sparks has performed as Roy Orbison all over the world (notably in Australia with a 20 piece orchestra in 2005) and is renowned as probably the best Roy Orbison available anywhere today. He has major regional & West End theatre credits in this role and starred in 'The Concert They Never Gave' for E & B Productions (the producers of Buddy in London's West End).

Iain Also wrote 6 songs in the style of Roy and one of them (You're not Alone) was a Top 10 smash hit on the EMS Eurochart, beating off competition from top U.S. Stars including Travis Tritt.

You may remember Iain on TV commercials as Roy, particularly the Fox's Biscuits ad. Iain is so close to Roy that people often not only think he is miming to Roy's recordings, but even that he uses pictures of the real Roy on his posters.

» Set List

• Only The Lonely
• It's Over
• Running Scared
• Love Hurts
• Dream Baby
• Blue Angel
• Crying
• Mean Woman Blues
• You Got It
• I Drove All Night
• Pretty Woman
• Blues Bayou
• In Dreams
• The Great Pretender
• Johnny B Goode
• Ooby Dooby
• California Blue

» Previous Appearances and Venues

• Iain Has Got Starring Regional & West End Theatre Credits
• Toured Canada, Europe, Asia And Australia With A 20 Piece Orchestra
• Worked As Backing Vocalist For Barry Manilowe, Sting & The M People
• The Brit Awards
• Wembley Arena — Televised
• Albert Hall
• Christmas Gig With Westlife For BBC1
• Alan Carr Show, BBC1
• The Big Breakfast TV Show
• TV Adverts - 121 With Kate Moss And The Foxes Biscuits Ad
• 2 Top 10 Hits In EMS Eurochart
• Iain Promotes The Jetsetter's Convention At 5 Star Hotels
• ...and Many More!

» Quotes

"Breath Taking recreation of the original"
The Stage

"Enigmatic Cool"
Manchester Evening news

"Excellent songs with superb vocals"
Jim Johnson - Pathfinder

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